Let's Play CODENAMES DUET with @Quackalope | Play the Game Ep. 19
24A Duck wandered into the studio and wanted to play CODENAMES! We're playing a 4 player cooperative game of CODENAMES DUET with Jesse from Quackalope, Alison, Daniel and Devon from @DevonTalksTabletop. Lots of fun, lots of laughs all around!
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In this Codenames Duet board game playthrough, we're playing a 4 player cooperative game. Jesse and Devon on one team, Alison and Daniel on another, giving clues to each other trying to track down our shared 15 agents. Codenames Duet is a cooperative twist on the incredibly popular Codenames party game, and we had such a great time playing!
From the Publisher:
Codenames Duet keeps the basic elements of Codenames — give one-word clues to try to get someone to identify your agents among those on the table — but now you're working together as a team to find all of your agents. (Why you don't already know who your agents are is a question that Congressional investigators will get on your back about later!)
To set up play, lay out 25 word cards in a 5×5 grid. Place a key card in the holder so that each player sees one side of the card. Each player sees a 5×5 grid on the card, with nine of the squares colored green (representing your agents) and three squares colored black (representing assassins). Three of the nine squares on each side are also green on the other side, one assassin is black on both sides, one is green on the other side and the other is an innocent bystander on the other side.
Collectively, you need to reveal all fifteen agents — without revealing an assassin — before time runs out in order to win the game. Either player can decide to give the first one-word clue to the other player, along with a number. Whoever receives the clue places a finger on a card to identify that agent. If correct, they can attempt to identify another one. If they identify a bystander, then their guessing time ends. If they identify an assassin, you both lose! Unlike regular Codenames, they can keep guessing as long as they keep identifying an agent each time; this is useful for going back to previous clues and finding ones they missed earlier. After the first clue is given, players alternate giving clues.
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