With Codenames you literally play with words. Team blue and red compete with each other to find out the names of the spies. To start, each team appoints its Head of Secret Service who sits on the other side of the table. He or she then chooses 25 random cards and 1 key card. The cards are placed on the table and the key card will determine which spy names must be guessed. It is now up to the Chief of Secret Service to come up with synonyms and say them out loud. Have you and your team been the first to guess all the spy names or will the assassin's card be selected? Then the game is over. You play Codenames with a small or large team, on time or at your leisure and of course as often as possible! Nominated for Toy of the Year 2016!