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Codenames: Pictures Reviews

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Codenames: Pictures is Czech Games Edition’s follow-up to the 2016 Spiel des Jahres winner; Codenames. Codenames: Pictures is an award winning game in its own right, picking up the prestigious Golden Geek award for Best Family Game and Best Party Game in 2016. Gameplay-wise, Codenames: Pictures works in exactly the same way as its predecessor, with the big difference being that instead of the Spymasters giving clues relating to a 5x5 grid of words, they are now giving clues relating to a 5x4 grid of pictures! The pictures are a joy to behold, ranging from an igloo with a deckchair next to it, to a hand grenade pineapple hybrid, to a parrot with a microphone, to a mummy wrapped in toilet roll… You get the picture! The Spymaster will have to think of clues relating to the pictures on their locations but be mindful of the innocent bystander locations and their opposing team’s locations. Oh and, of course, avoiding the Assassin at all costs. The pictures can bring some surprisingly weird and wonderful clues as there is a lot to interpret in the pictures. This makes game suitable for younger children as there are no words to read and the youngsters will no doubt find the pictures intriguing. Codenames: Pictures even suggests some alternative ways to play, such as combining words and pictures into the same game (if you have a copies of both games) and gives rules for an “Assassin Ending” variant where you must guess the Assassin once you have found all of your agents. Codenames: Pictures is a fantastic addition to Vlaada Chvátil’s growing Codenames franchise and offers something totally different while remaining faithful to the winning formula. Player Count: 2-8 Time: 15+ Minutes Age: 10+

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My whole family are addicted to codenames, so this is the perfect mothers day present. Reluctant to actually give it away though! #237163
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Posted 5 years ago
Had codenames before (polish version). Bought this one so we can play with friends who are not polish, also more friendly for children. Great family/party game
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Posted 5 years ago
Codenames Pictures is Codenames for visual thinkers! It replaces words with quirky drawings that have a number of elements. For me this makes it the slightly better game because each picture has more potential links. If you are deciding between them this would be my pick, or you could just get both and mix and match!
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Posted 5 years ago
Great group game, play in teams of two where one member of each is the spy master. They then have to describe as many cards as possible with only 1 word and 1 number. Lots of giggles and fun, works really well at 6 players. It does have two player rules which can be used to familiarise yourself with the game but it's mainly a team game.
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Posted 6 years ago
a bit harder to see pictures upside down but adds a new dimension to Codenames
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Posted 6 years ago
Great game played this with a mixed age group we all found it to be very entertaining and has lots of replayabilty
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Posted 6 years ago
A real gem of a game to play for instant fun and mental stimulation.
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Posted 6 years ago
We love this game and we've played it with as few as four and as many as 8, it's fast and can be played as a filler game.
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Posted 7 years ago