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cynthia wasserberger's avatar

I always want to win any game, but Codenames in particular brings out my competitive side. The genius of the game is also trying to avoid the assassin word - not always easy when you are going for multiple answers. As Jack learned last week.

Vivian's avatar

thanks to you and your wife we are addicted to decrypted..we added a twist. if the losing team can actually guess the words of the winning team it is adraw.

LRB's avatar

Not if you’re the worst clue giver ever...David.

David Roberts's avatar

It's devastating when the London Review of Books calls you out like that. And by name, too!

Wendy Schwarz's avatar

I love the game - thank you Roberts family for introducing it!

Linda Breskin's avatar

You might want to try Connections- a new game in the NYTimes. Its concept is very similar to Codenames.

It is especially fun when munching on a Snickers bar or perhaps Lays potato chips with a sour cream and onion dip when playing with more than one player.

Noha Beshir's avatar

Sounds like a fun game! My kids are intensely competitive right now (and intensely frustrated any time they lose) so I feel like we need more cooperation games but I’ll keep it in mind