Codennamen

Codennamen, also known as Codename: Duel or Codename: Duet, is a strategic word association card game. Developed by Czech Games Edition, it is a standalone game that shares mechanics with the popular Codenames series but focuses on a two-player experience. In Codennamen, players take on the roles of rival spymasters. Each spymaster has a grid of word cards laid out between them. One player's cards are red, and the other's are blue, representing their respective teams. The goal is to have your agent guess all of your words before the opposing spymaster's agent does.

The core gameplay involves the spymaster giving a one-word clue and a number. The number indicates how many words on the grid relate to that clue. The agent then tries to identify the correct words from the grid by touching them. If the agent touches a word belonging to their spymaster, they can continue guessing. If they touch a word belonging to the opposing spymaster, the turn ends, and the opposing team scores a point. There are also neutral "bystander" words that end the turn without consequence, and assassin words that, if guessed, immediately cause the guessing player to lose the game. The game is played over multiple rounds, with players alternating roles as spymaster and agent. It emphasizes deduction, creative thinking, and understanding your opponent's vocabulary.