Codenames – How To Play

Watch It Played is a series designed to teach and play games. In this episode we’re going to learn how to play Codenames.

INDEX
00:00 – Introduction
00:39 – The Setup
03:28 – Game Play Overview
03:50 – The Turn: Spymaster Gives A Clue
04:32 – Rules About Clues
05:04 – The Turn: Picking Codenames
05:33 – The Turn: Resolving The Guess
06:30 – How Many Guesses Can A Team Make?
07:44 – Winning The Game
08:00 – Game Etiquette
08:26 – Clue Guidelines
09:25 – Invalid Clue Penalty
09:37 – Using The Timer
09:49 – Conclusion