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Any game collection is incomplete without a copy of Codenames! In this award-winning strategy game, players give their teammates clever one-word clues to help them spot their agents in the field. This brand new edition of the beloved game elevates the experience with a revised word list, beautiful art, a brand-new organizational insert, and a streamlined rulebook. In Codenames, two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates, however, only know these agents by their codenames: single, seemingly random words like “chocolate,” “sunflower,” or even “carrot.” The goal is simple: each spymaster wants their team to identify all of their agents first, without accidentally revealing the assassin. To play, lay out 25 cards, each featuring a single word. The spymasters share a key card that shows which words correspond to agents from each team, innocent bystanders, and the assassin. They then take turns giving one-word clues followed by a number