In Codenames Duet you're no longer competing ? you're teaming up with a fellow operative (or operatives in a group game) for an exciting cooperative experience. The mission? Work together to find all your secret agents hidden among a grid of mysterious codenames. The twist? You each see part of the key ? and neither of you has the full picture. Codenames: Duet is perfect to enjoy with only two players but you can also play it with more friends if you'd like a less competitive experience than in the basic Codenames.

Here���s how the game works: Lay out 25 word cards in a 5��5 grid. Between you is a shared key card ? each half of the team sees one side. On your side nine words mark your agents three mark deadly assassins and the rest are innocent bystanders.

You���ll take turns giving one-word clues paired with a number pointing the operative(s) across from you to specific words on the grid. Guess right? Keep going. Guess a bystander? Your turn ends. Guess an assassin? Mission failed ? game over. But as long as your guesses are correct you can keep going even revisiting past clues.

The game is played over a series of 9 turns but can be increased to 11 turns for operatives who may need a little more time as they improve their skills. Since everyone is working together there's no downtime between turns ? keeping all players fully engaged throughout!

Your goal: Find all 15 agents ? without triggering an assassin ? before you run out of time!

The game includes 400 new words that can be combined with those from standard Codenames.