Codenames vs Brass Birmingham

And I found it really hard to keep track of which words were mine - I had to write them onto a piece of paper and make sure my words didn't relate too much to my opponent's, otherwise your partner might guess a word that is for the opposing team! Not even sure where that timer comes into play because we took forever in giving and guessing clues. I guess because words can be interpreted in so many different ways and there are so many different patterns, you can use this set for some time before it gets old. I kind of feel silly now because I thought this was a strategy board game - I sent one to somebody for Secret Santa … hopefully they liked it? I do agree that this game would be better suited for older teens and adults. Not sure if I can see younger children getting into it

So you cannot want to get past that as fast as you can. You then have the sell action. Now you can sell craft goods, you can sell cotton and you can s...

I think it's fantastic that someone who started their design career with something as niche as TtA has managed to produce one of the few true breakouts into mass market popularity from hobby boardgaming with Codenames. Such a simple, fun, and *teachable* design that can get almost any group enjoying themselves within a few minutes.

I'm amazed by the depth of strategy from such simple ideas and actions. I also love that someone different has won every time we've played, which indicates intuitive design if new players can be winning.

It's a game that simultaneously feels like it's not long enough -- like I want there to be more strategic depth -- but also too long for the amount that's actually present. Maybe I would like it more if I reduced the starting health to say, 40 or even 30. I've really only gotten a good response from one person that I've taught it to. Maybe it's just not for my group

I know tiles with that cannot be built during the rail era. I know figuring how to expand your network at the beginning of the rail era, can be baguet...

* **6 Nimmt!** 2x - I've worn out a deck and I'm approaching the second deck dying...

When you go to 3 players another section of the main board opens up as well as more cards added to the deck to draw from. And finally at 4 players the full board is open as well as all the cards to draw from. Personally I think you will get the same experience from the game no matter which player count you go with, with the only big difference being the game length. The more players, the longer the game

Even though it says for 2 players - the play is greatly diminished in fun. It's more like one person plays and the other person sits there. LOL. booo

I've tried to convince her that learning the game can be part of the fun/experience, and the first game doesn't have to be perfect, but she hates to feel like she doesn't understand something and really suffers from fear of inadequacy. I have a window of about 20-30 minutes and if I can't get the game to click with her, she'll start to become disinterested.

My friends and I play codenames online using a voice chat and have had a long standing disagreement about whether or not Googling should be allowed or not in codenames. Now, I have no issue with the occasional Google search in casual codenames. But my friends pretty much rely exclusively on Google to come up with their words and to decode them, and especially so during our server tournaments (where the hosts allow Googling).

You always want to do a lot of things, but only two actions, money is tight, loans can be punishing...

In: **Isle of Cats, Red Rising, Parks, Racoon Tycoon, Splendor, Trails, Arboretum, The Crew, Deep Vents, Codenames, Codenames Duet, LLAMA, Friday, Wits and Wagers**, and a nicely kept 1962 copy of **Mille Bornes**

One I would like to mention is Brass: Birmingham, played it three times now and each was better than the last one and have a feeling that the fourth is looking promising.

For about 6th graders and up, Code Names is a delight when you magically find commonality between disparate words, and your teammates successfully follow the logic of your single word. This game takes some mental acuity, I would not suggest it for fun while imbibing in, ahem, adult beverages Upon opening, the game arrived with a coating of dust on the contents of the box. After a bit of investigating, I found the enclosed sand timer had cheap plastic stoppers on each end, and not one but both had managed to fall off in shipping, spreading sand everywhere. It was a bit of a mess

**Age of Steam** (1x4p): first time playing this. We used the Germany map. I won! By a reasonable margin! I was playing my lucky color pink. Really enjoyed the gameplay of this one