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Codenames

Media Title · Board & card games · 11 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/boardgames

Reddit take

Not enough linked mention summaries yet; the source excerpts below are the evidence.

Pros

  • Code names is definitely a party game. Greatest one ever imo
  • I am just here to discuss a game I deeply love
  • Codenames is probably your best party game.

Cons

  • Still recovering from the most psychologically devastating Codenames game of my life.
  • I almost never pull out Codenames or Just One anymore.
  • Parent context: So clover. So simple so good. I rather play it than codenames.
  • They announced a Harry Potter themed Codenames. But, JKR has publicly stated that she has used and will continue to use money from licensing HP to harm people, particularly the trans community
  • Bomb Busters has all the things recent Spiel winners had cooperative (sky team, Dorfromantik, MicroMacro, Just One, Codenames) deduction (sky team, code names), unlocked content (dorfromantik), party game adjacent (pictures, just one, Co...

Sentiment

3 positive (27%) · 4 mixed (36%) · 4 negative (36%)

Trust + time weighted score: -9% · raw score -9%

What redditors said (10 of 11)

Still recovering from the most psychologically devastating Codenames game of my life.
mixed · u/N****6 · r/boardgames · Dec 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I almost never pull out Codenames or Just One anymore.
negative · u/M****z · r/boardgames · comment · Nov 25, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Code names is definitely a party game. Greatest one ever imo
positive · u/b****o · r/boardgames · comment · Nov 2, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Parent context: So clover. So simple so good. I rather play it than codenames.
negative · u/W****b · r/boardgames · comment · Aug 18, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
They announced a Harry Potter themed Codenames. But, JKR has publicly stated that she has used and will continue to use money from licensing HP to harm people, particularly the trans community
negative · u/I****e · r/boardgames · comment · Aug 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I am just here to discuss a game I deeply love
positive · u/S****7 · r/boardgames · Aug 7, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Bomb Busters has all the things recent Spiel winners had cooperative (sky team, Dorfromantik, MicroMacro, Just One, Codenames) deduction (sky team, code names), unlocked content (dorfromantik), party game adjacent (pictures, just one, Codenames)
mixed · u/S****e · r/boardgames · comment · Jul 13, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
dude who interrupts the teach to make fun of you because you play a game that takes two hours or more, then rides away in the sunset to go play Codenames for the 6th time this evening
mixed · u/N****h · r/boardgames · comment · Feb 18, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I started out with Codenames, Betrayal at House on the Hill, Splendor, and the like
mixed · u/f****B · r/boardgames · Feb 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Codenames is probably your best party game.
positive · u/p****e · r/boardgames · comment · Jan 3, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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