Scorpion Masqué | Decrypto Game | Board Game | Ages 12+ | 3-8 Players | 30 Minutes Playing Time

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However as we continue to play and develop new and cunning strategies I can see Decrypto challenging So Clover for the crown as my favourite party game. They mention that it is a simple game with a lot of replay value, and is very rewarding once you get going. Decrypto is a decryption and communication based board game perfect for 3 or more players aged 12 and over.

If the White team is correct, nothing happens, whilst if they are wrong they receive an Miscommunication Token (black token). Your clues must relate to the meaning of the word, but beyond that you can use whatever form you like, be it words, a whole sentence or a short novella, the rules even permit miming and dance or even drawing your clues. It gets you thinking fast and looking for ways to describe words you’d probably never have thought of before. You’re not just giving or receiving clues; you’re getting pieces of a mosaic and you need to make sure you’re spending some time trying to see the forest for the trees.

This is great for the people who play Codenames at a party but want something that feels a bit more directed, involved, or competitive (since the base Codenames is kind of “well whoever scores more points wins but we can’t super directly affect each other beyond affecting the board we share”).

But over the course of the game, your opponents will be getting a more clear picture of what your Keywords might be so they can break your code. I still have plenty of clue cards to make it through, so a typical “More Stuff” expansion wasn't something I was looking for. Easily translatable if you give me a list of nouns in your language and give me a translation for all the text in the mod. Here’s the catch, the kind of subtle snag that bores into you like a splinter: Both teams are listening to each other.We are a group of passionate individuals who share our love of board games through written and video reviews, articles, and humor, so that others can join us in our journey. decrypto is a scramble communication game: you must give clues to your teammates that are precise enough so they can understand you, but vague enough to make sure your opponents don't get the message. You also can’t use rhymes as clues nor use a clue which references its position on the dashboard nor the spelling nor the number of letters in the word. The payoff is no less real, but it’s more cerebral than visceral, whereas Decrypto will usually end with agonized screams or fist-pumping celebrations. But the creeping sense of doom (the descent from the mountain of the story) is omnipresent past this point.