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Ian Stokes

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Codenames review the ultimate pick up and play party game - The Untold Story

Codenames box on a starry background.

Have you ever wanted to be a spy? No, me neither — I've got no interest in getting shot at, or whatever was happening in that chair scene from Casino Royale. But, if you want to do a little 007-style code breaking without the nut cracking, then Codenames is the game for you.

Your mission, if you choose to accept it — which you will, because it's awesome — is to unravel the clues given by your spymaster (the Diana Burnwood to your Agent 47). You and your team will need to identify all of your agents by their Codenames before the opposing team finds theirs. Oh, and watch out for the Assassin lurking on the board, because if you accidentally reveal them, then it's game over.

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