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Cross Clues

Game ID: GID0079552
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Description

Cross Clues is a cooperative party game about making connections between clues. Work together to fill in the grid of code words by giving single word clues that represent the crossing of two different code words in the grid. Consider your clues carefully and think as a team to fill in as much of the grid as possible! Thousands of different combinations guarantee endless fun!

—description from the publisher

Year Published
2020
Transcript Analysis
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Total mentions: 5
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Video 3GeHnId4Ijk Grant's Game Picks general_discussion at 8:01 sentiment: positive
video_pk 31157 · mention_pk 91877
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Cooperative, accessible, and social
  • Valuable for players who enjoy word associations and teamwork
Cons
  • Less familiar to some players compared to mainstream party games
  • Requires careful clue construction to avoid dead ends
Thematic elements
  • Word connections to hidden grid positions
  • Cooperative word-to-grid deduction
  • Collaborative, puzzle-driven
Comparison games
  • Codenames
  • Codenames Duet
  • The Pictures
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Cooperative clueing — Players work together to find paths in a grid by giving and interpreting clues that connect words in alphabetical rows/columns
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I think Codename's is a different game to different groups of people in an interesting way.
  • Codenames is a flexible game that meets the group where they're at.
  • There are few games that are as sort of flexible as Codename's.
  • I wanted a way to hang out with my friends that wasn't just standing around in a bar—that activity plus social interaction—Codename's did that really well.
  • If you want an actual challenge then go try Codename's Duet.
  • There are plenty I like—the two-player Variant is significantly harder; I lose more than I win.
  • I prefer regular Codename's; I played The Pictures afterwards, but Codename's remains the game I love the most.
  • Cross Clues is cooperative; it isn't the same as Codename's, but it captures that discussion and debate dynamic.
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Video ZC-Qp8KOg-Q Ask the Chairman general_discussion at 1:15 sentiment: positive
video_pk 10072 · mention_pk 29634
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • great party vibe
  • accessible for groups
Cons
  • reliant on group interaction
  • could be repetitive for some players
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • party-question game — Players respond to prompts/wordplay in a social setting, emphasizing discussion and guessing.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I am color blind and sometimes we just have to wing it
  • it's not at the Forefront of why I enjoy gaming
  • life is generally a bit busier for me now
  • I would rather play someone else's game that I don't have or I've not played before
  • I find his games a little bit too loose
  • the expo is normally a good day out, I enjoy it, it’s a shopping day
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Video zF3rDMbl020 Chairman of the Board top_10_list at 3:09 sentiment: positive
video_pk 8268 · mention_pk 24214
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Faster than Code Names with real-time play
  • Cooperative play reduces downtime and toxicity
  • Easy to teach and quick to play
Cons
  • Less room for digressive strategy than some party games
  • May feel repetitive after multiple plays
Thematic elements
  • word clues and grid matching
  • party-style word association game with a shared grid
  • cooperative and fast-paced
Comparison games
  • Code Names
  • Just One
  • Codenames Duet
  • Decrypto
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Real-time cooperative play — Players work together to place clues and guess grid references within a time limit.
  • Simultaneous clue reveal — Clues are given and guessed in parallel, reducing downtime.
  • Word association on a shared grid — A grid of words is used to map clues to teammates' guesses.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's absolutely fantastic how engaging this game is
  • i've never had a duff game of this one
  • this one should be considered one of the best party games out there
  • this game did have a couple of production issues as well
  • this game is unbelievable good it has so many things that people like
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Video AyxV2fK215g Adam Porter top_100_list at 13:38 sentiment: positive
video_pk 6055 · mention_pk 17939
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Encourages creative thinking and vocabulary
  • Engaging social deduction in clue interpretation
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Code Names
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • word linkage / clue design — players create single-word clues to connect two target words; others guess the intended connections
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • i absolutely love cockroach poker
  • the big moments and the big swings are quite satisfying
  • i find these games hilarious
  • i really like the game huh or hein
  • watching the value of things change
  • the moment when that tower collapses it's exciting
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Video zAVCQ8r3BlI Board Games Hitting My Table general_discussion at 6:39 sentiment: positive
video_pk 947 · mention_pk 2668
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • great quick-access party game
  • high replayability with easy teach
Cons
  • replay value depends on group energy
Thematic elements
  • team-based clue-giving
  • cooperative party word-association
  • rapid, five-minute bursts with a friendly vibe
Comparison games
  • Codenames
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • cooperative scoring — collective best-score attempts against a chart
  • word association — linking clues to meet word-pair constraints
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • this game is a masterpiece
  • infinitely replayable
  • an absolute Masterpiece
  • this is such a cool game
  • an absolute joy to play
  • seven and a half out of ten
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