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Codenames Family
(8 games)
Part of the Codenames family — see Codenames for the combined view.
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BoardGameCo Review at 1:05 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Includes new elements like house abilities and the house cup.
- Better than other Harry Potter Codenames versions.
- Still has the fun of Codenames system.
Cons
- Thematic limitation makes the game system less fun than regular Codenames.
- Inferior to regular Codenames, Codenames: Pictures, Codenames: Duet.
Thematic elements
- Harry Potter IP
- Hogwarts
Comparison games
- Codenames
- Codenames: Pictures
- Codenames: Duet
- Codenames: Critical Role
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- track scoring — A house cup board tracks points, serving as a visual element for house wins between games.
- Variable player powers — Each house has unique abilities that can give players an edge, such as Minesweeper-like information or free guesses.
- word association — Players give one-word clues to connect themed cards (characters, places, things from Harry Potter).
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- My rating's going to be get regular Codenames instead. It's a better game system.
- I would say that overall the game is cute, charming, easy to play, fairly accessible.
- Overall, I enjoy it. The biggest critique I have is for a game that's kind of has this low stakes to it.
- But it's a three out of five. It's a decent game. I had a fun time with it. But it's one of those games that once you play it two or three times, you've kind of seen everything the game has to offer.
- So I wanted to like this one, but I found it more of a frustrating experience to visually take in everything that's going on the table.
- Gloomhaven is easily my favorite game on this table with a fun little planting system as well as harvesting system and multiple things you're trying to do as you balance all those needs.
- And then lastly, Harry Potter Codenames Back to Hogwarts, as much as I do enjoy it, I just would rather play Codenames, regular Codenames, any day of the week.
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