Czech Games Edition • 2015
Two teams, each with a spymaster. The spymasters look at a key card showing which words on a 5×5 grid belong to their team. Then they give one-word clues followed by a number — like "Ocean, 3" — hoping their team picks the right three words. Pick a wrong word and you might hand a point to the other team. Pick the assassin word and your team loses immediately. The clue-giving is where the game lives: you're trying to find connections between your team's words that won't accidentally link to your opponents'. It works at any count from 4 to 8, and uneven teams are fine. Turns are fast because guessing is a group conversation, not a solo decision. The spymaster sits in agonised silence while their team debates whether "Ocean" means "Wave", "Blue", or "Fish". It's been around since 2015 and is still the default recommendation for a reason — the rules take 2 minutes, games last 15-20 minutes, and a good clue makes you feel like a genius. There's also a Pictures version and a Duet co-op variant if the original gets stale.
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