CODENAMES: Board Game , Based on Harry Potter Films , Officially Licensed Merchandise

First off never played the original. This was a totally new experience with codenames. Played it with my wife and I and also two 12 yr olds and a 10 yr old. The directions we thought were a little too vague and had to YouTube to start. We started with just pictures, mainly because we didn't know how to work with the names with the hints. Once we got the idea we were causing through. We ended up losing with two left to find. Overall we liked it. The curve wasn't too bad. We helped eachother. We didn't do teams but more coop style for everyone and let the kids take turns picking. I totally recommend the game to not just fans but in general. One kid wasn't familiar with Harry Potter (weird I know) but she picked it up with the rest of us that were just as fast.

This game is so fun! It can be learned and played by all ages and the difficulty of the clues and the complexity in which it's played depends on the players! When i play with my three and six year olds, it's one level of difficulty, but when i play with my twelve year old and my adult friends, it gets much more competitive and complicated!! It also challenges my kids to think outside the box, think critically, and consider all options. This is super fun and the replay ability is phenomenal. The more you and your team mate know about harry potter, the more elaborate the one word clues can be! It's a challenge to get all five cards to link with one word! Hours of fun!

This game is great! The rules are same as Codenames Duet, but with Order of the Phoenix members, Deatheaters, and Ministriy of Magic officials in place of Secret Agents, Assassins, and Innocent Bystanders. It's a little different from regular Codenames, but it's exactly the same as Codenames Duet (or the two-person cooperative rules for Codenames) and not very complicated. Really fun and great for Harry Potter fans!Update: We've had the most success with this game by mixing it up with regular Codenames Duet. (We use 15 Harry Potter cards and 10 regular Codenames cards.) Using only HP cards can be difficult and time-consuming, so mixing it up makes it more fun and results in a lot of hilarious hints!

Not sure if this is listed on the product page but just a heads up, it's VERY loosely based on the original CodeNames game. Not a group game, its 1 on 1. Says you can play as a group but it's not a team game. Fun game though!

Not sure if they ever played the game, they broke it out once, and said they tried to figure out the rules... not sure if they got passed that point.

Great fun for HP fans

My kids, who are teenagers, love Codenames. We got the original and played it so much over the summer. But we heard that the HP version was coming and we are huge fans. So, when it came out we bought this as our Christmas game. Because we know so much about the HP world, it makes the game more enjoyable than the original. Even younger HP fans can play this version because the world is limited and easy to procure the information. Must have for your game collection.

I really enjoyed this game. The basic rules are that you set the cards according to the instructions, you and your opponent have a card with neutral spots, death eaters, and green spots. Using one word and one number you describe your green cards. If your opponent lands on a death eater card, the game is over and they lose. If you opponent lands on a neutral card, their turn is automatically over.