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Codebreak: Departments
Two mixed teams, four secret words each, all from working life. Clue your code for your team without letting the other side crack it.
- ~25 min
- 4–10 people
- One device, or phones
- In the Team Offsite pack
- Ages 10+
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What it feels like
Two teams. Four secret words each. And a room full of colleagues listening to every clue you give. Here's how it works. Each team secretly sees its own four words, numbered one to four, and they stay put all game. On your turn, you get a secret code, like three, one, four, and write one clue for each of those words, in order. The other team tries to intercept first, using every clue you've given so far. Then your own team decodes. Decoding your own code scores one each; intercepting theirs scores two each. Three turns per team.
How to play
- Two teams. Each team secretly sees its own four words, numbered 1 to 4. They stay put all game.
- On your turn, you get a secret code like 3-1-4, and write one clue for each of those words, in that order.
- The other team tries to intercept first, using every clue you've given so far. Then your own team decodes.
- Clue too clearly and the other team reads you. Too cleverly and your own team can't.
Scoring: Your team decodes its own code: 1 point each. Intercept the other team's code: 2 points each. Three turns per team.
What you need
4 to 10 people and one phone, tablet or laptop to pass around — or everyone on their own phone in a room. Nothing to download, no accounts. The best lines can be sealed into your group's Almanac and come back in later games.
