Decrypto

Better than code names: easier for everyone on the team to play (young players and english as second language). However - a little harder to learn the flow. 'You do this, then we do that, then we intercept then you reveal' etc. My elderly parents struggled, whereas my 7 year-old daughter nailed it. We also struggled to remember the flow of play after a few drinks. If you get past the rules being a little clunky, it's an incredible game. Recommended playing 2 or 3 rounds in one sitting to get into the flow. Each round 15 - 30 minutes depending on how cryptic your team is able to be.

After playing it with my friends the first time, I knew I had to buy my own copy! It is really simple to pick up and play and a lot of fun. I think the people do have to pay attention and highly recommend having the other team think about the clues while not thier turn.

Muy bueno

I am a game collector and this is one of my favorites! It is an easy game, but it's really difficult to explain to others how the game is played because of the unique mechanics. You simply have to play a practice game to understand it. After just a couple of rounds, everyone has this "ah-ha" moment and they end up wanting to play it over and over again (fine by me!). Basically, each team has four secret words in four slots numbered 1 through 4 and, every turn, a team captain secretly draws a card with three numbers on it (4-3-1, for example) and then has to give clues, in the order written on the card, that describe the words in those slots. The clues are given out loud to both teams which then have to guess the corresponding slots of the word the clue is describing. Matching the clue to the word is pretty easy for your team (because they can see the words), but initally impossible for the opposing team. Over time, however, the clues accumuate and make it easier for the opposing team to guess what the word might be related to (and thus what slot number the clues might relate to). The opposing team gets a success token for guessing the order of your clues correctly, but your team does not. Your team will get a failure token if they incorrectly guess the clue order, but the opposing team does not. The first team to collect two success tokens immediately wins and if either team collects two failure tokens, they immediately lose. This game is only played over eight rounds, so it only takes about 45 minutes to an hour to play. This is a good game to play with anyone. I highly recommend it!

One of the best party games ever made!