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Decipher

Decipher

2020·Bill Eberle, Peter Olotka, Greg Olotka

2 - 4 players
30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

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This game is all about thinking up clever words that will be hard to decipher and cleverly combining letter pieces to guess secret words. Decipher is a different kind of word game for 2–4 players. Players use four differently-shaped letter pieces to create and solve word puzzles. In each round, a different player builds a secret word puzzle. The others know only which letter pieces are in the secret word and gather clues and points by asking about where letter pieces go. Can you decipher the the secret word? The Letter Piece Game system is a special way to build letters from four different basic shapes. The idea for the Letter Piece Game™ system comes from the game designers of Wordsmith - Bill Eberle, Greg Olotka, Peter Olotka, and Jack Kittredge - whose credits include Cosmic Encounter, Dune, Hoax, and more. Decipher includes the same playful semi-transparent colored plastic letter pieces found in Wordsmith. A special plastic insert turns the game box into a game component. -description from the publisher

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How to Play Decipher6:16

How to Play Decipher

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Decipher Board Game Review6:23

Decipher Board Game Review

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Which Decipher video should I watch?

Decipher has 3 videos from 1 creator: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 unboxing. They date from 2024 to April 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "How to Play Decipher" by Tabletop Gaming Guild, which runs 6 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Decipher Board Game Review" by Tabletop Gaming Guild.

If you like it, try Dune, Cosmic Encounter, Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy and Dune, also by Bill Eberle.

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Decipher Board Game ReviewReview6:23

Decipher Board Game Review

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Tabletop Gaming Guild

How to Play DecipherHow to play6:16

How to Play Decipher

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Tabletop Gaming Guild

Decipher Board Game UnboxingUnboxing2:43

Decipher Board Game Unboxing

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About Decipher

From BoardGameGeek:

This game is all about thinking up clever words that will be hard to decipher and cleverly combining letter pieces to guess secret words. Decipher is a different kind of word game for 2–4 players. Players use four differently-shaped letter pieces to create and solve word puzzles. In each round, a different player builds a secret word puzzle. The others know only which letter pieces are in the secret word and gather clues and points by asking about where letter pieces go. Can you decipher the the secret word? The Letter Piece Game system is a special way to build letters from four different basic shapes. The idea for the Letter Piece Game™ system comes from the game designers of Wordsmith - Bill Eberle, Greg Olotka, Peter Olotka, and Jack Kittredge - whose credits include Cosmic Encounter, Dune, Hoax, and more. Decipher includes the same playful semi-transparent colored plastic letter pieces found in Wordsmith. A special plastic insert turns the game box into a game component. -description from the publisher

Designers

Bill Eberle, Peter Olotka, Greg Olotka

Artist

Kwanchai Moriya

Publisher

HeidelBÄR Games

Categories

Word Game

Mechanics

Deduction
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