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May 26, 2026·Unboxing·03:00·41·Watch on YouTube

Codenames: Back to Hogwarts - Czech Games Edition - Unboxing

Spot Het Spel

Spot Het Spel

Watch “Codenames: Back to Hogwarts - Czech Games Edition - Unboxing,” a board game unboxing for Codenames: Back to Hogwarts on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Spot Het Spel on YouTube:

🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Let's take a look inside the box of Codenames: Back to Hogwarts from @CzechGamesEdition ⚡In this new Codenames edition in Harry Potter style, we return Back to Hogwarts. The game brings the classic gameplay of Codenames with a few new twists. 🦡 The game adds new asymmetrical abilities to the houses, giving each one a powerful and distinct feel. 🦅 When playing Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, you can choose to use the word cards or the image side featuring pictures from the movies. The setup is also slightly different: you create a 5-by-5 grid with an empty space in the center for the team going second. 🐈‍ Watch out that Filch doesn’t catch you! You can also try to win the house cup. 🦁 🐍 What is your favorite Harry Potter house? 🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏾 Number of players: 4-8 🎂 Age:10+ years ⏳ Duration: 15-30 minutes #codenamesbacktohogwards #unboxing #boardgames #czech_games_edition #unboxingtuesday

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Codenames: Back to Hogwarts

Codenames: Back to Hogwarts

2025·Vlaada Chvátil

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5
Creators
5

Mainly reviews. Codenames: Back to Hogwarts is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 1 unboxings, and 2 other videos.

4 - 8 players
15 - 30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

About Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, from BoardGameGeek:

Codenames: Back to Hogwarts puts a fresh spin on the classic Codenames word association gameplay, while offering thematic new mechanics to change up the gameplay for both longtime fans and new players alike. As new first-year students at Hogwarts, players will be sorted into two rival houses, each with their own prefect who knows the secrets of the fabled school's mystery card grid. On their turn, prefects give their team of students a clue consisting of a single word and a number suggesting how many cards are associated with that word. Students must then follow these clues to explore Hogwarts by guessing the corresponding words and revealing one card at a time. If they're correct, they can keep guessing words up to the stated number of times. If they encounter a card for the rival house, a dead end, locked door, or other obstacle, they'll end their turn. Take care not to get caught by groundskeeper Argus Filch, however, as that ends the game and marks a win for the rival house. Every win also earns points for their house, which can be tracked across multiple play sessions in the House Cup. Beneath the surface, this should sound very familiar to existing fans of Codenames-at least mechanically. Codenames: Back to Hogwarts also adds new layers of strategic depth onto the classic Codenames gameplay in the form of unique asymmetrical abilities. Each house has access to two powerful and distinct special abilities. These abilities have been designed to meaningfully transform the fundamentals of Codenames, providing both muggles and wizards with some surprising new gameplay possibilities. Because each game features two different houses, and each house will use only one of its two abilities, there are a multitude of possible combinations for players to explore and play! -description from the publisher

Designer

Vlaada Chvátil

Artists

Štěpán Drašťák, Ondřej Hrdina

Publisher

Czech Games Edition (CGE)

Categories

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