Codenames: Duet First Play Thoughts - Board Game Review

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Codenames: Duet is a two-player coop version of the classic word game, Codenames, from Czech Games Edition. Instead of two teams competing with each other to correctly identify all their words first, two players use two sides of the same key card to try to guide each other to their words before time runs out, all while dodging the words that trigger an automatic failure. The campaign map tweaks things even further by changing how many incorrect guesses you can make versus how many turns you get. If you love Codenames and want to play it with a smaller group, if you're trying to get a partner into board games, or if you feel like regular Codenames has started getting stale, this game is well worth checking out. If you like board games and tabletop games, you'll love The Board & Barrel, every Sunday night on both this YouTube channel and https://Twitch.tv/BnBTabletop We play board games live, and you, the viewers, get to influence what happens with our Buff n Nerf house rules! Guests from voice actors to game designers to board game creators and just friends of ours get together to play board games of all kinds. Play virtual bingo while you watch for a chance to win a free board game! Predict the outcome, then use Buff n Nerf to help shift fate in your favor, and troll us in the chat all the while. Do you make board games? Want us to play one on the show? Drop us a line: donutboys@gmail.com 00:00 Intro/Initial Thoughts 00:31 Who's it for? 00:55 What's different from regular Codenames? 01:56 Gameplay clip 02:49 Campaign 03:12 Reference cards would be great 03:25 Secrets of the Key Card 04:26 Difficulty compared to Codenames 05:18 How the campaign changes things 05:52 Final Thoughts 06:45 And it's an expansion, too! 06:56 Outro Learn more about Codenames: Duet - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224037/codenames-duet #boardgames #boardnbarrel #tabletop #gaming #tabletopgaming