While I loved the idea of the original Codenames, at most you had to have a three player minimum where one was simply the mediator between the other two players.  No longer.  “Codenames Duet XXL” can be challenging in the sense that there’s a risk/reward system at play…the more words you assign to a single clue, the more your partner may misconstrue what you mean.  I believe that almost half of this game is knowing the way your partner thinks.

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