Decrypto - 5th Anniversary Edition

The celebrated communication game is turning five!

Players compete in two teams, with each trying to correctly interpret the coded messages presented to them by their teammates while cracking the codes they intercept from the opposing team.

In Decrypto, each team has their own screen, and in this screen they tuck four cards in pockets numbered 1-4, letting everyone on the same team see the words on these cards while hiding the words from the opposing team. In the first round, each team does the following: One team member takes a code card that shows three of the digits 1-4 in some order, e.g., 4-2-1. They then give a coded message that their teammates must use to guess this code. If they guess correctly, great; if not, we receive a black mark of failure.

The rounds continue until a team collects either its second white mark (winning the game) or its second black mark (losing the game). Games of Decrypto typically last between 4-7 rounds. If neither team has won after eight rounds, then each team must attempt to guess the other team's words; whichever team guesses more words correctly wins.

Recommended age: 12+
Players: 3-8
Game Time: 30 minutes