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Scorpion Masqué | Decrypto Game | Board Game | Ages 12+ | 3-8 Players | 30 Minutes Playing Time

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Joe Huber (1 play, of the prototype): I concur with everything Dale said about the quality and cleverness of the game. If you think of a good crypto pun, please insert it here as a good start to thinking the way this game requires you to think. Decrypto is a team game of “safe” communications set in a world of dials, monitors, transmitters and other 1960's James Bond-style spy paraphernalia. If both teams win in the same round, the tokens turn into points, with Interceptions worth +1 and Miscommunication worth -1 to determine the winning team.

Aside from the initial odd flow of the game, you’ll quickly get past that and into the back and forth that makes Decrypto such a treat to play.And it often depends on what other Keywords are showing on your Screen with how cryptic you can be in your clue giving. It is one that rewards clever wordplay and clue giving, but you can’t be too clever because your team will lose the game if they can’t decipher your clues. Because I am recommending Decrypto as hard as I recommend our beloved Codenames, particularly if that’s also a game you adore. It gets you thinking fast and looking for ways to describe words you’d probably never have thought of before. But every so often, a casual game will rise above your typical Cards Against Humanity and Codenames (yes, I’m looking at you with a side-eye, Codenames) fare.

If it sounds like the other team knows your keyword, you have to figure out a way to throw them off.With fast-paced gameplay and a variety of challenging puzzles, Decrypto is the perfect game for anyone who loves to think on their feet and test their strategic skills. The game is won by the interceptor if he gets two points (either a interception of the message or a miscommunication between the other two) in the first five rounds of the game. I will explain the 4 player version but as a 3 player you only lose one element of the game that does not detract from the feel of the game. Our ultimate guide to board game cafes has everything you need to know about what a board game cafe is, or how to find one in your area! I’ve never thought I’d have to explain to someone how oil is obviously, indisputably associated with Texas.

When you place the word in the Decrypto panel, the word is revealed, each secret word when placed in the panel will have a accordioning number from one to four which will be used as part of a code. This is a very direct sequel to the first scenario, featuring many of the same cards, and another Villain drawn from the. I generally don’t like that kind of paradigm, as it usually means that someone is sitting around waiting for something more interesting than what’s currently happening to happen. But when that group is around, this is one I would always suggest playing (at nearly every possible opportunity).There are plenty of great clues to communicate to your teammates – who can also read the keywords – but the clever part is coming up with clues that will make it difficult for the message to be stolen.

The first player will draw a secret card from the code deck, that lists a three-digit code, containing numbers one to four which refers back to the secret word in your team’s panel. Besides, guessing it correctly only matters for tiebreakers; you don’t necessarily need to know what it is as much as you need to know how to use it. Everyone enjoys trying to pretend the clues they were given are VERY BAD AND DEFINITELY NOT IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS, NO SIR. You could play Decrypto almost as well by thumbing through a dictionary four times and using a random number generator to make your codes.You cannot use your keywords as clues, give clues that relate to the spelling, position, or pronunciation of a keyword, or use a clue more than once per game. Decrypto is featured in our blog about great party games for small groups - read the full post here.

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