![]() Their team must guess the word or words they have defined.įor example, the word to be guessed might be ‘park’, and the student might give ‘grass’ as a clue and say ‘one’ as the number of cards it is a clue for. The student must say how many words their definition applies to. The students who can see the teacher’s card must take it in turns to give a one-word clue for one or more of the words on the cards that match their colour. The four teacher cards pictured below have an additional black square which is explained at the end. ![]() The teacher’s card shows a representation of the 5×5 board with 8 of the cards coloured in blue and 8 coloured in red. These students come to the front and look at the teacher’s card. Once your board is laid out, split the students into two teams, a red team and a blue team, and ask for one volunteer from each group. Then lay the cards down on a flat surface with the words face up in a 5×5 grid. Ask students to choose words they need more practice with. After a few minutes of revision, each pair choose several words until you have 25 as a class. You also need a teacher’s card (or set of teacher’s cards) which represents the board (the 5×5 grids pictured below).īefore playing, split students into pairs and give each pair a set of the word cards to revise. An optional extra is to have definitions on the back of the cards, but this is not necessary. To play this game, you need a set of cards with your target vocabulary on them (the yellow cards pictured below). We would add new vocabulary to cards throughout the year so we ended up with a stack of mixed vocabulary items, which turned out to be perfect for this game. ![]() I have used this game several times over the past few months with an FCE group ranging in age from 14 to 40. Its best use is as a general vocabulary revision. He has only used it with upper intermediate adults and teens so far, but thinks it could be adapted for most levels and ages. You can read below about how he has adapted the game ‘Codenames’ into a vocabulary practice and revision game. What's your favorite way to break the ice with new friends? I was selected for this opportunity as a member of CLEVER and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.This guest post was written by Luke Raymond. Pick it up next time you're out of soap or deodorant. Ha! Codenames: Deep Undercover is exclusively available in North America at Target and. Maybe they'll print it for future printings of the game. It absolutely beats sitting in front of the television for hours! My only qualm with the game is that there's no "covfefe" card. Even though there's not technically a 2-player version (it's best with 4+ people), when we aren't entertaining others, John and I like to just play together to see how creative we can get with our clues. There are lots of laughs to be had with this board game. If you can think of multiple ways to make the word 'melons' funny, you'll love this one. Codenames: Deep Undercover is the best party game for adults. I even had coffee with one of them last week. We recently had a board game night with new friends and I'm happy to announce that we didn't frighten them off. For us, odds are that if you think this game is as hilarious as we do, we'll all get along just fine. It's the perfect game to put new friends playfully through the wringer to see if your personalities are really compatible. Deep Undercover is just as fabulous, but it adds a lot more adult elements and takes away the "family" aspect with all new words, art, and characters! Basically, you use one-word clues and a number to help your team guess the appropriate words. Codenames: Deep Undercover is a spin-off of one of our favorite games - Codenames - which won Origins Awards for Game of the Year, Best Family Game, AND Fan Favorite. John and I want to make friends that really fit with our lifestyle and get our humor, which is why Codenames: Deep Undercover is our favorite party game and even though the play is seriously simple, it's definitely not for the faint of heart (or prudes). Making friends has been one of our top priorities since moving to Albuquerque and more often than not, we break the ice with a board game. Living in a new city can be lonely, even with the company of a spouse. ![]() Add in an 800 mile move where you literally know no one and it's even more difficult. Which leads me to. Making friends as an adult isn't easy. ![]() Our experience with board games started off as a cheap way to have "reusable" date nights and it escalated to a full-blown hobby! We now try to play board games weekly and we're always on the hunt for fun games to teach friends. For our entire relationship, my husband and I have relied on board games for entertainment. ![]()
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