This excellent verbal reasoning game is designed to be played in two teams but requires a minimum of four players. Teams compete against each other to be the first to identify all of their agents without uncovering the single "assassin" among the 25 cards. Each team has a single codemaster who take turns giving all of their teammates (as many as want to play) single word clues. Clues are intended to get teammates to guess which of the 25 word cards are the team's agents without inadvertently guessing the competing team's agents or the assassin. Each team's success will depend on a codemaster giving good clues and the teammates collaborating to identify the appropriate matches while avoiding unintended associations. The game includes a timer for giving clues, but teams could agree to play with or without the timer. All players will have excellent practice exercising reasoning while considering all possibilities provided that teams are cooperative, inclusive and not critical of others' thought processes.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Adults would enjoy playing with a child
• For electronic games, gives positive or encouraging feedback
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Does not require excessive set-up time after first time use
• Can be fun as a single player game
• Multi-player game which fosters collaboration or cooperation
• Well-made for the cost
• For electronic games, can play without sound
• For electronic games, allows user to save work
• For electronic games, voice/sounds are appealing and pronounces words properly
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Abstract Reasoning
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Attention
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Auditory Memory
• Auditory Processing
• Requires recall of spoken information without text or visual cues
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Flexible Thinking
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• General Information
• Assumes specific knowledge or vocabulary without "look-up" options
• Processing Speed
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Reading Basics
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Social Awareness
• Multi-player activity that requires cooperation or has potential for disagreements
• Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
• Verbal Memory
• Requires recall of spoken information without text or visual cues
• Assumes specific knowledge or vocabulary without "look-up" options
• Verbal Reasoning
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Assumes specific knowledge or vocabulary without "look-up" options
• Visual Discrimination
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Working Memory
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Requires recall of spoken information without text or visual cues
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out

This is the Codenames Party Game. 265 Cards Rule Book Card Stand Timer