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Codenames

Give clues, make connections, and try to uncover your team’s secret agents before the other team does. Codenames is an easy-to-learn word game that gets surprisingly clever as players try to think alike.

  • 2–8 players
  • 15 min to play
  • a couple of rules to explain
  • 10+ years and up
  • Quiet

$8 / night

The Crate Discount: every extra game in your order drops $4 off its own price.
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WHY RENT THIS ONE

Why it's worth a spot on your weekend

“Think alike, clue wisely, and hope your team reads your mind.”

Codenames is one of those rare games that works equally well for a casual family game night or a group that wants to put its brains to work. It's easy to teach, quick to set up, and every round creates those hilarious moments when you realize your teammates absolutely did **not** understand what you meant.

Bring it out when you want something social and replayable without committing the entire evening to one game. It's a great choice for families, friends, and groups who enjoy wordplay, teamwork, and trying to figure out how someone possibly connected "moon" to "pizza."

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Good to know

  • Table space

    Needs a normal dinner table's worth of room.

  • Reading load

    There is real reading involved — not the best pick if someone at the table is still learning to read.

  • Getting knocked out

    Nobody gets knocked out. Everyone plays to the last turn.

  • Pausing mid-game

    Easy to pause. If someone has to step out, the table survives.

  • Setup time

    Basically no setup — you are playing within a couple of minutes.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Renting, answered

Can I rent Codenames near Plattekill?

Yes — Codenames is part of the Deep Space Family Games game shelf, available to rent by the night around Plattekill and the wider Hudson Valley area. Roughly 30 minutes out from Plattekill in every direction — delivery and local pickup only. Nothing to walk into.

Is requesting Codenames a real reservation?

No — every button on this page is a request, not a booking. Deep Space Family Games doesn't run live availability, so we confirm by hand once you tell us you want Codenames and when.

What happens if a piece from Codenames goes missing?

Codenames, like every game on the shelf, is counted against a written list before it goes out and again when it comes back, so a missing piece is a conversation with a number behind it, not a guess.

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Add all 4 to one request, delivery is still a single trip, and The Crate Discount drops $4 off every one but the priciest.

psst — add another and every game but the priciest one drops $4, automatically.

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SHELF NOTES

How we'd sum it up

Remember the sticker Blockbuster used to slap on the video case, the one that told you everything before you'd even flipped it over? That's the idea here.

  • Crowd Pleaser
  • Gateway

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