Codenames – Pictures
Play Codenames: Pictures as a drinking game with five optional rules for picture guesses, bystanders and the assassin. You’ll need the board game; choose the rules that suit your team.
Drinking rules
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Gameplay
4 rulesA correct picture
Every player on the opposing team takes a number of sips equal to the number of pictures the field operatives have guessed correctly.
GameplayAn innocent bystander
If the field operatives touch (guess) an innocent bystander, the field operatives’ team takes a number of sips equal to the number of pictures guessed correctly plus the innocent bystander.
GameplayThe opposing team's picture
If the field operatives touch a picture belonging to the other team, the field operatives take a number of sips equal to the number of pictures guessed correctly, including the opposing team's card, times two (x2).
GameplayThe assassin
If the field operatives touch the location with the assassin, the field operatives’ team each take a shot and the game ends.
GameplayEndgame
1 ruleThe losing team
The losing team finishes their drinks.
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Suggest a rule →Why it works
Codenames: Pictures gives you plenty to talk about when your team sees something different in an image. Correct guesses, bystanders and the assassin give the drinking rules clear outcomes to follow.
Skip any rule you don’t want to use. Alcohol isn’t required.
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