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Established in 2007, Czech Games Edtion (CGE) is dedicated to crafting innovative board games. Our passion for games drives us forward.

Founded in 2007, Czech Games Edition (CGE) released our first title, Galaxy Trucker by Vlaada Chvátil.

Since then, CGE has published over 40 games and expansions, including Codenames, Alchemists, Tzolk’in, Letter Jam, Pulsar 2849, Dungeon Petz, Space Alert, Last Will, Tash-Kalar, and many others.

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Popular Titles

A picture-perfect spin on the classic Codenames party game
2-8+ player (in two teams)
15 minutes playtime
Ages 10 and up
Reviewer: Ella
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: fun and easy to learn
Review: Such easy and fun game to play with friends. would recommend

Reviewer: Jeanette
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: One of my favorite games
Review: Codenames Pictures breathes new life into the beloved party game, delivering a visually captivating and intellectually stimulating experience. With its vibrant artwork and clever gameplay mechanics, players view pictures, deciphering abstract clues to uncover hidden agents. The game fosters teamwork, communication, and lively discussions, challenging players' linguistic and visual aptitudes. With endless possibilities from its vast card collection, Codenames Pictures offers outstanding replay value and is perfect for gatherings and casual game nights. It's a delightful and refreshing twist on the original, ensuring hours of entertainment and memorable moments for players of all ages. I prefer this version of the game over the regular version.

Reviewer: Cpobryan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It’s a fun game a parties
Review: I like to mix the word version with the picture version

Reviewer: Crystal Tenn
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Biggest hit game at work both avid board game players and people who do not normally play games, best for 6-8 people
Review: This game is so much fun for both people who have and have not played the original Codenames word game.Basic idea: you have a bunch of cards with random photos on it. The best way to describe the cards is as if you had a random word generator, generated two words, and made it a THING. For example, ice and horse. You get an ice horse, or a horse slipping on ice in a photo. Then you lay out a random set of picture cards in a 5 x 4 arrangement on a table. A codemaster card is drawn which has red, blue, neutral, and one black tile labeled that coordinates to the 5 x 4 arrangements, which is randomized on each card so there are tons of options (think of this like a "key" to the map where the map is the board). 2 people get to be "codemasters" who will each pick out a team and delegate out one clue to by taking turns. The clue is typically one word and a number (indicating how many photo tiles are related to their word clue). The team that is able to guess all of their team's pictures (red or blue team) first wins. It gets fun and ballsy to see risky plays where someone tries general clues and says there are 4-6 tiles related to it. Promise its fun for groups of all sizes. Kids can play too. We play at home with friends and with friends at work during lunch all the time, and the Codenames series has been the favorite for both people who do and do not normally play board games. It is so easy to pickup and introduce new players and to make new friends within a group.Additionally, this game has so much replay value, between the different tile card photos, different players, different people as Codemasters, and different options for code tiles. I honestly even think you could mix and match with regular Codenames and Undercover Codenames to expand it all into one big deck. It is a little harder to work on large teams with a big group of people unless you all sit really close. Since there are no words, you have to point at the picture of the card and not touch it to generate discussion with friends and this is a little harder than saying a word (as it was in the original game). Not that this is a bad thing, but it is better with groups of people who are smaller than 8 I would say and who are sitting relatively close together. I think it is the most fun with 6-8 people. 4 can be too small since it feels very 2 vs. 2, with no one to discuss with. I recommend to get both this game and the original Codenames, both are fun in their own ways and bring fun to the table.

Reviewer: W.B.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: One of the best games I've played in years
Review: This is a really cool game for 3-4 people (can work with 3, designed for 4). Maybe more.In short, you lay out 20 cards with odd images on them--like a windmill but with dragonfly wings instead of blades. One player on each team is a spy master who knows where their team's spies are hidden in that 4x5 grid of cards and provides clues to finding them. The other player has to make contact with their spies. First one to find all their spies wins. The trick is that the spymaster can only give 1 word and 1 number as a clue--no accents, gesturing, or any other information. Just a word and a number (like "wings, 3"). That word is the clue and the number is how many images it applies to. Sounds easy, right? It's not. This is a game of a) understanding your partner and knowing how they will interpret both the word you give them and how it relates to the cards before them, b) getting REALLY creative with your clue giving, and c) giving just the right clue that conveys the images you want without leading them down false paths. You can quickly tell who is on the same wavelength and who is not.I've played this with several other couples to great effect. My six year old also likes to play it. She's surprisingly good at guessing, but her limited vocabulary and knowledge of some terms makes her clue giving a little simple and often misleading ("round" for example, where my wife might say a more nuanced "rotund" to distinguish between a round person and a picture of a globe). My daughter also gets a little distracted by the fun of giving clues and sometimes loses the part about only giving it for her side's spies. So it's fun to play with her for the pure joy of it and it is great for building game play logic and pattern recognition skills--but you probably need at least an 8 year old to really start making it fun AND more competitive.

Reviewer: Andris Rutins
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great game!
Review: I love this game, and I've purchased multiple copies as gifts.