CODENAMES: Duet

Finally a co-op version where you actually talk instead of just guessing in silence. My group of four splits into two teams and the clue-giving gets tense fast, especially when you're down to one last agent. Played three rounds back to back without checking our phones once.

My partner and I played this for three hours straight the first night we opened it. The two-player co-op twist works way better than the original's head-to-head setup, and giving clues to someone on the same team makes every round feel like an actual puzzle you solve together.

The cooperative twist makes this a totally different game night experience—my wife and I keep playing just one more round to beat our best score. The two-player mode works seamlessly, and the shared grid of agents creates that perfect tension between you two.