Players: 4-8 | Time: 15 mins | Ages: 10+

Designed for 4–8+ players, Codenames: Back to Hogwarts is the first competitive, house-vs-house Codenames game inspired by the Wizarding World. It puts a fresh spin on the classic Codenames word association gameplay, while offering thematic new mechanics to change up the gameplay for both longtime fans and new players alike.

As new first-year students at Hogwarts, players will be sorted into two rival houses, each with their own prefect who knows the secrets of the fabled school’s mystery card grid. On their turn, prefects give their team of students a clue consisting of a single word and a number suggesting how many cards are associated with that word. Students must then follow these clues to explore Hogwarts by guessing the corresponding words and revealing one card at a time.