Overview

This is a round-robin Codenames tournament. Every player is paired with every other player across multiple rounds, so everyone gets to work with different teammates and face different opponents.

Match Format — 2 to 4 Games Per Match

Each match-up aims for up to 4 games. The bot auto-falls back to 3 or 2 if fewer unique role layouts remain for that 4-player setup.

• Game 1 — Blue Spymaster A & Blue Guesser B vs Red Spymaster C & Red Guesser D
• Game 2 — Both teams swapped: Blue Spymaster B & Blue Guesser A vs Red Spymaster D & Red Guesser C
• Game 3 — Blue team swapped (if enabled)
• Game 4 — Red team swapped (if enabled)

Scoring

Points are awarded per game based on how convincingly the winning team won:

• Assassin word hit — The guessing team accidentally picks the assassin, immediately losing. The winning team earns a large bonus.
• Cards remaining — A standard win where the winning team clears their cards first. More cards left on the board for the opposing team = more points for the winners.
• The losing team may also receive a small consolation score depending on how close the game was.

Rounds

Matches within a round all run simultaneously in their own Discord threads. A round ends once every match has all configured games completed (or is skipped by an admin). The next round is then allocated automatically.

Status Guide