Decrypto (FR)

*French version

Decrypto (FR) is a team-based party game in which each side must pass secret codes to its teammates without letting the opposing team crack them. Each team has its own screen, behind which four numbered words (1 to 4) are hidden from the other side. Every round, one player draws a Code card, for example 4-2-1, and must get their team to guess that three-digit sequence using three clues, one per word, without giving too much away.

From the second round on, the tension rises: the opposing team tries to intercept your code by studying the clues from earlier turns. If they succeed, they earn an Interception token; if your own teammates get it wrong, you receive a Miscommunication token. The first team to collect two interceptions wins, and the team that collects two miscommunications loses. A game usually lasts four to seven rounds, and if nobody has won after eight rounds, each team tries to guess the other's words. This deduction game and word game rewards teamwork and subtlety.

Decrypto is for you if you enjoy limited-communication games where every clue counts, if you want a party game that makes you think without complicated rules, or if you are looking for a game for 3 to 8 players that works just as well with friends as with teens at a family gathering. You will probably enjoy Decrypto if you like reading other people's minds, bluffing and laughing at the most unlikely word associations.

An interesting fact: with 110 Keyword cards totalling 440 words, no two games feel the same, and remembering past clues becomes your best weapon (or your opponents'!). The spy theme and secret codes make every round feel like an undercover mission.

Decrypto was designed by Thomas Dagenais-Lesperance, with illustrations by Manuel Sanchez among others, and was released in 2018.

BOX CONTENTS
1 hourglass
2 screens
110 Keyword cards (440 words)
48 Code cards
8 tokens
1 rulebook

Number of players: 3 to 8
Duration: 30 minutes
Age: 12+