Forced Unlimited Guessing Codenames

Button - a button is used to open something like a key
Flute - musical key
Genius - "That's really key!" Important/genius
Nut - a fastening word
Paste - a fastening word
Seal - a fastening word
Temple - has a door and therefore a key
Washer - used to help fasten something

Temple
Washer
Button
Flute

are my favorites. Not terribly picky about the rest

I guess nut is up there too. On vacation in rural Mexico, so may not be around much.

Backups aren't really a thing in this game so let's try

Temple
Washer
Button
Flute
Nut

And then see if we need to go again

5x blue

3 more to go...

I'm assuming that things like washer, button and nut were hardware words and we need 2 more of those.

Would paste and seal be the other 2 of those?

They are fastening words like the others that were successful

Oh hang on the list hasn't been updated

Paste was red

movie - 5
Hardware - 5
glue - 1
Key - 8

Court
Deck
Genius
Hawk
Kiwi
Lemon
Loch ness
Pilot
Rose
Seal
Table
Trip

Watch
Hollywood
Contract
Fan
Light
Laser
Paste

Temple
Washer
Button
Flute
Nut

Spot

I think this is where we're at

OK so a bit of rethink from the likelihood that AI was told to go really aggressive with a high number as it's do or die.

We're looking for at least a couple of big stretches.

Court is connected to lawyers and law and criminals who can be locked up.

Genius is vital/key to success.

Seal because a key will seal/lock something.

I could be persuaded otherwise but this is where I'm at.

Glue 1 as a previous clue got paste.

Glue 2 would have probably got Seal, meaning it's not red and to be avoided (perhaps purple or perhaps blue...)

seal

My favorite of those.

Getting a victory in installments

seal

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movie - 5
Hardware - 5
glue - 1
Key - 8

Court
Deck
Genius
Hawk
Kiwi
Lemon
Loch ness
Pilot
Rose
Table
Trip

Watch
Hollywood
Contract
Fan
Light
Laser
Paste

Temple
Washer
Button
Flute
Nut

Spot
Seal

garden - 2

Rose aaaaaand....

Rose

Maybe court?

Lemon and kiwi options too obv, but not sure how to differentiate, so thinking it’s neither

Red

Yea exactly my thoughts, court and to a lesser degree deck

Lemon garden doesn't really make sense, would make sense for it to be one of the 2 but I haven't heard of a kiwi garden either or them growing so much in one. But one of these 2 does tho right? Or are these more on big trees and you're thinking court?

Plenty of people have lemon trees in their gardens, and I’m sure there are those who grow kiwis. They’re not on particularly large trees, but I wouldn’t call them lemon or kiwi gardens in the same way I wouldn’t call a space where someone grows lettuce a lettuce garden.

I don’t love court, really the only connection I’m making is courtyard, which at large estates have gardens and are managed by a head gardener.

Table is another potential option, thinking “from garden/farm to table.” There are also garden tables either used for things like repotting, etc. or even just tables that are outside in the garden for leisure, meals, whatever. Don’t love it, but it’s there.

I’m probably still on court most out of all of these. We should probably start doing the “rose + [word] = garden” thing. I’ll work on that in a bit.

Let's keep in mind it's the AI so it may be doing something wonky/seems to like the 2step stuff more than us

Court - romance would actually work pretty well here, kind of like courting/winning someone over, but idk if that's an AI type clue
Deck - makes a lot of sense to me. I was thinking courtyard like you but if we remove the yard this could actually be one of the top candidates - people have outside decks/patios/gardens - works with the whole backyard idea
Genius - don't see it
Hawk - hawk in a garden? Eeeeh?
Kiwi - seems possible
Lemon - also seems possible
Loch ness - certainly not
Pilot - don't really see it
Table - could be something like Date maybe or similar thing to the romance thing so possibly some overlap/blocking there
Trip - a trip to the garden? Weak but I could actually see AI doing this, I think one of us would clue a weirder word that we know hits trip and team could deduce Rose

Oh yeah, I forgot this was the AI game. I agree that something like romance or valentine would’ve been Nich’s clue if he was on his own. Not sure if AI would lean that direction.

I forgot to respond to your mention of deck, I agree that it’s a good candidate. Lots of container gardens on decks, lots of decks in gardens, etc.

Because it’s AI prompted, I have to believe Nich would’ve been VERY specific to clearly exclude one of lemon/kiwi if either were ours. If it ends up being one of them, then it’s on the machine for being terrible.

I think I’m good with deck if you still are. Feel free to fire away.