Forced Unlimited Guessing Codenames
It's codenames, and the clueing is normal.
But your team has to keep guessing until they win, hit the assassin, or hit a
Iron
Steel
Jail
Pole
Roll
Straw
Berry
Farm
Pole
Roll
1 more iron word out there imo.
I like buck. Seems like something AI would suggest as a likely word even though there are a couple of steps to get to something weakish.
Ok let's do it
buck
Iron - 5
Gravity - 3
Straw - 4
Baby
Board
Coach
Day
Elephant
Genius
Grace
Hercules
Kilt
Pea
Server
Snowman
Stethoscope
Story
Pole
Steel
Jail
Berry
Farm
Roll
Battle
Newton
Jupiter
Buck
Teacher
Oof
My bad
Trunk - 3
Elephant
Board
Uhh…Hercules?
Oh, maybe coach (the vehicle)?
n-1 so genius
Def elephant
It’s basically suitcase/luggage + elephant + maybe tree
Coach was first to mind but maybe bc trunk is old fashioned
Board as well like boarding train/plane but again maybe bc old fashioned word
Also kilt bc you put clothes in a trunk/suitcase
Ervin doesn’t do n-1, he does unlimited. But I guess because this game doesn’t allow for unlimited (but is still unlimited guess), we can go with genius. It fits gravity enough anyway.
Why wouldn’t board be basically a lock with wood-related clue?
It’s a good thing bc unlimited here would be undifferentiable between just genius or genius and story since trunk being for 2 or 3 can’t be determined clearly from unlimited clue
So at least this format saved us there
Ah yeah, wooden board; yeah I wasn’t thinking of it that way
Elephant board coach is my current 3, and was before, but now I think both elephant and board are must guesses along with genius
Could be moved off coach but coach the brand plus a coach car plus coach class in travel all hit trunk/luggage pretty good
Baby - you put baby clothes/memorabilia in a trunk to save them
Board - wooden board and board travel
Coach - travel word and they make bags
Day - nah
Elephant - reason for exactly the word trunk
Genius - makeup
Grace - nah
Hercules - built like a tree trunk? Weak and other team likes him I think
Kilt - put clothes in trunk and Scottish Highland Games has them throwing tree trunks (prolly poles actually) and also running on tree trunks in the water
Pea - nah
Server - nah
Snowman - no
Stethoscope - in a doctor’s bag; not really
Story - woulda been 2 clue ideally if genius+story was ours, tho Ervin doesn’t do that; don’t see this trunk hitting story much
So some equity for kilt/baby but not really liking anything else
Clue is prolly same if it’s coach or kilt combined with elephant and board tbh
I’m good with
Elephant
Board
Genius
Coach
Bottles
Go ahead and bold away
Elephant
Board
Genius
Coach
Bottles
Kilt
Holy sheeeeet what a get!!!!
Great job team, I didn't think we were winning that at all!!!
High fives all around!
Good stuff
Congrats blue.
Here's what I got for my prompts:
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A strong candidate is "Iron". Here’s why:
Hercules: The idea of strength is central to both Hercules and the concept of “iron” (think “strong as iron” or even pop-culture comparisons like Iron Man).
Steel: Steel is essentially iron alloyed with carbon—iron is the heart of steel.
Jail: Jail cells are traditionally made with iron bars.
Farm: In contexts like Minecraft, an “iron farm” is a well-known concept, and traditional farm equipment often relies on iron components.
Pole: Many poles—whether flagpoles or structural supports—are made of iron or steel.
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How about using "Straw" as your clue?
Here's the idea:
Berry: It instantly makes players think of strawberry.
Farm: Straw is a common sight on farms—think of all the bales and the bedding in barns.
Roll: Farms often have rolled-up bales of straw, and “roll” can evoke that image.
Snowman: With a little wordplay, “straw man” (a common term in debates) echoes the structure of “snowman.” Even if it’s a cheeky twist, it nudges players to connect the idea.
This single word neatly covers all four targets. If your teammates are tuned into word associations and puns, they’re likely to catch on.
Lolololol straw for snowman
Odd and I’m red
Balloon
Boil
Genius
Glasses
Jockey
Makeup
Milk
Mona Lisa
Nurse
Nylon
Olympus
Park
Pig
Ruler
Sail
Snow
Spoon
Staff
Step
Switch
Temple
Time
Train
Vacuum
Wheelchair
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xander’s red
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