Codenames

2015 spy-themed word-affiliation board game
SportsTeam board_game Q25203543
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Codenames

Summary

Codenames is a board game[1]. Codenames ranks in the top 3% of board_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Codenames is the creator of Vlaada Chvátil[3].
  • Codenames received the Spiel des Jahres[4].
  • Codenames received the MinD-Spielepreis[5].
  • Codenames received the Gouden Ludo - best family game[6].
  • Codenames's image is recorded as Codenames board game.jpg[7].
  • Codenames's instance of is recorded as board game[8].
  • Codenames's publisher is recorded as Czech Games Edition[9].
  • Codenames's publisher is recorded as Iello[10].
  • Codenames's publisher is recorded as Q124827469[11].
  • Codenames's publisher is recorded as White Goblin Games[12].
  • Codenames's Commons category is recorded as Codenames (board game)[13].
  • Codenames's country of origin is recorded as Czech Republic[14].
  • Codenames's publication date is recorded as +2015-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Codenames's publication date is recorded as +2016-05-13T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Codenames's official website is recorded as http://czechgames.com/en/codenames/[17].
  • Codenames's official website is recorded as https://www.iello.fr/fr/fiche/codenames[18].
  • Codenames's official website is recorded as https://codenames.game[19].
  • Codenames's nominated for is recorded as Spiel des Jahres[20].
  • Codenames's nominated for is recorded as As d'Or Jeu de l'Année[21].
  • Codenames's nominated for is recorded as Nederlandse Spellenprijs - best family game[22].
  • Codenames's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Codenames'}[23].
  • Codenames's minimum number of players is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[24].
  • Codenames's maximum number of players is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}[25].
  • Codenames's BoardGameGeek ID is recorded as 178900[26].
  • Codenames's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bwlqy0bn[27].

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Works and Contributions

Codenames is the creator of Vlaada Chvátil[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Spiel des Jahres[4], a game award[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1979[30]; MinD-Spielepreis[5], a game award[31], in Germany[32]; and Gouden Ludo - best family game[6].

Why It Matters

Codenames ranks in the top 3% of board_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).[2] Codenames has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Codenames receive?

Honors received include Spiel des Jahres[4], MinD-Spielepreis[5], and Gouden Ludo - best family game[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . spiel-des-jahres.com. spiel-des-jahres.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . iello.fr. iello.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . tesera.ru. tesera.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . goudenludo.be. goudenludo.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . iello.fr. iello.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . twitter.com. twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . denederlandsespellenprijs.nl. denederlandsespellenprijs.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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