Welcome back to Hogwarts! This ancient castle is almost as full of magic as it is mystery…even Dumbledore himself never assumed to know all of its secrets. Take on the roles of prefects and first-year students, as you steel your nerves and set out to be first house to discover all of the wizarding schools secrets, using clever clues to explore its many halls and passages.

Codenames: Back to Hogwarts is an all new Codenames experience inspired by the Wizarding World. Team up and play the classic social word guessing party game as your favorite Hogwarts houses, using distinct Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin-themed abilities to strategically gain an advantage for your side.

Codenames: Back to Hogwartsis the first competitive, house-vs-house Codenames game inspired by the Wizarding World.

It puts a fresh spin on the classic Codenames word association gameplay, while offering thematic new mechanics to change up the gameplay for both longtime fans and new players alike.

As new first-year students at Hogwarts, players will be sorted into two rival houses, each with their own prefect who knows the secrets of the fabled schools mystery card grid.

Beneath the surface, this should sound very familiar to existing fans ofCodenamesat least mechanically.Codenames: Back to Hogwartsalso adds new layers of strategic depth onto the classicCodenames gameplay in the form of unique asymmetrical abilities.

Each house has access to two powerful and distinct special abilities. These abilities have been designed to meaningfully transform the fundamentals of Codenames, providing both muggles and wizards with some surprising new gameplay possibilities.

Because each game features two different houses, and each house will use only one of its two abilities, there are a multitude of possible combinations for players to explore and play!