The best games with limited communication 🤐 2024
Looking for a game that isn't all about communicating 🤐? Then we have just the thing: The 30 best games with limited communication.
How can games restrict communication between players?
Games can restrict players from openly communicating with each other. These restrictions can be absolute, as they relate to specific information, or they can restrict specific types of communication, such as speaking, hearing, or seeing.
Examples of this mechanism include Hanabi (players are not allowed to talk), Codenames (players are only allowed to communicate using a word and a number), or the 2020 connoisseur game: The Crew (players can only communicate using a marker on a single card as well as by playing cards).
List of best games 2024 in which communication between players is limited 🤐
Just One
Just One is a cooperative party game that combines elements of mystery and creativity. Players work together to guess as many words as possible, using unique clues provided by their teammates.
Nominated for 15 awards and won 4.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2019
More details for Just One- 3 - 7 Players
- 20 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
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Monikers
Monikers is a lively and entertaining party game inspired by the classic public domain game Celebrities. It is designed for players who enjoy guessing games and offers a fun challenge through a series of rounds where the methods of clue-giving evolve and become more restrictive.
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Monikers- 4 - 16 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 17+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Monikers
Codenames
Codenames is a captivating and popular party game that involves clever wordplay and deduction. Two teams compete, each led by a spymaster who knows the secret identities of 25 agents, represented by cards bearing single-word codenames like "disease," "Germany," or even "carrot." The objective is for each team to be the first to correctly identify all their agents based on clues given by their spymaster, while avoiding the dangerous assassin.
Nominated for 27 awards and won 15.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2016
More details for Codenames- 2 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!Check for best price now at*So Clover!
So Clover! is a cooperative word-association game that challenges players to think creatively and work together. The essence of the game is to generate and guess keywords based on shared features, aiming to achieve the highest possible team score.
Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.
More details for So Clover!- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!Check for best price now at*The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea is a cooperative trick-taking card game that embarks players on an underwater expedition to discover the lost continent of Mu. Building on the foundations of its predecessor, The Crew, this game combines the familiar mechanics of trick-taking with unique cooperative elements and a compelling thematic narrative.
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for The Crew: Mission Deep Sea- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Codenames: Duet
Embark on a collaborative journey of espionage in Codenames Duet, where the familiar elements of Codenames persist – providing one-word clues to unveil your agents among those on the table. This time, however, you and your teammate work together to uncover all your agents, adding a thrilling cooperative dimension to the challenge. The mystery of not knowing your agents from the outset adds an intriguing layer to the mission, raising questions that even Congressional investigators might ponder later!
Nominated for 9 awards and won 4.
More details for Codenames: Duet- 2 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Codenames: Duet
Sky Team
- 2 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!Check for best price now at*Decrypto
Engage in the riveting team-based challenge of Decrypto, where players strive to correctly interpret coded messages from their teammates while unraveling the intercepted codes of the opposing team.
Nominated for 14 awards and won 7.
More details for Decrypto- 3 - 8 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Decrypto
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine is a cooperative trick-taking game that takes players on an adventurous space journey, filled with challenges and strategic gameplay.
Nominated for 26 awards and won 13.
⭐️ Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020
More details for The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Codenames: Pictures
Uncover the mystery behind peculiar symbols on the map in Codenames: Pictures, where these enigmatic codes signify locations where spies connect with secret agents. In this clandestine world, two rival spymasters possess knowledge of the agents in each location, communicating coded messages to guide their field operatives to discreet meetings. Operatives must navigate these visual puzzles with utmost precision, as a decoding misstep might lead to an unfortunate encounter with an enemy agent – or worse, an encounter with the deadly assassin! The race is on for both teams to contact all their agents, but only one can emerge victorious.
Nominated for 3 awards and won 3.
More details for Codenames: Pictures- 2 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
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Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
More details for Deception: Murder in Hong KongDeception: Murder in Hong Kong offers a riveting game of deduction and deception designed for 4-12 players, providing an immersive experience in approximately 20 minutes.
- 4 - 12 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!Check for best price now at*Time's Up!
Time's Up! is a lively and entertaining charades-based party game, ideal for playing in teams of two or more. It's particularly engaging when played with teams of two. The game revolves around guessing famous historical or fictional characters, with each player contributing to a communal deck of names used across three distinct rounds.
Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.
More details for Time's Up!- 4 - 18 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Pictures
- 3 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Pictures
Cahoots
Cahoots is a cooperative card game where players work together to meet a series of challenging goals. Each player must strategically contribute to four communal piles by matching either the color or the number of the cards. Communication about the contents of one's hand is not allowed, adding a layer of challenge as players must intuitively cooperate to meet the objectives.
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Cahoots- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
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Phantom Ink
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Phantom Ink- 4 - 8 Players
- 10 - 15 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!Check for best price now at*The Mind
The Mind is a unique card game that combines elements of cooperation, intuition, and silent communication. It is as much an experiment in group dynamics as it is a game.
Nominated for 20 awards and won 9.
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2018
More details for The Mind- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!Check for best price now at*Time's Up! Edición Azul
- 4 - 12 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Similo
Similo is a cooperative deduction game where players work together to guess a secret character from a set of twelve displayed in the middle of the table. Each version of Similo - such as Fables, History, or Myths - comes with a deck of thirty beautifully illustrated cards by Naïade, featuring characters that share a common theme.
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Similo- 2 - 8 Players
- 10 - 15 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
When I Dream
When I Dream is a whimsical and imaginative board game that delves into the world of dreams, blending elements of storytelling, deduction, and teamwork in a playful setting.
Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.
More details for When I Dream- 4 - 10 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for When I Dream
Belratti
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Belratti- 3 - 8 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Immediately playable
Time's Up! Academy
- 4 - 12 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Spyfall
Spyfall immerses players in a unique party game experience where they step into the intriguing roles of spies, navigating through various scenarios to decipher their surroundings. In this engaging game, participants aim to uncover the spy in their midst while the spy endeavors to blend in and discern the secret location.
Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.
More details for Spyfall- 3 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Spyfall
Fiesta de los Muertos
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Fiesta de los Muertos- 4 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Time's Up! Family
- 4 - 12 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Witness
More details for WitnessWitness is a unique cooperative board game designed for exactly four players, based on the intriguing universe of the Belgian comic series Blake and Mortimer by Edgar P. Jacobs. The game revolves around solving mysteries through a clever yet challenging communication system where players can only share information in a very restricted manner.
- 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Witness
Hanabi
Hanabi, named after the Japanese word for "fireworks," invites players to collaboratively create the perfect fireworks display. In this cooperative game, the goal is to arrange cards on the table in the correct order to achieve a stunning pyrotechnic spectacle. However, there's a catch - players must hold their cards so that they are visible only to their teammates. To succeed, you'll need to provide hints to your fellow players about the numbers and colors of their cards, working together to avoid mistakes and complete the fireworks show before running out of cards.
Nominated for 7 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2013
More details for Hanabi- 2 - 5 Players
- 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Mysterium
Mysterium is a cooperative mystery-solving game set in the 1920s, where players take on the roles of mediums trying to solve a murder at a Scottish mansion, guided by a ghost who communicates through visions.
Nominated for 14 awards and won 6.
More details for Mysterium- 2 - 7 Players
- 42 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Game
The Game is a cooperative card game that challenges players to strategically discard all 98 cards onto four piles. It requires careful planning and teamwork, with a hint of luck, to achieve victory.
Nominated for 3 awards.
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2015
More details for The Game- 1 - 5 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Mysterium Park
Mysterium Park beckons with its mysterious aura, set against the backdrop of a 1950s US fairground with a dark twist. The disappearance of the park’s director has left behind a haunting presence, prompting a group of psychics to uncover the truth before the carnival disappears. This cooperative game engages players with visions provided by the ghost, requiring interpretation to eliminate suspects and locations, leading to the revelation of the director’s fate.
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for Mysterium Park- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Time's Up! Kids
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Time's Up! Kids- 2 - 12 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
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