Codenames: Critical Role Adventures Coming Soon

The newest Edition of Codenames has been announced.  

Earlier this week, Czech Games Edition announced a slew of new board games coming this year. One of which is a new version of Codenames, themed to Critical Role. Codenames: Critical Role Adventures is described as: 

“Codenames: Critical Role Adventures is a unique take on Codenames inspired by the Critical Role universe. It reimagines the classic mechanisms players know and love in a fresh, unexpected way, transforming this game into a whole new Codenames experience.

The game is fully cooperative, with one player taking up the mantle of a game master (GM) and giving clues to their party members, leading them through perilous missions toward the final boss. Together, they can journey through three separate campaigns, each consisting of multiple branching missions. Every mission features its own goals, and rules that tweak the standard Codenames gameplay—requiring the GM and their party to adapt and think differently to overcome the challenges at hand.

The party chooses three out of seven iconic Critical Role characters to embark on the adventure. The base game introduces Vex (and Trinket), Percy, Grog, Jester, Nott, Dorian, and Fresh Cut Grass. Players can mix and match these heroes before every new campaign, as different combinations result in distinct gameplay styles.

Playable heroes have their own cardboard miniatures to be placed on the words during guessing. Each hero also comes with personalized abilities that unlock as players collect XP from successful missions, and they can equip items that can be purchased along the way. To track XP, HP, character progression, and items, every character has their own character sheet. And yes, there is a D20 included in the box, as characters must pass their own unique skill checks that determine how well (if at all) their abilities are executed.” 

The game box will include:

• 200 Double-Sided Cards (400 Themed Words)
• 40 Double-Sided Key Cards
• 1 GM Screen (Key Card Holder)
• 8 Cardboard Miniatures (With Plastic Stands)
• 25 Item Cards
• 21 Covering Tiles Of Various Colors
• 1 D20 
• Various Cardboard Tokens (Health, XP, Coins, And More)
• 7 Different Character Sheets
• 3 Campaign Maps
• Campaign Book
• Rulebook

Alongside the base game, there will also be an expansion releasing at the same time. That expansion’s description reads: 

“Add even more Critical Role to your Codenames and explore the adventures of Vox Machina!

Codenames: Critical Role Adventures – Vox Machina Expansion Pack features a set of 42 words themed after the first iconic Critical Role campaign, as well as 2 new items, and a new Vox Machina character that you can use in your Exandria Adventures—Keyleth.” 

The items in the expansion include:

• 42 Themed Words 
• 2 Items 
• 1 Playable Character- Keyleth

Codenames: Critical Role Adventures and the Codenames: Critical Role Adventures- Vox Machina expansion will be available sometime in Q3 2026.