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Decipher

Decipher

HeidelBÄR Games · 2020
2–430 min10+ yrs1.5/5 complexity6.5 BGG#10.108 BGG900CouplesFamily
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How do you play Decipher?

This game is all about thinking up clever words that will be hard to decipher and cleverly combining letter pieces to guess secret words. Decipher is a different kind of word game for 2–4 players.

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Decipher box art
official art · HeidelBÄR Games

This game is all about thinking up clever words that will be hard to decipher and cleverly combining letter pieces to guess secret words.

Decipher is a different kind of word game for 2–4 players. Players use four differently-shaped letter pieces to create and solve word puzzles. In each round, a different player builds a secret word puzzle. The others know only which letter pieces are in the secret word and gather clues and points by asking about where letter pieces go. Can you decipher the the secret word?

The Letter Piece Game system is a special way to build letters from four different basic shapes. The idea for the Letter Piece Game™ system comes from the game designers of Wordsmith — Bill Eberle, Greg Olotka, Peter Olotka, and Jack Kittredge — whose credits include Cosmic Encounter, Dune, Hoax, and more.

Decipher includes the same playful semi-transparent colored plastic letter pieces found in Wordsmith. A special plastic insert turns the game box into a game component.

—description from the publisher

game anatomy
Complexity1.5 / 5
BGG rating6.5 / 10
Vibe
CouplesFamily
Play time
30 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#10.108
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Q3How do you play Decipher?
Decipher is a deduction game, for 2–4 players, taking ~30 minutes. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Decipher — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Decipher support?
Decipher is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Decipher take?
A game of Decipher takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Decipher for?
Decipher is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Decipher?
Decipher has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.5 out of 5.
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