For a long time, I tried to like Codenames, and I just didn't. I didn't HATE it, but I also didn't enjoy it. I kinda did hate Codenames Pictures, though. I was skeptical about Duet, but on my first play, I found an excellent iteration that improved by leaps and bounds over the original. As a 2p game, it's excellent with your partner or a close friend. I easily recommend this. And as a bonus, if you have a useless copy of the original game kicking around, you can use all the word cards with Duet! I keep both games in the Duet box, because that's all I will play, now.