Decrypto
Encode clues so your teammates understand a three-digit code while the opposing team listens, learns your keyword patterns and tries to intercept.
Teams communicate three-digit sequences tied to four hidden keywords while the opposing team listens to every clue.
Each round adds to the public clue history, so both teams gradually learn the other side’s patterns and must balance clarity with concealment.
Why We Love It
Decrypto makes clues accumulate over time. A clue has to be clear enough for your own team now while remaining difficult for the opposing team to interpret later.
About Decrypto
Teams communicate three-digit sequences tied to four hidden keywords while the opposing team listens to every clue.
Each round adds to the public clue history, so both teams gradually learn the other side’s patterns and must balance clarity with concealment.
Game at a Glance
Encode a Sequence
Give three clues that point to your team’s hidden keyword positions.
Help Your Team
Make the intended order understandable without revealing too much.
Track Patterns
Use the growing clue history to infer how the other team thinks.
Intercept Correctly
Recognizing the opposing sequence moves your team toward victory.
What is Decrypto?
Decrypto is a team communication game by Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance for 3–8 players. Each team sees four secret keywords numbered 1–4 behind a screen.
On each round, one Encryptor receives a three-number code and gives clues intended to lead only their teammates to the correct sequence.
How the game works
The active team hears three clues and tries to map them to its four secret keywords in the right coded order. The opposing team hears the same clues and records them for later analysis.
If opponents correctly infer your code often enough, they win through interceptions. If your own team misunderstands its code too often, you accumulate miscommunication penalties.
The decisions that define it
A clue must be clear enough for teammates but not so literal that opponents can map it permanently to one keyword. Reusing semantic patterns can be as dangerous as repeating the same word.
The longer the game lasts, the more information both teams have, so clue design becomes increasingly constrained.
Who is it for?
Choose Decrypto if your group likes team deduction, layered clue-giving and learning how opponents think across multiple rounds.
Choose Codenames for a faster teach or Just One for fully cooperative clue giving.
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Checked September 16, 2026. This hub covers the standard Decrypto base game, not Laserdrive or promotional content.