DECRYPTO

How to play Decrypto

1. Teams: White and Black, 2–4 players each. Each team sees its own four numbered keywords — fixed for the whole game, hidden from the enemy.
2. Each round, both teams transmit at once: each team's encryptor (🔑, rotating in turn order) secretly draws a 3-digit code (three different digits from 1–4) and gives 3 clues, one per digit, each pointing at the keyword in that position. Codes can repeat between rounds.
3. Everyone hears every clue. As soon as your team's clues are out, your team decrypts them — no waiting for the other encryptor. Anyone may suggest a code to their team, but the round's decider (🎯, the player mirrored from the encryptor in team order) locks the official answer.
4. Interception: from Round 2 on, once your team has locked its own answer you may work on the enemy transmission; your decider locks the official interception. A transmission is revealed once its answer and (when due) the interception are both in; the round ends when both transmissions are revealed.
5. Tokens: a wrong guess by the encryptor's own team = a ⚫ miscommunication. A correct enemy interception = a ⚪ interception for them (a wrong interception costs nothing).
6. Winning: 2 ⚪ tokens win the game; 2 ⚫ tokens lose it. Checked at the end of each round — rounds always finish. 8 rounds max.
7. Ties (both end in the same round, or no decision after 8 rounds): count points (⚪ +1, ⚫ −1). Still tied? Each team guesses the other's four keywords — most correct wins; still tied is a shared victory.
8. Clue rules: clues refer to the meaning of a keyword — never its spelling, length, position, or sound. Public knowledge only. A clue can be a word or a whole phrase, but you may never reuse a clue, and never use a keyword itself.
9. Table discipline: plan in team chat — the enemy reads everything you say out loud (the all-chat). The encryptor keeps a straight face and never comments on guesses.

Decrypto is by Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance, published by Le Scorpion Masqué. This is an unofficial fan implementation for playing with friends; the 440-word keyword pool is our own.