The cryptic cluegivers are back (Codenames)

Play Codenames online: codenames.game
Justin: / hcjustin
MALF: / michaelalfox
Kory: / flackblag
Chib: / chiblee
Baer: / baertaffy
Apollo: / dumbdog
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[@Zachafinackus]

The Chib guesses for fucking 'abattoir' for pure guessing was great.

[@maticampa2336]

NL is really just an egyptian statue hitting you with riddles.

[@MrMharv42]

Bald sphinx be like: Abattoir 3

[@_Kroaken_]

Unless that statue has a few, simple puzzles that require turning 3 numbered dials to solve.

[@captchagod64]

He really hit justin and chiblee with abetoir and biles

[@RalorPenwat]

Okay abattoir is fucked up but worked, Biles was 100% their fault. Literally were talking about the Olympics not even 10 minutes earlier. The most famous gymnast in recent years is name dropped and they're clueless.

[@HahaHaha-fu6vk]

@@RalorPenwatyea but even with that, why on earth would he mention biles. Would lead them to patient or bucket even if they did make the gymnast connection

[@captchagod64]

They're not bad clues necessarily, but you've gotta know your audience

[@ananas_anna]

I googled what Abattoir means, it’s literally just a synonym for slaughterhouse. I have no idea why he didn’t just say slaughterhouse.

[@sidchari]

@@ananas_anna I like abattoir because it's a British term, which does actually clue Sherlock and crown. I think they may actually have picked up on that even if they didn't realize it.

[@Cooldrew100]

MALF drops a 6 clue game 1 turn 1, you know we're fucking back baby

[@ModernArtery]

This shit is hitting so good for some reason... I'm dying laughing over "What is he in control of? The graves?" and I fully endorse Ryan's opinion that there are exactly 6 good episodes of The Walking Dead.

[@dicksmiggie1137]

The comics were so good it was such a shame

[@emerz3530]

Biles for gymnast, scorpion, hamburger is some genius

[@tateeven5254]

No Thanos favorite Olympic event is the balance beam

[@DarklySparklyy]

I’m always amazed how nl makes his codes so impossible for everyone else instead of picking literally any easier word 😂

[@7yditchfits]

Articuno 2 averages out with all the awful ones.

[@litapd311]

"abbatoir is a slaughterhouse" my brother in christ why not just give slaughterhouse as the clue 😂

[@LilStraggler]

@@litapd311 Because it's a British word, and even if you didn't know that the 'fanciness' of it can guide you to Sherlock and Crown. Which actually worked.

[@ketsuakagi5646]

⁠​⁠@@LilStragglerbro no one knows wtf a abba tour is. My phone doesn’t recognize it as a word and corrected it to abba tour

[@Mathmachine]

MALF in the clue giving game. This is going to be insane.

[@kitkatkseniya4226]

Biles is such an insane clue lol

[@austinowens2061]

Insane and so damn good.

[@ricetotherescue]

I don't know how it was supposed to indicate "scorpion" but it's kinda clever for hamburger/gymnast. Although it's not useful for the two people who definitely won't know who Simone Biles is

[@nicolasvidal92]

Absolutely killer Tomo cameo at the end

[@MrLukeKK]

There's no way Ryan thought giving Justin and Chib "abattoir" was a good idea

[@jonathanfrakes9505]

"I met my ex wife on the walking dead twitter" lmao

[@connorsmith75]

“I don’t know the most famous lumberjack” was crazy

[@bevloy7517]

Im a simple man. I hear MALF, I smile.

[@stevedomique9278]

MALFsmile

[@grit1]

Noah getting on his Ark as God floods the world with locusts according to egg

[@juice17776]

Guys named Code: It’s like I was made for this.

[@phnxsu]

+2

[@thelostcause7983]

"Get a lot of sleep and eat well, it's like a fad." I'm surprised that didn't get a comment

[@cheqers_]

I was such an NL enjoyer from Isaac to Rumbleverse and the beginning of SAP but since Lethal Company and 2012 Olympics I really, really crave activities w the lads. The bants are just supreme

[@adamthedog1]

for more banter, i suggest SirToastyToes' old vids on yt. the joke food debate and the sandwich anarchy cut are both classics

[@kornelparoczai1763]

Finally a game perfect for Chiblee, as it punishes thinking too much

[@GiganticPawUnit]

Outside of the Olympics, Thanos' favorite athletic event is the half marathon

[@ConFusi0n]

Idk if chib just got really lucky or if he's a codenames vibe god

[@coolboyyo654]

ryan explaining his clues is giving Colgate Comedy Hour sketch

[@filirishkid]

I love how chiblee gets NL with every line. Im just like him though chiblee kills me

[@dudeimanine7877]

Okay but can anyone explain why he would put "Abattoir" instead of "Slaughterhouse" LOL

[@vinaymalut5702]

Probably assumed everyone knew both and didn’t think too much about it

[@VenerableBede9106]

I think because abattoir is what the British call a slaughterhouse, which would catch crown or sherlock.

[@HahaHaha-fu6vk]

No one knows what abattoir means lol

[@RozKounelakion]

​@@VenerableBede9106bro are u stupid😭? That's absolutely not why he did it he's not the smartest man alive contrary to popular belief

[@ahhhhyes]

@VenerableBede9106 i dont think anyone in the uk is calling it that. I know scots definitely dont anyway

[@felix56p]

7:32 and all rowling could come up with was quidditch

[@Tottosmile]

You bet I go nuts for codenames!!!

[@andytheaardvark1]

The question is do you go nuts on the table??

[@lookingelsewhere]

I’ve been waiting years for this video

[@RipePlantains]

Pogged out of my GD gourd for Men That Speak In Riddles

[@Drakonus_]

You want a creamy fruit? Durian.

[@doopliss646]

Hockey was incredible

[@Sheamu5]

0:28 balance beam?

[@Billary]

Btw you'll piss out most of the vitamins, but too much Vitamin A will kill you.

[@XYZeNxghtmxre]

0:57 Iambic pentameter

[@juice17776]

WE’RE SO BACK. LETS GOOOOOOO

[@KurttheKrab]

chib learning to say library is fantastic, good for him.

[@WorkWaifu]

I would love to see what NL typed into chat as he loses his mind @ 19:19

[@_Kroaken_]

Eggman would be an amazing spy master if the people on his team were NL and Ryab.

[@calrogman]

Stop taking Codenames and consult a doctor if your pog lasts longer than 4 hours.

[@scottysock5593]

Why do they always guess the least likely option first?

[@wwyd4akb]

"firin' out kidney stones like a potato gun"

[@hiimpixl]

With the cine2nerdle battles and biles I genuinely don't know is chiblee lives in the same dimension and us.

[@darkiller76521]

42:52 Wait till Malf hears about Tres Leches

[@ArenDsiire]

Ngl it's absolutely WILD to me they didn't know what an abattoir is, I'm with NL on this one.

[@HahaHaha-fu6vk]

That’s a very niche word lmao

[@ahhhhyes]

Why do u know what it means?

[@lexistential]

never heard that in my life, who says that

[@ArenDsiire]

Maybe this is a regional thing? Abattoir is a pretty common word, I'd expect most people here in Aus to know a meat processing facility is an abattoir. Definitely more common than 'slaughterhouse'.

[@M_J456]

@@ArenDsiire Yeah to me abattoir is much more common than slaughterhouse. I can literally tell anyone I know that I went to an abattoir and they'll know what I mean.

[@shadowfootball1]

Holy shit Justin comparing gymnasts to lumberjacks

[@DaggerSkullery]

Yoo it's been so long since they played codenames. POG!!

[@zachd4220]

One of my favorites

[@ryceborzym1402]

When they were listing random creamy shit, I was really holding my breath for “a hemomancer”

[@toddfarmer2729]

for leaves i was thinking fiddle, when someone starts playing the fiddle everyone leaves

[@filirishkid]

Dude justin lives under a rock I swear. Simone Biles was EVERYWHERE that olympics. Does he also not know Michael Phelps?

[@lennox2565]

Nobody even considered Canada a vacation destination

[@DeathClawz]

It was even the losing word lol

[@brandonotten9501]

Man abattoir actually a gud hint there, first round was difficult

[@johntucker6252]

Back when I did crossfit I used to wear the vibram 5 fingers (back during the craze of them). It was kinda fun. Mainly did it for lifting.

[@badams52]

As they were talking and guessing, I was thinking that this game reminds me of contexto. Egg, you're not wrong.

[@cobaltbeau]

YOU DON'T KNOW PAUL BUNYAN????

[@jaceymismash9347]

“he’s washed” “he plays for the wild” 😭😭😭

[@prepsure_]

27:50 he was unquestionably going to say “they named a city in ohio after him”

[@nathanphillips9081]

Lmao, I thought "Probably revolver 3" then thats what he puts.

[@BrownBoyZay]

Had to tab out look up a tutorial on how this game is played now I know makes it more enjoyable 😂

[@nazewnictwoimienne5199]

I like to believe that he heard my cries

[@nazewnictwoimienne5199]

HE HEARD MY CRIES

[@aimc00232]

hockey 5 may be the greatest codenames clue of all time, malf goated?

[@sonerika4238]

Oh no they referenced the infamous dog joke

[@IIIAdrianIII]

these boys consistently guess the worst guess first every time

[@GreenTea_98]

oranges are literally the least creamy food

[@EDoyl]

Nothing is certain but death and texas

[@weirdopup]

Cant believe this ended on a cliffhanger. My word for Ryan would be Beach 4 (hit, spike, crab, bermuda) bermuda they might not get. Beach volleyball and crab are decent contenders

[@brown_note4710]

Columbus don’t really found America, he kinda just butted into the people who already had

[@agustinbarquero8898]

Nope

[@Ideennot]

Typing abattoir instead of slaughterhouse is just classic NL

[@potatoonastick2239]

Biles Bavid

[@drsherifff]

Thoughts on America 2 Venom 2 British 2

[@NicolaeHolley]

HELL yeah.

[@benpinkerton6580]

Pog codenames god teir content

[@ConFusi0n]

I'm actually with him on orange juice being creamier if you add pulp

[@houligan5254]

What are these MALF clues?

[@getsomebud]

WE ARE SO BACK HOLY SHIT

[@LiarJudas666]

doesnt Thanos fight mostly with his hands behind his back? i know he does in one of the fighting games and i thought that was a cool touch.

[@samwebster8069]

Does anyone know what he is referencing when he says, “Necromancer…” in that voice?

[@matthewdebeer8453]

Something he saw on tiktok. It’s in a Librarian vid from yesterday

[@bduddy55555]

I ended up with Anglosphere for 4 at the beginning

[@LaserStorm117]

_Can you just click swamp before ketchup_ 😂

[@shogoyo788]

nl would be the best partner to nl clones and the worst to others

[@toitsuii]

ngl biles went kinda crazy

[@Eutrofication]

whys it cut there?

[@Schmerb]

A hemomancer

[@TheThursty100]

I can see the answers but I still don't get Drums 6

[@RalorPenwat]

Bucket Drums

[@TheThursty100]

That's one. There are 6 answers

[@RalorPenwat]

Also like he said hockey helmets. It doesn't have to relate to all the words just some, and those are two that are relatively difficult to relate to. If anything invisible was risky because light.

[@TheThursty100]

I understand how the game works, thank you very much. And that's still just two. Wait it's not, hockey helmets are not a thing on the board, neither of those two words is. Unless it's hockey for fighter, which was a later guess. Drums 6 was a crazy play, but to be fair most of the plays were crazy Your words should relate to the ones you want guessed. Or at least guessable.

[@brookhaven86]

I would have guessed bucket, play, sound, gear. Only Malf knows the last two lmao Iron would have tripped me up because Iron Cobra is a brand of kick pedals.

[@clippted.]

Justin is the best lol

[@gulubdur]

I miss MALF.

[@jasm50]

2nd clue and NL drops a word I'd never heard. Why not just say slaughterhouse?

[@overshadowedone]

Slaughterhouse is maybe just hamburger and texas in his mind. Abbatoir is fancy so they may pull in crown.

[@AlmondFisk]

they got 4 correct guesses off the vibes alone so id say its a good clue

[@iconica9516]

i thought you were kidding and then abattoir popped up

[@jacobnussbaum2309]

Wtf was he on typing biles

[@KVWI]

C O D I E S

[@MattParkent]

Ya really need at least 6 people for this game...

[@CPUGaming]

Which is what they have

[@snarkycommenthere9027]

@@CPUGaming good observation lmao

[@bolderrogers1877]

10 years of watching every single day and over the last few months it's surprising to finally get to a point where our interests no longer overlap. The end of an era for real, nothing but love and hope for the best NL. I'll always be a subscriber and never forget the memories made.

[@houligan5254]

Abattoir sent me

[@slothxing]

TOMO

[@Minisloth27]

the shit the expect to hit over but simone biles is missed

[@kingraptor11]

People were deffffinitely peaking chat. Guessing bucket was waayyyyy too left field

[@sablesoul]

NL is so insanely bad at this game. It doesn't matter how clever the clue is, the important part is the connection between the clue giver and the guessers. Makes for amazing content though.

[@Dominic_Muller]

"I disagree with black hole being a disaster". Bro, a black hole is LITERALLY a disaster. dis-aster means dis- (bad) -aster (star). IT'S LITERALLY A STAR GONE BAD.

[@timcannon5384]

How did they send bucket at the end, that was insane. It seemed like fashion 1 would be a good clue there, u have a lead and the other team is terrible at the game, so just guarantee u win next round with single clues. Fashion 2 should result in a give-up or miss. Why send bucket.

[@GKinWor]

pog

[@Jack-dk7uu]

Yooooooooooooooo pog