Decrypt
A free Decrypto-style team word game where players clue secret numbered keywords while rivals study the history and try to intercept each code.
About This Game
Decrypt is Table Party's free, unofficial Decrypto-style team game. Each team receives four secret keywords numbered one through four. Every round, one Encryptor sees a three-number code and writes three clues in that order so their teammates can reconstruct it.
The opposing team hears every clue and can inspect the full public clue history. Starting in round two, they try to intercept the code before the clue-giver's own team answers. Two successful interceptions win the game. Two failures by a team to decode its own clues cause an immediate loss.
The Encryptor role rotates so everyone writes clues, and both teams play simultaneously. Games last no more than eight rounds, with interceptions and miscommunications breaking the final tie. Decrypt supports four to twelve players and runs in the browser with private team notes, room-code joining, no signup, and no ads.
How to Play
Split into two teams
Each side receives four permanent secret keywords numbered one through four.
Clue the secret code
The round's Encryptor sees a three-number sequence and writes one clue for each corresponding keyword.
Decode your own clues
The Encryptor's teammates agree on the three-number code. A wrong answer adds a miscommunication token.
Intercept the rivals
From round two, each team also guesses the opponent's code from the public clue history. Two interceptions win.
Tips & Strategy
- Treat first-round clues as permanent evidence because opponents can study them later.
- Describe a different quality of the keyword each time so the pattern stays harder to read.
- Prioritize clues your own team will understand. Two miscommunications lose the game.
- Use the private notes to track theories without teaching the opposition.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Deep team wordplay with information that develops across rounds
- Both teams play at the same time
- Private notes help groups organize deductions
- Free browser play with no signup or adverts
Cons
- Harder to teach than most quick party games
- Needs at least four players and works best with larger teams
- Early weak clues can expose a keyword for the rest of the game
- It closely follows the Decrypto structure
Game Details
- Players
- 4-12 players(recommended: 8)
- Duration
- 15-25 minutes
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Price
- Free
- Platforms
- Web
