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Are the Flexible Rules part of the standard game?

The rulebook states this directly.

  • Codenames rulebook · Rulebook · FLEXIBLE RULES
  • downeymb · Community · 2019-05-04
  • GregDarcy · Community · 2019-05-04
  • grant5 · Community · 2019-05-04

No — they're optional. The Firm Rules always apply, while the Flexible Rules (compounds, proper names, acronyms, homonyms, rhymes) are for groups to agree on before play. The rulebook invites experimenting.

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