wtf is codenames?

This project lets you play Codenames, the popular board game, with other people online instead of needing everyone in the same room. It's a web-based version where players can join games through their browser and compete in real time. Codenames is a word-association game where two teams try to guess secret words on a grid based on one-word clues. One player on each team acts as the "spymaster" and gives clues to help their teammates identify which words belong to their team. The challenge is giving clues that are specific enough to help your team but not so obscure that the other team figures things out instead. This online version lets you skip the physical board and play remotely with friends, coworkers, or random opponents. The project is built with Ruby on the backend (the server that runs the game logic) and JavaScript on the frontend (what you see and interact with in your browser). To get it running, you install the necessary code libraries, start the server, and then open a browser window to play. The setup is fairly straightforward, it just takes a few command-line commands to get everything going locally on your computer. You'd use this if you enjoy Codenames but want to play digitally without setting up a physical board, or if your friends are scattered across different locations. It's the kind of project a group of coworkers might spin up for a virtual game night, or people interested in board games might fork and customize for their own purposes. The README doesn't go into much detail about features like user accounts, game lobbies, or chat functionality, so you'd need to explore the actual application to see what's available.