The Chameleon cover
2017BGG rank #2,335

The Chameleon

by Rikki Tahta · Big Potato Games

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Players3–8
Time15m
ComplexityLight
Age14+

About the game

What is The Chameleon?

A bluffing deduction game for everyone. Each round involves two missions, depending on whether you’re the Chameleon or not. Mission 1: You are the Chameleon. No one knows your identity except you. Your mission is to blend in, not get caught and to work out the Secret Word. Mission 2: You are not the Chameleon. Try to work out who the Chameleon is without giving away the Secret Word. At the beginning of the round each player receives a card that tells them if they are the Chameleon or hunting the Chameleon. Two dice are rolled and this gives everyone (except the Chameleon) the coordinates to a specific word on a Topic Card – this is the Secret Word for the round. Each Topic Card features 16 related words (e.g. countries, books, food, etc.) Each player must now say a word relating to the Secret Word. The Chameleon can only make an educated guess based on the 16 words in front of them.

How it plays

Mechanics

Hidden RolesTargeted CluesTeam-Based GameVoting

On the shelf

Categories

BluffingCard GameDeductionHumorParty GameWord Game

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