The Chameleon
A fifteen-minute bluffing party game where one player secretly has no idea what the word is, and has to fake it convincingly.
Who it's for
Party groups who love bluffing, voting and calling out the liar at the table in fast, replayable rounds.
Not for you if…
Your group dislikes being put on the spot to bluff convincingly, since the whole game hinges on that pressure.
Vibe's take
tense, social, quick, clever, suspicious
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About this game
The Chameleon hands everyone a secret word from a grid, except one unlucky player, the Chameleon, who has to fake knowing it. Round by round you each say one word related to the topic, and the Chameleon has to bluff a plausible answer without any real idea what's going on, while everyone else tries to give clues clear enough for allies but vague enough not to help the impostor. Then the whole table votes on who they think is faking it. Even if caught, the Chameleon gets a last shot at victory by guessing the secret word outright. Fifteen minutes of pure social deduction with a real killer instinct hiding under the giggling.
Get it
from $25
By the numbers
Players
Duration
15 min
Ages 8+
Complexity
1.0 / 5 — Very LightBGG Rating
6.2/10
Rank #2,362
6.7k ratings
Published
2017
Language
Heavy text
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