About Chameleon
A party game for 3 or more players sitting together, each on their own phone. Based on the card game The Chameleon by Big Potato Games. This site deals out the words and the clue order; the talking and the voting happen at the table.
Setup
- One player presses Start New Game and reads out the 4-digit code.
- Everyone else joins with that code.
- Once everybody is in, any player presses Start Game for All. Latecomers are locked out of the round.
What you get
Everyone sees the same card: a topic and 16 words. You also get a word of your own and a number. Press Show Word to see your word, and Hide Word before you set the phone down.
Here is the catch, and main difference from the "official" board game. One player — the chameleon — is given a different word from everybody else, and is not told about it. So nobody at the table knows who the chameleon is, not even the chameleon.
Playing a round
- In number order, each player says one word out loud as a clue for their own word. No repeating a clue that has already been given, and no saying a word from the grid.
- Once everyone has given a clue, discuss.
- Then everyone votes on who they think is the chameleon.
- If there is a tie. Whoever gave the first clue is the tie breaker.
How to win
Everyone shows their word. Whoever has the odd word was the chameleon.
- If the group votes for the non-chameleon, the chameleon wins.
- Otherwise, the chameleon gets one more chance to win. If the chameleon guesses the correct secret word, he/she wins!
Picking a clue
A vague clue keeps you safe if you turn out to be the chameleon, but a clue that is too vague might make the table suspect you. A sharp clue proves you know the word — and hangs you if your word is the odd one.