MORE OR FEWER PLAYERS?

3 PLAYERS
An easy rule change is that the Chameleon, if caught, gets
two guesses at the secret word.

7 OR 8 PLAYERS
Another simple change. Once everyone has said their word, have
the dealer turn the Topic Card face-down to make it harder for the
Chameleon to work out the secret word.

SCORING (optional)
If you want to prove once and for all who’s the best player around,
you’ll need to keep score. Here’s a simple scoring guide:

If the Chameleon escapes undetected:

The Chameleon scores 2 points.
Everyone else scores 0 points.

If the Chameleon is caught (but guesses the secret word):

The Chameleon scores 1 point.
Everyone else scores 0 points.

If the Chameleon is caught (and doesn’t guess the secret word):

The Chameleon scores 0 points.
Everyone else scores 2 points.

The first player to

5 points wins.

How to play The Chameleon

AIM
To unmask the Chameleon without giving away the Here’s an example of how it might play out. Remember, the secret word is Chicken.
YOU ARE THE
secret word. If you are the Chameleon then your CHAMELEON
mission is to blend in with the other players, avoid
detection and work out the secret word. Farm Animal Tasty Fried
Chameleon Card
PREP C2 1 A3 1 C1 1 B3
1 D4 1 B2 1

A1 2 C3 2 D1
A2 2 A4 2 D3 2

Gather 4-6 players. Shuffle the Blue Chameleon Card

2
B1 3 A3 3 C4
3 C3 3 D3 3 A2 3

D4 4 A4 4 A1
4 B3 4 D2 4 B1 4

into the matching set of Code Cards and deal one 5 D2 5 A2

B4
5

6
C2
A4
5

6
A3
B2
5

6
B3
C3
5

6
B1
C2
6 A1 6

to each player, face down. One of you is now the C1 C4

7
B4 7 C1 7 D4 7
7 D3 7
D1 D1
Player 1 Player 2 Chameleon Player 4
8
C4 8 B2 8 D2 8
8 B4 8

Chameleon. Stay cool, blend in and don’t get caught.

Code Card
THE HUNT BEGINS... UNMASKING THE CHAMELEON
The dealer turns over a Topic Card for all to see and rolls Once everyone has said their word, begin debating the Chameleon’s identity.
the yellow and blue dice. The two numbers on the dice lead This is where you get to channel your inner attorney and pick holes in each
everyone (except the Chameleon) to a secret coordinate on other’s arguments. After a few minutes, everyone votes by pointing at the
their Code Card. This coordinate is then used to locate the 6 person they think is the Chameleon.
secret word on the Topic Card in front of them.
Meanwhile, the Chameleon has to pretend The player with the most votes* must now turn over their card.
B3 If it’s a Code Card, you’ve accused the wrong player and the
to play along. Since they have no Code
B2 1 C2 1 A3 1 C1 1
Card, it’s impossible for them to work out
1 D4 1 Chameleon has escaped. Idiots! If it’s a Chameleon Card, then
D3 2 A1 2 C3 2 D1
what the secret word is… yet. 2 A2 2 A4 2 you’ve successfully cornered the Chameleon… but it’s not over
A2 3 B1 3 A3 3 C4 yet. The Chameleon can still take a guess at the secret word. If
3 C3 3 D3 3

EXAMPLE A1 they get it right, they escape.

D2 4 B1 4 D4 4 A4 4
4 B3 4
B3 5 B1 The Chameleon for that round
A2 5 C2 5 A3 5
D2
Food
5 5 is now the dealer for the next.
The Topic Card is Food. The dealer rolled C2
A4 6 B2 6 C3 6 First switch decks, mix
3 on the yellow die and 6 on the blue die. 6 A1 6 B4 6
A7 B the Green Chameleon Card
On your Code Card this roll points to A4. A4 7 D3 7 B4 7 C1 7 D4 7 C1 C4 C D and matching set of Code
on the Topic Card points to the secret word 8 B4 8 C4 8 B2 8 D2 1 8 D1Pizza 8 D1
Potatoes
Cards up and deal them out.
Fish It’s time to track down that
for the round – Chicken. Cake
elusive Chameleon once again.
Starting with the dealer, each player (including the Chameleon) takes it in
2 Pasta
Salad
Soup
turns to say one word related to Chicken.
CUSTOM CARD
Bread

Take a few moments to think of your word. When ready, each player says
3 Eggs
Cheese
Fruit
their word without hesitation or interruption, moving clockwise around Sausage
Feel like mixing it up? Grab
the table. If another player says the word you were going to say, you can 4 Chicken
Ice Cream the super-size Topic Card and
repeat it. Chocolate
Beef dry-wipe pen to create your
Choose wisely! If your word is too obvious, the Chameleon might catch own topics.
on and figure out the secret word. If it’s too cryptic, people might start Topic Card
to think that you’re the Chameleon.
*If two players receive an equal number of votes, the dealer for that round gets the deciding vote.