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DESIGNED FOR FUN

BIG CHICKEN is a dynamic and fiercely competitive card game that requires an adaptive strategy as the game unfolds. While luck determines the cards you receive, victory hinges on cunning and planning. Get ready for intense gameplay, spirited banter, and a lot of fun!

DESIGNED FOR GROUPS

BIG CHICKEN has been designed to play the same for 3 to 6 players (playing individually, not as teams or partners).  We’ve worked hard to preserve the most important aspects of gameplay no matter the number of players – with as little mechanical difference as possible – so the same strategies and planning can be applied to any player variation.

2-PLAYER VARIANT

We’re excited to announce that we’re currently playtesting a 2-player variant of the ruleset. We have the tentative rules for this variant on the website now, and but we’re not making them official until we’ve done more playtesting.

Feel free to try out the 2-player version and let us know what you think! Please send us any thoughts or comments you have about your playthrough with this version.

BIG CHICKEN Incubator Edition tuckbox

BIG CHICKEN: INCUBATOR EDITION

We now have BIG CHICKEN: Incubator Edition available for sale on this website, at many local shops, and at many tabletop gaming conventions through the end of this year and the beginning of next, in advance of our crowdfunding campaign for the deluxe version of the game, launching in Summer of 2025.

The “Incubator Edition” is a early release version of the game intended to raise funds to help launch the crowdfunding campaign for the game. We THANK YOU for your support in helping BIG CHICKEN come to fruition!

INFLUENCES

BIG CHICKEN’s origins lie in the traditional Chinese game Sho Tai Ti (Big Two), with influences from the German game Mau-Mau (Crazy Eights), the Japanese game Daifugō (Tycoon), the English Whist family of games (Hearts, Bridge, etc), Poker, and a few others.

If you’ve played any of the following card games — Poker, Big Two, Gang of Four™, Tichu™, Crazy Eights, Uno™, Tycoon, The Great Dalmuti™, President, Bridge, or Hearts — you’ll already be familiar with some of the mechanics of this game.  But even if you haven’t, it’s tons of fun and easy to learn.

Big Two cards

BIG TWO

Daifugo cards

DAIFUGŌ

Mau Mau cards

MAU-MAU

Crazy Eights cards

CRAZY EIGHTS

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