BIG CHICKEN - The Card Game

Hatch your plan, heckle your opponents, and cluck and crow your way to victory!

“Big Chicken is all your favorite card games rolled in to one!”

Cortney J. Company Name

“A clucking good time.”

Eric S. Company Name

“Super fun game that’s easy to learn!”

Andrew H. Company Name

“A standout card game, blending unique design with thoughtful mechanics.”

Deron S.Company Name

“Eggscellent!”

Andrea H.Company Name

“More fun than a rooster in the hen house!”

Nick S.Company Name

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CincyCon

at Butler County Fairgrounds

Hamilton, OH

We’ll have a booth in the Board Game Area.

CincyCon is the annual gaming convention presented by The Gamers of Ohio, Indiana, & Northern Kentucky (OINK).

We’ll teach the BIG CHICKEN and then split out into groups to play some games.
There will be experienced players at most tables who can help you.
In future months, we will run a BIG CHICKEN tournament.

LexiCon

at Clarion Hotel Conf Ctr North

Woodlawn, OH

We’ll have a booth in the Open Gaming area.

LexiCon is put on by the same amazing group of folks that run CinCityCon and RiverCityCon. With years of experience running great cons, they always come through with an excellent event.

If you’re new to Tabletop Gaming Conventions, and feel overwhelmed when you get there, always feel free to stop by our booth and we’ll help you get acclimated!

More events can be found on our EVENTS page.

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 of this card game.

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2-PLAYER VARIANT

We’re excited to announce that we’re currently playtesting a 2-player variant of the card game 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.

2-Player variant rules

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 card game, launching in Summer of 2025.

The “Incubator Edition” is a early release version of the card 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!

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“Great game with lots of interaction between players and plenty of opportunity for talking smack if played with a fun group of folks.”

Paul H. Company Name

“A fun game for the whole family. Play your cards right, or you’ll end up with egg on your face!”

Rebekah F. Company Name

“The carefully crafted mechanics have created a well balanced game where a solid strategy will prevail over the luck of the draw.”

Deron S. Company Name

“We’ve been playing a few similar games for years, but this is the first that combines all their best elements in one, and it plays fast and is balanced for different numbers of players.”

Marian E.Company Name

“A fun, fast paced challenge with the opportunity to improve your strategy over the course of the game.”

Kathy G.Company Name

“Big Chicken is the only game where it’s okay to tell your opponents to ‘Get Clucked!’ ”

Nick S.Company Name

INFLUENCES

BIG CHICKEN’s origins lie in the traditional Chinese card 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.

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