Indian Chief
BGG rank
BGG #16,911
BGG rating
6.2

Indian Chief

2004

Rules assistance for Indian Chief

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–8 players
  • 10 min
  • Complexity 1.7/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Indian Chief

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Indian Chief is a board game released in 2004 for 2–8 players and 10 minutes per game. It was designed by Stven Carlberg and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Simultaneous Action Selection.

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About the game

A card game played with one or two standard 52-card decks. Players hold 8 cards and on the 7 rounds of the game, in any order, must play a different "meld," a number of cards from 1 to 7 with a different scoring rule for each meld. The melds are named Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief, Doctor, Lawyer, and Indian Chief. The game can accommodate up to 8 with simultaneous play.

Questions and answers

Indian Chief supports 2–8 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.