Break your flock of Chickapigs free
while dodging opponents, hay bales and an unruly pooping cow in this strategic and fun board game. Chickapig breeder and game creator Brian Calhoun joins forces with his farming buddy Dave Matthews to bring this game from farm to table.Chickapig In The News
C-ville Magazine Article | Chickapig magnate: People of all ages are flocking to the newest game in town
One night last February, Charlottesville luthier Brian Calhoun and his good friend, musician Dave Matthews, walked into Kardinal Hall with a massive handmade Chickapig board. Calhoun had measured the back of his car and made the board as big as he could while still fitting it into his trunk. They played a few games over beers, and decided to go back the following week, which started a tradition: Chickapig Tuesdays at Kardinal Hall have been a thing since.
CBS 19: Locally-made board game Chickapig takes off
Mooooove over Monopoly. There's a new board game in town. It's called Chickapig, and, as the name suggests, it has a farm theme. But it also has plenty of strategy.
"I wanted a game that the better player is going to win most of the time, but everybody is still going to have fun and feel like there's a chance they could have won, and maybe sometimes they will win," said the game's creator Brian Calhoun.
The Daily Progress: Pooping cows and 'Chickapigs': Guitar builder raising money to expand his board game's reach
For nearly 15 years, Brian Calhoun has been known as a founder and principal craftsman of custom-made Rockbridge guitars.
More recently, the Charlottesville luthier has been linked to a board game that features a pooping cow and a few dozen critters that are a cross between pigs and chickens. The unusual hybrids give the game its name: Chickapig.