Armchair Tuck

Location Description

Tuck behind an armchair in crouch. Shadow side of the chair is stronger.

Why It Works

Armchair Tuck on Mansion works because tuck behind an armchair in crouch. shadow side of the chair is stronger. Furniture zones are not first-sweep; late crouch pass checks under chairs. Published guides (mecchachameleongame.wiki Mansion Guide) emphasize pose discipline: Crouch — shadow side of the chair is stronger. Map context from Mansion: Learn living room vs study color zones before the round ends. Color plan: Chair-facing side samples Chair back fabric mid-tone; Floor / under chair samples Carpet shadow under chair; Shadow side samples Dark wedge between chair and wall. Guide rating 71/100 reflects difficulty tier from TheGamer — a curated estimate from published walkthroughs, not aggregated match statistics. The core advantage is silhouette breaking: seekers scan for human-shaped lumps and value mismatches before they analyze hue. Armchair Tuck gives you clutter, depth, or verticality that buys time when paint and pose are locked in prep.

Best Colors

TheGamer, IGN, and mecchachameleongame.wiki all recommend the in-game Eyedropper (Space) on the exact surface you touch — not fixed hex/RGB codes. Lighting and patches change effective values; the table below lists which surface to sample per body part and how to apply it.

• Chair-facing side: Chair back fabric mid-tone — Soft edges — no hard lines
• Floor / under chair: Carpet shadow under chair — Legs and base use this tone
• Shadow side: Dark wedge between chair and wall — Lower value

When To Use

• When this applies: Tuck on the chair's shadow side; sample carpet/under-chair shadow, not upholstery highlight.
• When this applies: Fabric mid-tone + nearby shadow two-tone; limbs must not break the chair footprint.
• Round one when seekers sweep Main Room and Kitchen first — rear zones buy time (mecchachameleongame.wiki sweep order)
• Lobbies with newer seekers who skip ceiling and rear-shelf checks
• When community-tested positions match your lobby size and seeker skill

When NOT To Use

• When three hiders already camp library or kitchen — duplicate silhouettes get scanned twice
• Ceiling pillar routes in ceiling-aware lobbies after round two
• Open Main Room floor during hunt phase — no prep time left to climb or sample
• When seekers in your lobby already slow-check this zone twice in one session — rotate

Pro Tips

Sample carpet shadow under chair, not upholstery highlight. Crouch pose.

How to Win Here

• Tuck on the chair's shadow side; sample carpet/under-chair shadow, not upholstery highlight.
• Fabric mid-tone + nearby shadow two-tone; limbs must not break the chair footprint.

Color & Paint Plan

Body-part breakdown from published guides — sample with in-game Eyedropper (F → Space), then fine-tune HSV / metallic / roughness per surface.

Common Mistakes

• Copying the spot without the exact pose shown in community screenshots
• Sampling from a nearby surface instead of the pixel your body touches (SlashSkill eyedropper rule)
• Panicking and running when a seeker walks past instead of holding still
• Using default camera height habits — seekers eventually look up (Sewer pipe meta)

Counter Strategy

For seekers hunting this zone — sourced from map guides and community checklists

• Seeker timing: Furniture zones are not first-sweep; late crouch pass checks under chairs.
• Sweep rear library rows at crouch height — spine gaps read when seekers slow-walk shelf lips (mecchachameleongame.wiki)
• Check ceiling pillars on round two even if round one skipped verticality
• Bathroom tile: scan for grid-direction breaks — flat blobs fail pattern check

Guide Sources

• mecchachameleongame.wiki Mansion Guide
• TheGamer

Guide Notes

• Tuck on the chair's shadow side; sample carpet/under-chair shadow, not upholstery highlight.
• Fabric mid-tone + nearby shadow two-tone; limbs must not break the chair footprint.
• Primary tip from TheGamer: Sample carpet shadow under chair, not upholstery highlight. Crouch pose.
• mecchachameleongame.wiki Mansion Guide — https://mecchachameleongame.wiki/maps/mansion/
• TheGamer — https://www.thegamer.com/mecca-chameleon-best-hiding-spots-guide/
• Verify in a private lobby after major patches.