Fluxx Card Game
Fluxx is a card game where the cards themselves determine the current rules of the game. By playing cards, you change numerous aspects of the game: how to draw cards, how to play cards, and even how to win. At the start of the game, each player holds three cards and on a turn a player draws one card, then plays one card. Jun 02, 2020 Fluxx is a unique and inspiring card game that you can take with you wherever you go. As nothing more than a deck of cards, Fluxx can conveniently slip into your pocket and travel with you to conventions, vacations and more. However, this simple game packs a creative punch. As with all versions of Fluxx, the rules start in Monster Fluxx as 'Draw 1, Play 1', but players can play New Rule cards to change the rules of the game. Goal cards change the winning conditions, which are met by a player having certain Keeper cards in front of him. Players also play Action cards for one-time effects.
Firefly Fluxx is a Hand Management, Set Collection game.
Title: Firefly Fluxx
Year Published: 2016
Designer: Andrew Looney
Publisher: Looney Labs
Players: 2-6
Game Time: 5-30
Set-up Time: ~1 min
Ages: 8+
Theme: Firefly ‘verse.
Mechanism: Hand Management, Set Collection, Take That
How to win: Complete the current win condition.
Game Description
Join Mal, Wash, Zoë, Inara, Kaylee, Jayne, Simon, River, Book, and more as Fluxx enters the ‘Verse at full speed. With the rules constantly changing, Firefly Fluxx is just as unpredictable as misbehaving in space!
Firefly Fluxx Set-Up
Put the Basic Rules card in the middle of the table, shuffle the deck and deal 3 cards to each player. Put the deck next to the Basic Rules card…
If you have any ‘Creepers’ in your opening hand, place them in front of you in your play area and draw a replacement card. (More on Creepers later)
Once everyone has 3 non-Creeper cards in their hand, setup is complete!
The start player is the person that starts playing first!
Firefly Fluxx Game Play
At the start of the game (most of) the rules needed are printed on the Basic Rules card… Draw 1, Play 1. So for now, draw 1 card then play any card from your hand.
There are 6 different types of cards, New Rule, Goal, Keeper, Action, Creeper and Surprise.
New Rule
These, as you would imagine, add New Rules to the game and are played near the Basic rule card. If a rule already in play is contradicted by this rule, discard it.
The New Rule is in play immediately so if you play a card that allows you to draw cards, do so immediately.
Goal
These give some kind of End Game condition, usually by having a certain combination of Keepers. These are also played in the middle of the table and the rules start that you can only have one Goal card in play at a time so if one is there already, discard it. Goals are available to every player.
Keeper
These are played in front of you and are used to try and achieve the current goal. Some have abilities so you need to have them in play in front of you to use that ability.
Action
Action cards are one use, they activate and are discarded. They all have different abilities that allow you to do a lot of things. Actions include drawing cards and playing some of them, stealing Keppers, discarding rules etc
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Creeper
These are the cards that MUST be played and replaced in your hand with a new card when you draw them at any time, even as part of an action card. They prevent you from winning the game so you usually need to get rid of them from your play area before you’re able to win.
Surprise
These are the ONLY cards that can be played out of turn. They are generally ‘Counterspell’ type cards that prevent an opponent from playing an Action or Keeper card but also have other nasty effects.
Once a player has played a number of cards required to fulfil the current ‘Play’ rule, the turn continues clockwise.
If the draw pile ever runs out just shuffle the discard pile into a new deck and keep going.
Players can join the game at any time, just sit them down and give them 3 cards.
Game End
The game continues until someone meets the conditions of the current Goal. That player wins instantly, no matter whose turn it is!
The game doesn’t end until there is a clear winner. If for some reason two or more players meet the winning conditions simultaneously, the game continues until a single winner emerges.
Round-Up
Fluxx is random yes… But it’s a lot of fun just play it with fun people.
You CAN win by pure luck, you can also win first turn on an exceptional card draw… But usually, if you win it’s because you played the game well. (Honestly, it’s true!)
Having the Firefly characters etc is great and lets you quote lines from the show.
One card here is annoying though, the ‘I’ll be in my Bunk‘ card…
Just leave the room… having said that I wish a lot of games had one of these cards sometimes!
Marvel Fluxx Card Game
Overall Fluxx is a big reason I got into the hobby, Firefly is one of my favourite IP’s so put those together and you’ve got one happy chappie 🙂
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Firefly Fluxx Rating
Best in this series. (Helps if you like Firefly :))
I give it 6/10