A cute little game for any mix of people (Fluxx)

Member Name: pineapplejelly

Product:	Fluxx
Date:	10/06/09 (9 review reads)
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Advantages: fun, original, different every time

Disadvantages: fights can ensue if someone "ruins" your goal!

Fluxx is an innovative, original little game where the rules change all the time. You start off with the "Basic Rules", but no one can win until a goal card is played which tells you what you need to win. These are usually "when you have card X and Y in front of you, you win" but there are others like "first to reach 10 cards in hand". Cards can be played at any time which change the number of cards you draw, the number you discard, the number you play, etc., and there are cards which "tax" the players with most cards or goals or "penalise" the players with least. The goal can change at any time too, replacing the previous goal.

The names of cards are amusing and add to the fun (for example, "all you need is love" - have the card Love on the table to win). The real fun comes in when you start drawing 10 cards a turn with unlimited hand size and can only play 2 of them! After just a few turns you've got half the deck in your hand!

Fluxx is great to play with a mix of ages and abilities because it's not too taxing but it's still great fun. It's a great family game but it's also a great game to play with your friends when everyone's drunk as it's a bit silly and you don't need to have your wits about you in order to win! Well, okay, you do a little bit, else you could have a winning card in your hand and not play it before someone else plays a new goal card. But that's part of the fun!

Summary: A great game to have in the cupboard, you can play it with any group