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Fluxx

Modern Hobby Strategy Games

Fluxx is a card game published by Looney Labs in which the rules of play and the conditions for winning are not fixed but change continually during the game. Players alter them by playing cards from their hands, so that the rules in force at any moment are whatever the cards on the table say they are. Because the goal itself can be replaced by a card played mid-game, no two games follow the same course, and the design rewards adapting to shifting conditions rather than mastering one fixed set of rules. The game is published by Looney Labs, and its changing-rules mechanic is its defining feature.

Facts
Origin Year
1997 2
Playing Time Band
Under 30 Minutes 1
Playing Time
30 3
Skill or Luck
Mixed 1
Designer
Andrew Looney 3
Designer
Kristin Looney 3
Publisher
AMIGO 3
Publisher
Black Monk 3
Publisher
Edge Entertainment 3
Publisher
Hexagonal 3
Publisher
Hobby Japan 3
Publisher
Hobby World 3
Publisher
Iron Crown Enterprises 3
Publisher
Looney Labs 3
Publisher
Monkey Time 3
Publisher
Pegasus Spiele 3
Publisher
PS-Games 3
Publisher
Raven Distribution 3
Publisher
Swan Panasia Co., Ltd. 3
Game Category
Card Game 3
Game Mechanic
Hand Management 3
Game Mechanic
Set Collection 3
Minimum Players
2 3
Maximum Players
6 3
Classification
Player Count
Two-Player 1
Player Count
Small Group (3-6 Players) 1
Sport
Game Type (category)
Card Game 1
Connections

Long-Form Articles

Sources
1. Fluxx (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: players
    2-6
  • Infobox: random_chance
    High
  • Infobox: playing_time
    5-30 minutes
  • Lead paragraph
    Fluxx is a card game published by Looney Labs.
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2. Board Game Matcher: Fluxx
Board Game MatcherGame header, year
Quote, Game header, year
Fluxx 1997
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3. Fluxx (BoardGameGeek)
  • Playing Time: 30
  • Designer: Andrew Looney
  • Designer: Kristin Looney
  • Publisher: AMIGO
  • Publisher: Black Monk
  • Publisher: Edge Entertainment
  • Publisher: Hexagonal
  • Publisher: Hobby Japan
  • Publisher: Hobby World
  • Publisher: Iron Crown Enterprises
  • Publisher: Looney Labs
  • Publisher: Monkey Time
  • Publisher: Pegasus Spiele
  • Publisher: PS-Games
  • Publisher: Raven Distribution
  • Publisher: Swan Panasia Co., Ltd.
  • Game Category: Card Game
  • Game Mechanic: Hand Management
  • Game Mechanic: Set Collection
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 6
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