Fluxx itself is a sort of series of card games where the rules and the conditions for winning (or losing) change pretty rapidly during play. I'm only just discovering that Fluxx is actually a huge thing I've been unaware of as I googled the above image. Turns out there are tons of versions of this thing including Batman, Zombies, Cartoon Network and Monty Python just to name a couple outside of the original "Fluxx"
Anyway the game is simple, you draw a couple of cards at the start and then you have to draw 1 and play 1 each turn. The deck consists of a number of types of cards including goals (how you win) keepers (stuff you want) and rules (self explanatory). In Cthulhu Fluxx there are also Ungoals which make everyone lose and Creepers which prevent you from winning unless you end up with a fucked up goal on the table. The game gets really interesting once players start throwing down rule cards such as Play All which means that whatever you have in your hand you have to throw it down right away. When this shit starts happening players can go from really strong positions to really weak ones in an instant and seeing someone get fucked over is pretty satisfying
Another thing that makes this game so appealing is that you can play it very quickly. Each game can take only a few minutes and won't really extend over about 20 at a stretch. It's easy to understand so you can easily bring all your friends into the game quickly and it's surprisingly compelling to play. We started the evening with my friend saying "I'll just show you this game real quick" and ended about 2 hours later like "Think we have time for one more?".
You can pick it up at any sort of hobby shop I imagine or you can get it on Amazon for about £12. Get some people together and give it a spin, it's fun as fuck.
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