Games Played: Family Fluxx

I know there are some gamers that do not like Fluxx, not even considering it a game in some extreme cases. But darn it, Fluxx can be a lot of fun and it's certainly one of the easiest games to teach and play that there is. Heck, the game only has one rule: "Draw One, Play One."

Family Fluxx is a new version of the original Fluxx. To quote from the Looney Labs web site: "Family Fluxx is the slimmed-down, brightened-up Fluxx. With simpler Rules, color Keepers, neat new family-oriented Bonuses for kids, parents and grandparents, it's fun for the whole family!" There are fewer cards in the Family Fluxx deck and most of the cards are new and have a "family" theme to them. It's a version of the game designed to appeal to a wider audience.

In addition to Fluxx and Family Fluxx, Looney Labs also publishes Stoner Fluxx and EcoFluxx. The rules are the same from version to version. Only the cards change with the "Keepers", "Goals", "Rules" and "Actions" changing to reflect the "flavor" of the version. The various Fluxx games are compatible with each other and can be combined into a single massive Fluxx game, although I personally prefer to keep each game separate as each game has its own "flavor." With the success of Fluxx, in all of its versions, it looks like Looney Labs have found their golden egg...

I decided to play this game because we didn't have a lot of time and I wanted something we could get into quickly and easily. It's hard to find another game that is as quick and easy to get into as any of the Fluxx family of games. As expected, the game went over well. Even non-game players will enjoy a game of Fluxx.

Not every game has to offer difficult choices and deep strategy to be fun. In fact not ever game has to offer anything in the way of choices or strategy to be fun. Anyone who claims that Fluxx is not a game just because it is too simple or too random or doesn't offer any choices is simply showing how limited they, themselves, are in their gaming options. They are showing themselves to be, in fact, gaming bigots.