A good time-killer

Manny found Fluxx in the pile of games, and wanted to know more about it, so I agreed to show them how to play. Danielle had to go, so it was just Chris, Manny, and Jay left for a 3-player game of Fluxx.

Fluxx is a goofy little game. It's mostly luck, and the playing of the game really is the fun... winning happens kind of surprisingly, haphazardly, and without warning.

Here's a quick rundown of the game -- the game starts with a rule: on your turn you draw one card and play one card. There are cards that change the rules -- making more cards to be drawn or more cards to be played. The cards you play are of 4 types: Rules cards (described above), Action cards (that may let you take extra turns or steal cards from opponents), Keeper cards (which are just odd nouns -- examples: The Eye, War, Taxes, Peace, A Toaster, Milk, A Rocket), and Goal cards (this tells how someone wins -- an example of a Goal Card is "Toast: Whoever has Bread and the Toaster wins!").

Most people who first experience the game feel it's complicated, but once or twice through, and you get the hang of it. All the instructions are written on the cards, which is a handy reminder.

The game can be over in a couple turns, or go on for 20 minutes. This game lasted somewhere in the middle...

Chris had the Rocket and the Moon when he managed to play the "Rocket to the Moon" Goal card. Chris wins!