Fluxx (2012)

About this game

This special edition of Fluxx is based on the main Fluxx game but slightly simplified. Packaged in a tuck box (not our standard 2 part box) and simplified to contain only the four basic card types (Keeper, Goal, New Rule, and Action), 73% of the cards are fundamentally unchanged from the current Fluxx 4.0/Fluxx 5.0 game sold in game stores. The more complex cards in the main game have been removed, and 11 cards that have been seen before in other versions or as promo cards have been included. There are 16 all new cards, most of them Goals that combine long time Keepers in fun new ways. The Keeper artwork has been updated with new illustrations by Michael Hays. —description from the publisher

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 6.
• Rules load. At 1.3/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.