A card game where the rules change as you play, and there isn't a goal until someone plays one. The goal changes just as often as the rules do, but most goals revolve around collecting particular "Keepers."

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Do I have to keep a creeper whenever I draw cards in Fluxx, even if I was drawing cards to give to other players for “Everybody Gets 1”?

Interesting scenario the other day. When playing the Action card "Everybody Gets 1" I drew a Creeper card. At this point though I had a conundrum. The Creeper card states I "must place it face up in ...
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Does Play X go into effect immediately?

In Fluxx, the Draw X cards state that the current player may draw more cards so as to have drawn that number of cards on their turn. Does the same thing apply to Play X? For example, if the current ...
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How Has The Fluxx Core Game Changed Over The Years?

While researching Fluxx for a different question, I came across this chronology for editions of the game in Wikipedia: Fluxx 2.0 (new card layout, use of color, bridge-sized cards) Fluxx 2.1 ...
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Scope of “Finger of God”

In "Monty Python Fluxx" the wording on the "Finger of God" Keeper is a bit ambiguous. Can its special power be used on another player's cards? If you have this on the table you may smite (i.e. ...
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Flexibility of number of players in Fluxx

I've played Fluxx in groups from 2 through 10; Zombie Fluxx seems to work even better at the ends of that range. from here The boxes of all the Fluxx games say 2-6 players, but how well do ...
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What are the differences between the Fluxx games?

I currently have Fluxx and Zombie Fluxx, and I've noticed there are some differences: obviously, Zombie Fluxx is more centered around creepers. Zombie Fluxx is considerably less random. Less crazy ...
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Are drawing an extra card and playing an extra card optional when the Party Bonus rule is in effect?

Here is the wording on my Party Bonus card... If someone has the Party on the table, all players may Draw 1 extra card and may Play 1 extra card during their turns. It's the word "may" that's ...
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When is the winning condition checked in Fluxx?

New Rule "Draw 4" is in play. One opponent changes the Goal to "10 cards in hand". I have six cards in my hand. It's my turn and I draw four cards. I contend that the game is now over, as I have ...
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Can Monty Python Fluxx be used with the regular Fluxx deck, or is it a separate game?

As far as I understand, Monty Python Fluxx is a separate game, not an expansion pack, that doesn't require the original Fluxx deck to play. But can it be used with the original deck - can it be used ...
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Is Fluxx a game of skill or luck?

In a recent question, a link was posted to a BGG member that attempted to objectively measure whether skill exists in the game Fluxx. This wasn't published in a peer reviewed journal, but was just a ...
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Fluxx - What counts as a 'play'?

When the current rules in play are along the lines of 'Play 4', does that include any cards you have already played as the result of other actions / playing your Keepers, or do they have to be fresh ...
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Can you win with two creepers when the goal only has one creeper?

In various flavors of Fluxx, there are Creepers; they all say "You cannot win if you have this card in front of you, unless a card says otherwise." In Cthulhu Fluxx, there are frequently Goals that ...
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Fluxx - When should I carry out actions / use keepers?

At the start of a turn before drawing cards? Or at the end? (Zombie Fluxx in this case, but common to all variants of Fluxx I think?)