In space no one can hear you scream, at your opponents as they change the goal of the game

Imagine if you will your are watching every Science Fiction TV Show and every Science Fiction Movie all at the same time. It would likely cause your head to explode as if some Mad Max-esque martial artist had suddenly struck the vital pressure point hidden in your forehead.

Now imagine all the sci-fi you just watched being extracted from your brain, as if Professor X was reading your mind and writing down the information he extracts

Now imagine all that information has been converted into a simple card game.

Gather you lightsaber, and set your phaser to stun as we consult our Intergalactic Travel Guide and discover the answer to everything is 42

Welcome to Star Fluxx

Story

There really isn't one in this game

Game Mechanics

Hand Management

Set Collection

Number of Players

2-6

Play Time

Anywhere between 5 Minutes and an Hour

How Does It Play

Star Fluxx, much like any Fluxx game, is a fun little card game where the aim of the game is to not only engineer your own victory; but to throw a hydrospanner into the Warp Engines of your opponents

The game is incredibly simple to play; the only rule is "Do what the cards tell you to do"

The game starts with one rule - Draw One, Play One. Simple enough. You start the game with three cards, on your turn you will draw a card from the deck and play any card from your hand. There are various cards that can be played: -

Goal Cards - The card that lets you win. If you have the requisite cards in front of you, then victory is yours. Be careful, your opponents will constantly try to change the goal to suit them

Keeper Cards - Some Keepers have valuable abilities, such as the Teleport Chamber which allows you to move 1 Keeper from one player to another. Other just sit there in front of you until you meet the requirements of the Goal

Creeper Cards - If you draw this it is automatically played, don't worry you get to draw another card in it's place. These cards can attach themselves to your Keepers, cancelling out their effects. Some just sit there stopping you from winning, unless the Goal says you need the Creeper to win

Action Cards - Let you do something that may or may not help you, usually it's a good thing unless you accidentally end up with a creeper

Surprise Cards - These card are fun as you can play them on your opponents turn, as well as your own. Depending on when you play it, depends on what effect it has

Rule Cards - These are the backbone of the game. You can change the way the game plays by playing a new rule. Say your opponent plays a card that let's them play 4 cards per turn, then you decide that on your turn you'll play a rule that says you have to draw 4 cards and then you play a card that says you can only play one card, just to mess with your opponents. Just be wary, as quick as you change the rules; the rules will change once again. You could say the rules are constantly in flux (see what I did there?)

Endgame

As said the aim of the game is to win by meeting the requirements of the Goal

Game Components

Cards, lots of them

Theme

A Sci-Fi game along the line of a 'Take That' style of game

Replay Value

I'd say tons, it's so easy to play. It fun, it's light. The game fits in your pocket so it's easy to pull out and play if you're in the pub

Favourite Part

The references to Sci-Fi greats, there are a lot of them

Least Favourite Part

Watching your opponent ruin your beautifully crafted game by changing the goal

The Bottom Line

This is a fun, simple game that anyone can pick up and play with ease.

Everyone should have a Fluxx Game in their collection

I give this game 10 Warp Speeds

Game Designers: Andrew Looney

Game Artists: Derek Ring

Publishers: Looney Labs

All images courtesy of BoardGameGeek