There was a brief period last night in one of our Zombie Fluxx games where it was actually impossible for anyone to win. The winning conditions required someone to have something that another rule was preventing anyone from owning.
Hey! What do you two think you're doing? Fightin' at a time like this. You'll use up all the air!
Jayne ,'Out Of Gas'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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Sean K - May 12, 2009 8:21:01 am PDT #1808 of 26133
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
megan walker - May 12, 2009 8:33:10 am PDT #1809 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I bet you would hate 1000 Blank White Cards...
I think my head just exploded.
I didn't even like the concept of expansion sets for MtG.
Polter-Cow - May 12, 2009 8:35:59 am PDT #1810 of 26133
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Sean, I'm a big Fluxx fan and have turned my mom and cousins into big fans as well. Zombie Fluxx is also great.
Frankenbuddha - May 12, 2009 9:23:44 am PDT #1811 of 26133
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I bet you would hate 1000 Blank White Cards...
Fizzbin!!!
Laga - May 12, 2009 9:31:37 am PDT #1812 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I've only played 1000 Blank White Cards once and somehow the game ended in sex so I gotta say I'm a fan.
omnis_audis - May 12, 2009 10:48:09 am PDT #1813 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I've only played 1000 Blank White Cards once and somehow the game ended in sex so I gotta say I'm a fan.Huh! Now that's a game I want to play.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 12, 2009 10:49:56 am PDT #1814 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
I cannot bear Fluxx. I don't want to relearn the rules to a game every 5 seconds. Horrid.
Apples to Apples, I love. You just have to play it with the right crowd. Or the wrong crowd, YMMV, as on one occasion I mocked the owner of the deck who had just pulled a blank card so he filled it out with my name on it and the winning choice was "Pond Scum" from someone who didn't even know me.
Strega - May 12, 2009 10:56:10 am PDT #1815 of 26133
Andrew Looney (creator of Fluxx) is a borderline FOAF. Several different ways, actually, so he's like my personal Kevin Bacon. Anyway, people who like Fluxx should try Chrononauts. It's confusing in a different way, since there are 3 ways for each player to win. And one way for everyone to lose.
I've been meaning to ask if anyone here has played (if that's even the right word) The Path? It's more of an experience than a game, I guess. But the experience is impressively creeptastic.
omnis_audis - May 12, 2009 11:28:41 am PDT #1816 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I've been meaning to ask if anyone here has played (if that's even the right word) The Path? It's more of an experience than a game, I guess. But the experience is impressively creeptastic.Is it a cult or a game?
Strega - May 12, 2009 12:23:02 pm PDT #1817 of 26133
I think it's what you'd get if David Lynch wrote interactive fiction. So: yes.