Tim takes a look @ Monty Python Fluxx
From Looney labs Designed by Andy Looney
Now Fluxx is a game of ever changing rules. A cult classic and a lot of modern CCG’s could take a leaf out of it’s book of how a set of simple rules can make a game fun.
Magic: The Gathering please take note.
But late 2008 gave us a new classic. Monty Python Fluxx.
The premise remains the same, but with a twist of the one of the best ever British Comedies to cross the pond.
It captures the essence of the series and the film ‘Holy Grail’ delightfully with such cards as ‘My brain hurts!’, the ‘Nude organist’ (with devilish grin) and unladen swallow (which counts as African or European).
The play works well and participation cards like ‘What is your quote’? which allows up to three cards to be drawn dependant how many lines of dialogue between at least 2 characters and ‘I just want to sing’! Which requires player to sing a few bars of songs and extra benefits if it a previous unsung song. Which prompted my memory to songs like ‘Christmas in heaven’ and Every sperm is sacred’ from ‘Meaning of life’.
This is game where fans of the show are in for a real treat, and non-fans can learn a few things from their Pythonesque peers J
Looney labs have done a excellent job with this and should be proud.
Within three games of this one of my friends the next day at work had said about buying it to play over the festive season with his family.
If that isn’t proof, I don’t know what is.
Now Fluxx is a game of ever changing rules. A cult classic and a lot of modern CCG’s could take a leaf out of it’s book of how a set of simple rules can make a game fun.
Magic: The Gathering please take note.
But late 2008 gave us a new classic. Monty Python Fluxx.
The premise remains the same, but with a twist of the one of the best ever British Comedies to cross the pond.
It captures the essence of the series and the film ‘Holy Grail’ delightfully with such cards as ‘My brain hurts!’, the ‘Nude organist’ (with devilish grin) and unladen swallow (which counts as African or European).
The play works well and participation cards like ‘What is your quote’? which allows up to three cards to be drawn dependant how many lines of dialogue between at least 2 characters and ‘I just want to sing’! Which requires player to sing a few bars of songs and extra benefits if it a previous unsung song. Which prompted my memory to songs like ‘Christmas in heaven’ and Every sperm is sacred’ from ‘Meaning of life’.
This is game where fans of the show are in for a real treat, and non-fans can learn a few things from their Pythonesque peers J
Looney labs have done a excellent job with this and should be proud.
Within three games of this one of my friends the next day at work had said about buying it to play over the festive season with his family.
If that isn’t proof, I don’t know what is.
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