FLUXX Project Blog

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Summary: Fluxx. The competitive game where with every turn the rules change and the end goal differs. Players have cards that can either hurt them like creepers and some unwanted new rules. Or card that will aid them on the game. Fluxx games all are basically the same. The only thing that differs is the goals and the keepers. Keepers are your key to winning a Fluxx game. On the goal cards you need to find two keepers that match up. Throughout rounds of ever changing rules you do your best to be the first to win. You never know when someone may change the goal and the quest starts over again. Some of the Action cards even mess you up. Like rotate hands or stealing others Keepers. This wonderful game was recreated by my class and I. We picked Science related topics and based the entire themes of the game on that. So welcome to the world of Fluxx!


Backward Looking: In what ways do you think you could improve?
     I believe our cards would have looked really amazing in color. I feel it would have added more of a lively feel to the entire game. Also I feel our lamination could have been improved. Since I had to redo it on some of the cards the ink that transferred from the card to the sheet made it harder to read the card when put back on. If you look at the example up above they are all colorful and bright. If ours had that it would make it look for like the real deal!

Inward Looking:How do you feel about this piece of work? What parts of it do you particularly like? Dislike? Why? What did/do you enjoy about this piece or work?:
    I really liked  how when we were creating the game we got a good look at first off how this game works. When it came down to actually playing since I had been working on the mechanics for so long it was really simple. Also I think it was a good lesson on how things connect just like the Cross Cutting Concepts. When making goals it took a deeper understanding of the topic and the value of the goals depended on how in depth you went with your ideas.

Outward Looking: If you were the teacher, what comments would you make about this piece?:
     If I were a teacher I would comment on the printing of our cards. I would not comment on how it is not in color though because some people just can't print in color. I would more so suggest that if we are using a darker color that you make sure all your images and works are dark enough and contrast enough with the white background. You want people to be able to see your keepers/images.

Forward Looking: What would you like to spend more time on in school?:
     If I had more time on this project I would have made sure that the card stock was more fun. For example if we had planned the dates better we could have organized a time to use the color card stock and apply them to different types of cards. It would have made our deck pop a little more and possible improved the general aesthetic. Just to make the cards more desirable would be the main goal.