Nature Fluxx

* Eco V1
* Eco V2
* Nature Fluxx

**Nature Fluxx®** (formerly known as **EcoFluxx**) is a variant of the Fluxx® series by Looney Labs, as created by Allison Frane (nee Looney). It was first released as "EcoFluxx" (Version 1.0, or V1.0) in 2005, with a revised version (Version 2.0, or V2.0) in 2010, and a further revision and renaming to "Nature Fluxx" in 2015. All three versions are based on the flora and fauna that make up nature on our planet, and the combination in which they exist and consist. Both versions of "EcoFluxx" are out of print, but "Nature Fluxx" is still available from the Looney Labs Webstore.

### Packaging

The Packaging used for **EcoFluxx V1.0** was a small tuckbox (3 1/2" length x 2 1/4" width x 1" depth) that held the cards in a single stack along with the instruction sheet.

The Packaging used for both **EcoFluxx V2.0** and **Nature Fluxx** is the standard flat 2-part box (4 13/16" length x 3 11/16" width x 1" depth) currently used for Fluxx® sets. In each case, the box holds all the cards in two piles with a cardboard divider insert keeping said piles apart for storage. It also holds an instruction sheet and a catalog of Looney Labs merchandise.

### Cards

Besides the cards that come in each version of the game, two sets of Promo Cards and two "Loose Promo" cards have been released in relation to these games. (See PROMO CARDS below.)

#### EcoFluxx 1.0

**EcoFluxx** V1.0 had 84 cards: 18 Actions, 26 Goals, 21 Keepers, 17 New Rules, 1 Basic Rules Card and one Activism/Rabbit Recruitment Card. The black & white card art was created by Allison Frane (nee Looney). The card layout was the then-standard "left-color-bar-border" style used for Fluxx 2.0 up to the release of Fluxx: Special Edition.

*NOTE: For the sake of ease, the card lists for all three sets will use the current "Keeper/Creeper + Keeper/Creeper" format of Goal requirements instead of the "The player who has..." format used for both EcoFluxx versions.*

#### EcoFluxx 2.0

**EcoFluxx** V2.0 had 100 cards: 19 Actions, 3, Creepers, 33 Goals, 25 Keepers, 18 New Rules, 1 Basic Rules Card and one Activism/Rabbit Recruitment Card. The new color card art was created by Derek Ring, based off of Allison's oriignal art for V1.0. The card layout was still the "left-color-bar-border" style.

#### Nature Fluxx

**Nature Fluxx** also has 100 cards: 19 Actions, 3 Creepers, 33 Goals, 25 Keepers, 19 New Rules and 1 Basic Rules Card. The cards use the same color art as "EcoFluxx" V2.0, but the card layout is the updated "rounded surrounding border" style used since the release of Fluxx: Special Edition, which includes slight rewording of the Card Lore from "EcoFluxx" V2.0, but nothing that alters gameplay in a significant way.

The only change in card distribution is that the "It's A Nice Planet...Can We Keep It?/Become a Rabbit!" card is removed and the "Recycling" New Rule (formerly a Promo Card; see below) was added.

### Promo Cards

As of 2023, two single Promo Cards and two Promo Card Sets have been made in relation to **EcoFluxx**, but all of these cards can also be used in a **Nature Fluxx®** deck as well. (All these cards were released prior to the "Nature Fluxx" changeover, and are thus printed in the older "left-color-bar-border" style.)

The first single Promo Card was the **Composting** New Rule, released in 2005 to promote V1.0, but the card itself could be added to any Fluxx® deck. This was a "Loose Promo" card, offered by itself with no extraneous packaging (save for a card envelope). The card bore the legend "Eco-Fluxx Promo" at the bottom of the border bar, and the Card Lore read: *"Whenever you draw a card, you may choose to take the bottom card of the discard pile instead of the top card of the draw pile. It's OK to look at the bottom card first."* The card was later added to V2.0 and "Nature Fluxx", and so the Promo version of the card has gone out of print, and is no longer available on the Looney Labs Webstore.

That same year, two more cards were released as part of a three-piece "Holiday Promo 2005" set that was the Holiday Gift for the year. These two cards were the **Earth** Keeper and the **Peace on Earth** Goal. (The third card, the **Christmas Tree/Xmas Tree** Goal was meant for exclusive use with Family Fluxx, and is detailed on that set's entry.) The "Earth" card depicts a satellite photo of our planet and includes the following italicized Card Lore under the picture: *"Counts as Dirt, Water or Air in EcoFluxx.* The "Peace on Earth Goal" depicts the "Peace" symbol from Fluxx 2.0 and the Earth photo, with the following requirements: *"The player with Peace and the Earth on the table wins."* As of 2023, the full set has gone out of print, but the "Peace on Earth" Goal is still available as a "Loose Promo" on the Looney Labs Webstore (SKU: LOO-800-062 / MSRP: $1.00). According to the Store site, however, it is in short supply and may not be reprinted.

In the summer of 2006, a set of four new Promo Cards were released. They were also cross-promoting the release of the then-new **Looney Pyramid Treehouse** sets, and are thus labeled as "Treehouse Promo #/4 Summer 2006", with the # replaced by 1, 2, 3 or 4, depending on which card in the set it is. As of 2023, the set is also out of print, and not available through the Looney Labs Webstore.

Card # 1 was the **The Forest** Goal, and was the main card in the set. It depicts images of the "Tree" Keeper from V1.0 and the images of the trees on the other 3 Promo Cards. The Goal requirement reads: "The player with 2 or more Tree Keepers in play wins."

*NOTE: For some reason, an early run of the set had this card misprinted with a negative image of the trees (white trees on a black background). Rather than discard them, Looney Labs offered them as a bonus "fifth" card for the set, calling it the **Night Forest** card, with the "house rule" that it could only be fulfilled if the game was being played at night. (Of course, players could also just use it as a second copy of the original Goal.)*

Card # 2 was the **Pine Tree** Keeper, Card #3 was the **Fruit Tree** Keeper and Card # 4 was the **Palm Tree** Keeper. Each of these cards depicted the tree for which it was named, but bore no other Card Lore. It was never specified if these could be used in place of the "Tree" Keeper in either "EcoFluxx" or "Nature Fluxx", but it is presumed they can be. (Once the author of this article can confirm with Looney Labs if this is the case, this part of the article will be edited to reflect that information.)

Finally, in 2010, to promote V2.0, one more Promo card was released: the **Recycling** New Rule. This was distributed as a "Peel-Off Promo Postcard", which meant the card itself could be peeled off of the postcard on which it was sent and easily added to any Fluxx® deck. It featured the full color card images them being used on the sets, with the following Card Lore: *"Once during your turn, you may discard 1 keeper you have on the table and draw 3 extra cards. This is a free action. It does not count as a Draw or Play.* Although the card has been added to the "Nature Fluxx" deck (and many other Fluxx® sets as well), the card proved popular enough to be reprinted as a "Loose Promo" in 2014 in its still-generic form to be added to decks that don't include it. Said reprint is still available through the Looney Labs Webstore (SKU: LOO-800-057 / MSRP: $1.00).