Zombie Fluxx

**Zombie Fluxx®** is a variant of the Fluxx® series. It was originally released (Version 1.0, or V1.0) in 2007, with a first revision (Version 1.1, or V1.1) in 2008 and a second (Version 1.2, or V1.2) in 2009. All editions were released by Looney Labs. As of 2023, Version 1.2 is still available from the Looney Labs Webstore. (The previous 2 editions are out of print.)

### Packaging

The Packaging for V1.0 of **Zombie Fluxx®** is a tuck box (4 5/8" length x 3 1/2" width x 5/8" depth) with flaps on the left and right sides that holds the cards in two piles side-by-side. V1.1 and V1.2 come packaged in the standard flat 2-part box (4 13/16" length x 3 11/16" width x 1" depth) currently used for Fluxx® sets, which holds all the cards in two piles with a cardboard divider insert keeping said piles apart for storage. In both cases, the packaging also holds an instruction sheet and a catalog of Looney Labs merchandise.

### Cards

In V1.0 and V1.1, the set contained 99 playable cards and an advertising card for Twilight Creations' "Zombies!!!" board game & Eden Studios' "All Flesh Must Be Eaten" Roleplaying Game. The card distribution was: 23 Actions, 15 Creepers, 21 Goals, 15 Keepers, 23 New Rules, 1 Ungoal and 1 Basic Rules card. Although some of the cards changed from V1.0 to V1.1, the overall distribution was kept.

In V1.2, the set contains 100 playable cards. The ad card was removed and the formerly promo New Rule Card **Zombie Boss** was added. Thus, the new and current card distribution is: 23 Actions, 15 Creepers, 21 Goals, 15 Keepers, 24 New Rules, 1 Ungoal and 1 Basic Rules card.

In all 3 versions and the appropriate promos & expansions (see below), the card art was produced by Derek Ring.

This set was the first to include an Ungoal card, in the form of the **Zombie Victory** Ungoal. As with other Ungoals, it can be played as a Goal, and can be discarded when a new Goal is played. If the conditions of the Ungoal are satisfied, all players lose and the game ends immediately.

Some cards carry a "POW!" Icon on them. This has the word "POW!" in an "explosion"-style word bubble, and refer to items that can be used as zombie-killing weapons. These are mainly on Keepers (denoting their weapon status) and Goals (usually how many such Keepers are required to satisfy the Goal).

In addition, many add-ons were made to the set. (See PROMO CARDS, EXPANSION PACKS & ACCESSORIES below.)

*NOTE: For the sake of simplicity, only the full list for V1.0 will be posted, with notations below for the changes made to V1.1 and V1.2. Also, with only a few noted exceptions, the requirements for Goals have been given in the current "Keeper/Creeper + Keeper/Creeper" format instead of the full "You win if you have..." text used on the cards. All three versions were printed before the revised design of the cards used for Fluxx: Special Edition and subsequent sets were implemented.*

#### V1.1 Changes

When the game went from Tuck Box to Flat 2-Part Box, several overall changes were made to the cards:

* Production constraints required Looney Labs to use the same illustrations more than once, with most of the single Zombies appearing twice each and the same artwork used for all four "Pair of Zombies" Creepers. Version 1.1 eliminates this redundancy, by replacing the duplicate artwork with the new zombie illustrations featuring in the Zombie Fluxx Flame-Thrower Pack.
* One such overall replacement was to take out one of the "Pair of Zombies" cards and replace it with a production version of the "Larry the Zombie" promo card.
* V1.0 has a number of cards with Card Lore that needed small corrections and/or clarifications. This includes the Hand Limit cards, which were updated to reflect the decision to disallow usage of the "Early Limit Compliance" Meta Rule, which was introduced after V1.0 had been printed. It also includes many mentions of "Zombies" and "Creepers" needing to be clarified.
* With the invention of Meta Rules, the Basic Rules card was retroactively designated as a Meta Rule, and thus the color accents on the Draw and Play cards has been changed from yellow to orange to match the other Meta Rules.

Since these changes eliminated duplicate cards in the deck, the list below does not have a "#" column. All cards are listed with their revised Lore as needed.
*NOTE: The choices of which single V1.1 Zombie Creepers replaced which V1.0 originals is arbitrary, but corresponds to the image of the V1.0 & V1.1 cards used on BoardGameGeek here: V1.0 & V1.1 single Zombie Creepers.*

#### V1.2 Changes

With the third printing of the game (aka V1.2), certain other minor changes were made to the cards:

* The advertising card was removed and replaced with a "production" copy of the "Zombie Boss" card originally included with the "Zombie Fluxx Boss Boxx" (see below). This brought the total number of playable cards to the standard amount of 100 used for most other Fluxx® sets.
* The text on the Hand Limit Cards was further revised as follows: "If it *isn't your turn*, you must have # cards in your hand - discard extra cards you hold immediately. *During your turn*, this rule does not apply to you; when your turn is over, discard down to # cards." The "#" in the preceding statement is replaced with the appropriate Hand Limit amount on the card (0, 1, 2 or 3).
* The cards also now use the full color "rules icons" used in most of the versions of Fluxx at this point (as opposed to the line drawing versions in V1.0 & V1.1.)

Otherwise, all other cards in V1.2 are have the same Card Lore and artwork as their counterparts in V1.1.

### Promo Cards, Expansion Packs & Accessories

Overall, to date, 3 single Promo Cards, one Expansion Pack and one Accessory with its' own Promo Card have been released for specific use with this set. *NOTE: Two other promo cards were also released promoting the set, but were not specifically meant for use with it: the "Zombies Eat Brains" Goal for Unthemed Fluxx and the "Start the Clock" New Rule for use in any Fluxx® deck.*

The expansion pack, the Zombie Fluxx Flame-Thrower Pack included the new Flame-Thrower Keeper and the six "revised art" Creepers added to V1.1 and V1.2: The "Ballerina", "Football Player", "Soldier" and "Waitress" single Zombies, and the "Scouts" and "Nurse with Wheelchair Woman" "Pair of Zombies" cards. With their addition to the production decks, this pack has been discontinued, but the Flame-Thrower Keeper is now available as a single Promo Card from the Looney Labs Webstore (SKU: LOO-800-050 / MSRP: $1.00).

The first single Promo Card, the "Larry the Zombie" Creeper, was an early version of the "postcard promo", with the card printed on the postcard with serrated edges that required the card to be "punched out" from the card, as opposed to the "peel-off" versions used for later such promos. It also had a "CREEPER" header done in the standard Header font used for Unthemed Fluxx at the time, as opposed to the "Spooky" font used in the set. The Special Effect of the card read: "You can't win if you have this card, even if the Rules or Goal currently allow for victory with Zombies. Larry moves in the counter-turn direction any time the Goal changes." This card was added in a "production" version (with revised text and "Spooky" font header) in the V1.1 & V1.2 sets.

Next came the **"Zombie Fluxx Boss Boxx"**, a wooden box used for storing any of your Fluxx® cards (but meant for the **Zombie Fluxx®** set, specifically). It could hold in excess of 200 standard Fluxx cards, and came packed with its own Promo Card for use with **Zombie Fluxx®**, the **Zombie Boss** New Rule (for which the Boxx is named). Like the original version of "Larry," it had a "NEW RULE" header done in the standard Header font used for Unthemed Fluxx at the time, as opposed to the "Spooky" font used in the set. The card's special text reads: "The player with the most Zombies is called the Zombie Boss, and keeps this title until someone else has more Zombies. The Zombie Boss: •draws 1 extra card each turn, •is ignored during the Action *Eaten by Zombies*, and •wins if the game ends because of the *Zombie Victory* Ungoal." The Boxx is no longer available, but the card has since been included in a "production" version in the V1.2 set.

The second single Promo Card is the **"Zombie Portal"** New Rule card. It is labeled in the left-hand corner with the legend "Gen Con 2022 Booth 100", meaning that it was initially given out at that event at the Looney Labs booth. It is a standard release card (as opposed to the "postcard" release of "Larry"), and carries the "Spooky" font header, but is styled in the current post-"Special Edition" style now used in Fluxx® sets (i.e., the newer rounded surrounding border as opposed to the "left-color-bar-only" style used in the older sets, including all three versions of **Zombie Fluxx®**). The Card Lore reads: "**Free Action** Once during your turn, if you have at least one Zombie in front of you, you may take the top card from the draw pile and play it immediately. Repeat if you draw a Creeper." This makes it a renamed version of the New Rule **Mystery Play**, but with the added necessity of owning a Creeper to use it. As of 2023, the card is currently available through the Looney Labs Webstore (SKU: LOO-800-108 / MSRP: $1.00).

The most recent Promo Card made is the **"Extra Toilet Paper/Emergency Toilet Paper"** Keeper released during the COVID-19 Epidemic. The card itself can actually be used with any Fluxx® set, but is themed in the same manner as "Zombie Portal" above (newer border and "Spooky" header) for primary use with **Zombie Fluxx®**. The Card Lore reads: "During your turn you can exchange this for any Keeper another player has in play." The card itself was meant as a humorous look at the sudden "importance" of having enough toilet paper in your home during the COVID crisis, when store shelves became bereft of it for long periods. It also takes aim at the paper's "inflated worth" during this period, since it can be traded for any other Keeper in play. Sadly, this card was also in short supply (a very short print run was made), and has since gone out of print.

### Fluxx® Apps

**Zombie Fluxx®** is one of three available variants of the game that can be played in the Fluxx® Android App and the Fluxx® iOS App, alongside Unthemed Fluxx and Unthemed Fluxx with the Creeper Pack.