[Fluxx] Fluxx: Alien Invasion gameplay

[Andrew Plotkin]

On Tue, 4 Mar 2008, Allen Firstenberg wrote:

> With all the discussion of the name of the new version, and a re-read of
> both the blog entry and the card list, I was wondering.  Can this
> version mark a re-release of the "Government Coverup" and related
> cards?  It seems to me that it would fit the theme nicely, introduce a
> small bit of gameplay change from other recent Fluxx versions, and
> yet include some game mechanics that had existed at the start.  I
> can't honestly say it was my favorite part of the game, but I think it
> would add an interesting aspect.

It wasn't my favorite either; in fact, I thought it was annoying and 
not-fun. "It fits the theme" is a lousy reason to add such a thing back 
in.

If you want a conspiracy mechanic, have a "Treat X as Y" style rule. 
"Alien Keepers count as Earthlings". Or, "Conspiracy: if you have this 
Keeper in play, all your Alien Keepers count as Earthlings."

--Z

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