Fluxx

Viking Secret Wildcard Poker Add-on Deck
This page deals with cards from the game Fluxx as they pertain to the rules of Viking Secret Wildcard Poker.

Fluxx Cards are mixed into the general deck. The current rule set only deals with Fluxx version 3.1 as it pertains to VSWP. There are plans to expand this section to other versions of Fluxx.

Overview

Fluxx is a game by Looney Labs. This page is not about the game Fluxx, but about integrating it into VSWP. As of February 3rd, 2009, these rules have not been playetsted.

There are multiple versions of the game Fluxx. As rules for these versions are finalized, they will be added here.

Fluxx Version 3.1

Rule Cards

Rule cards have a rank of 2, unless otherwise stated.

• Hand Limit X When received as part of a Pit, this card has a rank of X. The player can optionally reveal this card to cause all players to discard from their pit down to the number of cards the limiter states. Cards discarded in this manner are chosen by the player. When dealt as a community card, this card has no rank, but does have the same effect as revealing from one's pit.

• Hand Limit 0 When received as part of the pit, this card has a rank of 0, and is considered anti-wild. When revealed either from the pit, or in the community cards, all players are forced to fold for this round. The pot stands as-is, and is carried over to the next hand. All players myst ante and bet according to standing rules for the next hand.

• No-Hand Bonus A player receiving this in his pit, can, at his option fold, and in the next hand receive three instead of two pit cards at the initial deal. This card has a rank of 0.

• Rich Bonus When dealt into a player's pit, this card gives +1 to all multipliers, provided the player has more multiplier cards in-hand than his opponents. In all other cases, this card has a rank of one.

• Poor Bonus When dealt into a player's Pit, this card gives a +2 to all multipliers, as long as the player has fewer multiplier cards than all opponents. This card has a rank of 1.

• Draw X When dealt into pit, a player can, at his option, reveal this card to be dealt X more cards into his pit. Otherwise this card is has rank X. When dealt as a community card, this card is both has a rank of X, and all players are dealt X more cards to their pits.

• Inflation This card increases all multipliers of the player holding it by the number of multiplier cards in his five-card hand. This card has the same effect in the community cards. This card has a rank of 0.

• Keeper Limit X This card always has a rank of X. When this card is revealed from pit, (X - 2) more community cards are dealt. When dealt into community cards, X more community cards are dealt and all ranks are reduced by (X - 2).

• Play X This card is worth a multiplier of X in all situations, unless this is Play All. This card has a rank of 0.

• Play All When revealed from pit, this card causes the hand to cease immediately, and winnings to be awarded to the player with the current best hand. This card has a rank equal to the number of cards in the holder's pit. When dealt as a community card, this card has the same effect as revealing from pit, but has a rank of 0.

• Play First Random this card has no effect when revealed. This card has a rank of 0, and gives no multiplier. When dealt as Community, all Pit cards are laid face-down in front of the players. Each player chooses one card from the pit of the opponent to his right. This card is revealed. All effects of revealing these cards proceed in play order. This card has no effect if at least one card has been revealed already.

• Double Agenda The rank of this card is zero. When revealed, either from a Pit, or as a community card, a new hand is dealt to all players (even those who have already folded). This hand is played immediately before play resumes from the original hand.

• Reverse Order When revealed from pit or in community, the order of betting is reversed permanently (does not end after this hand), or until betting order is changed through another effect. This card has a rank of 1.

Goal Cards

All goal cards, unless otherwise stated, have a rank eqal to the number of cards required to fulfill the goal.

• 10 cards in hand This goal card is worth a x10 multiplier to any hand using it. This card is automatically negated if any Jokers are in the same hand, or in the community cards, even if the Jokers' effects have already been nullified. This card has no rank.

• 5 Keepers This goal card is worth an x5 multiplier in any hand. If Creepers from any other Fluxx version are in a hand with "5 Keepers," the effects of "5 Keepers" are negated. This card has no rank.

Keeper Cards

All Keeper cards, unless otherwise stated, have a rank of one.

Action cards

All action cards, unless otherwise stated, have a Multiplier value of one (additive). For example, a player already has a multiplier of x5. An Action card with no other rules attached increases that multiplier to x6.

• Rules Reset When revealed from a pit, or dealt as a community card, The next hand of VSWP is played with no optional game pieces. This card only affects one hand of play. Otherwise this card acts as a normal Action Card.

• Let's Simplify When revealed from a pit, or dealt as a community card, one optional component of the game, at the dealer's discretion, is removed for the next hand of play. Otherwise this card acts as a normal Action Card.

• Trash a New Rule Effect is identical to "Let's Simplify."

• Everybody Gets 1 This card has a rank of one. When dealt as a community card, all players are dealt one more card for their pit. No multiplier effect.

• Use what you take This card has a rank of one. When revealed from pit, player is dealt another card to his pit. When dealt as community, one more community card for this set is dealt. This card has no more effect when dealt as a community card, and does not act as a normal Action card.

• Discard and Draw This card's rank is equal to the number of cards in the pit of the player with the largest pit. When revealed from pit, player is allowed to discard all pit cards, including this one, and be dealt an equal number of new pit cards from the general deck.

• Rotate Hands When dealt as community, or revealed from a pit, all players pass their pit cards to the player after them in play order. This card has no rank, and if not revealed acts as a normal Action card.

• Trade Hands
  • When dealt as community, all players pass one card from their pit to the player across the table from them.
    • If there are an odd number of players at the table, the player with the dealer button discards one card from his pit, and is dealt a new card, while all other players trade cards across the table.
  • If revealed from a pit, the player revealing trades hands with the player of his choice or can discard his entire pit and be dealt an equal number of cards.
  • This card has a rank of one.
  • This card does not act as a normal Action Card.

• Jackpot When dealt as a community card, all players are required to match their last bet, or to bet the remainder of their chips, whichever is smaller. This card has a rank of 3. This card has no effect when revealed from pit, and no multiplier.

• No Limits When dealt as a community card in a limited-bet game of VSWP, this card enables players to bet over that limit for the current hand. This card has a rank of 4. This card has no other effects.

Other Fluxx Versions

no rules have been written for these versions of Fluxx. The rules for Version 3.1 should work with the addition of a house rule for creepers.

• Fluxx 4.0

• Zombie Fluxx

• Monty Python Fluxx

• EcoFluxx

• Family Fluxx