Chain FactorRevolution In The Abstract | Submitted by the99th on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 01:51. |
Chain Factor is a manifesto expressed as a puzzle Flash game -- like all previous manifestos but explicitly so. It's move mechanic involves matching a numbered tile with a row or column that has the same number of other tiles, a very metagram mechanic. Your nouns and verbs must match, which then eliminates the nouns in a zen embrace.
Looney Labs claims to have sold more than 350,000 copies of Fluxx, which is a truly remarkable number for a hobby game from a tiny publisher -- remarkable also because Fluxx is in some ways a game designer's game, exploring the nature of "the rule."
In a sense, Fluxx is a stripped down version of Nomic -- a self-modifying game with a small initial set of rules and the ability to change them. Nomic depends on player voting; Fluxx depends on card-play.
