New Game Round-up: Fluxx at Target, Trajan in the U.S., Zombicide in the Mail & Blockers in the Offing

[T]his new version of Fluxx has been designed specifically for the mass market. Packaged in a tuck box (not our standard two-part box) and simplified to contain only the four basic card types (Keeper, Goal, New Rule, and Action), 73% of the cards are fundamentally unchanged from the current Fluxx 4.0 game sold in game stores. The more complex cards in 4.0 have been removed, and 11 cards that have been seen before in other versions or as promo cards have been included. There are 16 all-new cards, most of them Goals that combine longtime Keepers in fun new ways. The Keeper artwork has been updated with new illustrations by Michael Hays.

Blockers! The Card Game recreates the Blockers! board game with similar gameplay but new goals. Instead of a 9x9 grid, players will now play onto a 4x4 grid, with 16 victory cards comprising the spaces of that grid. Frame cards surround this grid to label the rows (A-D), columns (1-4) and 2x2 regions (labeled with card suits).

On a turn, a player plays a "hand" card that specifies a row, column or 2x2 region and claims one victory card in the appropriate location. (Alternatively, a player can use a kicker card as a joker.) Each time you claim a victory card after the first one, the card must match the color or shape on the victory card that you claimed the previous turn. Once all players pass, the round ends and empty spaces on the board are refilled with victory cards. When the victory card deck is exhausted, the game ends and the player with the most victory cards wins.