What the Fruitcake Fun Pack actually contains
The Fruitcake Fun Pack is a small promo assortment rather than a full game. It holds five Loonacy cards that weave Fruitcake into the regular Loonacy deck, a new card for Choose One, an Artifact for Early American Chrononauts, and a Fluxx promo card that can be used in any deck.
That last item is the reason most Fluxx players seek it out. The pack was originally a 2014 holiday gift and was later given free with orders through 2015; it is now sold while supplies last, so availability is not guaranteed.
The Fluxx card at a glance
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Fruitcake Fun Pack: The Fluxx promo is a Creeper: you cannot win if you have it unless the Goal says otherwise. It counts as Dessert or The Gift. This single card changes how you build and play a deck, so decide whether your group can handle a Creeper before shuffling it in.
Fruitcake Fun Pack
How to add the Fruitcake Creeper to a Fluxx deck
The supplied product information gives one clear recommendation and one in-play action. Follow those rather than inventing extra house rules.
- Check that your deck can eliminate Creepers: The pack's own guidance recommends including the Fruitcake Creeper in a deck that has cards to help eliminate Creepers. If your deck has no such cards, the Creeper can become a permanent blocker.
- Shuffle it in as a Creeper: The card reads that you cannot win if you have it unless the Goal says otherwise. Treat it like any other Creeper in the deck.
- Use its Dessert or Gift identity: The card counts as Dessert or The Gift, so it can satisfy Goals or card interactions that refer to those categories.
- On your turn, move it to a player with fewer Keepers: The supplied instruction says: during your turn, you may move this to any player with fewer Keepers than you. That gives you a way to pass the problem along rather than keep it.
One card that pairs naturally with Fruitcake
The same pack's Early American Chrononauts Artifact, Martha Washington's Great Cake, counts as any Dessert or as any famous person's food. If you also play Early American Chrononauts, that overlap is worth knowing, though the Fruitcake Creeper itself is a Fluxx card and the two are used in different games.
What else is in the pack
- Fruitcake Fun Pack: The pack includes five Loonacy cards incorporating Fruitcake, a new card for Choose One, an Artifact for Early American Chrononauts, and the Fluxx promo. If you only play Fluxx, most of the pack will sit unused; it is best value for players who also own Loonacy, Choose One, or Early American Chrononauts.
Before you buy: practical checks
- Confirm your Fluxx deck has Creeper removal: Without cards that eliminate Creepers, the Fruitcake Creeper can stall the game. The pack's guidance points to decks that can handle Creepers.
- Expect a promo, not a full expansion: The pack adds a handful of cards across several games. It does not supply a complete new deck or a standalone play experience.
- Availability is limited: The catalog describes the pack as for sale until they run out, with no restock date given. If it is listed as available, that is the moment to decide.