Card Games
The company is probably best known for its card games, especially Fluxx, whose rules and goals change as the result of its players' actions, and Chrononauts, themed around time travel. Both of these were designed by Andrew Looney and derive much of their popularity from the whimsical, unpredictable nature that he tends to give his games. While a player can definitely benefit from an overall strategy, the games are random enough to demand far more short-term tactical skill than long-term planning ability.
Looney Labs publishes a number of less popular card and board games (see Andrew Looney for a more complete list), but one of particular note is Are You a Werewolf?, Andrew Plotkin's thematic variant of Mafia. The game, which requires a relatively large number of people to play, is especially popular at game conventions such as Origins, where it frequently draws in players (and sometimes entire families) from other areas of the convention.
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