This month the Green Fairy talks about oaks, potential and service. The potential we all have as people and how we each have something to contribute to society, just like a mighty oak grows from an acorn. Looney Labs contributes by creating fun and making donations from the profits of EcoFluxx to environmental organizations.

The five finalists in each category of the Origins Awards were announced at the GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas last week. The finalists were chosen by retailers from a list drawn from publisher/creator submissions with a jury review. We're excited to announce that Treehouse has been nominated for the best "Board Game or Expansion of the Year".

An Aquarius Review by Smatt, in the July 2007 issue of Knucklebones Magazine - in stores now!

"I completely missed the hippy generation...but luckily for me, I came on the scene in time to play a beautiful little game called Aquarius, a simple domino-style card game during which players make chains of like pictures...Aquarius is a happy-go-lucky game. It takes seconds to learn and can be played with a wide range of ages. It combines the simplicity of Uno with the fun of dominoes in an entirely original way. It's also the only game in which the player with the longest hair goes first. Light on strategy and heavy on fun, Aquarius is a great pick for families as well as gamers."

THE BAD NEWS: We're temporarily out of Fluxx Blanxx, and it will be a little while before we get a new print run in.

THE GOOD NEWS: we only JUST ran out of them, so they might still be available in your friendly neighborhood game store - check our store roster and call a store near you to see if they have them. Or you can order them online still at Paizo.com. (If you run an online game store that has Fluxx Blanxx in stock, let us know and we'll list your store here. If you find one of these stores has since run out, please let us know!)

Get a FREE copy of the new promo card The Computer when you purchase over $25 worth of games (before Shipping).

Get a FREE copy of Flowers & Fluxx AND two copies of The Computer when you purchase over $100 worth of games (before shipping).

You have to put these into your shopping cart yourself though, so don't forget!

Consumers - If you've played Fluxx, even once, please take our Fluxx Consumer Survey! This year marks the 10th anniversary of Fluxx, and we're doing this market survey to better understand our customer base and to help us start making plans for the next ten years! It should take only 5 to 10 minutes to take - and we'll give you $2 off your next order in our online store to say Thank You for taking the survey!

Retailers - if you have ever sold the card game Fluxx, please take our Fluxx Resellers Survey! We're looking for advice on what marketing materials we can provide to help your store celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Fluxx! The survey includes questions about the packaging and marketing ideas, as well as in store gaming and promotions. Please help us help you sell more Fluxx decks!

Looney Show Date Location MARCON 42  May 25-27 Columbus, OH private event June 17 Austin, TX Origins July 5-8 Columbus, OH GenCon Indy Aug 16-19 Indianapolis, IN

What's a "Looney Show"? A Looney Show is an event at which one or more of the people actually named Looney will show up in person to help with the running of Looney Labs events.

Rabbit Show Date Location "B&P" Games Weekend May 12-13 Staffordshire, UK Morphicon May 18-20 Columbus, OH KublaCon May 25-28 Burlingame, CA Gamex May 25-28 Los Angeles, CA DieCon June 1-3 Collinsville, IL UK Games Expo June 2-3 Birmingham, UK Geekway to the West June 16-17 St. Louis, MO Game 07 June 23-24 Manchester, UK BenCon June 28-July 1 Denver, CO Anthrocon July 5-8 Pittsburgh, PA Trinoc*coN Aug 3-5 Durham, NC Gen Con UK Aug 30- Sept 2 Reading University, UK Dragon*Con Aug 31 - Sept 3 Atlanta, GA MileHiCon Oct 26-28 Denver, CO MACE Nov 16-18 High Point, NC Genghis Con XXVIII Feb 15-18 2008 Denver, CO StellarCon Mar 14-16 2008 High Point, NC

What's a "Rabbit Show"? A Rabbit Show is an event at which Looney Labs gaming will be hosted by one or more of the official Looney Labs volunteer helpers, known as Mad Lab Rabbits (possibly with the further assistance of representatives from the company not named Looney).