Order of events in a Fluxx turn

To keep things crystal clear, a Turn Token is useful to pass around to indicate exactly whose turn it is at any given point.

Turn Token is passed to player. This person is now "the active player."

if the active player has Forest Fire at this time, now is the time they should discard a Keeper in play, or Forest Fire itself if they have no Keepers in play

beginning of window of opportunity for optional Free Actions (New Rules, special Keeper or Creeper abilities)

• note that some cards played during the Play phase may increase the Draw rule, thus necessitating the drawing of additional cards to meet the official Draw quota after the "regular Draw phase."

• and, of course there are cards which simply direct the player to draw additional cards which are not counted towards the official Draw quota. See these FAQs.

• also note that cards played during the Play phase may decrease the Play rule or suddenly end the turn, causing plays to stop abruptly

• if a "your turn ends immediately" card is played or utilized, it jumps the active player to the End of Turn events, and closes the window of opportunity for optional Free Actions.

cards which cause your turn to end immediately

end of window of opportunity for optional Free Actions. Once you proceed to the end-of-turn events, you may no longer take optional Free Actions.

End of turn events: if the active player has the Horrifying Sculpture in play, now is when they must discard a card from their hand (if they have one)

The following are considered to be simultaneous for purposes of meeting Goals:

move the Cute Fuzzy Alien Creature. It is the active player's choice as to where it goes if interacting with Keeper limit. See this FAQ.

Turn Token is passed to the next person. In the widest sense, this turn is now over. The player who passed the coin away is no longer "the active player."