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A Munchkin Apocalypse Level Counter I made using World of Munchkin's design.
Twosday's Night is Game Night playing Munchkun Apocalypse, Feb 10th 2015
Disasters!
Game play at Zuiderspel 2013
Munchkin Apocalypse front cover french version
Game entry in the Pegasus Spiele catalogue of 2013
Munchkin: Ιππότης της Αποκαλύψεως
My son had Tactical Hairspray, but sadly lost to Super Boy there when the world came to an end.
Munchkin Apocalypse: Guest Artist Edition, Steve Jackson Games, 2016 — components

Munchkin Apocalypse (2012)

Players
3–6
Best: 4, 5
Playing time
90–90 min
Age
10+
6.40
Average rating
1,739
Ratings
2.09/5
Weight
#4863
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Alternate names:Munchkin Apocalisse +7 more
Designer:Steve Jackson (I)
Artist:John Kovalic, Len Peralta, Ethan Nicolle, Gabby Ruenes
Publisher:Steve Jackson Games +7 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 6, Interaction 5, Complexity 4.2, Theme 5
Strategy5.0
Luck6.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity4.2
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Card GameFightingHumorVariable Player PowersHand ManagementDice Rolling

Overview

Munchkin Apocalypse is a core set in the Munchkin series with an end of the world theme that includes natural disasters, zombie takeovers, Armageddon, alien invasions, nuclear war, etc. And while this is still a standard Munchkin game where you try to level up by killing the monsters, stealing the treasure, and stabbing your buddy, there's a new "Seal" mechanic that significantly changes the gameplay.

Seals are a reference to the biblical seals of the Apocalypse. They can be opened and closed, although it's typically more difficult to close them. Once seven Seals are open, the game ends immediately, and the player with the highest combat strength (excluding levels) is the winner. The Seal mechanic adds a sense of impending doom to the game, meant to mimic the sense of impending doom for a real apocalypse. It also tends to create situations where the group works together to close a Seal in order to prevent a player from winning via the Seal mechanic. So there is more teamwork than in a regular Munchkin game.

The balance of the deck is also different than the other Munchkin sets. There are a lot more Disaster cards, which are equivalent to traps and curses, so bad things tend to occur more frequently. Also, there are more monsters, especially high-level monsters. To offset this, however, there are more item enhancers and high-bonus items. It's been stated in the Munchkin forums that Munchkin Apocalypse is harder to play and is intended more for seasoned Munchkin veterans.

Munchkin Apocalypse has four new classes but does not have races, powers, or other "thingies". It includes Undead and Shark monsters, which follow special rules.

The game comes with 180 cards (92 Doors, 76 Treasures, 12 Seals). The Seal cards are a different size than the regular cards--they're square and are shorter but wider (2.75" x 2.75"). The included d6 is orange with lime green pips, similar in color to the orange dice in the +6 Bag o' Radioactive Munchkin d6.

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