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Munchkin (2001)

Players
3–6
Best: 4
Playing time
60–120 min
Age
10+
5.87
Average rating
53,765
Ratings
1.82/5
Weight
#6546
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Munchkin 1+2 +16 more
Designer:Steve Jackson (I)
Artist:Steve Jackson (I), Philip Reed, John Kovalic, Alex Fernandez (I), Heather Oliver, Edwin Huang, Ian McGinty, Gabby Ruenes
Publisher:Steve Jackson Games +28 more
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Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 7, Complexity 3.6, Theme 6
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity3.6
Theme6.0

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

Card GameFantasyFightingHumorVariable Player PowersHand ManagementTake ThatRace

Overview

Publisher's DescriptionGo down in the dungeon. Kill everything you meet. Backstab your friends and steal their stuff. Grab the treasure and run.

Admit it. You love it.

This award-winning card game, designed by Steve Jackson, captures the essence of the dungeon experience... with none of that stupid roleplaying stuff. You and your friends compete to kill monsters and grab magic items. And what magic items! Don the Horny Helmet and the Boots of Butt-Kicking. Wield the Staff of Napalm... or maybe the Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment. Start by slaughtering the Potted Plant and the Drooling Slime, and work your way up to the Plutonium Dragon...

And it's illustrated by John Kovalic! Fast-playing and silly, Munchkin can reduce any roleplaying group to hysteria. And, while they're laughing, you can steal their stuff.

OtherPart of the Munchkin series.

Munchkin is a satirical card game based on the clichés and oddities of Dungeons and Dragons and other role-playing games. Each player starts at level 1 and the winner is the first player to reach level 10. Players can acquire familiar D&D style character classes during the game which determine to some extent the cards they can play.

There are two types of cards - treasure and encounters. Each turn the current players 'kicks down the door' - drawing an encounter card from the deck. Usually this will involve battling a monster. Monsters have their own levels and players must try and overcome it using the levels, weapons and powers they have acquired during the game or run away. Other players can chose to help the player or hinder by adding extra monsters to the encounter. Defeating a monster will usually result in drawing treasure cards and acquiring levels. Being defeated by a monster results in "bad stuff" which usually involves losing levels and treasure.

In May 2010, Steve Jackson Games made the "big announcement." Many rules and cards were changed. See The Great 2010 Munchkin Changeover for details. Of note to Munchkin fans, the Kneepads of Allure card, which had been removed in the 14th printing, was added back to the game but modified to be less powerful.

Sequels: The Good, the Bad, and the Munchkin Munchkin Apocalypse Munchkin Axe Cop Munchkin Bites! Munchkin Booty Munchkin Conan Munchkin Cthulhu Munchkin Fu Munchkin Impossible Munchkin Legends Munchkin Pathfinder Munchkin Zombies Star Munchkin Super Munchkin

Related Board Games Munchkin Quest

Online play Vassal does not support Munchkin anymore. Former link: Vassal Module

Pegasus Expansions Munchkin Sammlerbox Munchkin Sammlerkoffer Munchkin Promotional Bookmarks Munchkin Weihnachtsedition - The same as Munchkin, but with a promotional button that grants the wearer extra treasure (when worn in December).

Online PlaythroughThere's a great YouTube playthrough with Will Wheaton and Steve Jackson (yes, the Steve Jackson) found here LINK

Expansions

Munchkin 2: Unnatural Axe
Munchkin 3: Clerical Errors
Munchkin Blender
Munchkin 2/3: L'Ascia o Raddoppia
Munchkin Dice
Munchkin 3.5: Clerical Errata
Munchkin 4: The Need for Steed
Episches Munchkin
Munchkin 5: De-Ranged
Munchkin 6: Demented Dungeons
Munchkin 7: More Good Cards
+6 Bag o' Munchkins
Munchkin Bobblehead
Mask of the Munchkin
Munchkin Coins
Munchkin 1.5: Kości zostały rzucone
Munchkin Greeting Cards
Epic Munchkin
Munchkin Kill-O-Meter
+6 Bag O' Munchkin Babes
Munchkin Dice Of Protection
Munchkin Boxes of Holding
Exclusive Warehouse 23 Munchkin Booster
Munchkin Monster Enhancers
Munchkin 7: Cheat With Both Hands
+6 Bag o' Munchkin Level Counters
Munchkin Jumbo D6
Munchkin 4.5
Munchkin 10th Anniversary Shot Glass
Munchkin Dice Bag
Munchkin 8: Half Horse, Will Travel
Munchkin Fairy Dust Dice
Munchkin Jolly Jumbo D6
+10 Bag o' Munchkin d6
Munchkin Bracelet of Slapping
Munchkin Duck of Doom
Munchkin Duck of Gloom
Munchkin Get More Loot! Promotional Postcard
Munchkin Holiday Surprise
Munchkin 3.5: Piętno Śmierci
Munchkin Gazebo Shot Glass
Munchkin Easter Eggs
+8 Bag O' Munchkin Babes & Pawns
Munchkin Bookmark Collection
Munchkin Game Changers
Munchkin 5, 6 e 7: Tutti i Mostri Fatti a Fette
Munchkin Level Playing Field
Munchkin Dragons
Munchkin Kobolds Ate My Baby!
Munchkin Gets Promoted
+6 Bag O' Munchkin Zombies
Munchkin Journal Pack 1
Munchkin Journal Pack 2
Munchkin Halloween Pack
Munchkin Draghetto o Scherzetto
Munchkin La Rivincita del Babbo
Munchkin Fatine e Folletti
Munchkin Holidazed
Munchkin Journal Pack 3
+6 Bag O' Munchkin Legends
Munchkin Messenger Bag
Munchkin Apocalypse: Judge Dredd
Munchkin Adventure Time 2: It's a Dungeon Crawl!
Munchkin Love Shark Baby
Munchkin Imaginary Frenemies
Munchkin Hipsters
Munchkin Kittens
Munchkin Hidden Treasures
Munchkin 3+4
Munchkin 5+6
Munchkin 7+8
Munchkin 6.5: Terrible Tombs
Munchkin Knights
Munchkin Meeples
Munchkin Monster Box
The Munchkin Alphabet Coloring Book
12 Days of Munchkin Christmas Coloring Book
Munchkin Curses
Munchkin Halloween Monster Box
Munchkin Gets Promoted 2
Munchkin Metal Pin
Munchkin Imaginary Friend
Munchkin Clowns
Munchkin 9: Jurassic Snark
Munchkin Cheats
Munchkin Fowl Play
Munchkin 6: Double Dungeons
The Munchkin Book
Munchkin Enhancers
Munchkin Apocalypse: Kaiju
Munchkin Bosses
Munchkin 10: Time Warp
Munchkin Kitten Adventurers
Munchkin Druids
Munchkin Cows
Munchkin Deathly Pail
Munchkin Bibliophile's Booklet of Bookmarks
Munchkin 2, 3 & 4
Colossal Munchkin Level Die
Munchkin 9 + 10
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