Munchkin

"Kill the monsters - Steal the treasure - Stab your buddy."

Munchkin is a stand-alone card game designed by Steve Jackson that "simulates" (well, sorta') a fantasy-themed RPG (oh, ok, DnD) in a simple, card-based game that's chock full o' silliness. Everyone begins the game as a 1st level Human with NO Class (heh-heh) and via cards, they acquire Races (Elf, Dwarf, etc.), Classes (Thief, Wizard, Cleric, etc.), Items, Armor, Potions and more that they use to combat hideous monsters like the 4th level Undead Horse, the 10th level Net Troll and the 14th Level Unspeakably Awful, Indescribable Horror (very nasty, indeed). The object of the game is to reach Level 10 and levels are acquired via the slaying of monsters and the selling of acquired treasure (1,000 Gold Pieces equals 1 Level). Very silly and a lot of fun!

Part of the Munchkin series.

Expanded by:

• Munchkin 2: Unnatural Axe
• Munchkin 3: Clerical Errors (and the faulty Munchkin 3.5 - Clerical Errata)
• Munchkin 4: The Need for Steed
• Munchkin 5: De-Ranged
• Munchkin 6: Demented Dungeons
• Munchkin 7: More Good Cards
• Munchkin Rigged Demo
• Munchkin Dice
• Episches Munchkin

Sequels:

• Star Munchkin
• Star Munchkin 2: The Clown Wars
• Munchkin Bites!
• Munchkin Bites 2: Pants Macabre
• Munchkin Fu
• Munchkin Fu 2 - Monky Business
• Super Munchkin
• Super Munchkin 2: The Narrow S Cape
• Munchkin Blender
• Munchkin Impossible
• Munchkin Cthulhu
• Munchkin Cthulhu 2 - Call of Cowthulhu
• Munchkin Cthulhu 3 - The Unspeakable Vault
• Good, the Bad, and the Munchkin, The
• Munchkin Booty
• Munchkin Booty 2 - Jump the Shark

Related Board Games:

• Munchkin Quest
• Munchkin Quest 2 - Looking for Trouble
• +6 Bag O' Munchkins

Pegasus Expansions:

• Munchkin Sammlerbox
• Munchkin Promotional Bookmark
• Munchkin 3 - Das offizielle Lesezeichen der fehlerhaften Beschwörung!
• Munchkin Weihnachtsedition - The same as Munchkin, but with a promotional button that grants the wearer extra treasure (when worn in December).

Awards

• 2001 Origins Awards Winner, Best Traditional Card Game.

Microbadges

Components

• 1 rule book
• 1 six-sided die
• 168 playing cards