Munchkin (card game)

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Munchkin
Munchkinlogo.jpg
Game data
author Steve Jackson
graphic John Kovalic et al. a.
publishing company Steve Jackson Games (English)
Pegasus Spiele (German) u. a.
Publishing year 2001 (English), 2003 (German)
Art Card game
Teammates 3-6
Duration 1– hours
Age from 12 years

Awards

Origins Award : Best Card Game 2001 a. a.

Munchkin is a satirical card game by Steve Jackson , whose specially designed card sheet was illustrated (for the most part) by John Kovalic . The game parodies the subcultural scene of the fantasy - role-playing game , which is already in the name Munchkin is expressed: The word (which in German as much as "Tot" or "runt" means) is used in role-player circles to (in a derogatory manner) to describe a player who tries above all to upgrade his character as aggressively as possible without going into the narrative or immersive properties of the role-playing game as a simulation (see also: Powergamer ). Munchkin has been published in English by Steve Jackson Games since 2001 , the German edition has been published by Pegasus Spiele since 2003 . The game enjoys cult status in gaming circles and has since experienced a number of independent and non-independent expansions that cover various genres of popular culture (fantasy, western , vampire / horror film , agent thriller , pirate film , Cthulhu myth , martial arts , science fiction , Superheroes - parody comics etc. (see extensions ). Munchkin is currently (August 2012) available in 15 different languages. The card game also resulted in a board game and a pen & paper role-playing game . In addition, the manufacturer relies on a relatively extensive range of merchandising and collectibles in order to bind customers and fans to the game.

Emergence

The card game is based on the also humorous book The Munchkin's Guide to Powergaming from 1999, which was illustrated by John Kovalic and published by Steve Jackson. The book is still available on the market.

Basics of the game

10-sided game die, as it can be used to indicate the player's level.
Game material

The basic game contains 168 playing cards, a six-sided game die and instructions. You also need tokens, a character sheet, a level counter contained in some expansions or alternative basic game boxes, or special ten-sided dice for each player to indicate their current level.

Playtime

A game of Munchkin can, depending on the number of players (usually three to six), the expansions used, the luck in drawing the cards (which plays an essential role), and the fact that the game is sprawling discussions , cheating and alternating alliances between players - sometimes expressly - supported, take between 30 minutes and 3 hours.

Basic idea of ​​the game

The gameplay simulates the descent into a dungeon ( dungeon ), in which players open doors behind which to hide often vicious monsters that must be fought. If the player remains victorious, he usually gets a level increase and can pick up treasure cards that improve his stats - with additional weapons, armor or equipment - and allow him to fight more powerful monsters in the following rounds

Game objective

Each Munchkin player starts the game as a human adventurer with no equipment on the first level (i.e. no cards in front of him). Players will now try to improve as the game progresses, eventually reaching level 10 and winning the game. Players can level up by killing monsters , selling their own equipment (such as weapons or armor ) or playing special "go up a level" cards (also called SESAs). At the end of the game through the seventh seal (from Munchkin Apocalypse), whoever is strongest wins. However, only the equipment and other bonuses count, the level is not taken into account in the evaluation, the game also ends when all players become crazy cultists (from Munchkin Cthulhu), then the player with the highest level wins.

Detailed gameplay

Advanced game situation: A player already has a number of objects in front of him, and has also accepted a class ( warrior ) and a race ( dwarf ). Above you can see stacks of treasure and door cards with the associated discard piles, on the left above the player display a monster ( dragon ) was revealed.
Duck of Doom playing card (illustration defaced for copyright reasons)

preparation

The playing cards are divided into treasure and door cards (in expansions also dungeon, seal, etc. cards), which are laid out as separate stacks at the beginning of the game. At the beginning of the game each player receives four treasure and four door cards face down in their hand. In addition, as mentioned, a counting mechanism is required for each player to keep track of the respective level. Each player starts at the first level and, depending on whether it is a player, with male or female gender (the gender can change during the game). If there are races or classes (see below) under these starting cards, they can be laid out directly by the players, as can objects. Then the game is divided into four phases.

Phases

Phase 1 ( kick in the door )

The players take turns and each reveal a door card that represents the encounter with monsters, malicious curses or other events. If a monster is revealed, a fight ensues (see below): In this case, phases 2 and 3 are skipped.

Phases 2 ( looking for trouble ) and 3 ( looting the room )

If there is no battle, the player can either fight a monster from his hand (phase 2: Looking for trouble ) or draw another door card (phase 3: loot the room ) and take it into hand before the next player is your turn.

Phase 4 ( Mild Gift )

If a player's turn has more than five cards in hand, he must give the player with the lowest level as many cards until he only has five cards in hand. If he himself has the lowest level, he must discard the excess cards.

struggle

In combat, the levels (including any bonuses that result from the weapons on display or the explanations on the monster, race or class cards) of monsters and players are compared against each other, whereby the player must exceed the value of the monster in order to defeat it. If the player succeeds in killing the monster, he usually rises one or two levels and receives one or more treasure cards, which he takes in hand. If the player loses, he can try to escape (see below), otherwise bad things can happen to him, for example the loss of certain items or levels.

To ask for help

An important part of the game is the possibility to fight cooperatively at the side of a fellow player, for which the helping player usually receives part of the loot. The levels and bonuses of the helping player are added to the levels and bonuses of the fighting player. However, other players are asked to intervene in the fight with their own cards, for example to support a monster in combat or to stab the fighting players in the back with their own abilities.

Escape

If a hero is defeated in combat, a die roll decides whether the escape succeeds or bad things happen to the player (see above). (There is usually a third chance of successfully escaping.)

death

If a player dies fighting a particularly powerful monster, he keeps his class (es), race (es) and level. Any curses on display also have an effect on the player. However, the player loses all cards and cards in hand. Starting with the player with the highest level, the other players are allowed to loot the corpse and take one card each from the killed character.

Playing

When one or more players reach level 10, the game ends. The last level can only be achieved by killing a monster or using the Divine Intervention card . From Munchkin Apocalypse onwards , the game can also be ended by opening the seventh seal (newly introduced card type).

Card types

Door cards

Races and classes

The basic game also includes races (such as elves , dwarves or halflings ) and classes (such as wizard , warrior or thief) that the player can adopt and that give him special properties. Races and classes can also be changed in the course of the game and even combined with the help of special cards. With the expansions to the basic game, loyalties (in Munchkin Impossible ) and accents (in Munchkin Buccaneers ) are added, which work in a similar way to races and classes.

curses

If a curse is revealed in phase 1 , it hits the player whose turn it is. If, on the other hand, a curse is taken into hand at another point in the game, the player may turn it against another player at any time.

Treasure maps

Treasure maps show, as mentioned, weapons, armor or pieces of equipment that give the player a permanent combat bonus or other abilities and are placed face up in front of the player. Other treasure cards can only be played once and are kept in hand. As mentioned above, treasure maps can also be sold to level up. In addition, there are large and small items: of the large items , only one item can be worn per player. Barter with the other players is also possible.

seal

Currently only included in Munchkin Apocalypse , this card type allows the game to end without reaching level 10. A seal is opened (revealed) or closed (discarded) at the instruction of a game card, and then has various effects on the course of the game (e.g. Reinforcement of the monsters against a class). However, it can also have consequences for the player who opened the seal. For each open seal, the monsters get one level stronger; if seven seals are open the game ends. Since a seal is opened when a player dies, the playing time is often shortened.

Design of the cards

The cards are designed with small drawings and humorous titles, so the German-language basic game contains, for example, cards with titles such as "Ass kicking boots" (an item of equipment), "Called on obscure rules", "Cool cloth for tough guys", "Electric radioactive acid drink" , "Duck of Terror", "Cheese Grater of Peace", " Chainsaw of bloody dismemberment", "Potion of bad breath " and the like. In the English version, the game works a lot with verbal and verbal wit, which was not possible in the same way in the translation into German in some places. For this, the German version contains its own cards, which are not included in the English version, and which use German puns (e.g. "Wicht at the end of the tunnel").

Product lines

Logos of the 13 independent card game series (August 2012)

After Munchkin was a surprising success, Steve Jackson designed and published further product lines and corresponding extensions. A number appeared to play cards independent and non-independent extensions that different genres of popular culture ( Western , vampire - / horror film , spy thriller , pirate movie , Cthulhu Mythos , martial arts , science fiction , superheroes - Comics and Others..) Parody The cards of all Lines and extensions can, however, be combined in one game; Extensions such as Munchkin in the mixer (see below) are specially designed to facilitate interaction. In the meantime (August 2012) there are around 4000 different Munchkin cards (with a total weight of around 5.6 kg) that can theoretically be used together in the same game. In 2008, an independent board game called Munchkin Quest was finally decoupled, which is based on the original card game, and various expansions were released for this. In 2003 and 2004, a series of books were also published which Munchkin translated back into the classic pen-and-paper role-playing game from which it was created, and which are based on the d20 system .

Munchkin card games

Not all Munchkin card games have (so far) been published in German translation, some have also been changed and / or adapted for the German language editions ( e.g. Munchkin Cthulhu); Changes that were partially carried back into the English language game. Individual cards or entire boosters that were issued for promotion / marketing purposes or were supplements to merchandising articles also appeared irregularly , and not all of them are listed here.

Since 2016, many games with corresponding extensions have been re-released as double boxes.

There are also various Guest Artist Editions in which the games are reissued with modified illustrations by guest artists.

year English title German title cards theme Remarks Rating
2001 Munchkin Munchkin 168 Fantasy 1. Standalone game. The basic game is now (August 2012) in the 19th edition with revised rules. 5.9
2002 Munchkin 2: Unnatural Ax Munchkin 2: Abnormal ax 120 Fantasy Includes the orc race. 6.3
2002 Star Munchkin Star Munchkin 170 Science fiction 2. Standalone game 6.0
2003 Munchkin Fu Munchkin Fu 168 Martial arts 3. Standalone game 5.9
2003 Munchkin 3: Clerical Errors Munchkin 3: Summoning Errors 120 Fantasy Includes the Bard class and Gnome race. 6.3
2003 Clerical Errata Fantasy A series of misprints of the third expansion, which was initially withdrawn, but released for sale again after fan protests. 5.6
2004 Star Munchkin 2: The Clown Wars Star Munchkin 2: Clown Wars 112 Science fiction 6.1
2004 Munchkin Blender Munchkin in the mixer 112 Munchkin in the mixer is an extension and is used to combine different Munchkin games. It also includes the rules for Epic Munchkin (see below). Later replaced by More Good Cards and Cheat With Both Hands . 5.8
2004 Munchkin Bites! Munchkin bites! 168 Horror / vampire 4. Standalone game. Introduces powers into the game. 6.0
2005 Munchkin Fu 2: Monky Business Munchkin Fu 2: Monks like it hot 112 Martial arts 5.9
2005 Great munchkin Great munchkin 168 Superhero 5. Standalone game 5.9
2005 Munchkin Bites! 2: Pants Macabre Munchkin bites! 2: Hell pants 112 Horror / vampire 6.0
2006 Munchkin 4: The Need for Steed Munchkin 4: Frenzied Steeds 120 Fantasy Includes steeds ( dragons , eagles, turtles ) and hirelings . 6.4
2006 Super Munchkin 2: The Narrow S Cape Super Munchkin 2: Cool capes 112 Superhero 5.9
2006 Munchkin Impossible Munchkin Impossible 168 Agent thriller 6. Standalone game 5.8
2007 - Munchkin bites tree 20th vampire booster -
2007 Munchkin Cthulhu Munchkin Cthulhu 168 Cthulhu 7. Standalone game 6.2
2007 Epic Munchkin Epic munchkin Expanded rulebook for epic characters, with which it is possible to play the game beyond level 10 to level 20. The rules for Epic Munchkin are free to download. 5.6
2007 Munchkin 5: De-Ranged Munchkin 5: Confused Rangers 120 Fantasy Includes the Ranger class. 6.3
2007 Munchkin Cthulhu 2: Call of Cowthulhu Munchkin Cthulhu 2: Cow Thulhu's call 56 Cthulhu The German version contains Munchkin Cthulhu 2: Call of Cowthulhu and Munchkin Cthulhu: The Unspeakable Vault in the same set. 6.2
2007 The Good, the Bad, and the Munchkin Play me the song of the munchkin 168 Western film 8. Standalone game 5.9
2008 Munchkin Cthulhu 3: The Unspeakable Vault Contained in the German edition of Munchkin Cthulhu 2 (see above). 56 Cthulhu 6.1
2008 Munchkin 6: Demented Dungeons Munchkin 6: Crazy dungeons 22 + 22 Fantasy Includes 22 large format dungeon maps that affect the entire game. 6.1
2008 Munchkin Booty Munchkin privateers 168 Pirates 9. Standalone game 6.1
2008 Munchkin 7: More Good Cards 56 Includes some cards from Munchkin in the Mixer and a number of new cards based on suggestions from fans. 6.0
2009 Munchkin Booty 2: Jump the Shark Munchkin Buccaneers 2: Shark Jump 112 Pirates 5.9
2009 Munchkin: Fairy Dust Munchkin: fairy dust 15th fairy Full color cards that favor players who help each other. 5.9
2009 Munchkin: Waiting For Santa Waiting for Santa Claus 15th Christmas 1. Christmas expansion. Full color cards, including Santa and Christmas monsters and treasures. 5.8
2010 Munchkin Cthulhu 4: Crazed Caverns Munchkin Cthulhu 3: Crass caverns 20 + 16 Cthulhu Contains 16 large format portal maps that influence the entire game. 5.8
2010 Munchkin: Marked For Death Munchkin: Approved for Killing 17th Fantasy 5.7
2010 Munchkin: Santa's Revenge Munchkin: Santa's Revenge 15th Christmas 2. Christmas expansion 5.8
2010 Munchkin: Go Up a Level Munchkin: Go up a level 132 Contains revised cards for almost all previously released sets. 5.6
2010 Munchkin Booty: Fish & Ships Munchkin Buccaneers: Fish'n'Ships 15th Pirates 5.7
2010 Star Munchkin: Space Ships Star Munchkin: Spaceships 15th Science fiction 5.7
2010 Munchkin: Reloaded! Munchkin: Reloaded! 15th Fantasy 5.7
2011 Munchkinomicon Munchkinomicon 15th Fantasy Contains a spell book and its spells. 5.8
2011 Munchkin 7: Cheat With Both Hands Munchkin 7: Cheat with both hands 112 Replaces (together with Monster Enhancers ) the previous sets More Good Cards and Munchkin in the mixer . 5.7
2011 Munchkin zombies Munchkin zombies 168 zombie 10. Standalone game 6.2
2011 Munchkin: Monster Enhancers Munchkin monster booster 15th Fantasy 5.7
2011 Munchkin Zombies 2: Armed & Dangerous Munchkin Zombies 2: Arm's length ahead 112 zombie 5.8
2011 Munchkin: Conan the Barbarian Munchkin: Conan the Barbarian 15th Conan Based on the 2011 Conan movie by Marcus Nispel. 5.7
2011 Munchkin Ax Cop Munchkin Ax Cop 168 Comic template 11. Standalone game. Based on the webcomic Ax Cop . 5.6
2011 Munchkin: Reindeer Games. Munchkin: Reindeer 15th Christmas 3. Christmas expansion. 5.6
2012 Munchkin 8: Half Horse, Will Travel Munchkin 8: Lizardmen & Centaurs 112 Fantasy Contains centaurs and lizard men, as well as breed and class enhancers. 5.8
2012 The Good, the Bad, and the Munchkin 2: Beating a Dead Horse Munchkin: Ridden to death 56 Western film So far it has not appeared as a standalone, but only in combination with the base game in the form of Spiel mir das Lied vom Munchkin 1 + 2 5.6
2012 Munchkin: The Guild Munchkin: The guild 15th Comic template Based on the webcomic The Guild . 5.7
2012 Munchkin: Conan Munchkin: Conan 168 Conan 12. Stand-alone game, but with a fantasy design 5.6
2012 Munchkin Zombies 3: Hideous Hideouts Munchkin Zombies 3: Disgusting angles 20 + 16 zombie Contains 16 large format portal maps that influence the entire game. 5.6
2012 Munchkin Penny Arcade 15th Comic template Based on the webcomic Penny Arcade .
2012 Munchkin Skullkickers Munchkin Skullkickers 15th Comic template Based on the webcomic Skullkickers .
2012 Munchkin Naughty & Nice Munchkin Nice & Naughty 15th Christmas 4. Christmas expansion 5.6
2012 Munchkin Apocalypse Munchkin Apocalypse 168 End of the world 13. Standalone game 5.8
2013 Munchkin Pathfinder Munchkin Pathfinder 168 Comic template 14. Stand-alone game, but with a fantasy design 5.8
2013 Munchkin Legends Munchkin legends 168 mythology 15. Stand-alone game, but with a fantasy design 5.8
2013 Munchkin: Tricky Treats Munchkin: Trick or Treat 15th Halloween 1. Halloween expansion
2013 Munchkin: Dragons Munchkin: Dragons 15th Contains dragons
2014 Munchkin: Easter Eggs Munchkin: Tough bunnies 15th Easter 1. Easter expansion
2014 Munchkin Zombies 4: Spare Parts Munchkin Zombies 4: consumables 56 zombie
2014 Munchkin Pathfinder: Gobsmacked Munchkin Pathfinder: Common Goblins 15th Pathfinder booster
2014 Munchkin Gets Promoted Munchkin is being promoted 15th Fantasy Contains promo cards from various Munchkin sets
2014 Munchkin Princesses 15th Fantasy Includes 15 princesses for the base game.
2014 Munchkin Apocalypse: Mars Attacks Booster 15th End of the world Based on the top series from Topps.
2014 Munchkin Apocalypse 2: Sheep Impact Munchkin Apocalypse 2: Schaafer Impact 106 End of the world
2014 Munchkin Legends 2: Faun and Games Munchkin Legends 2: Fauntastic Games 56 mythology
2014 Munchkin Legends 3: Myth Prints 56 mythology Together with Munchkin Legends 2: Faun and Games in Munchkin Legends 2: Fauntastische games included
2014 Munchkin: Deluxe Munchkin: Deluxe 168 Fantasy New edition of Munchkin with game board and figures
2014 - Munchkin: turbo booster 45 Contains Munchkin: Fairy Dust , Star Munchkin: Spaceships , Munchkin: Approved to Kill , 3 notepads and 3 6-sided dice
2014 - Munchkin: Turbobooster 2 45 Contains Munchkinnomicon , Munchkin: Reloaded! , Munchkin: Monster Booster , 3 Notepads and 3 6-sided Dice
2014 Munchkin: Adventure Time 168 Adventure Time 16. Standalone game. Based on the Adventure Time series with Finn and Jake .
2015 Munchkin Love Shark Baby 15th Fantasy Contains 15 cards with the theme of Valentine's Day.
2015 Munchkin Kobolds Ate My Baby! 15th Fantasy Contains 15 cards in homage to the role-playing game Kobold's Ate My Baby.
2015 Munchkin Dragon's Trike 15th Fantasy Includes 15 new dragon cards.
2015 Munchkin Curses 15th Fantasy Includes 13 new curse cards and two new monster cards.
2015 Munchkin Knights 15th Fantasy Contains 15 new cards with a focus on knights.
2015 Munchkin Undead 15th Includes 15 new maps with a focus on the undead.
2015 Munchkin Zombies: The Walking Dead 56 zombie Includes 56 new cards with characters from the Walking Dead franchise.
2015 Munchkin Hidden Treasures Munchkin: Hidden Treasures 78 Includes exclusive cards and promo cards previously only available in English
2015 Star Munchkin 3: Diplomatic Impunity Star Munchkin 3: Diplomatic Immunity 112 Science fiction Includes Ambassador Class and Vegan Breed
2015 Munchkin: Adventure Time 2 It's a Dungeon Crawl! 102 Adventure Time 90 new maps and 12 new dungeons.
2015 Munchkin: Steampunk Munchkin: Steampunk 168 Steampunk 17. Standalone game
2015 Munchkin: Christmas Lite Munchkin Christmas Light 112 Christmas 18. Standalone game. First independent Christmas game.
2015 Munchkin: Oz 168 Oz 19. Standalone game. Based on the children's book The Wizard of Oz .
2015 Munchkin: The Nightmare Before Christmas 168 20. Standalone game. Based on the film The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton .
2016 Munchkin Pathfinder: Truly Gobnoxius 15th Pathfinder 10 new monster cards and 5 new goblin-related treasures.
2016 Munchkin Puppies Wild puppies 30th Fantasy Contains 30 cards with puppies.
2016 Munchkin 6.5: Terrible Tombs Munchkin 6.5: Horrible Crypts 20 + 16 Fantasy Includes 20 new dungeon maps and 16 new portal maps
2016 Munchkin: Marvel 2 Mystic Mayhem 90 + 12 Marvel Includes 90 new maps and 16 oversized dungeon maps.
2016 Munchkin: Moop's Monster Mashup 168 monster 21. Standalone game.
2016 Munchkin: Marvel Edition 168 + 6 Marvel 22. Standalone game. Based on the comics from Marvel Comics . Contains 6 large-format "SHIELD Agent Role Cards".
2017 Munchkin Valentines 15th Fantasy Contains 15 cards with the theme of Valentine's Day.
2017 Munchkin Apocalypse: Judge Dredd 15th End of the world Includes 15 themed maps from the Judge Dredd franchise and expands Munchkin Apocalypse.
2017 Munchkin Oz 2 - Yellow Brick Raid 56 Oz Contains 56 new cards and expands the Oz basic set.
2017 Munchkin Pathfinder 2 - Guns and Razzes 112 Pathfinder Expands the Pathfinder Corset by 112 new cards.
2017 Munchkin Pathfinder 3 - Guns and Razzes 20th Pathfinder Contains 20 oversized dung cards.
2017 Munchkin monster box Munchkin monster box 10 Storage box appeared in Germany in three cover versions including 10 promo cards that are only available in this set.
2017 Crazy kittens 30th Contains 30 new cards all about cats
2017 Munchkin hipsters Munchkin hipster 30th Contains 30 new cards and a new class with Hipster.
2017 Munchkin Gets Promoted 2 15th Fantasy Contains 15 promo cards from different Munchkin sets.
2017 Munchkin: Grim fairy tales 114 Fantasy Playable both as an extension for the classic Munchkin basic set and as a stand-alone game for up to four players. Based on the stories of the Brothers Grimm.
2017 Munchkin Shakespeare Munchkin Shakespeare 168 Shakespear 24. Standalone game. Based on Shakespeare and his novels.
2018 Munchkin clowns 15th Fantasy Contains 15 new cards all about clowns.
2018 Munchkin 9: Jurassic Snark Munchkin 9: Jurassic Snark 112 Fantasy 8. Expansion of the first basic game. Includes race and class enhancers as well as a new monster genus, dinosaurs .
2018 Munchkin Lite 115 Fantasy 25. Standalone game. Simplified and streamlined version of the original basic game for newcomers as well as for faster gameplay.
2018 Munchkin cheats 30th Fantasy Contains 30 new cards and expands the fantasy setting with the new game mechanics "cheat".
2018 Munchkin Spell Skool 112 Fantasy 26. Independent game , which takes place thematically in a magic school.
2018 Munchkin Starfinder Munchkin Starfinder 168 Space fantasy 27. Standalone game. Based on the role-playing game Starfinder.
2018 Munchkin side quests 30th Fantasy Mini-expansion for every Munchkin basic game which contains a playing card deck of 30 order cards. When completing a task, the player receives a bonus. As soon as three different tasks have been completed, the next monster facing the player is automatically defeated.
2018 Munchkin Fowl Play 15th Fantasy Contains 15 new cards all about duck jokes.
2018 Munchkin The Red Dragon Inn 29 (+1) The Red Dragon Inn Contains 29 new cards thematically based on the "The Red Dragon Inn" franchise, as well as a special card playable within the "The Red Dragon Inn" game series.
2018 Munchkin Magical Mess 168 monster Contains 168 new cards that thematically expand the Munchkin: Moop's Monster Mashup, which was released in 2016, but can also be played as a stand-alone game.
2019 Munchkin: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 168 TMNT 28. Standalone game. Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.
2019 Munchkin: Crazy Cooks Munchkin: Lively cooks 168 Cook 29. Standalone game. Introduces food tokens. Certain monsters are labeled Meat, Vegetables, Drinks, and Desserts that work like treasures. If a munchkin has all 4 tokens, he can exchange them for one level. Rules for markers in combination with other sets included.
2019 Munchkin Warhammer 40,000 Munchkin Warhammer 40,000 168 Warhammer 40,000 30. Standalone game. Includes chaos monsters and armies.
2019 Munchkin Warhammer 40,000 Faith and Firepower Munchkin Warhammer 40,000 Faith and Fire 112 Warhammer 40,000 Contains 112 new cards and expands the Munchkin Warhammer 40,000 base game to include the two armies "Adeptus Sororitas" and "T'au".
2019 Munchkin Warhammer 40,000: Savagery and Sorcery Munchkin Warhammer 40,000: Wrath and Sorcery 112 Warhammer 40,000 Expands the Munchkin Warhammer 40,000 base game to include the two armies "Space Wolves" and "Thousand Sons".
2019 Munchkin Starfinder 2 - Far Out 56 Space fantasy Extends the Starfinder Corset by 56 new cards.
2019 Munchkin Steampunk: Girl Genius 112 Steampunk Extends the Munchkin Steampunk basic set by 112 cards around characters and settings from the Girl Genius webcomic.
2019 Munchkin Warhammer Age of Sigmar 168 Warhammer Age of Sigmar 31. Standalone game and based on the Warhammer Fantasy sequel, Warhammer Age of Sigmar.
2019 Munchkin Black Friday 5 Black Friday Mini expansion consisting of 5 cards for Black Friday.
2020 Munchkin Zombies: Grave Mistakes 30th Zombies Expands the Munchkin Zombies base game by 30 new cards.
2020 Munchkin Cthulhu: Sanity Check 30th Cthulhu Expands the Munchkin Cthulhu basic game by 30 new cards.
2020 Munchkin Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Death and Destruction 112 Warhammer Age of Sigmar Expands the Munchkin Warhammer Age of Sigmar base game to include the two armies "Flesh-Eater Courts" and "Ironjaws".
2020 Munchkin Valentines 4th Fantasy Mini expansion consisting of 4 cards for Valentine's Day.
2020 Star Munchkin: Landing Party 30th Science fiction Expands the Star Munchkin base game by 30 new cards.

Munchkin Mighty Monsters is a card game with Munchkin illustrations, which is based on the UNO card game principle. One card is played from the hand card pool according to the number or color printed on it. If this does not succeed three times during a game round, the corresponding player loses and the remaining players win.

Munchkin board games

Munchkin Quest is a board game based on the card games. It was released in 2008 and gotvarious expansionswith Munchkin Quest 2: Looking for Trouble , Munchkin Quest: Portal Kombat and Munchkin Quest: Extra Parts . In 2017 a new version of the basic set was published, adapted to Alice in Wonderland.

Munchkin role-playing games

In 2003 and 2004 a series of books was published that translated the card game back into a classic pen-and-paper role-playing game (based on the d20 system ). These included the Player's Guide , the Master's Guide and Master's Screen as well as the Monster Guide and the Monster Guide 2.5 and the Star Munchkin Roleplaying Game .

Munchkin Comics

From 2015, the German comic publisher Panini will publish anthologies with comics from the Munchkin universe. In the English-speaking world, 25 individual issues have already been published (as of December 2018).

Munchkin trading card game

Since autumn 2018, a trading card game for two players has been published in English-speaking countries under the name "Munchkin Collectible Card Game", which is not compatible with the original Munchkin card game and has its own rules.

Further products

Special Munchkin dice

Merchandising and accessories

In addition to the product lines mentioned, Steve Jackson Games published a number of merchandising articles and accessories that can also bring benefits (additional bonuses) to a player while playing the game. These include T-shirts , special dice , step counter, plastic figurines, boxes for storing the cards, so-called Kill-O-Meter (with those calculated in the game Fight values and can be displayed clearly), bookmarks , posters , and even stuffed animals . Special merchandising items also appeared for the board game. The use of these articles in official Munchkin tournaments is partially restricted.

Collector box and collector's case

In 2006, Pegasus Spiele released a stable Munchkin collector's box to hold all the basic games and expansions of the card game that were published, which soon became too small for the rapidly growing product range. In 2012, Pegasus Spiele released a larger collector's case that had been announced several years earlier, but due to its poor workmanship, it caused mostly negative feedback from collectors. In 2017, a new stable Munchkin collector's box for up to 2000 cards was released in three different designs.

Tournaments

Since 2003, find German-speaking Munchkin - Championships (since 2005 under the name Munchkin Crusade ) instead. Special tournament rules apply to these tournaments, for example introducing an additional game phase (listening at the door ) or restricting the use of bonus items.

Web links

Munchkin at BoardGameGeek

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ For example here
  2. ↑ So the English "Horny Helmet" is translated as "Geiler Helm", whereby the ambiguity of "horny" (horny ↔ horned) and on the other hand "helmet" (helmet ↔ acorn ), so "horny beating" or "horned helmet", get lost. Further examples are the “Maul Rat” - “Hammer-Rat”, an allusion to mall rats (young people loitering in shopping centers) or the “Arm-y Helmet”, which is both an “army helmet” and a “helmet with an arm” “Can be translated; newer versions translate “Arm-ee Helm” here.
  3. ↑ List of German-language Munchkin cards
  4. ↑ A relatively complete list of all promo cards can be found at Boardgamegeek
  5. ↑ The ratings shown here correspond to the geek ratings of the Boardgamegeek website (as of June 2013).
  6. ↑ For example here
  7. ^ Pegasus Spiele GmbH: Pegasus Shop. In: www.pegasusshop.de. Retrieved December 20, 2016 .
  8. ^ Munchkin® Curses. In: www.worldofmunchkin.com. Retrieved December 20, 2016 .
  9. ^ Pegasus Spiele GmbH: Pegasus Shop. In: www.pegasusshop.de. Retrieved December 20, 2016 .
  10. ^ Pegasus Spiele GmbH: Pegasus Shop. In: www.pegasusshop.de. Retrieved December 20, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Munchkin® Zombies: The Walking Dead ™. In: www.worldofmunchkin.com. Retrieved December 20, 2016 .
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  13. ↑ Munchkin® The Nightmare Before Christmas. In: www.worldofmunchkin.com. Retrieved December 20, 2016 .
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