Picture
Steve Jackson Games
Card game for 3 or more players
Illustrated by John Kovalic

Munchkin really is a “Must Have” for anyone who enjoys tabletop roleplaying games for true fun value. Munchkin is a card game that likes to poke fun at RPG’s like Dungeons and Dragons - the hack 'n slash dungeon crawl variety. Honesty the games tagline says it all:

Kill The Monsters * Steal The Treasure * Stab Your Buddy


In Munchkin, you kill monsters and gain levels hoping to reach level 10 and win. As you play and kill, you gain treasure that you can use for bonuses, trade with other players, or sell off items to buy more levels. You can change your race (Human to start, also Elf, Dwarf or Halfling) and class (wizard, thief, warrior or cleric) all throughout play, and cause general chaos and mayhem. The other players can play cards to screw you over left and right, which is where the big fun in this game is.

The rules are even munchkiny. There are lines in the rules like "start the game by rolling dice and arguing over this sentence and if a word in missing any meaning". They even say you can cheat, as long as you're not caught! And the cards are just hilariously drawn and worded. You'll have so much fun stabbing your friends!

Some of the inspiration for the game came from the book also by Steve Jackson Games titled The Munchkin's Guide to Power Gaming. There's a lot of gags in this game, such as the monster "Gazebo" (you must face the gazebo alone!). It is worth the somewhat steep SRP of $25.

Munchkin is a great party game, you will have loads of laughs, and you'll end up making new in-jokes and references in your group when you play this game.