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Munchkin. A game famous in it's own right amongs basement-dwelling fantasy roleplay geeks anywhere. Not so rare as it's Munchkin D20 counterpart, this box set (And indeed, it's many, many expansions) are an important, nay, VITAL addition to anyones gaming table.
The rules are simple (And openly inviting cheating, so long as you can get away with it) and even the sheet they are written on is laden with in-jokes. The cards themselves are solid, well-produced and, with the reknowned art of Mr. Kovalic of Dork Tower fame, incredibly well-presented. Did I mention funny?
Very funny.
This game is not to be taken seriously by any means. In fact, if you're not laughing, joking and backstabbing by the third round of cards being played, then something is most likely wrong with you. If it's being played in a half-hour snack-break from [Insert tabletop roleplaying game here], or on it's own with a couple of beers on a night off, Munchkin always delivers.
Highly, highly, highly reccomended.
Rating: 9.0
Reviewed by:
Moof
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Muchkin is one of those easy to access, wonderful to play regularly and taps in to most if not all of the old dungeon hack jokes and styles. The artwork really helps pull it together with a wide array of humorous monsters, fun traps and tons of loot. It’s easy to jump into with little setup time and the game doesn't take a entire evening to play, most games are over within an hour.
Rules wise this game runs very slick and fast and lets the different players bounce off one another, both to help and share the loot and to pull others back down when they get too close to winning. The only time that can slow down is trying to work out who needs to stop the person nearing winning.
The longevity of the game is increased with it compatibility, both to the various expansions to the main munchkin line and the many genre specific stand alone versions that have followed it. The only thing that can be frustrating is the endgame where everyone is holding cards to take the others down, only waiting for someone to win by attrition.. though most of the time even this stage is fun.
Would happily recommend for other to add to their games collection or use to have as a break between RPG campaigns.
Rating: 8.5
Reviewed by:
shadowruin
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