Munchkin

[logisticslad]

I'm taking a break from my endless grading of papers to talk about the game called Munchkin:

It's a fun filled card game that is based on D&D without all that icky roleplaying stuff. One has cards for classes and races, traps, monsters, items and stuff. The cards have a wicked sense of humor and are very punny. puzzld1 got me hooked and so I now have Munchkin and its three expansion sets, Super Munchkin and its expansion set, Star Munchkin and its expansion, and Munchkin Blender that is supposed to let one play with any combination of decks. So far, I've found that: it is unwieldly to play with Munchkin and all its expansions together; it doesn't work well as a two player game; and that their are a lot of cards on the table to keep track of for both Super and Star Munchkin. I haven't tried Blender, yet. Does anyone have any favorite combinations? How are the other variants: Munchkin Bites and the Kung Fu one? What is the max number of players that has worked for you (I've played with up to 5)?

Comments

[frstythesnowman.livejournal.com]

I find it is best to limit the number of cards... there's just too many expansions...

Also, my group of friends drag out the game: they prevent whoever's going to win, over and over and over...

I really like to play short games of Munchkin... like for 1/2 hour max.

[mujetdebois.livejournal.com]

I've only played the game once and it was with a good sized group of people. It lasted awhile and it was fun. The expansion pack sound interesting.

[phillyfyre.livejournal.com]

I've seen games from 3-9, the 9 player one was good, and it was only with standard munchkin. We should get the family together for a game sometime....