Munchkin is a satirical card game based on the clichés and oddities of Dungeons & Dragons and other role-playing games. Each player starts at level 1 and the winner is the first player to reach level 10. Players can acquire familiar D&D style character classes during the game which determine to some extent the cards they can play.
There are two types of cards: treasure and encounters. Each turn the current players “kicks down the door”, drawing an encounter card from the deck. Usually this will involve battling a monster. Monsters have their own levels, and players must try to overcome it using the levels, weapons, and powers they have acquired during the game — or run away. Other players can chose to help the player or hinder by adding extra monsters to the encounter. Defeating a monster will usually result in drawing treasure cards and acquiring levels. Being defeated by a monster results in “bad stuff” which usually involves losing levels and treasure.
Munchkin Big Box – EN contains the Munchkin base game, six expansions that were previously released on their own, and fifty new cards — more than 650 in all. Also included are a game board, a side board, standees, Kill-O-Meters, dice, other components required for play, and some stuff that’s just for looks.
