Filed under: card games, role playing games, rulebooks | Tags: board games, card games, munchkin, rules
a few days ago i mentioned some 2 player rules for munchkin the card game – well i’ve tried it, but only once and although it works, it’s not great.
To be fair to the author I can’t see another easy way to improve it, and it does work. I’ll have a mull on it and see if I can make improvements (if not then i’ll just shut up and give up!).
Has anybody been a playtester for Munchkin Quest (the Munchkin board game that Steve Jackson Games are bringing out soonish)? If so, could you let us know what you think (it’s nearly christmas so i need to start being a bit more careful with spending money!).
Filed under: card games, rulebooks | Tags: alternate rules, card games, munchkin
I’m starting to look like a munchkin fanatic but i just wanted to point out some user created rules for Munchkin for two players that a friend pointed out (Matt thanks dude!)
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so, i’m aching to give them a go and i’ll post my results over the next few days.
I promise not to bore you too much more with Munchkin! much more…
Thought i’d share this (even though i’ve only got munchkin at the moment) – to find all Steve Jackson Games products on a price comparison site.
Filed under: card games, role playing games | Tags: card games, fantasy, munchkin
I find reviewing Steve Jackson Games’s products hard, really hard. On the one hand I really respect the company and the people who work for it, on the other I really couldn’t get along with GURPS – which isn’t that surprising as I was heavily biased towards Dungeons and Dragons.
So, I bought Munchkin the Card Game on a whim, and after an initial disappointment (it really needs 4 people to play, 3 at an absolute minimum) I really really like it.
The general idea is related to the whole dungeons and dragon vibe, and cocks it’s hat to 20 years of D&D magic items and daftness, with excellent in-jokes for those D&D players in the group, while just being interesting to those new players who aren’t RPG fans (like my girlfriend amongst others)
If you’re a fan of John Kovalic then you’ll love the artwork, personally I think it’s “not bad”, but each to their own. In it’s defense even though it’s simple and newspaper cartoon style, it’s well done, clear and uncluttered. If you’re looking for the artwork that you’d find on Magic the Gathering cards though then you’re going to be either surprised or disappointed
which brings me on to the other part – SJ Games are a small outfit, and although they’re pretty universally loved by RPG fans its a real niche market. So their games are basic and a bit more expensive than you’d hope. Ok, you can use price comparison engines like ewelike that handle RPG and scifi/fantasy stuff (there are others but they don’t seem to do much RPG stuff?) but it’s still a limited list of sellers. Ewelike – you need to do better!
If you like card games, you’ve got some spare time then buy it and enjoy it. me? i’m already working out whether to buy some more “standard” Munchkin card expansion set or opt for a different genre and then maybe merge them together in future using Munchkin Blender.
Score? 3.5 or maybe 4 out of 5, it won’t change you’re life, but it’ll be a reasonable return for the money you spend (plus it’s girlfriend friendly… how many other RPG/comic purchases are enjoyed by your girl friend too?)
