Munchkins is Here!

Well, my card game Munchkins finally arrived in the mail. Yay!
I've opened the box and looked through the cards and rules sheet both, and I must say that the game looks like a ton of fun. The game promo describes it as a dungeons and dragons role playing game without the role playing, and that is exactly what it is.

You play a human adventurer who kicks down doors, kills monsters, collects treasure, and potentially raise/lose levels until the person who reaches level 10 first becomes the winner. Along the way you can become a specific character class (wizard, warrior, thief, cleric) and/or race (halfling, elf, dwarf) , get hit with curses and, in general, have a great time. There is no role playing as all of your game and personal interactions are done through the drawing and using of the cards drawn from the decks.

I can't wait to get people over so I can give the game a whirl.

Some of the Door and Treasure cards

If anyone has ever done any role playing, you will see some nods to D&D, like the Magic Missile spell, but in general, the cards are just meant to be funny and witty. Take a look at the Maul Rat. Clearly a take on the suburbian Mall Rat, hence the blond hair and casual attire, but in this case, the rat is carrying a maul. A Maul Rat dressed as a Mall Rat. That's funny, as is the Broad Sword, wieldable only by women, hee hee!

There are several expansions (read more cards) available out there. Hopefully I'll be able to get one or two soon.