Tom Vasel takes a look at the Munchkin Collectible Card Game designed by Eric M. Lang and Kevin Wilson!
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Steve Jackson Games Munchkin Deluxe
3 to 6 players 1 2 hours to play 10 and up Deluxe set includes standies and a gameboard Complete game playable out of the box (as of September 20, 2020 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)
Price: $11.24
Munchkin Miracle 360 Trainer Cup, Green/Blue, 7 Oz, 2 Count
Set of (2) 7 ounce toddler cups with dentist recommended spoutless design 360 degree drinking edge eliminates spills completely Cup automatically seals when you are done drinking Handles are easy for little hands to hold Easy to clean with no extra v... (as of September 20, 2020 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)
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Munchkin Stay Put Suction Bowl, 3 Pack
Set includes (3) different sized suction bowls with a new, modern look and improved suction Strong suction base helps prevent messes and spills Quick release tabs on each suction base allow for easy parent removal Microwave and top rack dishwasher sa... (as of September 20, 2020 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)
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Ah and another case of black bordered cards… some of the cards Tom has shown, have allready been damaged. When will htey learn, when will they ever learn?!
Who needs a ccg at this time and age with all the amazing lcgs out… waste of money
Seems like a weird mash of munchkin and mtg. I like both a lot, but never felt they needed to be combined.
Shadowverse also has 20 point life limit. I guess a lot of games copied MTG?
Thanks for the review and kind words Tom! Eric and Kevin made a very cool game, we’re glad people are enjoying it.
Also digging the purple beard! -HS
WTF!!!!!!
Why is it purple!!!!!!
Munschkin CCG!!!!!
Purple!!!!!
This looks God awful. “Bluffing” alone isn’t really a mechanism. It’s guessing. If you want a two player game where some bluffing is baked in but you have interesting choices to make, get Raptor.
Realllllly turned off by the art and design. Looks incredibly dated.
When I read Eric Lang on the design I thought “oh well, here we go for another clone of some other famous game” and I was not mistaken. It’s sad to see Kev’s name on the design as well. Kevin designed good games and this looks like a stain on his reputation.
The game is awful. Don’t know what’s the target audience but I’m not seeing average players or people new into the hobby getting into this one. It looks like a dumbed version of Magic: The Gathering…again… it was already done before. And guess what? Magic still stands, the other games flunked.
The artwork is hideous. The tongue-and-cheek saturates really quickly… a game that has some tongue-and-cheek and had a brief period of fame, The Spoils, got saturated by it’s humorous approach. A “silly” game will always be silly and that’s why the original Munchkin is still played, because the original Munchkin is not trying to be some game else. And Munchkin is a game you play once or twice and move on. This one… dunno what they want from it but it will be in the same level of Munchkin replay.
I’m a sucker for xCG. I’ve played almost every xCG game in the market. I look into this game and I see The Spoils again (a M:TG clone that wants to be better and cheaper than M:TG). And in 2018 I don’t want to see a cheap knockoff of a previous and/or successful game… for that we already have the CMON latest trends.
My friends love Munchkin. But we never play 2 player games so this won’t get my attention.
Such a well presented overview and review. Well done! I loved the art, the game looked fun. I was thinking of dipping my toe back into a CCG, but then I saw how much bluffing was involved. Alas, the game appears to have a mix of things I like but also things that turn me off. Nothing about the game would outright ruin the game for me. However, since there are so many games out there that I’m eager to purchase and play, this one won’t make it into my collection. Thank you again SO MUCH for the great review!
Uh… did Tom lose a bet or something?
only one damage for cheating I think 🙂 I agree that this game is really good. I was never really a munchkin person, but this game is great 🙂
Unzap … so funny
Something looks different. Tom did you get a haircut?
I like the spoofing because I’m not a huge fan of CCGs but they are everywhere. I like that I can treat boosters like “expansions” instead of obsessing about specific cards. I guess I just like the idea of a casual CCG. I also do like Munchkin but like that this is not Munchkin and Eric Lang’s game designs are really solid.
Worst. Game. Ever. IMHO.
I really wish all those text-heavy games were digital games with online matchmaking, because I don’t have any English
speakers around me.
Munchkin is the absolute worst game I have ever played so I am staying clear of anything Munchkin related. Really dislike the art style also.
I think my only negative for this game is I dislike that it is called munchkin the card game. I feel like it just already makes it less popular because it is the lesser of a gaming giant
Aaaaand Tom has a purple beard… Just felt like pointing that out.
re the art, the word you were looking for might be ‘shading’.
I never played Munchkin, but what I’ve seen from the artwork, I really liked. Looked like a zany Fantasy parody in the vein of Donjon, though without animal characters. Now the new look is rather incoherent, and in particular the 3D designs looked more like the aseptic 3D animation movies like Madagaska. Game might be better and different then original Munchkin, but based on this video I really would have prefered, if they would have stayed with the original style of artwork.
Your hair…
I’ve been playing munchkins for 7 years now. Anyone who hasn’t played it should definitely try
So it’s Hearthstone but every creature has the “morph” ability from Magic.
I don’t need another CCG, and I won’t support Steve Jackson Games. All the company does is stand on the shoulders of other Giants, rehashes its own work, or pedals to nostalgia. None of it with much Innovation. None of it with great artwork. None of it with great production value. Very little of it with replayability. I find all of this company’s games shallow and condescending. This particular graphic design and symbol layout are dated dreck.
Thanks for the review Tom – just convinced me to give this one a try! I never understand why Munchkin is so divisive in gaming… Munchkin has been the most played along with King of Tokyo and Space Flux in my gaming group since we started a couple of years ago. As we only meet monthly these games are quick to get to the table and make us laugh so we can play them with a bigger game on a night that can vary from Small World to GoT. I think Munchkin deserves more love.
Unsure…I would probably just get it to play with my brother but it doesn’t look that great. Couldn’t this have just been a 2 player card game with some mini expansions? The booster boxes are cheap but the cards are worthless. We still have yet to see if the game will stay consistent like Magic or if it’ll go down the path of poor management like yugioh or cardfight. Those games are good but poorly managed.
I think an LCG is the most I could be convinced to be try these days. I’m not sure any game with a CCG model will draw me in again, regardless of how fun it is or how much I like the theme.
Ugh. Not mtg is not mtg.
I have in-depth video guide to what the cards say/do. Go and check them out
This looks like a physical Hearthstone clone.
That artwork is horrid.
“ZAP” and “UNZAP”? Really guys? REALLY?!
I don’t want this. I want someone to bring over Fire Emblem CCG from Japan.
First. RIP.
By what metric can that art be considered good? The “when compared to Sentinels of the Multiverse” standard?
It’s 2018… who’s stupid enough to put out yet another TCG?
(Sees Steve Jackson’s logo on the box) Oh, of course… go figure…