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Munchkin and variants - Very fun group game

Munchkin is a similar game to Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, and yugioh. The main difference is there is no deck building (all decks are exactly the same). Even if you are worried because many people consider these games "evil" I do not think Munchkin is wrong in the way it is designed, it pretty much makes fun of everything and does not tie into the evil aspects of those game. the only caution I give it some of the cards can be slightly inappropriate espeically to young childen as it has enemies like "the Flasher" and abilities like "Cleavage Stun" (of coarse you cannot have with the "flatness" ability).

The goal of this game is to get to 10 points (unless changed by another card). Points are gained by killing enemies, Level cards, or by selling items. You have to work together with peers in order to kill enemies too tough for you to handle by yourself. Also you can play cards to try to help yourself or hurt a peer. If you cannot win the "bad stuff" happens which can be losing items to "you die" which you lose most everything.

It is fun to work together or to kill someone or a group of people working together; basically do whatever is in your best interest at that time. It is a very unbalanced way to play with friends or even someone you hate! What other game encourages cheating as every deck has a cheat card? Each variation has its one genera it makes fun of. It is even allowed to mix games to get one crazy game with all sort of mix-ups.

More information at BoardGameGeek.com (Munchkin, Star Munchkin, Super Munchkin, Munchkin Fu)

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