Munchkin (card game)

Munchkin
Game Cover
Old box cover
PublicationSeptember 2001; 23 years ago (2001-09)[1][2]
Players3–6
Setup time1–2 minutes
Playing time1–2 hours
ChanceHigh
Age range12 and above
SkillsStrategy

Munchkin is a dedicated deck card game by Steve Jackson Games, written by Steve Jackson and illustrated by John Kovalic. It is a humorous take on role-playing games, based on the concept of munchkins (immature role-players, playing only to "win" by having the most powerful character possible).

Munchkin won the 2001 Origins Award for Best Traditional Card Game,[3] and is itself a spin-off of The Munchkin's Guide to Powergaming, a gaming humor book which also won an Origins Award in 2000.[4]

After the success of the original Munchkin game several expansion packs and sequels were published.[5] Now available in 15 different languages, Munchkin accounted for more than 70% of the 2007 sales for Steve Jackson Games and remains their top-selling title through 2020.[6]

  1. ^ "Steve Jackson Games Gives Munchkin a Facelift".
  2. ^ "Munchkin (2001) | board game overview".
  3. ^ "Origins Award Winners (2001)". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  4. ^ "Origins Award Winners (2000)". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  5. ^ "Munchkin home page". Steve Jackson Games. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  6. ^ "Report to the Stakeholders 2020". Steve Jackson Games. Retrieved 2008-03-01.