July 7, 2010: More Munchkin Madness

Well, not technically "madness," but two reprints have started shipping. Both include the rules updates made in Munchkin's 19th printing, and Clerical Errors has full-color cards for the first time!

Munchkin 3 - Clerical Errors (Reprint)

Another 112 cards for the best-selling game of killing monsters and taking their stuff. Play a new race: Gnomes! Try on the Bard class. Face the Tequila Mockingbird, the Bad Ass, and the dreaded Auntie Paladin! Equip yourself with amazing items like the Chainmail Bikini and the Stab-A-Matic . . . and show them who's the mightiest, munchkinest dungeon delver of them all.

And this set has a special treat! We asked five of our favorite Comic Guys to do one card each. So in this set you'll find:

• Phil Foglio's Magnificent Hat
• Pete Abrams' Perfectly Ordinary Rabbit
• Tom Ricket's Stick Figure
• Jon Rosenberg's Fowl Fiend
• and Randy Milholland's Redneck Tree!

112 cards in a tuckbox. Stock #1416, UPC 837654320488. $19.99.

Super Munchkin (Reprint)

Fly through the city. Smash the villains. Backstab your teammates and grab their gadgets.

Munchkin has parodied the classic dungeon, the kung-fu warrior, the space epic, and the creatures of the night. Now it's the superheroes' turn!

Be a Mutant, an Exotic, a Mystic, or a Techno. The higher your Level, the more Powers you can have. Battle dastardly masterminds, devastating monsters, and invading aliens from the next dimension -- from the wimpy Bucketman all the way up to Big Ol' Planet Eater Guy himself -- and TAKE THEIR STUFF! With the Electro-Mento-Hat, the Telezapinator, and the (jet-powered) Pogo Stick, no foe can stand before you!

Super Munchkin is a stand-alone game, which (of course) can be combined with other Munchkin games. Designed by Steve Jackson and illustrated by John Kovalic, this one is destined to RULE THE WORLD! Mwahahaha!

Boxed game with 168 cards, rules, and die. Stock #1440, UPC 837654320471. $24.99.


-- Paul Chapman