Steve Jackson Games - Munchkin - Board Game

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You may not play new Items during combat, whether it is your turn or not, except for any one-shot Item (one of those that say "usable once only") that says it can be used in any combat. These one-shot Items can be played by any player during any combat, from the hand or from the cards in play. Playing one-shots does not count as "helping" in the combat, however; you must actually join the fight (and risk suffering the Bad Stuff) to be considered the helper.

A. No. The Ghoulfiends text should say "No items or other bonuses help against them – fight with your Level only." (This is an official erratum.) A. By the strict letter of the card, no; you actually have to pull out the card you want. (You aren't required to play that card, however, so there's no guarantee your opponent would have put it in the discards immediately for you to grab.) However, in an informal game, especially where no one has a way to retrieve discards, it's perfectly fine to say "I'm going to grab and play a GUAL; anyone object if I just say I'm doing it to save some time?" A. Each Doppleganger duplicates you and you alone, so your combat strength is tripled. Otherwise, you end up with Dopplegangers duplicating each other, which leads in four short steps to a spacetime implosion that ruins everyone's day. Q. One of my opponents added a Wandering Monster that has a "before combat" effect (e.g., the Tongue Demon makes you discard an Item before combat). Since I'm already in combat, do I still have to do it?Q. I'm a male, but the only Class* cards I have in my hand are female. Can I still play them? If I do, does it change my sex?

Munchkin Zombies (undead fight the living); also in Deluxe Edition and Guest Artist Edition by Greg HylandQ. The Avatar says you automatically Run Away from all monsters if you lose the combat. What about monsters that say "escape is impossible"? A. Nope. Steed Enhancers work and are played just like Item Enhancers, except they can only be played on Steeds.

Munchkin Oz (based on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels); also in Guest Artist Edition by Katie Cook A. It's basically another Cheat! card that lets you swap out the attached Item. But it's vulnerable to the Kill the Hireling Go Up a Level card, and anything that makes you lose the Hireling takes the attached Item with it. Munchkin can reduce any roleplaying group to hysteria. And, while they’re laughing, you can steal their stuff. Admit it. You love it.Q. My opponent added a Wandering Monster. What happens if I Annihilate the monster? What about the Wandering Monster card itself? Q. In the Dungeon of Comprehensive Curses, it says a Curse that affects one munchkin affects all munchkins. What happens with a Curse like Income Tax that already affects everyone? If we cannot deliver the goods within this time we will tell the consumer immediately and agree on another time for delivery. A. If the curse has added a negative effect to the item, a Cheat! card will not remove that effect. Miscellaneous Questions

Munchkin The Nightmare Before Christmas (based on the Tim Burton stop-motion animation film; art based on the film) (U) A. No. It's not your turn. The card says the original player "resumes his turn," but that doesn't mean it isn't his turn at that moment, just that you've interrupted the sequence of events on his turn. Most of the cards in Munchkin have rule effects of one type or another. In general, rules on specific cards override the general game rules. However, there are certain rules that must be specifically contradicted by cards. See the "Conflicts Between Cards and Rules" box on p. 1 of any Munchkin base game for more information. Important Note #1: Reaching Level 10 Q. Can the Dungeon of Elvish Excess (which states that everyone who is not already an Elf gets an Elf card) trump the effect of "There Can Be Only One, and It's Me" on an Elf? That is to say "There Can Be Only One" says that no other player can become that Race, but the Dungeon makes everyone that Race. So which is it?A. You may change the status of your Items at any time that you are not in combat or otherwise engaged (e.g., you cannot swap Items around prior to rolling to Run Awayor before dealing with the effects of a Curse). (See Important Note #2.) When you are in combat with more than one monster, you cannot resolve ANY aspect of the combat until ALL monsters are defeated or until the munchkins flee. This means that if you use an ability to make one monster disappear, you cannot claim levels and/or Treasures for beating it (depending on the method used) unless you can then kill or defeat all the remaining monsters. You cannot, for instance, use your Wizard to charm one monster and take its Treasures before fighting the rest. Combat isn't over until the WHOLE combat is over. A. Because it does not have a Gold Piece value, it is not an Item and is not affected by any cards that specifically target Items. It follows all other rules for Steeds, however. Death-Touch (from Munchkin Fu): At the end of this card, add "You do not get any rewards for that monster unless you defeat all remaining monsters." A. Theft doesn't work while you are in combat. Use of a Curse could destroy an Item as you try to use it, but once you play the Item into the fight, it's not yours to be Cursed anymore.