tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321886159176376776.post3309937501779250144..comments2018-12-21T21:24:00.697-08:00Comments on Geek Insight: Review: Munchkin - Stab your Friends!GeekInsighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04807198219019852788noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321886159176376776.post-22821943886607666502010-06-26T08:16:39.699-07:002010-06-26T08:16:39.699-07:00Thanks for the tip! I'm a bit of a Munchkin f...Thanks for the tip! I'm a bit of a Munchkin fan, so I have the first four expansions, and between a friend of mine and I, three additional variants (Star, Cthulhu, & Fu). <br><br>The humor and puns is exactly the kind that tickles me, and maybe I'm simple, but cards like Maul Rat, Resident Weevil, and Bipolar Bear make me smile every time I see them. <br><br>Thanks for the many hours of Munchkiny goodness, and for making me hate my friends just a little. They deserved it.GeekInsightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321886159176376776.post-8655514448253343752010-06-26T07:33:38.691-07:002010-06-26T07:33:38.691-07:00Thanks for the great review. One thing you should ...Thanks for the great review. One thing you should know is that, starting in 2010, the fantasy sets now have full-color art (all the other sets already did).<br /><br />Andrew Hackard<br />Munchkin Czar, SJ GamesAndrew Hackardhttp://www.worldofmunchkin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321886159176376776.post-33889062148026331962010-06-25T12:37:09.044-07:002010-06-25T12:37:09.044-07:00Munchkin is great for the humor but comes up quite...Munchkin is great for the humor but comes up quite short in gameplay. The mechanics themselves aren't bad but the game drags on far too long for the amount of fun to be had. All of the leader bashing seriously drags out the end game and drains any potential fun.<br /><br />I now enjoy Cutthroat Caverns as my "take that" game of choice. It has all of the fun backstabby goodness of Munchkin and similar fantasy humor but has a built-in time limit, lasting no more than ten rounds. Highly recommended if you haven't played it yet!Mike Betzelhttp://www.dreadedgazebo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321886159176376776.post-3163857337481261462010-06-25T12:31:24.085-07:002010-06-25T12:31:24.085-07:00I'll definitely check it out! Sounds interest...I'll definitely check it out! Sounds interesting, and I like the idea of a time limit. That helps when teaching non-gamers.<br /><br />I actually like the 'bash the leader' fest at the end. It's a little bit of a reprieve from the alliances that sometimes get made early. <br /><br />And a number of people have mentioned Munchkin's length. For me, once two or three people hit level 9, I've never seen it go more than two or three turns. Everyone just sort of runs out of spite cards and then the next player wins.GeekInsightnoreply@blogger.com