Munchkin
It's from 2001, before you were born.
- Maker
- Steve Jackson Games
- Type
- Card game (humor)
- Debuted
- 2001
- Note
- A loving parody of dungeon-crawling RPGs
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About
As of 2026, it's 25 years old.
Munchkin kicked down the dungeon door in 2001, a gleefully chaotic card game that lovingly mocks the clichés of Dungeons & Dragons — kick down doors, fight monsters, grab loot, and backstab your friends to reach Level 10 first. The whole game is built on cheating your allies the instant it benefits you.
Steve Jackson's pun-packed cards and the game's reward for sheer treachery (an alliance lasts exactly as long as it's useful) made it a hit with gamers who wanted the dungeon-crawl flavor without the hours of setup. It spawned dozens of themed spin-offs.
Satirical, backstabbing, and pun-laden, Munchkin is the card game that distilled tabletop RPGs down to their most honest essence: grabbing loot and betraying your friends.
