Star Munchkin

Other products by Steve Jackson Games

Product Features

• Includes 168 Full Color Cards.
• Complete Stand Alone Game.
• Can Be Combined With The Other Munchkin Games.
• For 3-6 Players (2 Can Play, But More is Better).
• Playing Time: About an Hour.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.8 inches ; 4.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: 1556346638
• Item model number: 1411
• Our recommended age: 16 years and up
• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 years and up
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,952 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)

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• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Product Description

Product Description
The Munchkins are back - but now they're in space! Now they're Mutants, Androids, and Cat People . . . grabbing Lasers, Vibroswords, and Nova Grenades . . . fighting Fanged Fuzzballs, Bionic Bimbos, and the Brain In A Jar. This is a complete game using the best-selling Munchkin rules (with a few new twists like Sidekicks). Yes, it CAN be combined with Munchkin! And, of course, it features the twisted humor of Steve Jackson and the wacky cartoons of John Kovalic.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Backstabbing, Credit-grabbing good times!, February 12, 2004

By	Terrence Walsh (Strongsville, OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Star Munchkin is a fun card game that manages to pit players against each other or force them to help one another depending on who's the perceived frontrunner.

You will like this game if you are a fan of the TV show Survivor. If you are a fan of both Survivor and the Sci-fi channel you will love this game. If you are both of the above and you also consider yourself a somewhat perverse person who enjoys being backstabbed just as much as he enjoys backstabbing...you should see a psychiatrist. Seriously.

This game differs from the original Munchkin in two important ways. One positive, one negative.

Positively, you can acquire henchmen in this game. the ubiquitous "red shirts" from Star Trek are here to be disposed of as your fortunes (or whim!) dictates.

The down side is that there are no expansion sets for this game yet. Since you can play the original Munchkin with up to three available expansions it is a more interesting and less likely to be repetitive game.

I would advise you to buy the original Munchkin if you are only buying one.

If you already have the original Munchkin plus expansions, or Sci-Fi is more your preference over a fantasy setting, then I would reccomend Star Munchkin. Either way it will be the most fun you have had playing cards in a while.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Star Munchkin, it's good!!, September 22, 2005

By	Ed May (Tennessee) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Star Munchkin is the outer space version of Steve Jackson Games' successful Munchkin cardgame. We played this one with a friend of mine, and my 12 year old son thought it was the coolest game ever, so I bought him his own copy for his birthday. We've had loads of fun playing it for the past couple of months, and we've really gotten into it. (My son particularly likes being a feline bounty hunter with a "Bananafanafofaser.") Gameplay is pretty simple; a game session can last from a few minutes to almost an hour, depending on how much you want to "stab your buddy." The only downside is that with only one set, it can become repetitive. But we're only playing it with 2 players (the box recommneds 3), so that may be part of it. I'm guessing that the more card sets you add, the less repetative (and more chaotic) it will be. We're already talking about the other sets we want to add. All in all, Star Munchkin is a good, fast game for anyone about 10 or older.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, but not as much ZING as the other Munchkins, September 17, 2005

By	Charles S. Holzheimer "durnik150" (Centennial, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are looking at buying this game, you have already bought or at least played the original Munchkin game(s). If not, stop, do not pass GO, buy the first Munchkin and start there. This is a great add on to the Munchkin series. The game plays the same as the others with very few variations. So, in that case, it is great. I don't think the folks at Steve Jackson Games had their hearts in this one as much as the other Munchkin variations. If you are a completist and want the whole set, by all means pick this one up. If you like the fantasy aspect of the original and hold no particular fascination with Sci-Fi, you might consider saving your money. If you are looking to utilize the Munchkin Blender (a separate purchase), these cards come in very handy. There is also a sequel card set, Clown Wars. SJ Games is the king of stretching the gamers for every penny so know what you are getting into when you make that first Munchkin purchase.