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'''Product Code/SKU:''' 1447
 
'''Product Code/SKU:''' 1447
  
'''ISBN:''' ?
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'''ISBN:''' 978-1-55634-760-3
  
 
'''Year:''' 2007
 
'''Year:''' 2007
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'''Artist(s):''' [[John Kovalic]]
 
'''Artist(s):''' [[John Kovalic]]
  
'''Number of Players:''' 3 to 6 players
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'''Number of Players:''' 2 to 6 players
  
 
'''Estimated Playing Time:''' 60 minutes
 
'''Estimated Playing Time:''' 60 minutes
  
'''Recommended Ages:''' ?
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'''Recommended Ages:''' None
  
 
'''Expansions:''' [[Munchkin Cthulhu 2: Call of Cowthulhu]], [[Munchkin Cthulhu 3: The Unspeakable Vault]], [[Munchkin Cthulhu 4: Crazed Caverns]]
 
'''Expansions:''' [[Munchkin Cthulhu 2: Call of Cowthulhu]], [[Munchkin Cthulhu 3: The Unspeakable Vault]], [[Munchkin Cthulhu 4: Crazed Caverns]]
  
'''Other Editions:''' None
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'''Other Editions:''' [[Munchkin Cthulhu: Guest Artist Edition]] (Unreleased)
  
 
==Summary==
 
==Summary==
Munchkins have hacked their way through dungeons, kung fu temples, starships, haunted houses, and super-foes. Now they face their greatest challenge Cthulhu! Will they survive? Will they retain their sanity? Will they . . . level up?
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''From the back of the box:''
''Munchkin Cthulhu'' is a stand-alone game that lampoons Lovecraft's Mythos and the horror gaming that surrounds it. Brought to you by Steve Jackson and John Kovalic, this set features four Classes – including the Cultist – and a lot of classic monsters from outside reality. And they all have Stuff you can take from their twitching bodies.
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Munchkins, meet your greatest challenge yet ... <del>your friends</del> the evil minions of Cthulhu! Will you survive? Will you retain your sanity? Will you ... ''level up?''
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In ''Munchkin Cthulhu'', you can become a Monster Whacker, an Investigator, a Professor, or a Cultist. But once you're in the Cult, it's not easy to get out! You'll study the Necrognomicon and the Innsmouth Yellow Pages in order to defeat classic monsters from outside reality, like the Froggoth, the Unpronouncable Evil, the Shallow Ones, and the mind-destroying cuteness of Chibithulhu. And they all have Stuff you can take from their twitching bodies. Even if you go mad in the process. Madness doesn't matter. Winning matters!
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You can play ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' by iteself, or combine it with any number of other ''Munchkin'' games for mind-bending silliness.
  
 
==Comments / Trivia==
 
==Comments / Trivia==
''Munchkin Cthulhu'' is a variation on Steve Jackson Games' ''Munchkin''. It is not necessary to have ''Munchkin'' to play ''Munchkin Cthulhu'', but they (or any of Munchkin's many other variations) can be combined and played as a single game.
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''Munchkin Cthulhu'' is a variation on Steve Jackson Games' ''Munchkin''. It is not necessary to have ''Munchkin'' to play this game, but they (or any of Munchkin's many other variations) can be combined and played as a single game.
  
In addition to the expansions, Steve Jackson games produces "Crypts of Concealment", a Munchkin Cthulhu storage box; "Munchkin Cthulhu Kill-O-Meter", a Munchkin Cthulhu level counter; and "Munchkin Cthulhu Cursed Demo", a Munchkin Cthulhu demo game. Q-Workshop produces "Munchkin Cthulhu Dice of Doom", dice with special rules for Munchkin Cthulhu.  
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This is the first edition of ''Munchkin Cthulhu''.
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In addition to the expansions, Steve Jackson games produces "Crypts of Concealment", a Munchkin Cthulhu storage box; "Munchkin Cthulhu Kill-O-Meter", a Munchkin Cthulhu level counter; and "Munchkin Cthulhu Cursed Demo", a Munchkin Cthulhu demo game. Q-Workshop produces "Munchkin Cthulhu Dice of Doom", dice with special rules for Munchkin Cthulhu.
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
*[http://www.worldofmunchkin.com/munchkincthulhu/ Munchkin Cthulhu at World of Munchkin (Steve Jackson Games)]
 
*[http://www.worldofmunchkin.com/munchkincthulhu/ Munchkin Cthulhu at World of Munchkin (Steve Jackson Games)]
 
*[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25071/munchkin-cthulhu Munchkin Cthulhu at BoardGameGeek]
 
*[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25071/munchkin-cthulhu Munchkin Cthulhu at BoardGameGeek]
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  [[Category:Board Games]]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:54, 3 March 2016

Munchkin Cthulhu

Details

Publisher: Steve Jackson Games

Product Code/SKU: 1447

ISBN: 978-1-55634-760-3

Year: 2007

Designer(s): Steve Jackson

Artist(s): John Kovalic

Number of Players: 2 to 6 players

Estimated Playing Time: 60 minutes

Recommended Ages: None

Expansions: Munchkin Cthulhu 2: Call of Cowthulhu, Munchkin Cthulhu 3: The Unspeakable Vault, Munchkin Cthulhu 4: Crazed Caverns

Other Editions: Munchkin Cthulhu: Guest Artist Edition (Unreleased)

Summary

From the back of the box:

Munchkins, meet your greatest challenge yet ... your friends the evil minions of Cthulhu! Will you survive? Will you retain your sanity? Will you ... level up?

In Munchkin Cthulhu, you can become a Monster Whacker, an Investigator, a Professor, or a Cultist. But once you're in the Cult, it's not easy to get out! You'll study the Necrognomicon and the Innsmouth Yellow Pages in order to defeat classic monsters from outside reality, like the Froggoth, the Unpronouncable Evil, the Shallow Ones, and the mind-destroying cuteness of Chibithulhu. And they all have Stuff you can take from their twitching bodies. Even if you go mad in the process. Madness doesn't matter. Winning matters!

You can play Munchkin Cthulhu by iteself, or combine it with any number of other Munchkin games for mind-bending silliness.

Comments / Trivia

Munchkin Cthulhu is a variation on Steve Jackson Games' Munchkin. It is not necessary to have Munchkin to play this game, but they (or any of Munchkin's many other variations) can be combined and played as a single game.

This is the first edition of Munchkin Cthulhu.

In addition to the expansions, Steve Jackson games produces "Crypts of Concealment", a Munchkin Cthulhu storage box; "Munchkin Cthulhu Kill-O-Meter", a Munchkin Cthulhu level counter; and "Munchkin Cthulhu Cursed Demo", a Munchkin Cthulhu demo game. Q-Workshop produces "Munchkin Cthulhu Dice of Doom", dice with special rules for Munchkin Cthulhu.

Links