Munchkin Booty

Pirate parody of Munchkin: fight silly monsters, steal treasure and sabotage everyone else on the way to the top level.

Designer: Steve Jackson (I)
Published by: Steve Jackson Games
Editions by: Pegasus Spiele, Raven Distribution, Smart Ltd, Black Monk

Munchkin Booty takes the Munchkin formula of kick down the door, fight the monster, stab your friends, and sails it into pirate waters. You play a Pirate, Naval Officer or Merchant, and the monsters have names like the Lobster Mobster and the Viking Kittens, so don't expect anything serious. You level up by beating monsters and cashing in treasure, ideally while helping your neighbors lose. Each of you also picks an accent, and you can bolt a Crow's Nest and a Figurehead onto your Half-Galleon. A standalone 2008 card game that mixes with the other Munchkin sets. Bring friends who can take a joke, because betrayal is the whole game.

Pirate, Naval Officer or Merchant to playSilly monsters like the Lobster MobsterStandalone, but mixes with other Munchkin sets

Who it's for

You enjoy backstabbing with a grin and groan-worthy puns, and you know the Munchkin style or want a pirate flavor of it.

Not for you if…

You want tight strategy or hate being targeted by your friends. Luck, take-that cards and long arguments are baked in.

Vibe's take

Loud, pun-soaked and mean in a friendly way. Fights are decided as much by the cards other people throw in as by your own hand, so the table is always scheming.