Munchkin Fu

Munchkin goes chop-socky: kick down doors, beat up movie villains, and race your friends to level 10.

Designer: Steve Jackson (I)
Published by: Hobby World
Editions by: Pegasus Spiele, Raven Distribution, Steve Jackson Games

Munchkin, but with chop-socky Hong Kong action. In Munchkin Fu you play a Samurai, Ninja, Yakuza or Monk and kick your way through the dungeon of bad martial arts movies: mooks, demons and assorted villains. You kill monsters, take their stuff, learn new fighting styles and stab your friends in the back with nasty cards, all in a race to level 10. Steve Jackson's satire of RPG clichés keeps its mean streak, and this version is fully compatible with the rest of the Munchkin line. The jokes land harder if you know your kung-fu films, and the arguments about rules are half the fun. Fair warning, it can run long.

Samurai, Ninja, Yakuza and Monk charactersMartial arts movie villains and punsCompatible with the full Munchkin line

Who it's for

You enjoy Munchkin's backstabbing and love old kung-fu films, and your group laughs at card puns. Four or five players is the sweet spot.

Not for you if…

You dislike take-that games where friends sabotage you, or you want tight strategy. Games can drag when everyone keeps blocking the leader.

Vibe's take

Jokey, loud and backstabby. Every card is a pun, the table is half laughing and half plotting, and a single curse can turn a certain win into a disaster at the last second.