EPIC MUNCHKIN 1

Original concept and

rules hacking by Paul Chapman
Updates by Steve Jackson, Philip Reed,
and Andrew Hackard
Editing and development by Steve Jackson
Playtesting and perverse ideas by Michaela Barrett,
Andrew Hackard, Jan Hendriks, Giles Schildt,
Mia Sherman, Monica Stephens, and Erik Zane.
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Stock #37-2011 Version 2.8 April 19, 2012

Does your Munchkin adventure end too soon?
There you are, multi-raced and multi-classed, with three
hands full of killer items, buffed up with sidekicks and
Munchkin Fu styles . . . and the games over. Rejoice, for
Epic Munchkin is here. This rules set includes the Epic
rules for all Munchkin core sets and supplements pub-
lished through June 2012.
Starting The Game
Pay as normal until someone reaches Level 10
(which no longer requires a kill). At that point, instead
of ending the game, any characters of Level 10-19 are
considered Epic and these rules apply to them. Those
of Level 9 or below are not Epic . . . if a higher-Level
character is knocked back to Level 9 or below, he loses
his Epic powers. (Note that Munchkin 7 Cheat With
Both Hands includes Epic Junior cards, which let
lower-Level characters use the Epic powers.)
Winning The Game
Levels 19 and 20 may only be reached by actual
monster kills. Play to Level 20. At that point, its
really over.
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Kicking
Down Doors
When an Epic munchkin kicks down a door, turn
over two cards and apply them as follows:
(1) Traps and Curses first, in the order the player
chooses.
(2) Everything else except Rooms, monsters, and
monster enhancers, in the order the player chooses. Yes,
if you turn over a Class, Race, Loyalty, Accent, Style,
Power, or Training, you can apply it immediately, before
the fight.
(3) Rooms. If you drew one Room card, it will apply
to the fight. If you drew TWO, the first one drawn
applies and the second goes into the players hand.
(4) Monsters and monster bonuses. If there are two
monsters, fight them both. If you draw both a monster
and a monster bonus (that is, either an enhancer like
Radioactive which increases the monsters level, or a card
like Mate that duplicates the monster) the bonus applies
to the monster. (But if you get a bonus and no monster,
the bonus goes into your hand normally. And an
enhancer enhancer like Mind-Bogglingly always goes
into your hand.)
Epic Feats
Epic characters can also perform Epic Feats of
Munchkinry!
Munchkin
Munchkin Races
Centaur (Munchkin 8): Over Herd. Whenever
another player discards a Steed, you may discard two
cards from your hand to take it into your hand.
Dwarf: Hand of the Gods. You may have any num-
ber of cards in your hand.
Elf: Arrow-Minded. You may fire arrows into a
fight in which you are not involved either as main play-
er or helper. This works like thiefly backstabbing: dis-
card a card and give a monster or player a -2. However,
the epic elf can fire two arrows per turn, for a maximum
of -4. An epic elven thief can fire two arrows AND back-
stab once, if he has three cards to discard.
Gnome (Munchkin 3): Sneaky Little Devil. If you
successfully Run Away from combat, you get two face-
down Treasure cards!
Halfling: Garage Sale. You may sell TWO Items
per turn for double their value, or one Item for triple its
value.
Human: Pets Rock. Yes, at epic levels, even Humans
have a racial power! Rather than fighting any monster of
Level 5 or below, you may make a pet of it (as long as you
do not already have a pet in play). Play it to the table. You
may sacrifice it later as a one-time combat bonus, for or
against any player or monster. If you use it for a player,
including yourself, its bonus is equal to its Level. If you
use it against a player, it is treated as a Wandering
Monster: all its special abilities count, monster enhancers
will work on it, and if your rival cannot defeat it he must
Run Away from it! At any time that you lose your Epic
or Human status, and your pet has not been used, your pet
wanders off and is forever lost.
Lizard Guy (Munchkin 8): Shed Your Skin. If you
successfully Run Away from all monsters in a fight with
more than one monster, you may take another turn when
your current turn is finished. (You may not take more
than two turns in a row, regardless.)
Orc (Munchkin 2): Munchkin Munch. When you
turn over (or Look For Trouble and find) a monster of
Level 1, you may simply EAT it. Your foes cannot play
any cards to stop this . . . its a Level 1 monster, you eat
it, any bonuses applied to the monster are discarded, yum
yum, thats that. You go up a level for the hot meal, and
since this is a kill, you can win this way.
Race Enhancers
Dark (Munchkin Reloaded!): Youre So Bad. And
they thought you were evil before. As a Dark Epic what-
ever, youve mastered the art of manipulating others to
suit your vile needs. If your request for aid during a fight
is refused roll the die; on a roll of 5 or 6 you turn the
monster toward the player that refused to assist you. The
combat plays out against the other player and then your
turn resumes. If the monster is defeated you collect its
treasure and gain the level. The poor fool that refused to
assist you gains nothing.
Elder (Munchkin 8): Respect Your Elders. Your
Level counts double whenever you are fighting on your
turn, alone or not.
High (Munchkin Reloaded!): Youre So Helpful.
Youre just a people person, always ready to lend a
hand to those in need. If you are asked to aid another in
combat you use not only your level and bonuses but also
roll the die and add the result. If the monster is defeated
you may take the top card from either discard pile as part
of your reward.
Munchkin Classes
Bard (Munchkin 3): Super Bardic Luck. As Bardic
Luck, but draw two more Treasures than youre entitled
to, and immediately discard any two Treasures (your
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choice).
Cleric: Pray for a Miracle. At any time, even dur-
ing combat, you may discard two cards, from your hand
OR the table, to take the top card from the Treasure
deck face-down into your hand. If it is something you
can use, you may play it immediately.
Ranger (Munchkin 5): Strays Make the Best Rides.
You always were a sucker for a fuzzy face. Whenever a
monster is discarded, whether on your turn or another
players, you may discard your entire hand (at least three
cards) and grab the discarded monster. Its automatically
tamed and becomes your new Steed. Your Steeds com-
bat bonus is equal to the number of treasures that it
would have granted if you had defeated it in combat.
Thief: Steal From Shadows. By discarding one card
from your hand, you may steal one card (you choose ran-
domly) from a rivals hand. No die roll is required. You
may do this only on your turn, and only once per turn,
and (of course) not during a combat.
Warrior: Ludicrous Strength. 2 Hand items
require only 1 Hand for you, and you may carry and use
two Big items.
Wizard: Outrun Curse. When you draw a
Curse, or a Curse is played on you, you may dis-
card a card from your hand to attempt to Run
Away from the Curse. Make your normal
Run Away roll. If you fail to Run Away,
you may play another card and try
again until you successfully Run
Away, use all the cards in your
hand, or give up.
Class Enhancers
Elite (Munchkin 8): Ultra-Elite. You
receive a combat bonus against each monster
equal to double the number of Treasures it is worth.
Legendary (Munchkin 8): Hit and Myth. If neither
Door card shows a monster when you Kick Open The
Door at the start of your turn, turn over one more Door
card (after resolving Curses, if any). If this is a monster,
fight it normally.
Master (Munchkin Reloaded!): Youre So Cool.
As an Epic Master, you attract apprentices. You have no
limit on the number of Hirelings (Minions, Sidekicks,
etc.) you may have.
Star Munchkin
Star Munchkin Races
Bug (Star Munchkin 2): Regeneration. Bad Stuff no
longer costs you levels. Ignore that part of any Bad Stuff
that happens to you, and remember to gloat about it and
describe how youre growing your leg back.
Cyborg: Assimilation. In combat, rather than fight-
ing a monster, you may discard any three cards and assim-
ilate it. You do not get a level or Treasures for assimilat-
ing a monster. The monster becomes your Drone . . . keep
it in front of you. It can be sacrificed like a Sidekick to
let you Run Away, or it can be used to negate a Trap card
that hits you, after which it is discarded.
Feline: Hyper-Curiosity. Your Curiosity power
may be used on either or both of the Door cards you ini-
tially turn over. If one is a monster and one is not, you
may use Curiosity on the non-monster before combat. If
neither is a monster, you may kick down one or two
more doors, and you dont have to decide if you are turn-
ing over a fourth Door card till you see whats behind
the third.
Human: Pets Rock. Yes, at epic levels, even Humans
have a racial power! Rather than fighting any monster of
Level 5 or below, you may make a pet of it (as long as
you do not already have a pet in play). Play it to the
table. You may sacrifice it later as a one-time combat
bonus, for or against any player or monster. If you use it
for a player, including yourself, its bonus is equal to
its Level. If you use it against a player, it is
treated as a Wandering Monster: all its special
abilities count, monster enhancers will work
on it, and if your rival cannot defeat it he
must Run Away from it! At any time that
you lose your Epic or Human status, and
your pet has not been used, your pet wan-
ders off and is forever lost.
Mutant: Total Freak. You
may have any of the following:
three items of Headgear; three
items of Footgear; two items of
Headgear AND two items of Footgear;
two extra Hands worth of stuff; two items of Headgear
AND one extra Hands worth of stuff; or two items of
Footgear AND one extra Hands worth of stuff. Like a
regular Mutant, you can switch between these choices at
any time.
Star Munchkin Classes
Bounty Hunter: Best of the Best. The Bounty
Hunter may draw two face-down Door cards or one face-
down Treasure card after he helps someone else kill a
monster. He draws one face-down Door card even when
he wins a combat single-handed.
Gadgeteer: Trap Master. Your Disarm Traps power
now applies to Traps played on you by other players as
well. Further, by discarding three cards, you may redi-
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rect the Trap to someone else!
Psychic: These Are Not the Meals You Are
Looking For. During combat, you may discard your
entire hand (minimum 2 cards) to confuse one of the
monsters you are fighting. It passes to the player on your
left, who must fight it in addition to any monsters found
when he turns over his Door card(s). If you are fighting
more than one monster, you pick which monster to shift.
You may not ask for help in a combat in which you use
this power, and you do not get your +2 bonus for fight-
ing alone.
Space Ranger (Star Munchkin 2): Youre Drafted.
You may pick up any Sidekick on top of the discards, at
any time. You may not exceed the legal number of
Sidekicks, but you may discard one to make room for
the new one.
Trader: Master Trader. You may use your Trading
power for any Item card or cards among the top three
cards in the Treasure discard stack.
Munchkin Fu Classes
Each Munchkin Fu Class card you have in play enti-
tles you to one extra Style.
Monk: Clairvoyance. You may look at the hands of
the players on your right and left, any time you want to.
They must show you anything they draw face down.
Ninja: Fight Another Day. If you are facing more
than one monster in a combat and they are more than
double your Level (and that of your ally, if any), you
may slip away and leave them to fight it out. Note that
this does not allow your ally a free escape.
Samurai: Draw and Strike. During combat, discard
your entire hand (minimum three cards) to remove one
Monster from combat. This counts as a kill. However, if
the monster is not by himself, and you Run Away from
the others, you get only one level, and no treasure, from
your kill.
Yakuza: Crime Lord. You may have any number of
Mooks in play. Remember that this also covers Minions,
Sidekicks, and Hirelings.
Munchkin Bites! Races
Changeling: Faerie Glamour. When you play a
Monster Enhancer or Enhancer Enhancer, you may
recover it after the combat is over by discarding another
card from your hand.
Human: Pets Rock. Yes, at epic levels, even Humans
have a racial power! Rather than fighting any monster of
Level 5 or below, you may make a pet of it (as long as you
do not already have a pet in play). Play it to the table. You
may sacrifice it later as a one-time combat bonus, for or
against any player or monster. If you use it for a player,
including yourself, its bonus is equal to its Level. If you
use it against a player, it is treated as a Wandering Monster:
all its special abilities count, monster enhancers will work
on it, and if your rival cannot defeat it he must Run Away
from it! At any time that you lose your Epic or Human
status, and your pet has not been used, your pet wanders off
and is forever lost.
Mummy (Munchkin Bites! 2): Kiss It And Make It
MINE! After you Kiss It and Make It Better, you may
discard a second card to take the Curse or Trap you can-
celed into your hand.
Vampire: Unshakable Will. No card or special
power can compel you to aid in a combat if you dont
want to. You may also discard extra cards at the end of
your turn, rather than giving them to another player for
any reason.
Werewolf: Monstrous Form. A single monster
enhancer, or two totaling +10, may be played on you for
a permanent bonus. They are lost if you die. If a trap or
Bad Stuff costs you a level, you may discard an enhancer
card instead.
Super Munchkin Classes
Brain (Super Munchkin 2): Super Smart. Monsters
do not get their class, race, sex, etc. bonuses against the
player you are helping in combat, or who is helping you.
Exotic: Weird Adaptation. If you lose a Power to a
Trap or Bad Stuff, you may look through the discards
and claim the first Power of lower Rank that you find to
replace it.
Mutant: World-Conquering Lab Rat. You do not
lose Powers to Bad Stuff.
Mystic: Cosmos Control. You only need to dis-
card one card to re-roll any die roll you make.
Techno: Dumpster Diving. When someone else
loses, discards, or sells an Item, you may discard three
cards to claim it. If two Epic Technos try to claim the
same Item at the same time, roll dice; the high roll dis-
cards his cards and gets the Item. Yes, you can use a
Loaded Die (or Cosmos Control, if you are also a
Mystic) to affect your roll.
Munchkin Impossible
Each Munchkin Impossible Class card you have in
play entitles you to one extra Training card.
Munchkin Impossible Loyalties
American: Talking Loudly. As an American, you
tend to speak just a little too loud. This behavior is quite
distracting to monsters; you have a +1 bonus against
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monsters and may take advantage of the distraction but
only one time during a fight to exchange items during
a combat or while running away.
British: For the Queen! Youre fiercely loyal to the
Crown, as are all other Brits. By shouting For the
Queen! when fighting a monster, and discarding one
card from your hand, you may force a British spy of
your choice to help you.
Chinese: Factory Superiority. Your nations
factories produce items which are used around the
world. Whenever another player first plays an
Item card, before it is used, you may discard one
card from your hand and roll the die; on a
roll of 6 that Item was manufactured in a
Chinese factory and is defective. The Item
card is immediately discarded and has no
effect.
Russian: We Have Ways of Making
You Help. Though the old regime may be gone,
its teachings and methods remain. During a
fight, on your turn, you may discard a card
from your hand and borrow a Hireling from
any other player. That Hireling is yours to command
during this fight but at the end of your turn the Hireling
if hes still alive! returns to the player you borrowed
him from.
Munchkin Impossible Classes
Assassin: Professional Hit. A professional assassin
always does his homework before a mission. Whenever
youre fighting a monster you gain a bonus equal to the
number of vowels in the monsters name (as it appears on
the card). Enhancers dont count.
Playboy: Just a Moment, Dear Chap. As an Epic
Playboy youre so smooth that monsters will pause for a
moment when you ask them to, giving you a chance to
sell some treasure. You may sell Items once during a
fight and you may not use any Items that are sold during
the fight.
Tourist: Cheese! Nothing says tourist like a col-
lection of bad photos and slides. Whenever youre
involved in combat, either on your own turn or aiding
another player, you may pause the fight by discarding a
card from your hand and saying Cheese! Everyone
involved stops and smiles for the camera, during which
time you may take the card from the bottom of both of
the two discard piles. You may pull this trick only once
each fight.
Munchkin
Cthulhu Classes
Cultist: Zealotry. The end is nigh and there are still
unbelievers to convert. They must see the light right now.
Gain a +1 combat bonus for each non-Cultist in play.
Investigator: Nose Where it Doesnt Belong. You
like to push things a little too far sometimes, sticking
your nose into places you really shouldnt. At any time
that another player gives any other player a card for
any reason you may look at the card and, if you like it,
swap it for two cards from your hand.
Monster Whacker: Whack! Whack!
Whack! You are a master of the secret art of
battle, capable of using long-forgotten com-
bat techniques to . . . aw, forget it. Bulk
Smash! You have a +3 bonus against
monsters of Level 10 and below and a +2
bonus against monsters of Level 11 and high-
er. You no longer suffer from Panic.
Professor: Encyclopedia Cultanica.
Youre a walking library of information and know
everything about every foul beastie that exists.
You have a +1 bonus against any monster.
Additionally, at any time that a card tells you
Become a Cultist you may instead roll the die and
sacrifice a number of cards from your hand, or in play,
equal to the die roll in order to resist the cults call. If
you cannot sacrifice the cards, or just dont want to, you
become a Cultist.
The Good, the Bad, and the
Munchkin Classes
Cavalry (The Good, the Bad, and the Munchkin 2):
What a Trooper! You get +2 for every Steed in play.
Cowboy: Ha, Ha, You Missed Me! A Cowboy with
at least one Steed may say Ha, ha, you missed me! after
failing a Run Away roll and sacrifice a level to get away
from all monsters in the fight. He does not have to do
this, if he would rather suffer the Bad Stuff, and he may
choose to sacrifice the level even if other monsters
Bad Stuff has already occurred (but this does not reverse
those effects).
Additionally, the Epic Cowboy wins at Level 19 if
he has a Steed.
Dude: Dude-alicious. The All Duded Up bonus is
increased. Every Headgear, Footgear, or Armor item
you wear gives you a +2. Every Steed-only item worn by
your Steed also gives you a +2.
Indian: Counting Coup. When you win a combat
unassisted, you may take up to two of your Treasure
draws as face-down Door draws instead.
Outlaw: Bad To The Bone. Absolutely nothing can
make you lose your Outlaw class against your will, or
any Outlaw-only Items you acquire. You can still choose
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to discard, trade, or sell those cards if it is otherwise
legal to do so. You may also ignore any Not Usable by
Outlaw restrictions.
Munchkin Booty
Munchkin Booty Accents
British: Britannia Totally Rules the Waves. The
bonus for each Ship ye have is increased to +3, and ye
also get +1 for every Ship Enhancer ye have in play.
Dutch: Shipbuilding Mastery. Ye may
trade a Ship ye own for the top Ship
in the discard stack at any time,
even during combat. Ye may
still move yer Ship Enhancers
to the new Ship, as before.
French: Cover ze Retreat.
If ye Ask for Help and still
must Run Away, yer rolls are
are at +1. Additionally, ye suc-
cessfully escape from each monster
on any roll that is higher than yer helpers,
even if it would not normally allow
ye to elude yer pursuers.
Spanish: El Dorado. Every
Item ye sell for a level is worth 100
Gold Pieces more than its printed
value.
Munchkin Booty Classes
Explorer (Munchkin Booty 2):
Trailblazer. When ye Open The Door and find
a monster or a Curse, ye may discard three cards from
yer hand and put the monster or Curse in yer hand. It has
no effect. Ye may then Look For Trouble or Loot The
Room.
Merchant: Polyglot. Ye may have two Accent cards
in play without using a Bilingual card. With a Bilingual
card, ye may have any number of Accent cards.
Navy: Fleet-Footed. Every Ship ye have gives ye +1
to Run Away. This bonus stacks with yer other modi-
fiers. Ye may still use yer Discipline ability as well.
Pirate: On a Dead Mans Chest. When one of yer
opponents dies, ye get first pick of his loot, even if there
are other players at a higher Level. (If there be several
Epic Pirates, arrrr, ye go in order of yer Levels, but ye
all choose before the other scurvy dogs. Resolve ties by
rollin the bones.) If ye should die, yer body goes to
Davy Jones; no one may loot yer stinkin corpse.
Munchkin Zombies Mojos
Atomic: Really Feel the Burn. Your worn Items
(Armor, Headgear, Footgear) are also at +1 and do
fire/flame damage. If you are On Fire, nothing can put
you out.
Patchwork (Munchkin Zombies 2): Youre Messed
Up. You may ignore all Mojo or Power restrictions on
Items except Not Usable by Patchwork Zombie.
Plague: Deathier Breath. Your Death Breath now
gives you +3 per discard, and you have no limit on the
number of discards from your hand.
Voodoo: Mr. Mojo Rising. When
you are hit by a Curse, you may
discard a monster from your hand
to nullify the Curse, or discard a
monster plus another card from
your hand to take the Curse into your
hand.
Munchkin Axe Cop
Cop: Cop Out. When the Epic
Cop helps another munchkin or
gets help, both players get +2 to
Run Away if they cant beat the
monsters.
Man: More Manpower. Allies
with Man in their name give the
Epic Man +2 apiece!
Soldier: Reinforcements. Whenever anoth-
er player discards an Ally, you may discard two
cards from your hand to take it into your hand.
Additionally, you may have three extra Allies.
Warrior: Ludicrous Strength. 2 Hands items
require only one Hand for you, and you may carry and
use two Big items.
Epic Steeds! Whoa!
Introduced in Munchkin 4: The Need for Steed, it
should come as no surprise that your steed achieves Epic
status (and loses that status) along with you. An Epic
Steed lets you carry one extra Big item. At any time that
you lose your Epic status, and your steed is carrying an
extra Big item, you must discard one Big item.
Hints For
Epic Play
Dont die. Death is inconvenient to an Epic
Munchkin because it takes away all his toys, and without
them he will find it much harder to get levels!
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