Mission Accomplished

[stevekenson]

Let me tell you, playing Munchkin with five decks (basic, Muchkin Bites, Munchkin Fu, Super Munchkin, and Muchkin Blender) takes a long time: three and a half hours for one game with six players. I had the same experience with a marathon all-decks Munchkin game at GenCon a couple years ago that went until around 3 AM (lasting nearly five hours).

The thing in both cases was, no matter how much the game wore on or how tired (or drunk, in the latter case) anyone got, nobody was willing to let the game end if it meant someone else winning, and everyone stayed in so long as there was a chance to screw with the other players.

Well done, Steve Jackson Games. Muchkin captures its genre perfectly. Mission accomplished.

Comments

[nightofdragons.livejournal.com]

LOL. I love Munchkin. I've never played it with all decks, but I've always wanted to. We'll have to play sometime. Did you have the booster decks too? Or just the five main decks?

[xomec.livejournal.com]

I don't have the boosters personally, but I think we were playing with Clerical Errors last night, at least. We definitely should play sometime: PantheaCon? If nothing else, Muchkin would be a good one to bring to BTW.

[nightofdragons.livejournal.com]

I'm sure we could find some time to play during PCon. Sleep is rare enough there anyway and we're staying in the hotel this year. Which sets do you have personally? I've been thinking about getting the game myself. You're right, though, BTW would be a great place to bring it.