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Munchkin Cthulhu | 
 enlarge | Brand: Steve Jackson Games
Category: Toy
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 317148
Format: Box Set
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.9
MPN: UBICM01
ISBN: 155634760X
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9781556347603
ASIN: 155634760X
Publication Date: April 4, 2007
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| • | Written by Steve Jackson Illustrated by John Kovalic | | • | 168 cards, rules, die |
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Product Description
Munchkins have hacked their way through dungeons, kung fu temples, starships, haunted houses, and super-foes. Now they face their greatest foe: Cthulhu. Will they survive? Will they retain their sanity? Will they...level up? Of course they will. If something has got stats, you can kill it and take its stuff. Munchkin Cthulhu is a standalone game in the Munchkin line, this time lampooning Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos and the horror gaming that surrounds it. Brought to you by Steve Jackson and John Kovalic, this set summons classic monsters from outside reality...to let you kill them, level up, and loot.
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 A solid, but not perfect, entry in the Munchkin line October 9, 2008
Sean J. Jordan (Belleville, IL)
Have you read any of the fevered writings of H.P. Lovecraft, author of "Call of Cthulhu" and other books about strange, nightmarish things man was not meant to know? Have you played the "Call of Cthulhu" RPG or "Arkham Horror" board game? Do you have any idea what the difference is between Yog-Sothoth or Shub-Niggurath?
If not, you may want to skip this version of the wonderful card game known as "Munchkin," because it's filled with so many inside jokes related to the writings of Lovecraft that you'll have a hard time understanding what's going on.
And if you are a fan, two pieces of advice:
1) Get the original Munchkin, and its expansions, before you delve into this one. It's arguably the best set, and it has the most to offer in terms of add-ons.
2) If you pick up Munchkin Cthulhu, be sure to get its expansions as well, because they add some much-needed depth to the game.
Probably the most peculiar aspect of the core game is that a new class, "Cultist," can't be removed from all players by anything other than a card that's only included in the original Munchkin deck ("Divine Intervention"). The rules on how to use it aren't very clear, and unless you're playing Munchkin Blender (where you mix different decks together), it sticks out like a sore thumb. Ah well. The game's still fun... it's just not as solid as some of the other spinoff sets, like Munchkin Bites or Star Munchkin.
 Plenty of rugose fun! January 28, 2008
Steve Berman (Maple Shade, NJ United States)
Just when you think Munchkin can't get any more fun, they release this eldritch spawn of a card game. Lots of clever as well as painful puns. Those who are familiar with the Mythos will have a special fondness for this game. The introduction to Munchkin of the Cultist class, as well as special rules for how cultists affect game play, are most welcome (though, it does make the length of time for a 3 player game far faster than normal). My only regret was that the set wasn't twice as large, but that's what expansion decks are for.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn July 21, 2007
Wendy Wojda (Salt Lake City, UT)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was very happy to see a Cthulhu addition to Munchkin... well, besides the level 20 Cthulhu monster in the Munchkin Bites set. This set adds in cultists, which is a nice addition when you have more players, as cultists get bonuses for other cultists being in the game, though it's very difficult to stop being one. The other classes are investigators, professors, and monster whackers. There are no side-kicks in this set, which was kind of a bummer. It would be nice to include some research assistants or something like that. You don't have to have read any Lovecraft to appreciate this set, though it helps if you want get the jokes and puns.
Great fun with great puns May 23, 2007
Dale Dworak (Cleveland, TN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My sons (11 and 14) really enjoy playing this game. As a long-time reader of the Cthulhu Mythos stories, I get all the jokes although they're lost on my sons. I look forward to playing the other Munchkin games.
Excellent addition to the Munchkin line up May 18, 2007
Matt Dahlquist
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Another wacky and fun Munchkin version, this time into the mind bending world of HP Lovecraft's Ancient Evils From Beyond The Stars (and possibly under the bed). The best feature is the "cultist" mechanic, that speeds play and adds a few great twists to stabbing your buddies in the back! The jokes are not as fun and inspired as in "Impossible", the classic Munchkin sets or "Bites!", but there are still plenty of chuckles, puns and groaners.
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