Munchkin Raking in the Big Bucks on Backerkit

Steve Jackson Games’ latest edition of Munchkin is making a killing on Backerkit.

It’s been a long time coming, but, after 25 years of ‘kicking down doors and battling monsters’, Munchkin is finally getting a second edition.

Now live on Backerkit, this new edition is described as having the same vibe as classic flavour Munchkin, but with a few tweaks here and there. Gameplay is said to be faster, and setup simpler. However, Munchkin 2.0 now features a new Gold Pieces mechanic; this allows players ‘to get change when selling Items and to micro-bribe their friends’. Backers can also look forward to new reference cards and updated box art, illustrations and a new gameboard by Munchkin’s original artist, John Kovalic.

The new edition will also be backwards compatible and includes guidelines for using cards from the first edition. It will also include redesigned cards and ‘actual coins’.

This new campaign has already breezed past is funding goal of $60,000, having attracted (at the time of writing) 2,000+ backers and more than $90,000 in pledges. Backers won’t have to wait too long to get their copies either; Munchkin second edition is estimated to ship by July 2026.

Described as ‘the mega-hit card game about dungeon adventure . . . with none of that stupid roleplaying stuff’, Munchkin allows players to ‘Kill monsters and grab magic items’.

See the Backerkit campaign for more details.

Image courtesy of Steve Jackson Games