We have 2 children that love to play boardgames. Yet as adults it's hard to find games that everyone can play. Steve Jackson brought out a new game called Munchkin Treasure Hunt, and it looked awesome. So we bought it and gave it a try...
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| Munchkin.. boardgame? |
Let's hunt some monsters
"Munchkin Treasure Hunt" is described as the introduction into the Munchkin card game. With more than 10 expansions, the Munchkin Card game is one of the most known and played party game. With this boardgame, Steve Jackson tries to introduce younger players into the world of Munchkin. Playing on a board your goal is to defeat monsters, loot their treasures and be the Munchkin with the most gold in your hand once all treasures are drawn. You can play from 2 to 6 players, ages 6 and up, and should calculate about an hour of time.
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| Sturdy materials and a nice atmosphere |
Show me the loot!
The game comes with a nice cardboard dungeon, decorated in the known Munchkin atmosphere. There are 6 character tokens. made in cardboard with a plastic base, these stand firmly on the table and have as well male and female designs on the cardboard. Two Munchkin dice are included to help you in battles, 70 Treasure and 26 Monster cards. These cards have been made small as to let children handle them with ease. Two blank Monster and Treasure cards have been included so you can add a personal touch to your game.
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| I want to be the green one! |
Treasure cards exist in 2 options. You have single-use cards which offer you a bonus on fighting a single battle. On the other side, you have Permanent treasures that give you bonusses in every fight. The limit of permanent cards is limited to two active ones. If you want to use an other permanent, you'll have to discard another. The Monster Cards can contain anything from a +1 to monster to a whopping +8! These are drawn when you meet a monster in battle and are used to give a personal touch to your battles, giving them a bonus and a name. A Goblin can become a +3 "Scary" Goblin!
Walking through the dungeon
Each player starts by choosing their Munchkin and placing them in the middle of the dungeon. You then draw 3 starting cards. These represent your starting equipment. Then you take turns, with the youngest player starting. Each turn you roll the dice and move that number of spaces. Depending on where you land, you'll have an encounter.
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| be careful where you land |
If you land on the entrance, you get to draw a treasure card, and roll again. If it's a die, you get to roll again. A monster space moves you directly to that monster causing you to fight it. Treasure spots give you another treasure and blank spots do nothing. If you pass through a Monster's room, you'll have to fight it though!
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| Spooky! |
Monsters are generic in Treasure Hunt. Meaning you draw a monster card from the pile, or have to roll a die and add that to the stats of the monster. You have to match the monster in levels in order to defeat it. Your level is determined by the number of permanent items you have, a dice roll which is added to that total, and any possible one-use item you want to use. You can always ask the help of other players to defeat the monster, adding their bonusses and rolls to yours, as long as they are within 6 spaces of you. If you match, or surpass the level of the monster, you have successfully defeated it, and gain its treasures. If not, you'll have to run away. This is done by rolling a die, and moving that many spaces away. The space you end in is always treated as a blank space. Running away, will cost you one of your permanent cards, or a treasure from your hand.
Once all Treasure Cards are drawn, the dungeon is exhausted and the game ends. Every player counts the number of Gold in their hands (not on the table). The player with the most gold, wins the game!
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| Protective kitties saving the day |
Verdict
The kids loved it and the parents were well underway of arguing again, sounds like a perfect Munchkin round :D While the game might seem easy to win, it's a perfect introduction to the world of Munchkin. Because the monsters are random generated, you'll never fight the same monster twice, and the open parcour allow you to choose which monster to target. It might be too simplistic for adults, but children love beating up monsters and getting loot, just like any other Munchkin!
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