The Munchkin Book

With 18 exclusive Munchkin® game rules!

By gently – and sometimes not so gently – mocking the fantasy dungeon crawl and the sacred cows of pop culture, the Munchkin card game has stabbed and sneaked and snickered a path to the pinnacle of success. Along the way, it has sold millions of copies, been translated around the world, and spawned more than two dozen sequels and supplements.

More fun than a Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment and more useful than a Chicken on Your HeadThe Munchkin Book is a lighthearted and suitably snarky celebration of all things near and dear to the munchkin heart, featuring exclusive content from:

Munchkin’s designer and Steve Jackson Games presidentSteve Jackson
Munchkin’s signature artistJohn Kovalic (creator of web comicDork Tower)
Steve Jackson Games’ “Munchkin Czar”Andrew Hackard
CEO of Steve Jackson GamesPhil Reed

The Munchkin Book also includes a foreword by New York Times bestselling author and Forgotten Realms creatorEd Greenwood, an introduction by editorJames Lowder, and contributions from notable mavens of geek culture, including:

Andrew Zimmerman Jones • David M. Ewalt • Jennifer Steen • Joseph Scrimshaw • Randy Scheunemann • Jaym Gates • Dave Banks • Matt Forbeck • Christian Lindke • Bonnie Burton • Colm Lundberg • Liam McIntyre

Steve Jackson Games, based in Austin, Texas, has been publishing games, game books, and magazines since 1980. Its best-selling game isMunchkin, with well over 2 million copies of the games and supplements in print worldwide. Other top sellers areGURPS (the Generic Universal RolePlaying System)Zombie Dice, andIlluminati. Past hits have includedCar Wars andToon. Steve’s very first gameOgre, recently drew almost a million dollars’ worth of Kickstarter support for a super-deluxe edition to be released in 2013.

With 18 exclusive Munchkin® game rules!

By gently – and sometimes not so gently – mocking the fantasy dungeon crawl and the sacred cows of pop culture, the Munchkin card game has stabbed and sneaked and snickered a path to the pinnacle of success. Along the way, it has sold millions of copies, been translated around the world, and spawned more than two dozen sequels and supplements.

More fun than a Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment and more useful than a Chicken on Your HeadThe Munchkin Book is a lighthearted and suitably snarky celebration of all things near and dear to the munchkin heart, featuring exclusive content from:

Munchkin’s designer and Steve Jackson Games presidentSteve Jackson
Munchkin’s signature artistJohn Kovalic (creator of web comicDork Tower)
Steve Jackson Games’ “Munchkin Czar”Andrew Hackard
CEO of Steve Jackson GamesPhil Reed

The Munchkin Book also includes a foreword by New York Times bestselling author and Forgotten Realms creatorEd Greenwood, an introduction by editorJames Lowder, and contributions from notable mavens of geek culture, including:

Andrew Zimmerman Jones • David M. Ewalt • Jennifer Steen • Joseph Scrimshaw • Randy Scheunemann • Jaym Gates • Dave Banks • Matt Forbeck • Christian Lindke • Bonnie Burton • Colm Lundberg • Liam McIntyre

Steve Jackson Games, based in Austin, Texas, has been publishing games, game books, and magazines since 1980. Its best-selling game isMunchkin, with well over 2 million copies of the games and supplements in print worldwide. Other top sellers areGURPS (the Generic Universal RolePlaying System)Zombie Dice, andIlluminati. Past hits have includedCar Wars andToon. Steve’s very first gameOgre, recently drew almost a million dollars’ worth of Kickstarter support for a super-deluxe edition to be released in 2013.