Steve Jackson Games

Munchkin Babies is a new stand-alone Munchkin game for the young and young at heart. It was the brainchild of the late, great Andrew Hackard, Munchkin Czar and punster extraordinaire. Alain H. Dawson (Chez Geek, Chez Grunt) stepped in to do the finishing work. The result is a fun, fresh new face for the Munchkin mechanics. The rules are the same (except the babies don’t suffer Death – we aren’t that dark): loot, cheat, steal, and defeat monsters to reach Level 10 first.

Munchkin Babies replaces classic Munchkin Races with their (much) younger versions: Elflings, Dwarflings, Orclings, and Quarterlings (half a Halfing). The Classes are also aged down; players can choose to be Wiz Kids (Wizards), Holy Terrors (Clerics), Crumb Snatchers (Thieves), or Ankle Biters (Fighters). Though the names have changed, the advantages and disadvantages of each Race and Class are the same as those of their more mature versions, making

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Babies fully compatible with other Munchkin titles.

Munchkin Babies Gets a Sibling

By Alain H. Dawson

The monsters that lurk under the babies’ cribs are a mix of the familiar and the new. There are some younger siblings of original Munchkin monsters, such as Princess Tut, Squidzilla Jr., and the Maul Rat’s little sister Rug Rat. New monsters include the Hootin’ Nanny and the horrific Pediatrician (horrific to babies, anyway). Players can vanquish these creatures using age-appropriate Items such as Kinderarmor, the Kid-Safe Stabbinator, and Unicorn Booties, or if necessary, Run Away in the Footie Pajamas

of Silence.

The appearance of the game is very kid-friendly, with its pastel color scheme and cute Katie Cook illustrations. Katie is an illustrator, comic artist, and writer for Star Wars, My Little Pony, Marvel, IDW, DC, and others. She brought the babies to life, and now they are ready to join family game nights everywhere!

After we finished MunchkinBabies, we got a case of baby fever and conceived a little sibling: Munchkin Babies 2 – Stork Naked, due in late summer 2022! This 56card expansion deck is also illustrated by Katie Cook, and provides more monsters, more loot, and more cuddles in every game! Like its older sibling, this expansion is fully compatible with other Munchkin games.

In the

StorkNaked

deck, players will face new young monsters such as Billy the Kid, the Baby Buggy, and Ice Ice Baby. When Kicking Down The Doors, babies must avoid Curses and other dangers like getting Tuckered Out or trapped by the Babe Magnet. Never fear, there are plenty of Items to loot – armed with their Crabby

Pants, Baby Got Tack, My First Crossbow,

and the Binky, the infants are sure to prevail. We made certain that all of the Items are Developmentally Appropriate – we wouldn’t want the babies to hurt themselves while they are dungeon crawling (literally)!

Munchkin fans: pick up these two cute Munchkin games and get ready to toddle to victory!