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Old 05-30-2013, 08:14 AM   #1
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Default Gender Balance

I only have the fantasy base set...

I've run across a couple of cards with bonuses towards female characters such as Broad Sword, but none for male characters. Is this a potential balancing issue in the game, or are there likewise male-specific items that I just haven't seen yet?

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Old 05-30-2013, 08:26 AM   #2
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Default Re: Gender Balance

For the fantasy core set there is the Gentlemen's Club, which is exactly like Broad Sword, for males.

I believe most gender-only Itens have a counterpart for the other gender.
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Old 05-30-2013, 03:14 PM   #3
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Default Re: Gender Balance

There is a very slight skew towards females in some sets, but it's minor. In all my cards (everything except the Booty and Star cards), there are 7 Items/Powers Usable Only by Males and 9 Items/Powers Usable Only by Females. The two extra female cards that don't have male counterparts are in Munchkin Bites! and Munchkin Impossible. There's also a few cards that give different bonuses based on gender and monsters that have bonuses based on gender, which I can do a check on if people are interested.
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Old 05-31-2013, 04:46 AM   #4
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There is a very slight skew towards females in some sets, but it's minor. In all my cards (everything except the Booty and Star cards), there are 7 Items/Powers Usable Only by Males and 9 Items/Powers Usable Only by Females. The two extra female cards that don't have male counterparts are in Munchkin Bites! and Munchkin Impossible. There's also a few cards that give different bonuses based on gender and monsters that have bonuses based on gender, which I can do a check on if people are interested.
The other card I was thinking about was Amazon, but since her gender effect may not necessarily be considered a bonus to females I deleted her mid sentence.
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