01-24-2015, 04:02 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Greece
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Charity question
Hello everybody!
I am a new Munchkin player but a really fanatic one! My question is this: At the end of your turn, when you find yourself with more than five cards on your hand, are you obliged to give some/all of the additional ones to the lowest level player as charity or you can put some/all of them on the table deactivated and wait to activate them later in the game? Can deactivated items be stolen by a thief? Thanks! |
01-24-2015, 04:34 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Macungie, PA
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Re: Charity question
In the interest of making sure we're talking a common language with respect to game terms: Activated and deactivated aren't terms we use in Munchkin. All Item in play are carried, whether they are used (or equipped), or not. Items that aren't used are turned sideways so that everyone one the table knows that you shouldn't count those Items for a bonus (or to get the special ability of the Item).
As for the Charity phase, you can play Item cards to the table to be carried, used or unused, in order to get your hand down to below the limit. You can also do other things that are legal during your turn, like discarding Item cards (from those you have carried and those you have in your hand) to buy a level, and playing GUALs or Curses. If you can't get your hand size down to the limit (or don't want to) by legally playing cards, you are absolutely compelled to give your excess to the lowest Level player(s) unless you are lowest, or tied for it. In that case, you're compelled to discard your excess. Thieves can steal any Item that's carried, which means any Item that any other player has in play. As long as the Thief or his target is not in combat, that is. |
01-25-2015, 05:25 AM | #3 |
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Greece
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Re: Charity question
Thank you very much for your answer!
Let me also clarify one other thing:The items on the table that are not used and are turned sideways are items that you cannot normally use? For instance an item that requires a third hand, or a second big item or an item that can be used by another class/race? |
01-25-2015, 07:54 AM | #4 |
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Macungie, PA
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Re: Charity question
That's correct, except for the Big Item. The rules say that you can only carry one Big Item, which means that you can only have one in play. If you want to be able to carry more than one Big Item, you'll need to have some ability which lets you do that (e.g., the Dwarf Race, or a Cheat! card).
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01-25-2015, 10:35 AM | #5 |
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Greece
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Re: Charity question
The items that are turned sideways on the table can be enabled at any time (when it's legal to do so) in your turn (not in combat)?For example can I discard one item that I have in use,to enable another one?
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01-25-2015, 01:58 PM | #6 |
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Macungie, PA
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Re: Charity question
You can not discard Items "just because," as is said in the rules. You can change an Item from unused to used and vice versa, so there's no need to discard an Item if you decide to stop using it. To discard an in-play Item, you must be a) selling it for a level, b) powering a special ability that requires a discard (and doesn't specifically say hand cards are required, like the Cleric's resurrection ability), c) forced to discard a card or Item due to the effects of a Curse or Bad Stuff, or d) dead, and everyone's taken the one card they can take from you corpse (thought, that could be considered part of c).
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01-25-2015, 02:03 PM | #7 |
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Greece
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Re: Charity question
Thanks a lot!!
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