Randomly choosing a room

MunchkinDan · 05-10-2009, 09:56 PM

The mapmaker randomly chooses a room.

Does this mean that he/she randomly chooses a room tile but gets to choose the side?

Or is the side random too?

Andrew Hackard · 05-10-2009, 10:18 PM

The intent is for the mapmaker to pull out a tile and drop it on the table without looking at it until it hits the table.

MunchkinDan · 05-10-2009, 10:32 PM

Thanks. That is how we played it but I was unable to get that clearly from either the rules or the forum.

Verble · 05-11-2009, 05:25 AM

Sometimes when we play at work, we'll have one person who wants to participate, but not necessarily "play the game", at which point we let them essentially GM the game. Not only does he act as the banker (dealing with handing out treasures, DxMs drawing monsters, making sure everyone has the proper health tokens, etc), he also acts as the mapmaker. Our house rule is that in this scenario the mapmaker gets to actively choose which side gets placed. It's a great way to change it up, and usually results in games where we work together a tad more, since it's us vs. him.

Granted, I'm not about to explain to that guy that he's probably doing more work in all that than if he were just playing along... :D

But back on track, Andrew is totally right.

Baradrae · 05-17-2009, 10:07 AM

While I am not going to contradict Andrew's ruling, what we have decided to do is that when you add a new room, you roll a d6. 1-3 you use whichever side whose title is closer to A and 4-6 you use whichever side is closer to Z.

Mental_Myopia · 05-17-2009, 04:01 PM

I put all of my room tiles in a large dice bag, and pull out a room without looking.

There are so many rooms that I actually have them in two dice bags. When a player explores a new room; I ask which bag they want it out of, and whether they want it rightside up or upside down.

Cheese8242 · 05-17-2009, 04:26 PM

My fiance made me some cloth bags for both the rooms and the link tiles. You can see them here.

The bags have plenty of room for future expansions. They work really well. I just hand the player the bags and they draw a tile and place it on the table with out looking. I keep all four in a 'Looking for Trouble' box.

Mental_Myopia · 05-17-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheese8242

My fiance made me some cloth bags for both the rooms and the link tiles. You can see them here.

Those look sweet! Can you upload the pattern for them?

zack_black · 05-18-2009, 03:48 PM

They would be easy to make and they do look good. I have a "cheaters" way of making bags with cloth and hot melt glue. If I make one I'll upload pictures.

Quaff_fu · 05-18-2009, 04:44 PM

I don't like putting my Room Tiles in a bag. They could get damage in time. I shuffle them before the game, and their picked from the top of the pile (unseen) as is.

I also do Verble's idea of having a GM with my 8 year old son. This way he can learn the game as he watches us older boys play.

Pat

05-10-2009, 09:56 PM	#1
MunchkinDan Join Date: Aug 2005	Randomly choosing a room The mapmaker randomly chooses a room. Does this mean that he/she randomly chooses a room tile but gets to choose the side? Or is the side random too?

05-10-2009, 10:18 PM	#2
Andrew Hackard *Munchkin* Line Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, TX	Re: Randomly choosing a room The intent is for the mapmaker to pull out a tile and drop it on the table without looking at it until it hits the table. __________________ Andrew Hackard, *Munchkin* Line Editor If you have a question that isn't getting answered, we have a thread for that. Let people like what they like. Don't be a gamer hater. #PlayMunchkin on social media: Twitter \|\| Facebook \|\| Instagram \|\| YouTube Follow us on Kickstarter: Steve Jackson Games and Warehouse 23

05-10-2009, 10:32 PM	#3
MunchkinDan Join Date: Aug 2005	Re: Randomly choosing a room Thanks. That is how we played it but I was unable to get that clearly from either the rules or the forum.

05-11-2009, 05:25 AM	#4
Verble Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: Randomly choosing a room Sometimes when we play at work, we'll have one person who wants to participate, but not necessarily "play the game", at which point we let them essentially GM the game. Not only does he act as the banker (dealing with handing out treasures, DxMs drawing monsters, making sure everyone has the proper health tokens, etc), he also acts as the mapmaker. Our house rule is that in this scenario the mapmaker gets to actively choose which side gets placed. It's a great way to change it up, and usually results in games where we work together a tad more, since it's us vs. him. Granted, I'm not about to explain to that guy that he's probably doing more work in all that than if he were just playing along... :D But back on track, Andrew is totally right.

05-17-2009, 10:07 AM	#5
Baradrae MIB Join Date: Apr 2007	Re: Randomly choosing a room While I am not going to contradict Andrew's ruling, what we have decided to do is that when you add a new room, you roll a d6. 1-3 you use whichever side whose title is closer to A and 4-6 you use whichever side is closer to Z.

05-17-2009, 04:01 PM	#6
Mental_Myopia Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Montana, USA	Re: Randomly choosing a room I put all of my room tiles in a large dice bag, and pull out a room without looking. There are so many rooms that I actually have them in two dice bags. When a player explores a new room; I ask which bag they want it out of, and whether they want it rightside up or upside down. __________________ ------------------------------------- There are no stupid questions... ...but there are stupid answers! -------------------------------------

05-17-2009, 04:26 PM	#7
Cheese8242 MIB Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Indiana	Re: Randomly choosing a room My fiance made me some cloth bags for both the rooms and the link tiles. You can see them here. The bags have plenty of room for future expansions. They work really well. I just hand the player the bags and they draw a tile and place it on the table with out looking. I keep all four in a 'Looking for Trouble' box. __________________ Tim Williamson MIB #4282 The Most Impressive Loser in the MQ Gauntlet

05-18-2009, 03:48 PM	#9
zack_black MIB Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: Randomly choosing a room They would be easy to make and they do look good. I have a "cheaters" way of making bags with cloth and hot melt glue. If I make one I'll upload pictures. __________________ kaniktshaq moritlkatsio atsuniartoq: Umingmaktormiut dialect. "Observe the snow. It fornicates."

05-18-2009, 04:44 PM	#10
Quaff_fu Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Green Bay, Wismunchkin	Re: Randomly choosing a room I don't like putting my Room Tiles in a bag. They could get damage in time. I shuffle them before the game, and their picked from the top of the pile (unseen) as is. I also do Verble's idea of having a GM with my 8 year old son. This way he can learn the game as he watches us older boys play. Pat __________________ "In this life now you kill your you die, or you die and you kill. " - The Governor. Last edited by Quaff_fu; 05-18-2009 at 04:53 PM.