Munchkinomicon has arrived! Question

bigjohn · 01-31-2011, 04:22 PM

I was very excited to get the new Munchkinomicon booster in the mail today!

If you are not familiar with it, the set includes the Munchkinomicon itself (a +5 Treasure that always starts at the top of the deck) and 14 additional spell cards. These spells are in a seperate stack and are recieved each time you are able to:
draw it from the treasure pile
or
lure it away from another player
or
each time you start your turn with it

Now, what I am wondering, do you have to have the Munchkinomicon in your possession to play the specialty spells?

MunchkinMan · 01-31-2011, 04:45 PM

That's a very good question. One that will require me to dig out my playtest notes, seeing as I don't have a copy of the actual booster in hand and I know Andrew has "gone dark" for at least today, so if I don't find something, you're going to be waiting a while for an official answer. I'm kind of surprised that someone out in the real world has a copy already. I know it was somehow coming very early, but not this very early. Either way, yay! :-)

Eben · 01-31-2011, 04:51 PM

I've got mine!

MunchkinMan · 01-31-2011, 05:05 PM

In reading the playtest version of the rules, I don't see anything that would indicate, to me, that you must have the Munchkinomicon to use a Spell. In fact, the rules say that the Munchkinomicon whispers a spell to you. Now, I know that's flavor text to explain why you draw a Spell card when you have the Munchkinomicon, but I would also use that, at least at the present time, to explain why, even after you've lost the book, you remember the Spell.

duskblade · 01-31-2011, 05:22 PM

W23 had it atleast last friday, mine are on order.

jivjov · 01-31-2011, 07:11 PM

My Munchkinomicon showed up today as well. We played a 3-man game with both the Munchkinomicon and Fairy Dust in play. Worked really well. Very fun, and not nearly as broken as I thought it would be.

bigjohn · 01-31-2011, 08:21 PM

thanks for the help.

It is funny you mentioned using it with the fairy dust set, I had the same idea

jivjov · 01-31-2011, 09:16 PM

I think my only complaint about the Munchkinomicon is that with only 14 spells, the do go kinda fast (especially if you play Epic), but that's not too bad. In the two games I've played so far, the first one we had 3 spells left in the deck, the second game had 1.

aeronaut · 01-31-2011, 09:35 PM

Well, that makes it sound like we should eventually have Munchkinomicon 2: More (evil) Spells, or perhaps a really good (or evil) pun built into the title. No complaints from me on that thought.

Regards,
aeronaut

Sawmaniac · 01-31-2011, 11:29 PM

Unfortunately, i'm not going to have Munchkinomicon arrived until the end of February - our mail is far too slow.

01-31-2011, 04:22 PM	#1
bigjohn Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Richmond, VA	Munchkinomicon has arrived! Question I was very excited to get the new Munchkinomicon booster in the mail today! If you are not familiar with it, the set includes the Munchkinomicon itself (a +5 Treasure that always starts at the top of the deck) and 14 additional spell cards. These spells are in a seperate stack and are recieved each time you are able to: draw it from the treasure pile or lure it away from another player or each time you start your turn with it Now, what I am wondering, do you have to have the Munchkinomicon in your possession to play the specialty spells?

01-31-2011, 04:45 PM	#2
MunchkinMan Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Macungie, PA	Re: Munchkinomicon has arrived! Question That's a very good question. One that will require me to dig out my playtest notes, seeing as I don't have a copy of the actual booster in hand and I know Andrew has "gone dark" for at least today, so if I don't find something, you're going to be waiting a while for an official answer. I'm kind of surprised that someone out in the real world has a copy already. I know it was somehow coming very early, but not this very early. Either way, yay! :-) __________________ Erik D. Zane *Munchkin* NetRep -- munchkin@sjgames.com MiB #1029

01-31-2011, 04:51 PM	#3
Eben Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South Dakota	Re: Munchkinomicon has arrived! Question I've got mine!

01-31-2011, 05:05 PM	#4
MunchkinMan Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Macungie, PA	Re: Munchkinomicon has arrived! Question In reading the playtest version of the rules, I don't see anything that would indicate, to me, that you must have the Munchkinomicon to use a Spell. In fact, the rules say that the Munchkinomicon whispers a spell to you. Now, I know that's flavor text to explain why you draw a Spell card when you have the Munchkinomicon, but I would also use that, at least at the present time, to explain why, even after you've lost the book, you remember the Spell. __________________ Erik D. Zane *Munchkin* NetRep -- munchkin@sjgames.com MiB #1029

01-31-2011, 05:22 PM	#5
duskblade MIB Join Date: May 2008	Re: Munchkinomicon has arrived! Question W23 had it atleast last friday, mine are on order. __________________ Erik Wintz MIB #3721

01-31-2011, 07:11 PM	#6
jivjov Join Date: Jan 2011	Re: Munchkinomicon has arrived! Question My Munchkinomicon showed up today as well. We played a 3-man game with both the Munchkinomicon and Fairy Dust in play. Worked really well. Very fun, and not nearly as broken as I thought it would be.

01-31-2011, 08:21 PM	#7
bigjohn Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Richmond, VA	Re: Munchkinomicon has arrived! Question thanks for the help. It is funny you mentioned using it with the fairy dust set, I had the same idea

01-31-2011, 09:16 PM	#8
jivjov Join Date: Jan 2011	Re: Munchkinomicon has arrived! Question I think my only complaint about the Munchkinomicon is that with only 14 spells, the do go kinda fast (especially if you play Epic), but that's not too bad. In the two games I've played so far, the first one we had 3 spells left in the deck, the second game had 1.

01-31-2011, 09:35 PM	#9
aeronaut Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chicago	Re: Munchkinomicon has arrived! Question Well, that makes it sound like we should eventually have Munchkinomicon 2: More (evil) Spells, or perhaps a really good (or evil) pun built into the title. No complaints from me on that thought. Regards, aeronaut __________________ Never Generalize Last edited by aeronaut; 01-31-2011 at 09:36 PM. Reason: fnord

01-31-2011, 11:29 PM	#10
Sawmaniac Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: Munchkinomicon has arrived! Question Unfortunately, i'm not going to have Munchkinomicon arrived until the end of February - our mail is far too slow.