Gender Balance

[beatytc]

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?

Thanks!

[bonetm]

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.

[Clipper]

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.

[beatytc]

Originally Posted by Clipper

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.