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* BetterOffSold: Items that don't give you any benefit (barred by race/class/gender/etc, lower bonus than the item already taking up that armor/footgear/etc slot) can be sold for levels.
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* TearJerker: The "Last Of Its Kind" monster modifier from ''Star Munchkin'' has artwork of an adorable alien (the Eep, a low-level monster) looking sad and lonely.
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The "fur slipper in the original version" thing is just Common Knowledge. It wouldn't make sense for a slipper made out of a flexible material like fur to fit only one person's foot, but that's kind of the wholeplot point with the glass slipper.


* GeniusBonus: The Fur Slippers (Now with 100% less glass) in ''Grimm Tidings''. Cinderella's slippers were originally fur in the French; their being "glass" was a mistranslation in one of the earlier English translations that stuck.
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** The "Convenient Addition Error." Its illustration is "[[RefugeInAudacity 2 + 2 = 22"]].

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Some of the Bad Stuff is brilliant.
** ''Ogre'': Oh, you are SO dead.
** ''Plasmoid'': It burns you to a tiny, dry, black, ashy, flaky, ''dead'' crisp. Then it steps on you. Then it laughs.
*** The Spanish translation is even funnier: it cites more than ''25'' synonyms for burning. Trying to read them all aloud to your friends is really good for a laugh.
** ''Goldfish'': Nothing happens, but all the other players get to laugh at you mercilessly.
** ''Itsy Bitsy Spider'': The Itsy Bitsy Spider gives you an itsy bitsy bite AND YOU DIE.
** ''Great Cthulhu'': Not only do you die, but all the other players go up a level, ''just to mock you.''
** Winning the game via Divine Intervention. You're entitled to mock the other players.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: most of the above, and a few other things too.
** "Sex Change" curse, anyone?
** The "Staff of Napalm" and "Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment" cards.



* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: most of the above, and a few other things too.
** "Sex Change" curse, anyone?
** The "Staff of Napalm" and "Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment" cards.



* HilariousInHindsight: The guy on the [[http://cdn02.dayviews.com/66/_u1/_u3/_u7/_u4/_u1/u137419/47509_1251067396.jpg Fez of Fazooli card]] (in the lower left corner) in ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' looks ''exactly'' like [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], bow tie, fez, tweed jacket and all, with the game being ''years'' older than the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.



* HilariousInHindsight: The guy on the [[http://cdn02.dayviews.com/66/_u1/_u3/_u7/_u4/_u1/u137419/47509_1251067396.jpg Fez of Fazooli card]] (in the lower left corner) in ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' looks ''exactly'' like [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], bow tie, fez, tweed jacket and all, with the game being ''years'' older than the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.

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* HilariousInHindsight: SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Some of the Bad Stuff is brilliant.
** ''Ogre'': Oh, you are SO dead.
** ''Plasmoid'': It burns you to a tiny, dry, black, ashy, flaky, ''dead'' crisp. Then it steps on you. Then it laughs.
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The guy on Spanish translation is even funnier: it cites more than ''25'' synonyms for burning. Trying to read them all aloud to your friends is really good for a laugh.
** ''Goldfish'': Nothing happens, but all
the [[http://cdn02.dayviews.com/66/_u1/_u3/_u7/_u4/_u1/u137419/47509_1251067396.jpg Fez of Fazooli card]] (in other players get to laugh at you mercilessly.
** ''Itsy Bitsy Spider'': The Itsy Bitsy Spider gives you an itsy bitsy bite AND YOU DIE.
** ''Great Cthulhu'': Not only do you die, but all
the lower left corner) in ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' looks ''exactly'' like [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], bow tie, fez, tweed jacket and all, with other players go up a level, ''just to mock you.''
** Winning
the game being ''years'' older than via Divine Intervention. You're entitled to mock the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.other players.
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* GeniusBonus: The Fur Slippers (Now with 100% less glass) in Grimm Tidings. Cinderella's slippers were originally fur in the French; their being "glass" was a mistranslation in one of the earlier English translations that stuck.

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* GeniusBonus: The Fur Slippers (Now with 100% less glass) in Grimm Tidings.''Grimm Tidings''. Cinderella's slippers were originally fur in the French; their being "glass" was a mistranslation in one of the earlier English translations that stuck.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The guy on the [[http://cdn02.dayviews.com/66/_u1/_u3/_u7/_u4/_u1/u137419/47509_1251067396.jpg Fez of Fazooli card]] (in the lower left corner) in ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' looks ''exactly'' like [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], [[BowTiesAreCool bow tie]], fez, tweed jacket and all, with the game being ''years'' older than the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.

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* HilariousInHindsight: The guy on the [[http://cdn02.dayviews.com/66/_u1/_u3/_u7/_u4/_u1/u137419/47509_1251067396.jpg Fez of Fazooli card]] (in the lower left corner) in ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' looks ''exactly'' like [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], [[BowTiesAreCool bow tie]], tie, fez, tweed jacket and all, with the game being ''years'' older than the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.
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* GeniusBonus: The Fur Slippers (Now with 100% less glass) in Grimm Tidings. Cinderella's slippers were originally fur in the French; their being "glass" was a mistranslation in one of the earlier English translations that stuck.
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** the "generic" monster modifier causes it to attack the next player on his turn if not defeated - if played on something the players can't beat, it may make the game unwinnable for anyone.
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*** And yet, every single item can technically become a GameBreaker, solely depending on the number of modifiers you throw on top of it! Star Munchkin only takes this to the illogical extremes with its "-aser" cards..
* ItsPopularNowItSucks: The online games site BoardGameGeek.com collectively dislikes Munchkin, in part because of some justified rules concerns, but also ''because'' of its success.

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*** And yet, every single item can technically become a GameBreaker, game breaker, solely depending on the number of modifiers you throw on top of it! Star Munchkin only takes this to the illogical extremes with its "-aser" cards..
* ItsPopularNowItSucks: The online games site BoardGameGeek.[=BoardGameGeek=].com collectively dislikes Munchkin, in part because of some justified rules concerns, but also ''because'' of its success.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The guy on the [[http://cdn02.dayviews.com/66/_u1/_u3/_u7/_u4/_u1/u137419/47509_1251067396.jpg Fez of Fazooli card]] (in the lower left corner) in ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' looks ''exactly'' like [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], [[BowTiesAreCool bow tie]], fez, tweed jacket and all, with the game being ''years'' older than the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.
* ManipulativeBastard: The best players are always these. Examples of Munchkin bastardry include: "protection rackets" in which a player prevents another player from being able to fight a monster, then offers to sell them defensive cards for a high price; lying to newbies about what their cards do/are worth; and asking a player to help you gang up on another, only to backstab them later.

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* HilariousInHindsight: The guy on the [[http://cdn02.dayviews.com/66/_u1/_u3/_u7/_u4/_u1/u137419/47509_1251067396.jpg Fez of Fazooli card]] (in the lower left corner) in ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' looks ''exactly'' like [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], [[BowTiesAreCool bow tie]], fez, tweed jacket and all, with the game being ''years'' older than the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.
* ManipulativeBastard: The best players are always these. Examples of Munchkin bastardry include: "protection rackets" in which a player prevents another player from being able to fight a monster, then offers to sell them defensive cards for a high price; lying to newbies about what their cards do/are worth; and asking a player to help you gang up on another, only to backstab them later.
TimeyWimeyBall.
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*** And yet, every single item can technically become a GameBreaker, solely depending on the number of modifiers you throw on top of it! Star Munchkin only takes this to the illogical extremes with its "-aser" cards..
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* GameBreaker: In the original ''Munchkin'', a thief with some good luck (or some Loaded Die cards) could quickly become the most powerful player in the game. The Kneepads of Allure -- which the thief can steal for their own use -- allow you to force somebody to help you with no actual reward, making you as powerful as yourself and the next most powerful player in the game. Both of these are countered by the rest of the players pretty much joining forces to rob you of your powers.

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* GameBreaker: In the original ''Munchkin'', a thief with some good luck (or some Loaded Die cards) could quickly become the most powerful player in the game. The Kneepads of Allure -- which the thief can steal for their own use -- allow you to force somebody to help you with no actual reward, making you as powerful as yourself and the next most powerful player in the game. (The Kneepads have since been {{Nerf}}ed.) Both of these are countered by the rest of the players pretty much joining forces to rob you of your powers.
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** The "Staff of Napalm" and "Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment" cards.
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* Winning the game via Divine Intervention. You're entitled to mock the other players.

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* ** Winning the game via Divine Intervention. You're entitled to mock the other players.
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* Winning the game via Divine Intervention. You're entitled to mock the other players.
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* * DemonicSpiders: Anything that prevents you from using your hard-[[strike:looted]]earned equipment against it. This becomes really bad when someone notes that you're ''just'' winning and sends over Squidzilla to say hello.

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* * DemonicSpiders: Anything that prevents you from using your hard-[[strike:looted]]earned equipment against it. This becomes really bad when someone notes that you're ''just'' winning and sends over Squidzilla to say hello.
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* ItsPopularNowItSucks: The online games site BoardGameGeek.com collectively dislikes Munchkin, in part because of some justified rules concerns, but also ''because'' of its success.
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* CthulhuMythos: It's got an entire deck dedicated to it.

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* CthulhuMythos: It's got an entire deck dedicated * DemonicSpiders: Anything that prevents you from using your hard-[[strike:looted]]earned equipment against it. This becomes really bad when someone notes that you're ''just'' winning and sends over Squidzilla to it.say hello.
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* HilariousInHindsight: One of the characters on a ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' card looks ''exactly'' like [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], [[BowTiesAreCool bow tie]], fez, tweed jacket and all, with the game being ''years'' older than the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.

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* HilariousInHindsight: One of The guy on the characters on a [[http://cdn02.dayviews.com/66/_u1/_u3/_u7/_u4/_u1/u137419/47509_1251067396.jpg Fez of Fazooli card]] (in the lower left corner) in ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' card looks ''exactly'' like [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], [[BowTiesAreCool bow tie]], fez, tweed jacket and all, with the game being ''years'' older than the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.
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* HilariousInHindsight: One of the characters on a ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' card looks ''exactly'' like [[DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], [[BowTiesAreCool bow tie]], fez, tweed jacket and all, with the game being ''years'' older than the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.

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* HilariousInHindsight: One of the characters on a ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' card looks ''exactly'' like [[DoctorWho [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], [[BowTiesAreCool bow tie]], fez, tweed jacket and all, with the game being ''years'' older than the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.
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* ManipulativeBastard: The best players are always these. Examples of Munchkin bastardry include "protection rackets" in which a player prevents another player from being able to fight a monster, then offers to sell them defensive cards for a high price.

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* ManipulativeBastard: The best players are always these. Examples of Munchkin bastardry include include: "protection rackets" in which a player prevents another player from being able to fight a monster, then offers to sell them defensive cards for a high price.price; lying to newbies about what their cards do/are worth; and asking a player to help you gang up on another, only to backstab them later.
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* HilariousInHindsight: One of the characters on a ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' card looks ''exactly'' like [[DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], [[BowTiesAreCool bow tie]], fez, tweed jacket and all, with the game being ''years'' older than the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.

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* HilariousInHindsight: One of the characters on a ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' card looks ''exactly'' like [[DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], [[BowTiesAreCool bow tie]], fez, tweed jacket and all, with the game being ''years'' older than the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.TimeyWimeyBall.
* ManipulativeBastard: The best players are always these. Examples of Munchkin bastardry include "protection rackets" in which a player prevents another player from being able to fight a monster, then offers to sell them defensive cards for a high price.
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** "Sex Change" curse, anyone?

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* CthulhuMythos: It's got an entire deck dedicated to it.

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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: most of the above, and a few other things too.
* CthulhuMythos: It's got an entire deck dedicated to it.it.
* GameBreaker: In the original ''Munchkin'', a thief with some good luck (or some Loaded Die cards) could quickly become the most powerful player in the game. The Kneepads of Allure -- which the thief can steal for their own use -- allow you to force somebody to help you with no actual reward, making you as powerful as yourself and the next most powerful player in the game. Both of these are countered by the rest of the players pretty much joining forces to rob you of your powers.
** Technically, nothing in the game is really a game breaker since the whole point of the game is to win by being a Munchkin.
* HilariousInHindsight: One of the characters on a ''Munchkin Cthulhu'' card looks ''exactly'' like [[DoctorWho the Doctor]] in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]], [[BowTiesAreCool bow tie]], fez, tweed jacket and all, with the game being ''years'' older than the episode. Stupid TimeyWimeyBall.

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