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Which Munchkin expansion after the base game?

Kick down the door, kill the monster, grab the treasure and stab your buddy. Steve Jackson Games, art by John Kovalic.

3-6 players Cards / backstabbing About 60-90 min

The game

Already own Munchkin? Here is which expansion to buy next, and which Munchkin boxes are not expansions at all.

A card game by Steve Jackson, art by John Kovalic. 3-6 players. Open doors, fight monsters, level up to 10. The base game and the 10 numbered expansions released in French are listed here; every expansion shuffles into the base decks.

Star Munchkin, Munchkin Cthulhu and co. are other games. The themed Munchkins (Star Munchkin, Munchkin Cthulhu, Munchkin Zombies, Munchkin Legends and others) are full standalone games. They can be shuffled together, but they are not expansions of this base game.
Quest, Dungeon and Panic do not mix. Munchkin Quest (board game), Munchkin Dungeon and Munchkin Panic are different games with different rules and do not mix with the cards.
Mix with care. Every expansion makes the decks bigger. With 3 or more expansions the game gets longer and your good cards come up less often: many groups pick 2 or 3 and leave the rest out.

Which boxes do you already own?

Put on the table what you already have, and how many of you play.

You usually play with

Release timeline

First English release years: Munchkin 2001, Munchkin 2 2002, Munchkin 3 2003, Munchkin 4 2006, Munchkin 5 2007, Munchkin 6 2008, Munchkin 7 2011, Munchkin 8 2012, Munchkin 6.5 2016, Hidden Treasures 2017, Munchkin 9 2018.

Munchkin release timeline.
  1. 2001 - Munchkin
  2. 2002 - Munchkin 2
  3. 2003 - Munchkin 3
  4. 2006 - Munchkin 4
  5. 2007 - Munchkin 5
  6. 2008 - Munchkin 6
  7. 2011 - Munchkin 7
  8. 2012 - Munchkin 8
  9. 2016 - Munchkin 6.5
  10. 2017 - Hidden Treasures
  11. 2018 - Munchkin 9

The graph

How the Munchkin boxes connect, plus the mechanics. An arrow starts at the expansion and points to the box it needs.

Depending on what you want

You wantGet
More races and classesMunchkin 2: Unnatural Axe
Steeds to rideMunchkin 4: The Need for Steed
Dungeons and Portals that change the rulesMunchkin 6: Demented Dungeons
Even more cheatingMunchkin 7: Cheat With Both Hands
Only good TreasuresMunchkin: Hidden Treasures

Tick your boxes at the top and the answer follows.

At the table

BoxWhat it brings
Munchkin3-6. Door and Treasure decks. Needed by every expansion.
Munchkin 2: Unnatural AxeMore races, classes and monsters. Plays straight into the base decks.
Munchkin 3: Clerical ErrorsNew classes and races, more curses.
Munchkin 4: The Need for SteedSteeds and Hirelings to carry your loot.
Munchkin 5: De-RangedRangers and more monsters.
Munchkin 6: Demented DungeonsDungeons and Portals that change the rules mid-game.
Munchkin 6.5: Terrible TombsMore Dungeons and Portals. Best with Munchkin 6.
Munchkin 7: Cheat With Both HandsTwo-handed cheating, built for mixing two Munchkin games.
Munchkin 8: Half Horse, Will TravelCentaurs, Lizard Men and more Steeds.
Munchkin 9: Jurassic SnarkDinosaurs, Shamans and Steeds.
Munchkin: Hidden TreasuresOnly Treasure cards, all of them good.

Compatibility

BoxNeedsPlayersWhere to buy
Munchkinstandalone base3-6
Munchkin 2: Unnatural Axeneeds base3-6
Munchkin 3: Clerical Errorsneeds base3-6
Munchkin 4: The Need for Steedneeds base3-6
Munchkin 5: De-Rangedneeds base3-6
Munchkin 6: Demented Dungeonsneeds base3-6
Munchkin 6.5: Terrible Tombsneeds base3-6
Munchkin 7: Cheat With Both Handsneeds base3-6
Munchkin 8: Half Horse, Will Travelneeds base3-6
Munchkin 9: Jurassic Snarkneeds base3-6
Munchkin: Hidden Treasuresneeds base3-6

The themed standalone Munchkins (Star Munchkin, Munchkin Cthulhu, Zombies, Legends and others), Munchkin Quest, Dungeon and Panic, Munchkin Deluxe, Munchkin 10, holiday packs and boosters stay outside the picker. This page follows the boxes released in French.

FAQ

Which Munchkin expansion after the base game?

Munchkin 2: Unnatural Axe for most groups: more races, more classes, more monsters, no new rules to learn. Then Munchkin 3 or 4 depending on whether you want more classes or Steeds.

Do the expansions need to be bought in order?

No. Each one needs only the base game. The numbers are just the release order.

Is Star Munchkin an expansion?

No. Star Munchkin, Munchkin Cthulhu, Munchkin Zombies and the other themed Munchkins are standalone games. You can shuffle them together, but each one plays on its own.

How many players?

3 to 6 with the base game alone. At 5 or 6, one or two expansions keep the decks from running thin.

Does Munchkin 7 work with the base game alone?

It does, but it is designed to mix at least two Munchkin games: it is a better third or fourth box than a first expansion.

Further reading

Quelle boîte covers the buying order and what each box needs. For the rest: