After 25 years of kicking down doors and battling monsters, a Second Edition of Munchkin is here! We kept your favorite jokes and monsters – and added more! 

This edition feels the same, but it plays faster, and the setup is simpler. A new game mechanic – Gold Pieces – allows players to get change when selling Items and to micro-bribe their friends. Reference cards for each player have been added, so no more fighting for the rulebook – unless you just want to.

All the illustrations – including the box, gameboard, and cards – have been updated by Munchkin’s original artist, John Kovalic.

And the best part? It’s backward-compatible, and guidelines for using cards from your First Edition collection are included!

Grab your friends (or enemies), because it’s time to kick down some doors! 

Not only is there a ton of new art, Second Edition has redesigned cards, actual coins, fast setup rules, and more!

Icons! Icons! Icons!

You told us that icons would make the cards easier to read. We listened. Here's the chart from the rulebook.

The card backs echo the background color of the card types - blue for Doors, yellow for Treasures -, making them easier to sort no matter which side is up.

John Kovalic redrew the gameboard, where you'll start at the top and progress down toward that pile of loot at Level 10!

Munchkin Second Edition includes six player reference cards - one for each player color - so you can look across the table and see who is playing which color. This also means you won't have to open the rulebook as often. 

Now you can get change when you sell an Item (which lets you level up a bit faster, which speeds the game). Coins can also be used to bribe other players - and even to level up. Add some coins to your next trade deal. Or hoard them. We know you want to! 

After choosing your player color, shuffle the marked Starting Cards. Deal one Door and two Treasures to each player. Shuffle the leftover starting cards into their respective decks, and give five 100 Gold Piece coins to each player. Everyone starts off at comparable strengths, ready to kill (small) monsters right away. 

When you Listen at the door at the start of your turn, take one coin (100 Gold Pieces) and Draw one card from either the Door or Treasure deck, face down, and put it in your hand before you Kick Down The Door. After the hard work is done, it’s time to Loot The Room. And rather than drawing a card from the Treasure deck, a munchkin may roll the die and take that many Coins. Queue up that Loaded Die to maximize your return!

Munchkin Second Edition introduces an updated way to win! If you're going for Level 10, you may ask any one player to help you. If you win the combat, you share the victory – regardless of the helper's level, Role, or anything else. (But you don't HAVE to ask for help, if you think you can beat everyone else at once.)

This set is packed with rules tweaks to make it faster, clearer, and more exciting, with even more mayhem in the race to win!

It’s the 25th Anniversary of Munchkin! Pledge now and get your ticket to upgrade your pledge after the campaign closes, and to receive access to any unlocked stretch goals awarded to 25th Anniversary ticket holders.

After the project closes, we will open the pledge manager, where you may select additional items to add to your pledge. If you don't see what you're looking for in the campaign add-on section, that doesn't mean it won't show up in the pledge manager! 

The final shipping total will be calculated by the total weight of your pledge and any add-on items. Please see the shipping table for base costs.

We plan to have copies of Munchkin Second Edition available for purchase at Gen Con 2026 (July 30-August 2). Important note: We intend to stick to this plan even if there is a hiccup in printing or shipping. If things go properly, supporters will have their copies before Gen Con. But we're going to launch the game at Gen Con, and sell copies there, regardless. If you are SURE you will be at Gen Con, you MIGHT decide to skip the campaign and buy your copy there, saving the shipping, and we won't think any less of you!

We do expect Munchkin Second Edition to begin worldwide fulfillment to backers prior to being available for purchase at Gen Con 2026. Munchkin Second Edition will enter full distribution at some point following the crowdfunding campaign's successful fulfillment.

​​After the project closes and all pledges are processed by BackerKit, we will open the pledge manager. Please expect the pledge manager to become available a number of weeks after the project closes. Once invited, you will be guided through the survey and add-on store, and then you will need to provide your physical address and finalize payment for shipping, add-ons, and any applicable taxes. 

United States: Pledges shipped within the United States will have state taxes applied where we are legally required to collect. 

International:  Where applicable, we will charge necessary taxes for your region and pay them on your behalf. Backers are ultimately responsible for addressing any additional fees & taxes beyond what is collected in the pledge manager. This will be presented to you during the pledge manager. 

We are planning to work with GamesQuest in the EU and UK, Pick & Pack Logistics in Canada, and Let's Play Games in Australia for international fulfillment. 

In the event that your package is not collected or your required fees are not paid, the package may be marked "to abandon/destroy" (instead of "return to sender," which results in prohibitively expensive return-shipping costs for Steve Jackson Games). Unfortunately, we will not be able to offer refunds or replacements for pledges in these cases. 

If you wish, you may choose to use a fulfillment service. This allows you to pledge for the project and then provide us with a qualifying address for the delivery of your rewards. Forwarding from the fulfillment service, as well as any local fees, is your responsibility when using a fulfillment company. We are not responsible for pledges sent to forwarding services after tracking has confirmed delivery.

If your country is not listed, please refer to the rest of world pricing. 

The Dice Tower got their hands on Munchkin Second Edition for a Live Play. Check out the video with Tom, Chris and Joey as they play through Munchkin Second Edition!

Manny from Really Dicey interview of Munchkin Line Editor Will Schoonover.

Visit the Second Edition page to check out the complete card list, and rules (when uploaded).

Want to learn more about Munchkin? Visit Munchkin.game for everything Munchkin!

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