Munchkin Gloom

About this board game

Munchkin Gloom is a game for 2–5 players that takes about 60 minutes, combining the miserable world of Gloom with the monster-slaying chaos of Munchkin.

In the world of Munchkin, heroes explore, defeat monsters, grab loot, and gain levels. Yet these adventurers are also backstabbed by buddies, dined on by dragons, discovered by doom ducks, and sent plummeting down pits after losing their loot.

In this grimly comic game, each player shepherds a party through terrible travails and troublesome tribulations. The goal is not to protect your heroes or help them become legendary. Instead, you want your fellowship to suffer as much as possible before its members inevitably perish in pain.

• Control a miserable Munchkin party.
• Send heroes through misfortune, danger, and disastrous adventures.
• Work toward the most miserable ending of all.

The central twist of Munchkin Gloom turns familiar fantasy adventure into a contest of calamity. Warriors may slay monsters and adventurers may seek loot, but the world remains sad and benighted, where even heroic exploits can end in disaster.

Designed by Keith Baker of Atlas Games and released in 2015, Munchkin Gloom brings together the bleak family misery of Gloom and the irreverent dungeon-delving spirit of Munchkin. When the parties have met their unfortunate ends, the player with the most miserable fellowship wins.