A. It depends on the exact wording of the Curse. If the Curse says "Lose the Armor You Are Wearing," it must be Armor that you are using (and therefore gaining the benefits of). If it is "Lose One Armor," you would lose any single Armor card you had in play. And if it is just "Lose Your Armor," discard everything you have in play that is Armor. (As mentioned below, Cheated Armor is still Armor!) Q. We pulled the Dungeon of Unexpected Epicness, but we don't have Epic rules for all the Classes (etc.) in our game. What should we do? Q. The rules say that the owner of the game has final say in disputes, and the guy who owns the game in our group screws up the rules and won't listen even when everyone else agrees he's wrong. It feels like he's cheating! What should I do? Q. What happens if the Dungeon of Cinematic Encumbrance Limits is sent away while I am in combat? I can't unequip or trade Items, but presumably I can't just cheat until the end of the combat, either . . .

A. Your character does not want to die. Your character will always TRY to Run Away. If you want to die, hope for a bad die roll.

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Curses = Traps = Disasters. Anything that affects one affects all three. Madnesses, from various Munchkin Cthulhu expansions,are different and have their own rules. Q. I'm going to have to attempt to Run Away from a monster. Can I Curse other munchkins before I roll the die? What about after? A. The card does not say it can be, so no, it cannot be the winning level. (See Important Note #1.) A. The Valuable Coupon says it has no cash value, and it means it: it should not even say "No Value," meaning it's not an Item eligible to be grabbed by the Gift Card. (This is an official erratum, fixed in more recent printings.) Munchkin (the original edition); also available in Deluxe Edition and Guest Artist editions by Ian McGinty and Edwin Huang

A. Steeds (Vehicles, Ships) cannot be unequipped at alland certainly not to play another one.If you can't use your Steed for some reason, you must get rid of it as an extra Big item. (If, somehow, you find yourself with a Steed [etc.] that you can't use but can't get rid of, it doescount against your Big item total; you only get to ignore a Steed's Bigness when you're actually riding it.) Munchkin X-Men (a smaller introductory set themed to Professor X and his teams of mutant pupils; art from various Marvel artists) (U) Q. I was playing in a tournament and my opponent said she was female. She sure looked male to me! What is the rule in this situation? A. Nonononono. The munchkin must still try to defeat the monster. But if he cannot defeat it, he automatically escapes without rolling to Run Away, suffering no Bad Stuff. He doesn't get any rewards for failing to defeat the monster! (See Important Note #3.) A. Yes. Um. Well. That's a good one . . . Because Clerical Error puts you into combat, and you cannot have a bunch of combats going on all at once, we're going to punt and say that Clerical Error cannot be made Comprehensive. Play that Curse as it's written.A. The Treasures gained from a charmed monster are no different from Treasures from a monster that is killed, so the Treasures (drawn after the combat is over and all remaining monsters, if any, are defeated) are distributed according to the final agreement that the Wizard negotiated for his help. A. For purposes of Help Me Out Here, "winning" means beating the monster's combat strength. The Item you take must raise your combat strength enough to beat the monster's (or, as with the Kneepads, immediately lead to that situation). You cannot use Help Me Out Here if you are already winning, you cannot use it to take an Item that isn't strong enough to put you over the monsters, and you cannot use it to take an Item that doesn't change your combat strength. All answers in this FAQ refer to editions of Munchkin published in 2010 or later. If you have a game published before then, look at the 2010 Munchkin Change Log for a detailed list of changes, set by set. Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands) may take longer to reach you. A. In most cases, follow the card. But there are a few rules that can't be broken unless a card explicitly says so. See Important Note #0.

A. Theft doesn't work while you are in combat. Use of a Curse could destroy an Item as you try to use it, but once you play the Item into the fight, it's not yours to be Cursed anymore.A. You can, but you might get some duplicate cards with weird effects. If that doesn't bother you, go for it! It's a collection of card Q. I just killed a monster to reach Level 10. My opponent played Trojan Horse and the Plutonium Dragon and said I couldn't level up (and therefore win the game) until I killed the Dragon. I say that I killed my monster, and even if I didn't get the Treasure, I win because I reached Level 10. Who's right? A. No. If an Orc does not use his power at the moment he is hit with the Curse, it takes full effect, and he can't use his Orc ability to remove it later.