Munchkin Silver Piece

Written by Steve Jackson Illustrated by John Kovalic

Given how treasure obsessed Munchkins are, it's a wonder we waited this long . . .

Munchkin Coins are special bits of promo goodness. Not only are they durable and shiny, the rules that govern their use change from month to month.

The first Munchkin Coin was the 2008 Munchkin Silver Piece. We've released a new Silver Piece each year since then, for 2009 through 2012, as well as a special Christmas variant set, a blue version for Game Trade Magazine in 2010, and a Gold Piece for Munchkin Quest.

All of these rules apply to any Munchkin game, and may be activated at any time (except where noted differently). The effect of each rule is limited to the owner of the coin, unless otherwise noted. Each Coin may only be activated once, and only one Coin is allowed per player.

Let us restate that for emphasis:

Each player may only have a single coin per game, and a single coin effect per game, unless stated otherwise.

February 1, 2012: Munchkin 2012 Silver Piece Rule For February 2012

Everyone knows February is all about Valentine's Day, but Axe Cop is too busy chopping off heads to worry about love. So we're going to pick the other important holiday in February: President's Day.

Flip your 2012 Silver Piece at the start of the game.

HEADS: The Munchkin, who for purposes of this rule represents George Washington. (Just go with it.) You may use the Silver Piece to automatically kill a single plant monster. You must give the Silver Piece to the oldest player at the table (or at least the player who will admit to being the oldest) after the combat, unless your father is playing, in which case you must give it to him.

TAILS: Axe Cop! Trivia note: Axe Cop once met Abraham Lincoln. After being Cursed by another player, you may spend the Silver Piece to set free all Hirelings, Allies, Sidekicks, or Minions, including your own. They all go to the discard pile. Any Items they were carrying go with them. You must do this immediately; you cannot retrieve Items from your own Hireling first. After everything gets discarded, give the Silver Piece to the player who Cursed you.

The player to whom you give the 2012 Silver Piece may not use it during the same game.

Because Munchkin Quest doesn't have Hirelings, don't bother to flip the 2012 Silver Piece in an MQ game; just use the HEADS result.

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