WIL WHEATON: When I was 10 years old, I explored my first

dungeon and I slayed my first dragon.

As the years went on, I became a very serious role-player,

looking down my sleek, elven nose at all of those stupid

min-maxers around me.

But sometimes you don't care about someone's

rich personal backstory.

You don't care about a character's precious little

hopes and dreams.

Sometimes, you just want to kick in the door, kill the

monster, and take its treasure without any of that pesky

role-playing.

Today, on TableTop, my friends, Felicia Day, Sandeep

Parikh and legendary game designer Steve Jackson are all

here so that we can kick in the door, mutilate the bodies

and backstab each other as we fight to see which one of us

is the biggest Munchkin.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

WIL WHEATON: Welcome to Munchkin, a delightfully cruel

parody of role-playing games.

The goal is very simple.

Get from Level 1 all the way up to Level 10.

To do that, we're going to kick in doors, bam, and fight

the monsters that we find behind them.

Now, if a monster is too tough for us, we can ask

our friends for help.

Maybe they'll make it less scary.

A Level 6 Pukachu is a lot scarier than a

Level 1 Baby Pukachu.

Of course, if a monster looks like it's getting to be too

easy for us to defeat, those same friends will turn around

and make that monster harder for us to defeat, like an

intelligent Level 11 Pukachu.

If we are able to defeat the monster and don't have to run

away, we're going to go up a level.

And we'll get to take one of its treasures, always

something that helps us, like a Plus 3 Bonus Chainsaw Of

Bloody Dismemberment.

Munchkin is a game where you really find out who your

friends are.

Generally, not the people sitting around

the table with you.

One of my favorite games of all time.

It is time to play Munchkin.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

FELICIA DAY: I'm Felicia Day.

And I'm, probably, most known for making web series or

acting sometimes.

Yeah, both.

SANDEEP PARIKH: My name is Sandeep Parikh.

And I act in The Guild alongside Felicia Day and the

occasional Wil Wheaton.

STEVE JACKSON: I'm Steve Jackson.

And I make games.

And I've been doing it for a long time.

And I love it.

WIL WHEATON: Steve, you go first.

STEVE JACKSON: And I noticed that he started in the door.

WIL WHEATON: Yeah.

[LAUGHS]

STEVE JACKSON: He's already trying to get ahead.

FELICIA DAY: Come on, Sandeep.

SANDEEP PARIKH: I'm feeling good.

I'm feeling good about my chances.

FELICIA DAY: Oh, get that.

What the?

Cheater!

STEVE JACKSON: Well, I'll start by seeing what I drew.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

STEVE JACKSON: I have a Singing & Dancing Sword.

WIL WHEATON: Oh.

FELICIA DAY: Oh, I always like that one.

WIL WHEATON: Good for you.

STEVE JACKSON: It will fight for me, no hands.

And I can be a Hafling.

WIL WHEATON: Oh, congratulations.

STEVE JACKSON: And, you know, I am playing music to charm

the monsters with a tuba.

FELICIA DAY: Oh, my God.

You're so musical.

WIL WHEATON: [LAUGHS]

Yeah.

STEVE JACKSON: Well, I know Munchkin pretty well, because

I wrote it.

OK, time to open a door.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

STEVE JACKSON: Bam.

WIL WHEATON: Oh, no.

STEVE JACKSON: It's the Shrieking Geek.

FELICIA DAY: Ooh.

STEVE JACKSON: It's Level 6.

Right now, I'm a lousy Level 1, plus 2 bonus, that's 3.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

STEVE JACKSON: I cannot beat this crummy monster by myself.

I need more.

Who will help me, if it's worth two treasures?

WIL WHEATON: Oh, let's see.

FELICIA DAY: I do not help anyone.

Sorry.

SANDEEP PARIKH: I can't do squat.

STEVE JACKSON: I didn't ask you for squat.

WIL WHEATON: [LAUGHS]

I don't have anything in play yet that I can use.

STEVE JACKSON: OK.

Well, I could bring myself up to a tie.

If anybody could help me with even one point, it would be

worth the first treasure.

SANDEEP PARIKH: You're at 8?

WIL WHEATON: I'll join you.

STEVE JACKSON: You'll join me?

FELICIA DAY: Why are you helping him?

WIL WHEATON: I'm helping him because I have dealt with

enough shrieking geeks in my life that I just want to see

the Shrieking Geek destroyed.

I'll help you for a treasure.

STEVE JACKSON: Right.

WIL WHEATON: OK.

First pick.

STEVE JACKSON: He's helping me because he's being bribed.

So I throw Freezing Explosive Potion at the Shrieking Geek,

which almost does the job.

And all you have to say is, I'm helping, and

step in behind me.

WIL WHEATON: Oh.

And using the power of help we defeat the Shrieking Geek.

STEVE JACKSON: Your level.

WIL WHEATON: Oh, if only it was that easy in real life.

SANDEEP PARIKH: So you guys have a total of how much?

STEVE JACKSON: 7.

WIL WHEATON: 7.

SANDEEP PARIKH: Oh, no!

STEVE JACKSON: 7?

That's right.

FELICIA DAY: [GASPS]

Oh!

WIL WHEATON: Really?

SANDEEP PARIKH: I don't know.

I my Shrieking Geek fans.

FELICIA DAY: Wow!

STEVE JACKSON: It's an Intelligent Shrieking Geek.

SANDEEP PARIKH: And I have been a shrieking geek, so I'm

going to give some intelligence to him.

FELICIA DAY: Very high IQ.

SANDEEP PARIKH: Plus 5 to my monster.

STEVE JACKSON: You're going to see payback for that.

WIL WHEATON: [LAUGHS]

FELICIA DAY: Uh-oh.

STEVE JACKSON: Predictably, right at the end of your turn.

SANDEEP PARIKH: Bummer.

STEVE JACKSON: But for now, we have to suck it up.

WIL WHEATON: Sorry, Steve.

I can't help you.

STEVE JACKSON: I can't do any more.

FELICIA DAY: I've played Munchkin about four or five

times over the last couple of years.

I don't consider myself a pro Munchkin player, but I

certainly am exposed to the game.

I'm going to be a Thief.

WIL WHEATON: I'll find out who you are.

FELICIA DAY: I'm going to be a Thief.

And that gives me the ability to backstab other people

during combat.

And thank goodness.

I'm an Elf.

Look at that, guys.

WIL WHEATON: A Thief?

Isn't that who you are in Dragon Age?

FELICIA DAY: Yeah.

STEVE JACKSON: An Elf.

A helpful little Elf.

WIL WHEATON: It's a little on the nose, isn't it?

FELICIA DAY: I'm happy.

My Elf card has an elf, a blond elf

with really big boobs.

And I was just saying it would be nice to be a redhead with

big boobs, because I like being an elf.

That's for sure.

But blond, not so good for this.

And [INAUDIBLE].

Boom!

Oh!

SANDEEP PARIKH: Harpies!

WIL WHEATON: Ooh, the Harpies.

FELICIA DAY: And I can best them, because I'm plus

3 and a plus 1.

STEVE JACKSON: Mm-hm.

FELICIA DAY: So I'm going to assume that I beat these guys.

WIL WHEATON: Yep, you do.

And you get two treasures.

FELICIA DAY: I get two treasures face down.

STEVE JACKSON: Face down.

FELICIA DAY: And I believe that--

STEVE JACKSON: You level.

FELICIA DAY: That's the end of my turn.

Oh, yes.

I do level.

WIL WHEATON: You level, because you beat the Harpies.

STEVE JACKSON: OK.

FELICIA DAY: Thank you.

WIL WHEATON: Be proud of being Level 2.

FELICIA DAY: Yeah, I am proud.

And that's it.

WIL WHEATON: All right.

Wil's turn.

I played in a game with Steve at a very small convention in

Austin, Texas.

And I won that game.

And I got to walk around and proclaim myself the biggest

Munchkin for the rest of the day.

All right, I'm a Warrior!

I am a Warrior carrying the Shield Of Ubiquity for plus 4,

because that's awesome.

I am going to kick in a door.

Bam!

Curse!

Lose 1 small item.

FELICIA DAY: Ooh.

WIL WHEATON: But I don't have a small item.

SANDEEP PARIKH: A big item.

WIL WHEATON: Oh, It's a big item.

STEVE JACKSON: It's a big item.

That's not small.

FELICIA DAY: Whew.

WIL WHEATON: Suck it, curse.

All right.

I'm going to go looking for trouble.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

WIL WHEATON: And I am going to fight a Level 2 Pit Bull.

And now I am beating the Level 2 Pit Bull because I fight at

an effective level of 5, unless anyone wants to mess

with me or it.

I defeat the Pit Bull.

I gain a treasure, one of my favorite treasures ever.

And I'm going to cash in a little bit here for a level.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

WIL WHEATON: I have a Pointy Hat Of Power.

I also have the Pantyhose Of Giant Strength.

FELICIA DAY: Oh.

STEVE JACKSON: And you're not putting those on?

FELICIA DAY: Why would you not wear those?

WIL WHEATON: Because I'm a Warrior.

I can't use them.

FELICIA DAY: Oh.

WIL WHEATON: Not usable by a Warrior.

So I'm going to cash those in.

And now I'm going to take myself to Level 3.

And that will be the end of my turn.

SANDEEP PARIKH: I feel good about my chances.

It's just a matter of pulling the right cards.

I mean, anything can happen in Munchkin.

That's the beauty of the game.

All right.

WIL WHEATON: You're kicking the door?

SANDEEP PARIKH: Yes, kicking down the door.

My short arms can't reach.

WIL WHEATON: There you go.

Now you can flip it over.

Bam!

SANDEEP PARIKH: Great.

WIL WHEATON: [LAUGHS]

So now you can look for trouble.

Or if you want, you can loot the room by drawing a face

down door card.

SANDEEP PARIKH: That's what I'm going to do.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

WIL WHEATON: There you go.

STEVE JACKSON: You do not have to show that to us.

SANDEEP PARIKH: OK.

My turn is done.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

FELICIA DAY: Who's blue?

SANDEEP PARIKH: Wil's blue.

FELICIA DAY: Wil's not Level 3 any more.