Munchkin, according to the SJG Web site, is a card game which "captures the essence of the dungeon experience... with none of that stupid roleplaying stuff. You and your friends compete to kill monsters and grab magic items. And what magic items! Don the Horny Helmet and the Boots of Butt-Kicking. Wield the Staff of Napalm... or maybe the Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment. Start by slaughtering the Potted Plant and the Drooling Slime, and work your way up to the Plutonium Dragon..."

Chez Dork is a card game set in the Dork Tower universe. "Matt, Igor, Carson, and their friends compete to feed their fannish obsessions and collect the games, cards, and other geeky treasures they can't live without," according to the SJG Web site. "The object of Chez Dork is to get more Stuff, faster than all your friends. But your particular Obsessions determine what you think is neat at any given time. And a gamer's obsessions can change..."

Both games have a suggested retail price of $24.95.

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