Say Hello To The First Munchkin Coin

Fade of Steve Jackson Games is neck-deep in their newest product, "special bits of promo goodness," the Munchkin Silver Piece—the first Munchkin Coin of 2008.

In true killing them and taking their stuff fashion, these Coins are quite useful—indeed, they have in-game effects for any incarnation of Munchkin. The cool thing about them, though, is that their function changes every month, based on announcements from the website—that'll keep you on your toes! Each player, however, may only have a single coin per game, and a single coin effect per game, unless stated otherwise.

This month's ability is as follows:

Flip the Munchkin Silver Piece during any combat. On heads (the Munchkin face image), the bonus from any Headgear is doubled for the duration of the combat. On tails (the Boots of Butt-Kicking image), the bonus from any Footgear is turned into a penalty for the duration of the combat.

And since this is just the Silver Piece, who knows what abilities the Gold and Copper pieces might have upon their inevitable (I assume) release?