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** In universe, the infamous ''Wish'' spell. This spell can be cast by high level wizards, or can be granted by a few select creatures (like Djinns), but they should always be met with caution. Too careless wishing can result in getting the exact opposite of what was intended, depending on the maliciousness of the creature and / or the DM. For example, when wishing for a mighty artifact, the caster might grant you the artifact... by teleporting you into the tomb where the artifact is located, in the middle of it's undead guardians.
** In universe, the infamous ''Wish'' spell. This spell can be cast by high level wizards, or can be granted by a few select creatures (like Djinns), but they should always be met with caution. Too careless wishing can result in getting the exact opposite of what was intended, depending on the maliciousness of the creature and / or the DM. For example, when wishing for a mighty artifact, the caster might grant you the artifact... by teleporting you into the tomb where the artifact is located, in the middle of it's undead guardians.
* In the [[Munchkin (game)|Munchkin]] card game, some people think you can freely equip and use items you are not legally able to, [[Not Cheating Unless You Get Caught|as long as you don't get caught]]. As in any game, this is cheating if made on purpose.
* In the [[Munchkin (game)|Munchkin]] card game, some people think you can freely equip and use items you are not legally able to, [[Not Cheating Unless You Get Caught|as long as you don't get caught]]. As in any game, this is cheating if made on purpose.
{{quote| "That's not the purpose of [Go Up A Level cards], but it's so vile and Munchkinly that we love it too much to say no." ''Steve Jackson Games, on whether Go Up A Level cards could be used on enemies to provoke monsters that ignore characters below a certain level.''}}
{{quote|"That's not the purpose of [Go Up A Level cards], but it's so vile and Munchkinly that we love it too much to say no." ''Steve Jackson Games, on whether Go Up A Level cards could be used on enemies to provoke monsters that ignore characters below a certain level.''}}
** People holding as many cards as possible in your hand and doing whatever they can to prevent others from noticing that they're holding more than five are cheating. Contrary to what some urban legend claims, it's not legal to cheat in Munchkin.
** People holding as many cards as possible in your hand and doing whatever they can to prevent others from noticing that they're holding more than five are cheating. Contrary to what some urban legend claims, it's not legal to cheat in Munchkin.
** Early versions of the Loaded Dice card did not specify that the value you choose to replace that of a die roll had to be between one and six. And there are plenty of cards to abuse this with, like one monster that gets a bonus to its level equal to the roll of one die.
** Early versions of the Loaded Dice card did not specify that the value you choose to replace that of a die roll had to be between one and six. And there are plenty of cards to abuse this with, like one monster that gets a bonus to its level equal to the roll of one die.