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One of the first widespread Edutainment Games for the Apple II, beside Oregon Trail. The player takes the role of a somewhat frog-like Muncher, who enjoys eating things. The player must obey the rules of grammar/math/what have you and munch only the items that match what the question is asking for, or else they lose a life - they must also avoid the Troggles, hostile critters that find Munchers tasty. Spawned a whole series of Muncher games. Has a Wild Mass Guessing Page.

The games in the series also include Fraction Munchers, Word Munchers, and Super Munchers. The last gives the titular hero a "super" form he can transform into to take out Troggles.

Tropes used in Number Munchers include:

Big Eater: Both the Muncher and the Troggles.
Canis Latinicus: The Muncher and the original Troggles all have "scientific names" as well as their regular names.
Cutscene: "Great Moments in Muncher History" in Number Munchers; similar but untitled cutscenes in Word Munchers; and Olympic-themed scenes in Fraction Munchers.
Elite Mook: Trogglus smarticus, especially if more than one of them are on the board at the same time.
Go-Karting with Bowser: Muncher and Doggle in the second.
Halfhearted Henchman: Trogglus timidus. If you approach her, she will move in the opposite direction.
Heroic Comedic Sociopath: Some of the Cutscenes show the Muncher doing some very cruel things to the Troggles.
I'm a Humanitarian: If one Troggle enters a square occupied by another Troggle, one of them will eat the other one.
One-Hit-Point Wonder: Eating one wrong number or running into one Troggle or bullet fired by one will cost you a life.
1-Up: An extra life is awarded upon reaching a thousand points, and another at 10,000.
Scoring Points: Because you want to put cool messages along with your name atop the Muncher Hall of Fame.
The Goomba: Trogglus normalus.
Video Game Lives
Waddling Head: Every character in the first game.

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 One of the first widespread [[Edutainment Game|Edutainment Games]] for the [[Apple II]], beside ''[[Oregon Trail]]''. The player takes the role of a somewhat frog-like Muncher, who enjoys eating things. The player must obey the rules of grammar/math/what have you and munch only the items that match what the question is asking for, or else they lose a life - they must also avoid the Troggles, hostile critters that find Munchers tasty. Spawned a whole series of Muncher games. Has a [[Number Munchers/WMG|Wild Mass Guessing Page.]]
 The games in the series also include Fraction Munchers, Word Munchers, and Super Munchers. The last gives the titular hero a "super" form he can transform into to take out Troggles.
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 * [[Big Eater]]: Both the Muncher and the Troggles.
 * [[Canis Latinicus]]: The Muncher and the original Troggles all have "scientific names" as well as their regular names.
 * [[Cutscene]]: "Great Moments in Muncher History" in ''Number Munchers''; similar but untitled cutscenes in ''Word Munchers''; and [[Olympic Games|Olympic]]-themed scenes in ''Fraction Munchers''.
 * [[Elite Mook]]: ''Trogglus smarticus'', especially if more than one of them are on the board at the same time.
-* [[Go Karting With Bowser]]: Muncher and Doggle in the second.
+* [[Go-Karting with Bowser]]: Muncher and Doggle in the second.
 * [[Halfhearted Henchman]]: ''Trogglus timidus''. If you approach her, she will move in the opposite direction.
 * [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]: Some of the [[Cutscene|Cutscenes]] show the Muncher doing some very cruel things to the Troggles.
 * [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: If one Troggle enters a square occupied by another Troggle, one of them will eat the other one.
-* [[One Hit Point Wonder]]: Eating one wrong number or running into one Troggle or bullet fired by one will cost you a life.
+* [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]: Eating one wrong number or running into one Troggle or bullet fired by one will cost you a life.
-* [[One Up]]: An [[Video Game Lives|extra life]] is awarded upon reaching a thousand points, and another at 10,000.
+* [[1-Up]]: An [[Video Game Lives|extra life]] is awarded upon reaching a thousand points, and another at 10,000.
 * [[Scoring Points]]: Because you want to put cool messages along with your name atop the Muncher Hall of Fame.
 * [[The Goomba]]: ''Trogglus normalus''.
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