Exploding Kittens
| "A card game for people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goats" | |
|---|---|
| Designers | Elan Lee, The Oatmeal, Shane Small |
| Publishers | The Oatmeal |
| Publication | Q2/Q3 2015 (Announced) |
| Genres | Card game |
| Website | explodingkittens.com |
Exploding Kittens is a card game designed by Elan Lee, Shane Small, and Matthew Inman from the comics site The Oatmeal. Originally proposed as a Kickstarter project seeking US $10,000 in crowdfunding, it exceeded the goal in eight minutes[1] and has set the record for most backed campaign ever on the site. The card game is currently the fourth most funded campaign in Kickstarter history.[2] As of February 19, 2015, it had over US $7.9 million in pledges by over 199,000 backers. The campaign will be funded on February 19, 2015. The game is scheduled to be delivered to backers in July 2015.[3][4][5][6]
Gameplay
According to the site, the game is "essentially Russian Roulette; you draw cards until you draw an exploding kitten, at which point you explode and lose."
The game takes the principle a step further, adding cards that allow players to "defuse" kittens (thus preventing them from losing), look at upcoming cards in the deck, skip turns, and otherwise alter the flow of gameplay with cards such as "laser pointers", "rubbing the belly of a pig-a-corn", and strapping on a "cheetah butt" in order to defuse kitten bombs, see cards in the deck, and skip turns.
Kickstarter details
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Achievements
On February 3, 2015, achievements were announced in lieu of stretch goals because the game designers did not want to delay production or distribution of the game to backers. As of February 16, 2015, 30 achievements had been unlocked and the second stretch goal (Unlock 20 Achievements) and third stretch goal (Unlock 30 Achievements) were completed. With the first stretch goal accomplished, the company expanded the NSFW deck to a full stand-alone game.[7] The second stretch goal gave an upgraded storage box which holds two full decks of cards to all backers of the campaign,[8] and the third and final strech goal includes a Kickstarter-exclusive surprise in the box.[9]
| Name | Completed | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 100% Funded | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| 1000% Funded | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| 10,000% Funded | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| 100,000% Funded | No | ... |
| Create An Exploding Kittens Wikipedia Page | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| 1,000 Backers | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| 10,000 Backers | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| 100,000 Backers | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| 150,000 Backers | Yes | February 11, 2015 |
| Most-Backed Card Game Ever | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| Most-Backed Game Ever | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| Most-Backed Campaign Ever | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| Post 25 Pics of a Real Tacocat | Yes | February 9, 2015 |
| Post 25 Pics of Magical Enchiladas | Yes | February 10, 2015 |
| 100 Twitter Followers | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| 1,000 Twitter Followers | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| 10,000 Twitter Followers | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| 50,000 Twitter Followers | Yes | February 7, 2015 |
| 100,000 Twitter Followers | No | ... |
| Post 5 Photos of Weaponized Back Hair | Yes | February 9, 2015 |
| 100 Facebook Likes | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| 1,000 Facebook Likes | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| 10,000 Facebook Likes | Yes | February 4, 2015 |
| 100,000 Facebook Likes | Yes | February 17, 2015 |
| Post 25 Selfies with Goats | Yes | February 9, 2015 |
| Post 25 Pics of a Beardcat | Yes | February 6, 2015 |
| Post 25 Pics of a Potatocat | Yes | February 6, 2015 |
| Post a Photo of 10 People Wearing Cat Ears | Yes | February 6, 2015 |
| Post a Photo of 50 People Wearing Cat Ears | Yes | February 10, 2015 |
| Post a Photo of 100 People Wearing Cat Ears | Yes | February 16, 2015 |
| Post Five Youtube Videos of Songs About Exploding Kittens | Yes | February 11, 2015 |
| Post a Picture of Ten Batmans in One Hot Tub | Yes | February 9, 2015 |
| Post a Picture of Five Spidermans in One Kayak | Yes | February 9, 2015 |
External links
- Kickstarter listing - Exploding Kittens, by Elan Lee
- Official website - ExplodingKittens.com
- Exploding Kittens on Twitter
- Exploding Kittens on Facebook
References
- ^ Kooser, Amanda. "But why blow up cats? Inman gives inside scoop on Exploding Kittens". CNET. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- ^ "Most Funded Kickstarter projects". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ^ "Exploding Kittens by Elan Lee". Kickstarter. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ Imam, Jareen. "'Exploding Kittens' most backed Kickstarter ever - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
- ^ Vincent, James. "Exploding Kittens becomes the most backed Kickstarter project of all time". The Verge. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
- ^ Bischof, Jackie. "A Card Game About Exploding Kittens Broke a Kickstarter Record". Newsweek. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- ^ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/exploding-kittens/posts/1128337
- ^ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/exploding-kittens/posts/1131038
- ^ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/exploding-kittens/posts/1137509
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