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. As of February 9, 2015, it had over US $5.7 million in pledges by over 144,000 backers. The campaign will last until February 20, 2015. The game is scheduled to be delivered to backers in July 2015.[2][3][4][5]
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 diffuse kitten bombs, see cards in the deck, and skip turns.
Kickstarter details
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 9, 2015, 24 achievements were unlocked.
Achievements
| 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 | No | ... |
| 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 | No | ... |
| 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 | No | ... |
| 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 | No | ... |
| Post a Photo of 100 People Wearing Cat Ears | No | ... |
| Post Five Youtube Videos of Songs About Exploding Kittens | No | ... |
| 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 X
- Exploding Kittens on Facebook
References
- ^ Kooser, Amanda. "But why blow up cats? Inman gives inside scoop on Exploding Kittens". CNET. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- ^ Exploding Kittens by Elan Lee — Kickstarter
- ^ 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.
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