Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2015-01-28T14:55:58-05:00
Shipping should be an add-on. No add-on, no pronlem. Shipping labels on each card!
John "Collar Stay" Kelly 2015-01-28T14:56:10-05:00
@Rod - The Human Fun ala Seinfeld
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T14:56:15-05:00
every shrub would of course need its own dedication ceremony!
John "Collar Stay" Kelly 2015-01-28T14:56:58-05:00
*fund
Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2015-01-28T14:57:10-05:00
Crap, actual work needs doing. L8r
John "Collar Stay" Kelly 2015-01-28T14:57:37-05:00
Hand draw every single card!
Nate Outland 2015-01-28T14:57:38-05:00
And the game would be free for each backer if the creators did not answer your individual question in the comment section within 15 minutes - valid 24/7
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T14:58:55-05:00
a series of interpretive dances should be made for each card as well
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T14:59:23-05:00
@John, lol!
Catzalcoatal 2015-01-28T14:59:49-05:00
Hmmmm....too bad a new stretch goal couldn't be something like a rare card addition. Adding a "Black Lotus" type rare card to make people go crazy over the collectible nature of the game might bring in new backers.
("Black Lotus" being the most sought after rare card in Magic: The Gathering)
John "Collar Stay" Kelly 2015-01-28T15:01:05-05:00
I still have my MTG cards from the 90's. Haven't looked at them in a decade. I should check em out haha
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T15:02:00-05:00
Got em in the 90's and got rid of them in the 90's too.
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-01-28T15:02:38-05:00
I had a pretty nice Type 1 deck in the late 90s, but then stopped playing. Some time in college pulled it out, stuck the good stuff on ebay and pocketed like 2 grand.
Catzalcoatal 2015-01-28T15:03:02-05:00
Yeah, well I remember a "Black Lotus" being sold for $90 in the 90's and I thought that was ridiculous............yeah it's only worth several several grand now. (I was not a bright kid.)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T15:04:00-05:00
@Evan, lol! Maybe something with a chorus line?
Chris "The Historian" Loth 2015-01-28T15:04:40-05:00
@Erik S, perhaps the SE card could be a kitten chewing on a Black Lotus card, the explosion would the the owner's head upon discovery of said destruction.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T15:04:42-05:00
Alright 99 backers to go, and then I need to get back to work to!
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-01-28T15:05:31-05:00
I think I bought my BL for like $80, but it was only in moderate condition.
Well, either way. If the creators open up a suggestion box for cards I'm definitely sticking with my:
"Fruitcake Shield: Survive kitten explosion at the cost of X number of cards. Shuffle kitten back into the deck."
I hope they see this post and think it's a good idea.
Had I known the value of them in the 90's I would have got myself a stack of the black lotus cards
Catzalcoatal 2015-01-28T15:07:42-05:00
@ Chris Loth
That idea is genius! Then they avoid the wrath of those that don't get the rare card. Or they can even still make it rare and randomly found in decks. I'm game either way.
imagine having 5 cards in your hand and you play the Fruitcake shield. You would then be saved from the first exploding kitten only be killed by another kitten as you draw 4 cards to replace hand that you discarded lol
Catzalcoatal 2015-01-28T15:11:39-05:00
@ Josh
Naw, the whole point of a shield is protection. Drawing new cards negates that. The loss of cards is due to the loss of reputation due to being associated with fruitcake. I mean seriously, who has enough fruitcake to make a shield? It's indestructible, how can you even make a shield in the first place?
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-01-28T15:11:40-05:00
If you're the type of person to keep a fruitcake handy, maybe you deserve to be 'sploded'
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T15:14:09-05:00
111 111 BACKERS!
John "Collar Stay" Kelly 2015-01-28T15:14:36-05:00
!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T15:15:24-05:00
Well that exploded quickly!
JusticeBolt 2015-01-28T15:15:37-05:00
Why is there a boost in pledge?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T15:16:19-05:00
@Justice, it hit the news again today
Catzalcoatal 2015-01-28T15:16:25-05:00
What are the odds of a card referring to EK exploding the developer's heads due to the amount of total funding at the end of this?
Kitten conquers the Internet: Breaks creators Kickstarter expectations blowing their minds.
because this KS made the news again so were getting new plebs from various sites that posted an article about it
Nate Outland 2015-01-28T15:16:34-05:00
Not sure why this afternoon has been so hot. Must have been reposted some widely followed sites? Shows that models don't really work for these things
Samantha Johnson 2015-01-28T15:17:09-05:00
Backed this project for one reason and one reason only, boob dragons.
Thewarstore.com 2015-01-28T15:17:13-05:00
They just published an article on Forbes.com for this game.
Chris "The Historian" Loth 2015-01-28T15:17:36-05:00
@Eric S, @Joshua D, I thought it was a rather good idea, glad you like it as well. Now... to get the attention of our creator friends and get this card made! :)
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-01-28T15:17:40-05:00
Saw it on Forbes earlier. Probably not in the same group of readers that saw the initial "OMG, OATMEALS!!" crowd of releases.
Actually, that is the second article for Forbes. They were on board with the 20 hour article five days ago like the rest of the web.
Rylan Leese 2015-01-28T15:20:07-05:00
Isn't it great how a community of people who love a thing/person/idea will come together to support each other when asked? I love the internet!
Lorraine Johnstone 2015-01-28T15:20:20-05:00
There really should be a squirrel card throwing fireball nuts. I mean kittens and squirrels, it's a natural.
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-01-28T15:20:36-05:00
Yeah, any regular reader of the Oatmeal knows exactly what they're getting with the NSFW deck. I wonder how far off that is from the expectation of the general population.
Catzalcoatal 2015-01-28T15:21:00-05:00
Edit: Sorry, 20 min articles, not 20 hours.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T15:23:43-05:00
257 backers in the last 20 mins!
JusticeBolt 2015-01-28T15:27:14-05:00
Damn! The counter doesn't stop :O
Catzalcoatal 2015-01-28T15:27:20-05:00
I wonder if they'd consider changing the deck art. It would be neat if the shadow of the kitten was an atomic explosion, so as to convey the potential for destruction found in every kitten.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T15:29:17-05:00
@Erik S, only if the shadow is gold leaf
Catzalcoatal 2015-01-28T15:29:42-05:00
@JusticeBolt
Well, the Forbes article was pretty re-assuring. Fence sitters usually worry about fulfillment, but the article makes a point to cite the reputation of The Oatmeal for it's widely accepted integrity.
Thewarstore.com 2015-01-28T15:29:56-05:00
@Eric exactly, my boss's wife was terrified that the extra deck would be so obscene to make it indecent to play in mixed company.... I assured her it would be.
Catzalcoatal 2015-01-28T15:30:55-05:00
@ Rod
I'm down with that. It doesn't need to be done, but I figured a little more foreboding imagery surrounding the kitten might be neat.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T15:31:54-05:00
@Erik S, just me being dumb sorry, I actually do like that idea!
I still think a Levar Purr-ton card should be put in, with a book and rainbow in the background, and something on it in reference to passing the RR backer count.
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-01-28T15:45:32-05:00
well time for my late lunch break. I still can't believe i was able to snag one of the Collectors edition pledges :-)
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-01-28T15:58:12-05:00
Maybe ;)
John Tod 2015-01-28T16:04:15-05:00
The Oatmeal could sell plaster casts of his scrotum and they would sell similarly well.
Cal "Blackhawk" Rasmussen 2015-01-28T16:06:13-05:00
Did we have someone guess that we would have the update by 1pm PST?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T16:08:51-05:00
@Cal, world domination is something it takes a while to plan...
Deanna Root 2015-01-28T16:10:26-05:00
This is the 2nd Kickstarter I've backed that has broken records. Obviously I've have impeccable taste in projects to fund... Along with a zillion other people :)
Nate Outland 2015-01-28T16:12:48-05:00
@Deanna
And I would bet a few kittens that this project will be on your doorstep before the coolest will
Cal "Blackhawk" Rasmussen 2015-01-28T16:12:55-05:00
@Rod, true. I just couldn't remember. I know some of us were making bets as to when the update would come.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T16:13:44-05:00
@Cal, someone did guess 1pm (can't remember who), I guessed 111 111 backers, obviously I was wrong as well.
Thewarstore.com 2015-01-28T16:14:19-05:00
Maybe they are waiting until we reach 4.5 million before the next update :)
Cal "Blackhawk" Rasmussen 2015-01-28T16:15:37-05:00
@Rod, sad two wrong guesses. I bet my guess of 2pm PST will likely be wrong too. ha
BruceP - The Chameleon 2015-01-28T16:17:18-05:00
My guess (and bet of Elan's left-over cake) of 3pm PST still stands! :)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T16:17:32-05:00
Should take around 4-5 hours to hit 4.5mil
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-01-28T16:18:32-05:00
What is the next ks on the list we have to knock off again?
... ...and free insurance in case those two meet... ...
each card should be wrapped seperately in gold leaf
...and shipped in their own box.
And it would have to have Prime, 2 day shipping to all worldwide, with no delay to allow KS funds to clear
lol @ you all :-)
The cards can be shipped before you pledge.
Egads, this *IS* just like IRC in the old days... only without the net splits. :P
and every backer suggestion should be included, no matter how sane...
And any profits the creator would make would have to be redistributed to each backer
I'm sure some higher up at UPS is reading this and thinking... yes, this MUST happen.
Lol. This is fun!
or better yet profits should be donated to a hopeless cause, like the prevention of glacial melt
I wish we could collect these comments about the PETA game, and when someone starts asking for Moar Free Stuff, send it to them. :)
...for every 10 tons of cards we print, we'll plant a shrub.
@Rod lol hopeless cause indeed
Shipping should be an add-on. No add-on, no pronlem. Shipping labels on each card!
@Rod - The Human Fun ala Seinfeld
every shrub would of course need its own dedication ceremony!
*fund
Crap, actual work needs doing. L8r
Hand draw every single card!
And the game would be free for each backer if the creators did not answer your individual question in the comment section within 15 minutes - valid 24/7
a series of interpretive dances should be made for each card as well
@John, lol!
Hmmmm....too bad a new stretch goal couldn't be something like a rare card addition. Adding a "Black Lotus" type rare card to make people go crazy over the collectible nature of the game might bring in new backers.
("Black Lotus" being the most sought after rare card in Magic: The Gathering)
I still have my MTG cards from the 90's. Haven't looked at them in a decade. I should check em out haha
Got em in the 90's and got rid of them in the 90's too.
@Rod: That dance thing is what I'm talking about!
I had a pretty nice Type 1 deck in the late 90s, but then stopped playing. Some time in college pulled it out, stuck the good stuff on ebay and pocketed like 2 grand.
Yeah, well I remember a "Black Lotus" being sold for $90 in the 90's and I thought that was ridiculous............yeah it's only worth several several grand now. (I was not a bright kid.)
@Evan, lol! Maybe something with a chorus line?
@Erik S, perhaps the SE card could be a kitten chewing on a Black Lotus card, the explosion would the the owner's head upon discovery of said destruction.
Alright 99 backers to go, and then I need to get back to work to!
I think I bought my BL for like $80, but it was only in moderate condition.
@Chris I like that idea
@BruceP, get ready for that screen shot!
Well, either way. If the creators open up a suggestion box for cards I'm definitely sticking with my:
"Fruitcake Shield: Survive kitten explosion at the cost of X number of cards. Shuffle kitten back into the deck."
I hope they see this post and think it's a good idea.
Had I known the value of them in the 90's I would have got myself a stack of the black lotus cards
@ Chris Loth
That idea is genius! Then they avoid the wrath of those that don't get the rare card. Or they can even still make it rare and randomly found in decks. I'm game either way.
@Eric it should be at the cost your hand (must have at least one other card in hand) then you must draw one card for each card discarded.
@ Chris L.
It also works because cats love to chew on plants. Kitten-Black Lotus card-Owners head explodes! It covers so many bases.
imagine having 5 cards in your hand and you play the Fruitcake shield. You would then be saved from the first exploding kitten only be killed by another kitten as you draw 4 cards to replace hand that you discarded lol
@ Josh
Naw, the whole point of a shield is protection. Drawing new cards negates that. The loss of cards is due to the loss of reputation due to being associated with fruitcake. I mean seriously, who has enough fruitcake to make a shield? It's indestructible, how can you even make a shield in the first place?
If you're the type of person to keep a fruitcake handy, maybe you deserve to be 'sploded'
111 111 BACKERS!
!
Well that exploded quickly!
Why is there a boost in pledge?
@Justice, it hit the news again today
What are the odds of a card referring to EK exploding the developer's heads due to the amount of total funding at the end of this?
Kitten conquers the Internet: Breaks creators Kickstarter expectations blowing their minds.
because this KS made the news again so were getting new plebs from various sites that posted an article about it
Not sure why this afternoon has been so hot. Must have been reposted some widely followed sites? Shows that models don't really work for these things
Backed this project for one reason and one reason only, boob dragons.
They just published an article on Forbes.com for this game.
@Eric S, @Joshua D, I thought it was a rather good idea, glad you like it as well. Now... to get the attention of our creator friends and get this card made! :)
Saw it on Forbes earlier. Probably not in the same group of readers that saw the initial "OMG, OATMEALS!!" crowd of releases.
Everything's in the advertisement... I put it out there but my reach isn't as wide as a [news site].
oh wow Forbes.com that is hitting it big time :-)
It is hitting the general mainstream media now and will take off from there. The only difficulty that might occur is the edginess of the 'KS' deck.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2015/01/28/the-oatmeals-exploding-kittens-kickstarter-could-set-a-new-funding-record/
Actually, that is the second article for Forbes. They were on board with the 20 hour article five days ago like the rest of the web.
Isn't it great how a community of people who love a thing/person/idea will come together to support each other when asked? I love the internet!
There really should be a squirrel card throwing fireball nuts. I mean kittens and squirrels, it's a natural.
Yeah, any regular reader of the Oatmeal knows exactly what they're getting with the NSFW deck. I wonder how far off that is from the expectation of the general population.
Edit: Sorry, 20 min articles, not 20 hours.
257 backers in the last 20 mins!
Damn! The counter doesn't stop :O
I wonder if they'd consider changing the deck art. It would be neat if the shadow of the kitten was an atomic explosion, so as to convey the potential for destruction found in every kitten.
@Erik S, only if the shadow is gold leaf
@JusticeBolt
Well, the Forbes article was pretty re-assuring. Fence sitters usually worry about fulfillment, but the article makes a point to cite the reputation of The Oatmeal for it's widely accepted integrity.
@Eric exactly, my boss's wife was terrified that the extra deck would be so obscene to make it indecent to play in mixed company.... I assured her it would be.
@ Rod
I'm down with that. It doesn't need to be done, but I figured a little more foreboding imagery surrounding the kitten might be neat.
@Erik S, just me being dumb sorry, I actually do like that idea!
@Thewarstore: It is NSFW, but most of the stuff will be at the hairy boob dragon and red velvet mite grade material I would think.
I still want a "INTO THE DOME MF'ER!!" card
Has there been any info today from EK team on twitter?
I still think a Levar Purr-ton card should be put in, with a book and rainbow in the background, and something on it in reference to passing the RR backer count.
https://twitter.com/Oatmeal/status/558753575430410240/photo/1
I wouldn't expect the NSFW to be exceptionally vulgar, but I'd bet this is on the tamer side.
@ Ownen
Agreed. Head nods to certain milestones on KS would be neat. Purr-ton being the best idea.
No details have been released on Twitter, but they have replied/retweeted a few people today
There is a possibility that we will hit 4.5 million today :-)
well time for my late lunch break. I still can't believe i was able to snag one of the Collectors edition pledges :-)
Maybe ;)
The Oatmeal could sell plaster casts of his scrotum and they would sell similarly well.
Did we have someone guess that we would have the update by 1pm PST?
@Cal, world domination is something it takes a while to plan...
This is the 2nd Kickstarter I've backed that has broken records. Obviously I've have impeccable taste in projects to fund... Along with a zillion other people :)
@Deanna
And I would bet a few kittens that this project will be on your doorstep before the coolest will
@Rod, true. I just couldn't remember. I know some of us were making bets as to when the update would come.
@Cal, someone did guess 1pm (can't remember who), I guessed 111 111 backers, obviously I was wrong as well.
Maybe they are waiting until we reach 4.5 million before the next update :)
@Rod, sad two wrong guesses. I bet my guess of 2pm PST will likely be wrong too. ha
My guess (and bet of Elan's left-over cake) of 3pm PST still stands! :)
Should take around 4-5 hours to hit 4.5mil
What is the next ks on the list we have to knock off again?
@Rod,
Reading Rainbow at $5.4 mil.
https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/most-funded
About 1 million to go! :)
Okay, so here are a couple of new countdowns for y'all:
Reading Rainbow - $5,408,916
Veronica Mars - $5,702,153
So, about a million to beat RR's funding, and 1.3 mill to beat the Mars movie funding.
foo, BruceP beat me to it AGAIN. :P
Shouldn't be too hard to beat that, especially if we keep hitting the news!