I try to contribute, I'm lagging behind though... just don't have the time the younger whippersnaps done do. :P
"Diamond Dan" Drake 2015-02-03T11:39:32-05:00
Thanks guys. And hey, maybe my comment #'s will increase if I have a slow work day :D Glad you are enjoying the art and it's probably more fun than reading my chatter anyway :P
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-02-03T11:41:08-05:00
@DDD, everything you do is greatly appreciated! Art and convo, just saying!
Peter 'General Calculus' W. 2015-02-03T11:42:36-05:00
@DDD, i enjoy your artwork very much, keep it up.
@Potatten, who are you calling a young whippersnap here?
JusticeBolt 2015-02-03T11:42:54-05:00
The cards 'See the future' allow to look at the top 3 cards and that's it?! You can't replace them in any order? Why?
Mike Kabala 2015-02-03T11:42:57-05:00
Vitten placeholder images are on the site.
Shaun Fergus 2015-02-03T11:43:49-05:00
I know the plateau is normal for KS projects but maybe if a number of us share this project with other online communities we are a part of then the numbers may bump a bit. I haven't been keeping up with comments as so many happen in short spurts and I am sure others have mentioned or discussed this already. It would be nice to see this KS make at least 5th best in the KS records. A new update wouldn't hurt as well, but I am satisfied with what is being offered.. simple and to the point. Adding stretch goals would be kind of pointless a this time and may delay the products release...
That is exactly why I created a Thunder Clap to help get the word out. You can join the Thunder Clap by using this link: http://thndr.it/1CXhh0P
JusticeBolt 2015-02-03T11:45:15-05:00
Also huh... I think it's time to reveal one stretch goal guys..
Mike Kabala 2015-02-03T11:45:21-05:00
@JusticeBolt, if you know the Exploding Kitten card will come up on your turn, you can play your Cheetah Butt card so that the next player gets it. Just one scenario.
@Peter: I was being facetious... though I'm far older in body than I should be for 27, my knees shouldn't be popping. That's what I get for putting them through the wringer which is the Crops. though.
JusticeBolt 2015-02-03T11:46:40-05:00
The cards 'See the future' allow to look at the top 3 cards and that's it?! You can't replace them in any order? Why?
Peter 'General Calculus' W. 2015-02-03T11:46:49-05:00
@Cheetah Butt, what are the counts on the fact sheet? I mean, what exactly is being counted and would it be possible to regex it?
Mike Kabala 2015-02-03T11:47:03-05:00
@Shaun, visit www.KittenCorps.com if you want to catch up on the shenanigans here. That was the original purpose in creating it.
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-02-03T11:47:12-05:00
What are you searching for with EU Friendly count? Just the phrase 'EU friendly'? What about 'shipping' and derivatives?
Everyone if we all sign up for the ThunderClap in my previous link we can create a huge twitter and facebook splash on the 17th. This is set to happen exactly 48 hours before the end of the campaign and should help bump up the number of new members :-)
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-02-03T11:48:59-05:00
With the ability to skip a turn, force the next player to take two, reshuffle the deck, and something unknown with cat-combos, you really don't need to place them in any order. Really, with the balance of the rest of the deck that might be too powerful.
Besides how much fun would it be to 'See the future' and then force the next player to take two turns which in reality doesn't do anything? Just to see them sweat.
JusticeBolt 2015-02-03T11:49:41-05:00
Yeah that make sense guys.
Peter 'General Calculus' W. 2015-02-03T11:50:22-05:00
@Tchotchke, I searched for /eu[- ]?friendly/ case insensitive.
@Eric: The see the future card decrease the cards in the deck, and can force someone to actually DRAW a kitten card... it's more evil than it seems at first glance.
Mike Kabala 2015-02-03T11:51:36-05:00
@General, the FactSheet is pure HTML, so you could regex it. Here's the code for the counters:
<h4>Lower Postage Rate Requests</h4>
<blockquote>1,000,016 and counting</blockquote>
<h4>Update Requests</h4>
<blockquote>500,476 and counting</blockquote>
<h4>Stretch Goal Requests</h4>
<blockquote>500,468 and counting</blockquote>
<h4>Hashtagger count</h4>
<blockquote>2</blockquote>
Peter 'General Calculus' W. 2015-02-03T11:52:00-05:00
@Tchotchke, 398.
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-02-03T11:52:31-05:00
When you are down to three players or less, you'll see your next card. If it's a cat (or just something not helpful) shuffle or attack a player. Or you could know to use a skip if no one does anything until it gets back to you.
Peter 'General Calculus' W. 2015-02-03T11:53:03-05:00
@Cheetah Butt, sorry I was unclear. I did not mean to regex the HTML (which i would parse with bs4 anyway) but the phrases in the comments which are counted.
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-02-03T11:54:50-05:00
How does it decrease the cards in the deck (other than itself) or force someone to draw a card? By itself it's useless, but with most other cards it's brilliant. Same with most. Attack may do nothing, and may even help the next player if he gets two good cards (especially ones he doesn't already have). But combine that with a see the future? It becomes quickly diabolical.
Mike Kabala 2015-02-03T11:54:52-05:00
Can't help you with that, @General. I just post the counts as they are reported by others. I've been waiting over an hour now for S-O-M-E-O-N-E to pust the current counts so that I can update them on the site.
Melissa "The Creeper" Nicole 2015-02-03T11:55:29-05:00
I gave you the updated numbers about an hour ago... but i think they got lost in the EU Friendly spamathon.
Peter 'General Calculus' W. 2015-02-03T11:55:43-05:00
@Cheetah Butt , no problem, someone will come by and help out I am sure.
Mike Kabala 2015-02-03T11:56:20-05:00
The counts are really not accurate though. They're more than a joke, since there haven't been 1,000,000 comments yet and Lower Postage Rate is already at 1,000,016.
Shaun Fergus 2015-02-03T11:56:35-05:00
@JusticeBolt - The game cards have not been finalized as far as I know, so there is room for them to update and improve them before actual printing... so suggestions are helpful. I like the idea of looking at and rearranging the top 3 cards. With that said though, they could have already started printing knowing that they are fully backed and then some to try to keep ahead of the curve (huge amount of work that lies ahead of them) ... They have said that they appreciate the suggestions which implies they will be adjusting some ideas/concepts before printing (in theory)...
Mike Kabala 2015-02-03T11:56:39-05:00
... more OF a joke ...
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-02-03T11:57:20-05:00
I would expect the true total to lie somewhere between the two. (?i)(eu* friendly | shipping) is probably an overestimate given we make fun of it twice as often as people complain.
Will Chung 2015-02-03T11:57:20-05:00
I wouldn't mind receiving this sooner...make this a stretch goal?
Mike Kabala 2015-02-03T11:58:12-05:00
@Creeper, you gave me +/- counts that I couldn't use because I didn't know what counts they were referenced to.
Peter 'General Calculus' W. 2015-02-03T11:58:20-05:00
Shipping/postage is actually at 61.
Melissa "The Creeper" Nicole 2015-02-03T11:58:38-05:00
Update- 500,487 SG- 590, 493 Shipping- 1,000,021
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-02-03T11:58:54-05:00
They've already changed a bit. The original Mantis Shrimp card in the video said view 4, newer versions say 3. Special Ops Bunnies used to be a steal 2 cards, and now is a view. (afaik there is no steal anymore)
You could play using slap jack rules to... first to slap the kitten and blow the hell up wins!!!!
Shaun Fergus 2015-02-03T11:59:10-05:00
@Joshua "Thunder Clap" Durben - I was not referring to FB, or Twit or any of the large scale social networks... I was referring to the hodge podge groups that we are connected to like hobby sites and such. I am a member of several and can just start a new thread to draw attention to other members who may be interested in backing EK... even if it were 3-5 people it would make a difference if others were doing the same... Peace
Mike Kabala 2015-02-03T11:59:16-05:00
@Creeper, :-)
Melissa "The Creeper" Nicole 2015-02-03T11:59:56-05:00
but add one more to the SG count, since there's a new comment about it.
It's so simple looking a game, you can probably tailor it to suit however it is you want to play. Maybe they'll include a rules book that shows different things you can do with it if you want to... I always like that. :)
Make it two for the SG, that was a direct implication ( a piece of paper with words on it WOULD be FANTASTIC!)
Peter 'General Calculus' W. 2015-02-03T12:02:56-05:00
SG/stretch goal is at 556.
Bob "Powers of Tesla" Lindley 2015-02-03T12:03:04-05:00
Good morning @Monica
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-02-03T12:03:14-05:00
Usually the simplest games are the hardest to play. Chess really isn't that complicated compared to many board games, and it's difficult to master. Spades and poker are fairly simple card games and if you think they're easy play with someone good. Go has one of the shortest rule books in history and is impossible to be good at.
Peter 'General Calculus' W. 2015-02-03T12:03:21-05:00
But those are exact number ;-) no fun at all!
JusticeBolt 2015-02-03T12:04:15-05:00
Wait.. There is no steal cards anymore? It add a lot to the game I think.
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-02-03T12:04:28-05:00
Global Thermonuclear War? That's pretty easy, just choose when and where. But nobody wins, ever.
@Shaun The point of Thunder Clap is that it will send out a tweet and / or facebook posting on your account at the same time as it does for everyone else that signed up.
imagine that we had 500 users all sending the same message on twitter to 20,0000 people and 1/4 of those people then retweeted it to their followers and so on.
This is the internet... your doubt of it's contents is disturbing....
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-02-03T12:14:08-05:00
@Tchotchke, lol!
Chris "The Historian" Loth 2015-02-03T12:15:59-05:00
@GCD, well, I still have my toes so I'm assuming with their hands, not a weed-whacker.
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-02-03T12:16:01-05:00
ThundClap attempts to rig analytics software to bring topics up to trending by making it seem less like a 'thing people are talking about' and more like a 'holy shit, there's some news!'
Please check out our Thunder Clap for Exploding Kittens http://thndr.it/1CXhh0P and a big thank you to those of you that have already signed up.
I want to get our message tweeted and retweeted 50,000 times :-)
@Eric and would that be such a bad thing ?
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2015-02-03T12:18:00-05:00
So much for the minion idea, I shoulda known. I just want my minions to be Slittens -- think of it, no need for a scarf or mink stole when you have your own warm Slittens.
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-02-03T12:18:19-05:00
I make no judgement. Just explaining what it is and why you'd want to do it. :)
Mike Kabala 2015-02-03T12:18:55-05:00
@Great Cane Of Doom, as webmaster of KittenCorps.com I'd like to avoid receiving any Cease and Desist orders from Illumination Entertainment. I'm already treading on thin ice with General Mills.
That said, I think it would be easier to just add cat ears, noses, and whiskers to the minions and change the G on their pockets to the COP.
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2015-02-03T12:20:11-05:00
Yeah, a C&D or a DMCA Takedown would be a bummer.
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-02-03T12:20:45-05:00
Also, if someone like Twitter decided that they wanted to prevent misuse, (granted, they're still getting views), they could make the algorithms average over some small time quantum. Of course, then Thunderclap would then just trickle them through in a bell curve over that time quantum to fool it. Even if you want to, you can't win, so don't fight it.
Mike Kabala 2015-02-03T12:20:59-05:00
@Tchotchke, looks like I posted at the same time as you did.
Andre "Silver Ninjatten" Bernier 2015-02-03T12:21:06-05:00
not really. Just remove the offending image and continue as before.
Peter S. 2015-02-03T12:21:28-05:00
Message from @Elan "The card backs will identical, but the faces will be different so you can separate them. We're still working on the specifics of the box, but we'll let you know soon!"
Eric 'Tchotchke' Aschner 2015-02-03T12:23:14-05:00
Photoshopping a joke image would fall under 'satire' and would be free use. Happens all the time. Just don't reproduce actual parts of the movie or sell items too close to the original and you're okay.
Mike Kabala 2015-02-03T12:25:11-05:00
If I got a C&D order from General Mills, my ward's name would have to be modified, like Mrs Brisbee on Secret of NIMH.
@Cheetah Butt, kicktraq is renowned of getting the amount pledged exactly right after a campaign has ended.
... YOU spend so much time on illustrations.
Armakitten.... i love it...
@DDD, I agree with Cheetah Butt, your behind the scenes support of the Corps is invaluable!
LOL @General C. How true dat!
Sidebar- Happy National (US, NOT EU FRIENDLY) Carrot Cake Day!
That's a bit like saying you knew who would win the superbowl after it ended though....
I try to contribute, I'm lagging behind though... just don't have the time the younger whippersnaps done do. :P
Thanks guys. And hey, maybe my comment #'s will increase if I have a slow work day :D Glad you are enjoying the art and it's probably more fun than reading my chatter anyway :P
@DDD, everything you do is greatly appreciated! Art and convo, just saying!
@DDD, i enjoy your artwork very much, keep it up.
@Potatten, who are you calling a young whippersnap here?
The cards 'See the future' allow to look at the top 3 cards and that's it?! You can't replace them in any order? Why?
Vitten placeholder images are on the site.
I know the plateau is normal for KS projects but maybe if a number of us share this project with other online communities we are a part of then the numbers may bump a bit. I haven't been keeping up with comments as so many happen in short spurts and I am sure others have mentioned or discussed this already. It would be nice to see this KS make at least 5th best in the KS records. A new update wouldn't hurt as well, but I am satisfied with what is being offered.. simple and to the point. Adding stretch goals would be kind of pointless a this time and may delay the products release...
@Shaun, you said it pal! Cheers!
Shaun,
That is exactly why I created a Thunder Clap to help get the word out. You can join the Thunder Clap by using this link: http://thndr.it/1CXhh0P
Also huh... I think it's time to reveal one stretch goal guys..
@JusticeBolt, if you know the Exploding Kitten card will come up on your turn, you can play your Cheetah Butt card so that the next player gets it. Just one scenario.
@Peter: I was being facetious... though I'm far older in body than I should be for 27, my knees shouldn't be popping. That's what I get for putting them through the wringer which is the Crops. though.
The cards 'See the future' allow to look at the top 3 cards and that's it?! You can't replace them in any order? Why?
@Cheetah Butt, what are the counts on the fact sheet? I mean, what exactly is being counted and would it be possible to regex it?
@Shaun, visit www.KittenCorps.com if you want to catch up on the shenanigans here. That was the original purpose in creating it.
What are you searching for with EU Friendly count? Just the phrase 'EU friendly'? What about 'shipping' and derivatives?
Everyone if we all sign up for the ThunderClap in my previous link we can create a huge twitter and facebook splash on the 17th. This is set to happen exactly 48 hours before the end of the campaign and should help bump up the number of new members :-)
With the ability to skip a turn, force the next player to take two, reshuffle the deck, and something unknown with cat-combos, you really don't need to place them in any order. Really, with the balance of the rest of the deck that might be too powerful.
Besides how much fun would it be to 'See the future' and then force the next player to take two turns which in reality doesn't do anything? Just to see them sweat.
Yeah that make sense guys.
@Tchotchke, I searched for /eu[- ]?friendly/ case insensitive.
yea and if you could see three cards and arrange them then it would be too easy for someone to set a cat to explode on the next turn.
What about just shipping?
@General C, how about EU friendliness, I know I've used that one a few times...
@Eric: The see the future card decrease the cards in the deck, and can force someone to actually DRAW a kitten card... it's more evil than it seems at first glance.
@General, the FactSheet is pure HTML, so you could regex it. Here's the code for the counters:
<h4>Lower Postage Rate Requests</h4>
<blockquote>1,000,016 and counting</blockquote>
<h4>Update Requests</h4>
<blockquote>500,476 and counting</blockquote>
<h4>Stretch Goal Requests</h4>
<blockquote>500,468 and counting</blockquote>
<h4>Hashtagger count</h4>
<blockquote>2</blockquote>
@Tchotchke, 398.
When you are down to three players or less, you'll see your next card. If it's a cat (or just something not helpful) shuffle or attack a player. Or you could know to use a skip if no one does anything until it gets back to you.
@Cheetah Butt, sorry I was unclear. I did not mean to regex the HTML (which i would parse with bs4 anyway) but the phrases in the comments which are counted.
How does it decrease the cards in the deck (other than itself) or force someone to draw a card? By itself it's useless, but with most other cards it's brilliant. Same with most. Attack may do nothing, and may even help the next player if he gets two good cards (especially ones he doesn't already have). But combine that with a see the future? It becomes quickly diabolical.
Can't help you with that, @General. I just post the counts as they are reported by others. I've been waiting over an hour now for S-O-M-E-O-N-E to pust the current counts so that I can update them on the site.
I gave you the updated numbers about an hour ago... but i think they got lost in the EU Friendly spamathon.
@Cheetah Butt , no problem, someone will come by and help out I am sure.
The counts are really not accurate though. They're more than a joke, since there haven't been 1,000,000 comments yet and Lower Postage Rate is already at 1,000,016.
@JusticeBolt - The game cards have not been finalized as far as I know, so there is room for them to update and improve them before actual printing... so suggestions are helpful. I like the idea of looking at and rearranging the top 3 cards. With that said though, they could have already started printing knowing that they are fully backed and then some to try to keep ahead of the curve (huge amount of work that lies ahead of them) ... They have said that they appreciate the suggestions which implies they will be adjusting some ideas/concepts before printing (in theory)...
... more OF a joke ...
I would expect the true total to lie somewhere between the two. (?i)(eu* friendly | shipping) is probably an overestimate given we make fun of it twice as often as people complain.
I wouldn't mind receiving this sooner...make this a stretch goal?
@Creeper, you gave me +/- counts that I couldn't use because I didn't know what counts they were referenced to.
Shipping/postage is actually at 61.
Update- 500,487 SG- 590, 493 Shipping- 1,000,021
They've already changed a bit. The original Mantis Shrimp card in the video said view 4, newer versions say 3. Special Ops Bunnies used to be a steal 2 cards, and now is a view. (afaik there is no steal anymore)
You could play using slap jack rules to... first to slap the kitten and blow the hell up wins!!!!
@Joshua "Thunder Clap" Durben - I was not referring to FB, or Twit or any of the large scale social networks... I was referring to the hodge podge groups that we are connected to like hobby sites and such. I am a member of several and can just start a new thread to draw attention to other members who may be interested in backing EK... even if it were 3-5 people it would make a difference if others were doing the same... Peace
@Creeper, :-)
but add one more to the SG count, since there's a new comment about it.
It's so simple looking a game, you can probably tailor it to suit however it is you want to play. Maybe they'll include a rules book that shows different things you can do with it if you want to... I always like that. :)
Make it two for the SG, that was a direct implication ( a piece of paper with words on it WOULD be FANTASTIC!)
SG/stretch goal is at 556.
Good morning @Monica
Usually the simplest games are the hardest to play. Chess really isn't that complicated compared to many board games, and it's difficult to master. Spades and poker are fairly simple card games and if you think they're easy play with someone good. Go has one of the shortest rule books in history and is impossible to be good at.
But those are exact number ;-) no fun at all!
Wait.. There is no steal cards anymore? It add a lot to the game I think.
Global Thermonuclear War? That's pretty easy, just choose when and where. But nobody wins, ever.
A deck of card though, is infinitely mold-able and simple in the extreme. If it is done right, you may even actually be able to play spades with it.
Heheh, "Wouldn't mind" receiving it sooner.
Not me! If I get the game too soon, I will send it right back! :P
Yeah- it's hard to sort the number of mocked mentions from the number of actual SG Requests.
EU Friendly count has been added to the website. I increased it by 500,000 for good measure so that it can get the respect that it deserves.
Current EU Friendly count = 500,223
I'm just saying it's POSSIBLE, I haven't seen the deck yet obviously so I don't know how it could be modified.
Current Counts:
Lower Postage Rate Requests
1,000,021 and counting
Update Requests
500,487 and counting
Stretch Goal Requests
590, 494 and counting
EU Friendly Requests
500,223
Hashtagger count
2
Oh, I'm sure you could modify it. Just saying that the tendency for people is to complicate it, when really that narrows your strategies down.
Next Stretch Goal: Touch your toes again. Unlocked (mostly, I can touch my toes if I am sitting down).
We still don't know what the cat cards do when played as multiples? 16 days left.
@GCD, does it count if I have someone else touch my toes?
SG: 590,556
Oh I agree with that in it's entirety Eric, I'm trying to imply it in a more simple manor. It hardly gets more simple than slap jack for instance.
need to catnap. creeper out.
Ever notice how whenever anybody "mentions" the counters, they go up again?
It depends how they touch your toes? With a hand, or a weed-whacker? (Being evil, I use the weed-whacker on others).
@Mike: It's not a coincidence... it's clearly fate... #Sarcasm
Regarding simple games. Zertz is another simple game, and I can never win at that darn thing.
An idea, has anyone tried to do an artwork blending kitten heads on minion bodies (from Despicable Me)?
No... no one has ever tried that...
https://www.google.com/search…
@Shaun The point of Thunder Clap is that it will send out a tweet and / or facebook posting on your account at the same time as it does for everyone else that signed up.
imagine that we had 500 users all sending the same message on twitter to 20,0000 people and 1/4 of those people then retweeted it to their followers and so on.
This is the internet... your doubt of it's contents is disturbing....
@Tchotchke, lol!
@GCD, well, I still have my toes so I'm assuming with their hands, not a weed-whacker.
ThundClap attempts to rig analytics software to bring topics up to trending by making it seem less like a 'thing people are talking about' and more like a 'holy shit, there's some news!'
Please check out our Thunder Clap for Exploding Kittens http://thndr.it/1CXhh0P and a big thank you to those of you that have already signed up.
I want to get our message tweeted and retweeted 50,000 times :-)
@Eric and would that be such a bad thing ?
So much for the minion idea, I shoulda known. I just want my minions to be Slittens -- think of it, no need for a scarf or mink stole when you have your own warm Slittens.
I make no judgement. Just explaining what it is and why you'd want to do it. :)
@Great Cane Of Doom, as webmaster of KittenCorps.com I'd like to avoid receiving any Cease and Desist orders from Illumination Entertainment. I'm already treading on thin ice with General Mills.
That said, I think it would be easier to just add cat ears, noses, and whiskers to the minions and change the G on their pockets to the COP.
Yeah, a C&D or a DMCA Takedown would be a bummer.
Also, if someone like Twitter decided that they wanted to prevent misuse, (granted, they're still getting views), they could make the algorithms average over some small time quantum. Of course, then Thunderclap would then just trickle them through in a bell curve over that time quantum to fool it. Even if you want to, you can't win, so don't fight it.
@Tchotchke, looks like I posted at the same time as you did.
not really. Just remove the offending image and continue as before.
Message from @Elan "The card backs will identical, but the faces will be different so you can separate them. We're still working on the specifics of the box, but we'll let you know soon!"
Photoshopping a joke image would fall under 'satire' and would be free use. Happens all the time. Just don't reproduce actual parts of the movie or sell items too close to the original and you're okay.
If I got a C&D order from General Mills, my ward's name would have to be modified, like Mrs Brisbee on Secret of NIMH.
Yup Satire has always been allowed without it we would not have shows like Saturday Night Live on TV
Oops, that's Frito-Lay, not General Mills. Duh! ... (face plant!)
or south park which is my personal favorite, they really know how to lampoon people:-)
@Joshua: See also: Fair Use and Parody
The best south park episode ever has to be the one where they made fun of scientology :-)