I'm so incredibly impressed with how this entire campaign was managed. From promotion to communication with backers to ON TIME delivery. Excellent work, folks. You've set the gold standard for a Kickstarter experience.
Kat 2015-07-31T13:00:04-04:00
I am beyond surprised, pleased, and impressed. And I haven't even gotten my game yet! Over 200K backers and the game is shipping on time? Are you kidding? That's amazing. The EK team did this right. I hope they share their experience of how they approached what must have been an overwhelming task so other people can learn how it can be done so right. So excited for my game on Monday!
Jon McLaren 2015-07-31T13:00:12-04:00
That email right before the delivery confirmation had me worried more and more as I read then at the bottom when you said it was still shipping on time I yelled "YEAH!!!!!!!!!" in typical CSI Miami fashion.
Thank you Oatmeal and Exploding Kittens Team, can't wait to play.
Chris Pearson 2015-07-31T13:01:59-04:00
Got mine Southampton UK and so did a friend
Chris 2015-07-31T13:05:21-04:00
I haven't even looked at the cards yet, and it is $35 well spent! The box, the surprise, the words, all of it is perfect. I'll probably be too blown away to write another once I take a look at the cards.
Fergus Odam 2015-07-31T13:10:02-04:00
Amazing choice for the delivery company - Got an email at 00:50 this morning, and now I've got my kittens. (Love the cartoon)
Looking forward to actually playing it now ^^
James Gates 2015-07-31T13:23:04-04:00
lol I just got my kittens game, but the little cartoon was for Jordan Elison of Idaho... not me. oh well, I have a good imagination. Hey Jordan, if you read this I can send you a letter with your comic if you want, and whoever has mine I live in West Valley Utah, please mail it to me :)
rjzii 2015-07-31T13:25:21-04:00
Kittens arrived and the special surprise promptly made me grin and the cat run away scared.
Audrey Nagel 2015-07-31T13:28:23-04:00
Kittens have arrived in NJ!
Clive Saunders 2015-07-31T13:29:41-04:00
They're here...
Ayoub B 2015-07-31T13:42:05-04:00
I'm so happy right now, this is what I call under promise and over delivery. This kickstarted campaign is the most professional one I have backed so far. Committed to the timeline they set with timely updates etc.
Amazing!
Kittens are here, pleased by the quality, pleased by the little nice cartoon, and pleased by the surprise!
All in all that's money well spent, thanks exploding kittens team!
Glenn Rittenhouse 2015-07-31T13:52:54-04:00
I found the tacocat at Gencon! Got my promo card!
James "Hellguin" Williams 2015-07-31T13:54:28-04:00
D: Where at Gencon is the Tacocat? I have a friend at Gencon, I want the card that I am unable to be there for
Sam Moran 2015-07-31T14:01:09-04:00
Best Kickstarter i've ever dealt with. It may be the 31st of July but i've got my packs, excellent from start to finish. Absolute bench mark for all Kickstarters. Loved the little surprise in the box too. Not played it yet, but im sure it will be epic.
Glenn Rittenhouse 2015-07-31T14:13:07-04:00
@James he is roaming. You have to spot him.
Adam Searles 2015-07-31T14:15:39-04:00
Amazing job guys! As big as this thing got and to still have rewards arriving on time (I got my box today) is a feat of awesome.
Thanks so much for the great campaign and being a beacon for how projects can go right on here.
Daisy Ramirez 2015-07-31T14:24:53-04:00
Got my kittens today. It lived up to the expectation and the personalized comic is a welcomed surprise.
Paul Davies 2015-07-31T14:29:09-04:00
Got my boxes today, what amazing customer service, the sets live up to the hype, you guys totally raised the bar for other companies to aim at!
Daniel Felder 2015-07-31T14:32:19-04:00
Opening the Exploding Kittens package is gonna be like...
My tracking number still doesn't work...stupid tracking number...WORK DAMN YOU!
Natalie Wooding 2015-07-31T14:50:17-04:00
My boxes arrived safely in England today. The First Edition box scared me half to death when I opened it! Nice touch, guys! The cards looks so professional. Everything is so well presented, and the NSFW version gave me several giggles! Boob wizard? Hilarious!
eeglazer 2015-07-31T14:50:24-04:00
Disappointed that the rules for the NSFW edition do not fit in the regular box,
Michael J. Moore 2015-07-31T14:51:38-04:00
Got my email notification last night, looks like mine will be delivered in this afternoons mail or tomorrows....
Mary Duggan 2015-07-31T14:56:27-04:00
Awesome! Can't believe you delivered so quickly! Love it all - awesome production values! I love you guys. xxxx
Lee Smith 2015-07-31T14:56:39-04:00
Sir, I am outraged! You promise delivery in July and then actually get the project delivered to me in July? You communicate well with your backers and even do it in a humorous way? This is not the kind of treatment I have come to expect from a Kickstarter project! :P Really glad this wasn't my first Kickstarter (although it is the first one that I get to tick the 'Got it' box for), I may have been filled with unreasonable expectations about all the others. ;)
Loving having the stuff in my hands, and looking forward to cracking it out at my gaming session tomorrow. Thanks again guys, you did good. ;)
Steve Przybylowski 2015-07-31T14:59:20-04:00
Loved the packing slip/note included. That simple personalized touch is AWESOME! The surprise in the box startled me, lol. I was not expecting that at all. I can't wait to play.
Well done!!!!
Mark Corcoran 2015-07-31T15:04:34-04:00
Well what can say your team has run a perfect kickstarter and should be a example of how it should be done and I can't believe you promised and July delivery and must admit I didn't think you make but you did thank you
☆Dame Lori☆ 2015-07-31T15:08:39-04:00
Got my Exploding Kittens package and I didn't even open the actual cards yet and I'm already happy with it. And delivered within the promised time frame, too, what a novel idea!! Woo! :)
Derek "BullKitten" Toro 2015-07-31T15:14:52-04:00
Did anyone get a tracking notification before they received it? I am hoping it is not lying on my doorstep waiting for someone to steal.
John Foster 2015-07-31T15:15:33-04:00
31st July and got mine delivered today (North Yorkshire, UK). Awesome!!
Brandy Singleton 2015-07-31T15:16:13-04:00
I got my Kittens Today!!!!!! (NC, USA) Yes! :)
Catzalcoatal 2015-07-31T15:17:18-04:00
Received mine today. Holy fast shipping Catman! Saaaaweet!
Christopher Campbell 2015-07-31T15:22:29-04:00
How is the "surprise" supposed to work? I didn't know what it was till I opened the enclosure because it did nothing. It randomly goes off when touching it directly but doesn't react to opening the box......
Christopher Campbell 2015-07-31T15:23:53-04:00
Ohhhh it's light sensitive. Guess the room was too dark.
Glen Smales 2015-07-31T15:24:12-04:00
Just got my Kittens today and was happy with the surprise!!! However i thought this had stopped working but have found out that the sensor is light sensitive and doesn't work in a dimly lit room and not set off by the mechanical opening of the box, so i suggest those that think theirs is broken checks this fist!!!
Christopher Campbell 2015-07-31T15:24:48-04:00
Haha Glen, same time :)
Christopher Campbell 2015-07-31T15:26:12-04:00
I had to open the flap with a needle and remove the thing to figure it out. When I saw the sensor I realized the problem.
Catzalcoatal 2015-07-31T15:27:37-04:00
Love the personalized Thank You sheet that makes me feel like I'm being stalked! Evil kitteh, you'll never get me and my family!
NEVER YOU HEAR!
Catzalcoatal 2015-07-31T15:30:37-04:00
Also, never knew Taco Cats poop tomatoes. That scooper is going to get goopy fast!
Catzalcoatal 2015-07-31T15:34:31-04:00
100% Satisfied customer! Thank you for the hard work!
Andrew Engstrom 2015-07-31T15:35:19-04:00
Found the Surprise while at work, got lots of stares. Good job, guys, you got me.
Also, I have to have a "c/o" line in order to get stuff delivered to my office instead of my pencil box-sized mailbox at home. It made my personalized shipping paper even more strange and humorous.
Paul Morano 2015-07-31T15:37:12-04:00
Got it today...Awesome!!! Just played a game with my kids and they loved it.
Brian 2015-07-31T15:42:01-04:00
Go it - went to the PO so it could be delivered to me in July.... since it was going to show up tomorrow which is august... And my cat loves the "surprise".. well one of them does - but she's the smarter one :)
Nellie Ruiz 2015-07-31T15:46:16-04:00
When I opened my box, the "surprise" didn't happen. I tried the second set that I bought, and nothing happened again. I guess my kittens were DOA :(
Did anyone else have this problem?
HB 2015-07-31T16:12:17-04:00
I've found that the surprise seems to be light-based. When I opened the box under dim light it did not happen. In bright light, it does.
Daniel Felder 2015-07-31T16:16:08-04:00
Nellie Ruiz, bring it into brighter light.
Ravynlocke 2015-07-31T16:16:16-04:00
Got it. Love it.
Paul Tuttle 2015-07-31T16:29:11-04:00
I can definitely confirm the surprise is light activated and not motion. Just used my iPhone torch and shined it in the kitty's eye. That kitty exploded with quite the miaow!
...Love how most people don't give a flying rats ass that OVER HALF the people haven't gotten their packages, and don't bother WAITING AT LEAST A FEW WEEKS before stating anything about the surprise...guess the real surprise was people not even bothering to keep it a secret until the vast majority of people got it.
Al Lew 2015-07-31T16:45:01-04:00
My package arrived today...the box wasn't ticking so once I was sure it wouldn't explode (yet) I carefully opened it! Personalized note a very cool touch! Can't wait to try the game later for some kitten detonation carnage!
Michael Daul 2015-07-31T16:47:25-04:00
Got my notification last night. Saw it went from Reno, where I live, to Sacramento. Was bummed. Followed tracking just now, and saw it had wandered back, like lost kittens do, and is currently out for delivery! Huzzah! Thanks for meeting the July date! This kickstarter was awesome to be a part of.
Tom Shirley 2015-07-31T16:48:37-04:00
Loved the personalized touch, and played a nice 2 player game with my roommate, just need to get a good 5+ player game going now.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-07-31T16:50:22-04:00
@GM, that resembles a post I deleted a couple of hours ago. It was inevitable, people just DGAF and sadly we all should have expected it. Someone gave it away yesterday and I saw it before I could avoid it. Thanks for all the consideration folks!
@BaKhan: Oh, I definitely expected it. They should have thrown something in the email, or packing slip, that states "STAY THE F**** OFF THE COMMENTS IF YOU ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE SURPRISE UNTIL AUG XX", highlighted, in size 20 font. Even then, people would have spoiled it for everyone that actually comes here to make their day more enjoyable.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-07-31T16:57:22-04:00
@GM, is your tracking working yet?
Aaron Aldhizer 2015-07-31T16:58:39-04:00
Received my Exploding Kittens today. Can't wait to play it later tonight! Also the personalized note was an awesome touch! Great job Exploding Kitten team!
@BaKhan: Haven't checked it in a while, but it wasn't working this morning. Could just be a wrong digit somewhere in it. I could try again.
Brian Laing 2015-07-31T17:00:50-04:00
Mine just came in this morning. Got my shipping notice last night!! 3 rounds of play kids all loved it. NOPES!!!!!! Abounded. Great last round I had 3 diffuse cards and there was 1 card in draw pile. We went back and forth with skips and diffuse, in the end 3 diffuses beat the 2 skip cards!! Great fun!!
Possibly, could even be at your place right now maybe. Mine says expedited, so it could arrive Monday. Since the holiday is only an Alberta one, not federal.
Nick Forte 2015-07-31T17:37:39-04:00
OMG - received today, one day ahead of the delivery estimate... and it's glorious! Lots of frolicking in the tummy hair of kittens, followed by exploding heads! Everyone has lots to look forward too!
Joseph Peterson 2015-07-31T17:40:55-04:00
It's here. And in July too. First KS to actually deliver what they set out to do in my experience.
Jamie Wells 2015-07-31T17:44:41-04:00
Just got mine! (Toronto, ON). An awesome and popular Kickstarter that met its deadline? Inconceivable!
Tim Cahoon 2015-07-31T17:45:37-04:00
My Kittens came today. I saw that the post office had it at 7am. I got home at 4pm and it wasn't there. My wife came home at 5:30 and said there were boxes on the front porch. YIppie it was the kittens. I love the packing slip and the secret prize. Thank you Kittens..
David Guidry "Doc" 2015-07-31T17:46:49-04:00
I can't stay away.....so I'm only reading comments from corps members .....
@Doc: Good luck, I was trying to do the same, ruined surprise for me. -.-
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-07-31T17:50:43-04:00
@Doc, run! There are revealers everywhere! The secret is not safe! Repeat, the secret is not safe! (nor a secret anymore.. :( )
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2015-07-31T17:51:39-04:00
Some A-hole over on BGG already posted what the "surprise" is .. and is selling the NSFW set for $75. A-holes!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-07-31T17:52:00-04:00
@GM, if it is home and waiting for me, I'm going to make up some BS secret surprise and spam the sh*t out of the comment section! (not really though)
Bill Reese 2015-07-31T17:53:01-04:00
Kind of getting worried here. Everyone is posting about how they received theirs already and I have yet to even get a shipping notice yet. Anyone else still waiting on shipping notification?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-07-31T17:53:16-04:00
@GCoD, saddest thing is, some poor sap will actually give said a-hole the $75...
Robert Rutledge 2015-07-31T17:59:51-04:00
I just got mine today. Thank you. I only got the tracking email yesterday and when I got home from work, it was waiting for me. :)
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2015-07-31T18:02:26-04:00
And BTW, enough folks are saying they got theirs already, so "up yours" to all the complainers who were saying that they missed their July delivery deadline!!
Jonathan 2015-07-31T18:04:38-04:00
Got mine. Tracking email came this morning, and it was already in the mailbox when I got home. Love it! Wishing I ordered more than I copy!
MadJo 2015-07-31T18:08:28-04:00
@Bill Reese. No you're not the only one. I haven't received a thing yet.
@Jeff Saxton thanks for the kind gesture.
SilencedScream 2015-07-31T18:09:12-04:00
Got it.
Love it.
Blew up.
Thank you.
Daniel Felder 2015-07-31T18:10:34-04:00
Got the mail, no Kittens. :(
I know they are at my local post office. Grrrr....
FedEx should have just delivered it themselves instead of handing it off the the USPS. I know they deliver around here. Damn you, FedEx!
Every card is pure gold...Thank you for an epic project :)
Jeff "Great Cane of Doom"™ Saxton 2015-07-31T18:36:00-04:00
@MadJo -- you'll note I directed my "up yours" comment at 'all the complainers' -- there were a number of whiners and rules lawyers yesterday who thought since they were shipping on the 30th, none would arrive until the 2nd or 3rd of August -- thus slipping their deadline. I actually got my notification that mine had shipped almost 15 hours after they had actually shipped.
Catzalcoatal 2015-07-31T18:36:48-04:00
@ Great Cane of Doom
Full sets with the special Kickstarter only box are going for $140 on Ebay as "Buy It Now" prices. One guy has his signed set up for sale, for I think $500 to start?
Catzalcoatal 2015-07-31T18:39:54-04:00
Also, @ Great Cane.
If the rules lawyers knew anything about contractual law, they would have realized that once it's postmarked it's "legally received". It could have taken 14 business days to arrive, but since it was shipped within July there'd be no grounds for complaints. (Intro to Law 101....literally, it's a whole chapter.)
Whacha gonna do though. Complainers gonna complain.
This was my first Kickstarter and it was flawless. EK basically set the template for how to run a project.
I highly recommend everyone reads the CNN article. Gives great final insight into everything the guys put into this project.
Catzalcoatal 2015-07-31T18:46:14-04:00
"An expansion pack is on the way, and after that the team will consider the next steps."
Yes, EK already has an expansion pack planned!!!!!!!!!
Lord Zombitten 2015-07-31T18:50:54-04:00
It needs to be KC themed!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-07-31T18:51:31-04:00
@corps members here awhile ago, replying to Doc:
Yeah, I'm doing the same. I've been safe so far! Really hard for me of all people to cut back here, but so worth it if I can keep it a secret till tuesday.
Catzalcoatal 2015-07-31T18:53:17-04:00
Can anyone tell me if a "fruitcake shield" made it into the cards? I'm being neurotic and just looking at the deck of cards without breaking it's beautiful cellophane wrapping. So shiny and smooth!!!
Catzalcoatal 2015-07-31T18:54:16-04:00
(Also, so happy EK used that zombie kitten picture from the card. Loved that photo immediately when Inman released that page of test doodles as a teaser!
Catzalcoatal 2015-07-31T18:54:56-04:00
...for the card...not from the card......my typing just went full dumb dumb.
Yorkshire Uk too
I'm so incredibly impressed with how this entire campaign was managed. From promotion to communication with backers to ON TIME delivery. Excellent work, folks. You've set the gold standard for a Kickstarter experience.
I am beyond surprised, pleased, and impressed. And I haven't even gotten my game yet! Over 200K backers and the game is shipping on time? Are you kidding? That's amazing. The EK team did this right. I hope they share their experience of how they approached what must have been an overwhelming task so other people can learn how it can be done so right. So excited for my game on Monday!
That email right before the delivery confirmation had me worried more and more as I read then at the bottom when you said it was still shipping on time I yelled "YEAH!!!!!!!!!" in typical CSI Miami fashion.
Thank you Oatmeal and Exploding Kittens Team, can't wait to play.
Got mine Southampton UK and so did a friend
I haven't even looked at the cards yet, and it is $35 well spent! The box, the surprise, the words, all of it is perfect. I'll probably be too blown away to write another once I take a look at the cards.
Amazing choice for the delivery company - Got an email at 00:50 this morning, and now I've got my kittens. (Love the cartoon)
Looking forward to actually playing it now ^^
lol I just got my kittens game, but the little cartoon was for Jordan Elison of Idaho... not me. oh well, I have a good imagination. Hey Jordan, if you read this I can send you a letter with your comic if you want, and whoever has mine I live in West Valley Utah, please mail it to me :)
Kittens arrived and the special surprise promptly made me grin and the cat run away scared.
Kittens have arrived in NJ!
They're here...
I'm so happy right now, this is what I call under promise and over delivery. This kickstarted campaign is the most professional one I have backed so far. Committed to the timeline they set with timely updates etc.
Amazing!
Kittens are here, pleased by the quality, pleased by the little nice cartoon, and pleased by the surprise!
All in all that's money well spent, thanks exploding kittens team!
I found the tacocat at Gencon! Got my promo card!
D: Where at Gencon is the Tacocat? I have a friend at Gencon, I want the card that I am unable to be there for
Best Kickstarter i've ever dealt with. It may be the 31st of July but i've got my packs, excellent from start to finish. Absolute bench mark for all Kickstarters. Loved the little surprise in the box too. Not played it yet, but im sure it will be epic.
@James he is roaming. You have to spot him.
Amazing job guys! As big as this thing got and to still have rewards arriving on time (I got my box today) is a feat of awesome.
Thanks so much for the great campaign and being a beacon for how projects can go right on here.
Got my kittens today. It lived up to the expectation and the personalized comic is a welcomed surprise.
Got my boxes today, what amazing customer service, the sets live up to the hype, you guys totally raised the bar for other companies to aim at!
Opening the Exploding Kittens package is gonna be like...
https://youtu.be/LRRKKKUAtoc
Fantastic box and the delivery note was a great touch.
Do the cutout cat eyes have a purpose other than for the speaker?
E-Mail yesterday, game today! This is Win!
Got it!
My tracking number still doesn't work...stupid tracking number...WORK DAMN YOU!
My boxes arrived safely in England today. The First Edition box scared me half to death when I opened it! Nice touch, guys! The cards looks so professional. Everything is so well presented, and the NSFW version gave me several giggles! Boob wizard? Hilarious!
Disappointed that the rules for the NSFW edition do not fit in the regular box,
Got my email notification last night, looks like mine will be delivered in this afternoons mail or tomorrows....
Awesome! Can't believe you delivered so quickly! Love it all - awesome production values! I love you guys. xxxx
Sir, I am outraged! You promise delivery in July and then actually get the project delivered to me in July? You communicate well with your backers and even do it in a humorous way? This is not the kind of treatment I have come to expect from a Kickstarter project! :P Really glad this wasn't my first Kickstarter (although it is the first one that I get to tick the 'Got it' box for), I may have been filled with unreasonable expectations about all the others. ;)
Loving having the stuff in my hands, and looking forward to cracking it out at my gaming session tomorrow. Thanks again guys, you did good. ;)
Loved the packing slip/note included. That simple personalized touch is AWESOME! The surprise in the box startled me, lol. I was not expecting that at all. I can't wait to play.
Well done!!!!
Well what can say your team has run a perfect kickstarter and should be a example of how it should be done and I can't believe you promised and July delivery and must admit I didn't think you make but you did thank you
Got my Exploding Kittens package and I didn't even open the actual cards yet and I'm already happy with it. And delivered within the promised time frame, too, what a novel idea!! Woo! :)
Did anyone get a tracking notification before they received it? I am hoping it is not lying on my doorstep waiting for someone to steal.
31st July and got mine delivered today (North Yorkshire, UK). Awesome!!
I got my Kittens Today!!!!!! (NC, USA) Yes! :)
Received mine today. Holy fast shipping Catman! Saaaaweet!
How is the "surprise" supposed to work? I didn't know what it was till I opened the enclosure because it did nothing. It randomly goes off when touching it directly but doesn't react to opening the box......
Ohhhh it's light sensitive. Guess the room was too dark.
Just got my Kittens today and was happy with the surprise!!! However i thought this had stopped working but have found out that the sensor is light sensitive and doesn't work in a dimly lit room and not set off by the mechanical opening of the box, so i suggest those that think theirs is broken checks this fist!!!
Haha Glen, same time :)
I had to open the flap with a needle and remove the thing to figure it out. When I saw the sensor I realized the problem.
Love the personalized Thank You sheet that makes me feel like I'm being stalked! Evil kitteh, you'll never get me and my family!
NEVER YOU HEAR!
Also, never knew Taco Cats poop tomatoes. That scooper is going to get goopy fast!
100% Satisfied customer! Thank you for the hard work!
Found the Surprise while at work, got lots of stares. Good job, guys, you got me.
Also, I have to have a "c/o" line in order to get stuff delivered to my office instead of my pencil box-sized mailbox at home. It made my personalized shipping paper even more strange and humorous.
Got it today...Awesome!!! Just played a game with my kids and they loved it.
Go it - went to the PO so it could be delivered to me in July.... since it was going to show up tomorrow which is august... And my cat loves the "surprise".. well one of them does - but she's the smarter one :)
When I opened my box, the "surprise" didn't happen. I tried the second set that I bought, and nothing happened again. I guess my kittens were DOA :(
Did anyone else have this problem?
I've found that the surprise seems to be light-based. When I opened the box under dim light it did not happen. In bright light, it does.
Nellie Ruiz, bring it into brighter light.
Got it. Love it.
I can definitely confirm the surprise is light activated and not motion. Just used my iPhone torch and shined it in the kitty's eye. That kitty exploded with quite the miaow!
...Love how most people don't give a flying rats ass that OVER HALF the people haven't gotten their packages, and don't bother WAITING AT LEAST A FEW WEEKS before stating anything about the surprise...guess the real surprise was people not even bothering to keep it a secret until the vast majority of people got it.
My package arrived today...the box wasn't ticking so once I was sure it wouldn't explode (yet) I carefully opened it! Personalized note a very cool touch! Can't wait to try the game later for some kitten detonation carnage!
Got my notification last night. Saw it went from Reno, where I live, to Sacramento. Was bummed. Followed tracking just now, and saw it had wandered back, like lost kittens do, and is currently out for delivery! Huzzah! Thanks for meeting the July date! This kickstarter was awesome to be a part of.
Loved the personalized touch, and played a nice 2 player game with my roommate, just need to get a good 5+ player game going now.
@GM, that resembles a post I deleted a couple of hours ago. It was inevitable, people just DGAF and sadly we all should have expected it. Someone gave it away yesterday and I saw it before I could avoid it. Thanks for all the consideration folks!
@BaKhan: Oh, I definitely expected it. They should have thrown something in the email, or packing slip, that states "STAY THE F**** OFF THE COMMENTS IF YOU ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE SURPRISE UNTIL AUG XX", highlighted, in size 20 font. Even then, people would have spoiled it for everyone that actually comes here to make their day more enjoyable.
@GM, is your tracking working yet?
Received my Exploding Kittens today. Can't wait to play it later tonight! Also the personalized note was an awesome touch! Great job Exploding Kitten team!
@BaKhan: Haven't checked it in a while, but it wasn't working this morning. Could just be a wrong digit somewhere in it. I could try again.
Mine just came in this morning. Got my shipping notice last night!! 3 rounds of play kids all loved it. NOPES!!!!!! Abounded. Great last round I had 3 diffuse cards and there was 1 card in draw pile. We went back and forth with skips and diffuse, in the end 3 diffuses beat the 2 skip cards!! Great fun!!
And it loads the page, the litthe bar with Accepted at one end, and delivered at the other, doesn't show. The arrow is before Accepted even.
Recieved mine today....Well done on the smoothest Kickstarter that i for one have ever experienced! :-)
@GM, weird, I don't know why all the AB ones didn't ship at the same time... grumble grumble, Canada post, grumble...
Tracking number!! Wait.. Delevery Monday. Mummble mumble. Gonna be a long weekend.......
Mrs LZ says my kittehs are waiting for me! I want to go home. Stupid work! Always getting in the way#
@LZ, congrats! Enjoy the "surprise"....
@BaKhan: And only NOW does it say that the electronic information submitted by shipper...at 5pm Toronto time
@GM. weird. Mine showed as being shipped from the T. on wednesday night, maybe if I'm lucky I'll see it tuesday?
Possibly, could even be at your place right now maybe. Mine says expedited, so it could arrive Monday. Since the holiday is only an Alberta one, not federal.
OMG - received today, one day ahead of the delivery estimate... and it's glorious! Lots of frolicking in the tummy hair of kittens, followed by exploding heads! Everyone has lots to look forward too!
It's here. And in July too. First KS to actually deliver what they set out to do in my experience.
Just got mine! (Toronto, ON). An awesome and popular Kickstarter that met its deadline? Inconceivable!
My Kittens came today. I saw that the post office had it at 7am. I got home at 4pm and it wasn't there. My wife came home at 5:30 and said there were boxes on the front porch. YIppie it was the kittens. I love the packing slip and the secret prize. Thank you Kittens..
I can't stay away.....so I'm only reading comments from corps members .....
@Doc: Good luck, I was trying to do the same, ruined surprise for me. -.-
@Doc, run! There are revealers everywhere! The secret is not safe! Repeat, the secret is not safe! (nor a secret anymore.. :( )
Some A-hole over on BGG already posted what the "surprise" is .. and is selling the NSFW set for $75. A-holes!
@GM, if it is home and waiting for me, I'm going to make up some BS secret surprise and spam the sh*t out of the comment section! (not really though)
Kind of getting worried here. Everyone is posting about how they received theirs already and I have yet to even get a shipping notice yet. Anyone else still waiting on shipping notification?
@GCoD, saddest thing is, some poor sap will actually give said a-hole the $75...
I just got mine today. Thank you. I only got the tracking email yesterday and when I got home from work, it was waiting for me. :)
And BTW, enough folks are saying they got theirs already, so "up yours" to all the complainers who were saying that they missed their July delivery deadline!!
Got mine. Tracking email came this morning, and it was already in the mailbox when I got home. Love it! Wishing I ordered more than I copy!
@Bill Reese. No you're not the only one. I haven't received a thing yet.
@Jeff Saxton thanks for the kind gesture.
Got it.
Love it.
Blew up.
Thank you.
Got the mail, no Kittens. :(
I know they are at my local post office. Grrrr....
FedEx should have just delivered it themselves instead of handing it off the the USPS. I know they deliver around here. Damn you, FedEx!
Every card is pure gold...Thank you for an epic project :)
@MadJo -- you'll note I directed my "up yours" comment at 'all the complainers' -- there were a number of whiners and rules lawyers yesterday who thought since they were shipping on the 30th, none would arrive until the 2nd or 3rd of August -- thus slipping their deadline. I actually got my notification that mine had shipped almost 15 hours after they had actually shipped.
@ Great Cane of Doom
Full sets with the special Kickstarter only box are going for $140 on Ebay as "Buy It Now" prices. One guy has his signed set up for sale, for I think $500 to start?
Also, @ Great Cane.
If the rules lawyers knew anything about contractual law, they would have realized that once it's postmarked it's "legally received". It could have taken 14 business days to arrive, but since it was shipped within July there'd be no grounds for complaints. (Intro to Law 101....literally, it's a whole chapter.)
Whacha gonna do though. Complainers gonna complain.
This was my first Kickstarter and it was flawless. EK basically set the template for how to run a project.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/30/world/exploding-kittens-market/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/07/30/exploding-kittens-most-backed-kickstarter-project-ever-kicks-off-huge-distribution/
News articles from yesterday about the game.
I highly recommend everyone reads the CNN article. Gives great final insight into everything the guys put into this project.
"An expansion pack is on the way, and after that the team will consider the next steps."
Yes, EK already has an expansion pack planned!!!!!!!!!
It needs to be KC themed!
@corps members here awhile ago, replying to Doc:
Yeah, I'm doing the same. I've been safe so far! Really hard for me of all people to cut back here, but so worth it if I can keep it a secret till tuesday.
Can anyone tell me if a "fruitcake shield" made it into the cards? I'm being neurotic and just looking at the deck of cards without breaking it's beautiful cellophane wrapping. So shiny and smooth!!!
(Also, so happy EK used that zombie kitten picture from the card. Loved that photo immediately when Inman released that page of test doodles as a teaser!
...for the card...not from the card......my typing just went full dumb dumb.