You say you're outbidding Doc, but I haven't heard any numbers from you
David Guidry "Doc" 2015-08-03T15:01:23-04:00
Lol
Jenn C. 2015-08-03T15:02:32-04:00
It came while I was out of town. My hubby got it and sent me a pic. I had to wait till I came home to see all the awesomeness that was enclosed in the box. Thank you for creating this and l look forward to *possible* future kickstarters from you.
Gershom Vacarizas 2015-08-03T15:03:04-04:00
I'm not going to be spoiling the surprise for those who haven't gotten it yet but I just got my package in the mail and I played half a dozen rounds with my family. We absolutely love it and the surprise is hilariously thoughtful! THANK YOU!
harley 2015-08-03T15:04:10-04:00
My kittens have been in my
Hometown science Saturday night and still not moving today. Damn you stat holidays.
@Gershom: Most of us have already either deduced, or had it ruined for us. Some people, unlike yourself, have no sense of letting others receive their decks before stating what the surprise was. I do commend you on your thoughtfulness though.
Barry Krauss 2015-08-03T15:08:08-04:00
Is it bad that I haven't heard anything regarding shipping my order, or do I just need to chill out and wait for word that it's on the way?
Derek "BullKitten" Toro 2015-08-03T15:13:39-04:00
Well it is bad that they said, "expected delivery date is still July" knowing full well that some wouldn't even begin to ship in July
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T15:15:37-04:00
Barry, you should be getting a notice by tomorrow. If you don't then you should email the EK team and/or Blackbox. I 'll post the email addresses next.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T15:16:11-04:00
As always, people can reach out to the EK team via support@explodingkittens.com. The more clear the subject line of the email, the easier it is to resolve the issue quickly.
If the issues are related to SHIPPING/FULFILLMENT (wrong address, wrong/incomplete order, wrong packing slip, etc.) backers can get more immediate help by reaching out to our fulfillment help team directly: explodingkittens@support.blackbox.cool
Cathi Falconwing 2015-08-03T15:17:39-04:00
I got my kitties today! The box is hilarious! I didn't think they would ever come. So worth the wait! <3
Derek "BullKitten" Toro 2015-08-03T15:18:14-04:00
Don't bother emailing them, they don't respond
Mathew Bell 2015-08-03T15:18:29-04:00
So, is it too early to ask when I can buy an expansion? Because I want an expansion. I want more hilarious cat shenanigans. I want more ways to piss off my wife by screwing her over just when she thinks she is about to win. I want more.
@Derek: You do realize, there is probably a very substantial amount of emails that they are sifting through, and it is usually easier to NOT respond to get issues dealt with quicker than to spend time responding to the vast majority of the emails. Either have patience, or go do something else until they either: A) Have time to be able to respond to each and every email, or B) You get notification that things are shipping.
Also, the ESTIMATED delivery was July. Guess what estimated means? That's right, what they THINK they might be able to meet. Doesn't mean it WILL, just means they hope against all odds that they can ship them in July, and have them delivered the same month. Hell, the fact that most of them DID ship in July is a feat all in its own due to the number of decks, addresses, and personalized packing slips(from what I've read, haven't gotten mine yet). Be patient, or take your pessimism elsewhere please.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-03T15:25:45-04:00
@GM, maybe the secret is actually NOT what people have been saying. (I still haven't said what the secret is, so as not to inform those yet to receive it.)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-03T15:28:02-04:00
LZ, all the moneys. All the moneys in dah worlds.
man, all that in half an hour? So busy here! I might be back on regularly later, but tomorrow I'm free from detasseling, so free to annoy all of you too!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-03T15:28:43-04:00
@GM +1
I will translate what GM was trying to say...
Suck it up. They'll fix your problems ASAP. Complaining here won't do any good.
Derek "BullKitten" Toro 2015-08-03T15:38:45-04:00
@Owen You have no idea of my personal situation. Also, it is a FTC violation to say the "expected delivery date is still July" when they knew full well that some would not ship in July. Elan said on Twitter yesterday that they knew some wouldn't even ship in July, so yeah basically they lied. You can't say expected (not estimated) delivery date of July if you know some won't even start shipping until August
Karl Hedstrom 2015-08-03T15:39:23-04:00
Received my rewards here in San Diego, California on Saturday. I loved the surprise and the regular and NSFW decks are great. Can't wait to play the game!
Jazz Frezi 2015-08-03T15:46:04-04:00
Got mine as well and loved the surprise inside :)
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-03T15:46:08-04:00
Expected isn't the same as guaranteed
Mathew Bell 2015-08-03T15:48:03-04:00
@Derek Your tears sustain us. Cry harder. Cry longer. Dig deep into the harm caused to you. Play with the wound. Let a river flow from your eyes, backed by your childish impatience. It cleanses our souls.
That, taken from under ANY pledge level...I see ESTIMATED not expected. Case closed.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T15:52:40-04:00
Come on, guys. Derek has put a lot into this. I'd be frustrated at this point, as well, if I were in his shoes.
Mathew Bell 2015-08-03T15:52:42-04:00
@Derek Your mom doesn't love you. She never did.
Derek "BullKitten" Toro 2015-08-03T16:03:00-04:00
Go f**k yourselves assholes
Jacob Eichenbaum 2015-08-03T16:04:02-04:00
I had to laugh. My delivery had an inspection label on it from the post office. I don't think someone understood that Exploding Kittens isn't actually an explosive nor a live good...
Rossi B 2015-08-03T16:04:48-04:00
My Kittens are in fulfillment but not on my doorstep, my Trian is stuck in customs because they don't like us Polish people, my Steampunk is floating somewhere in the Carribean, my Evolution is somewhere in a FedEx truck, my Rum is in fulfillment-chaos down in Atlanta, and my King is in the air (maybe) somewhere between here and Israel. But they will all arrive in time - MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! (Short version for the whiners: Get over it)
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-03T16:09:41-04:00
@Mathew Bell,
I think that was a little too far. I understand his frustrations but think his venting of said frustration shouldn't lead to callous remarks.
Jacob Eichenbaum 2015-08-03T16:09:56-04:00
Derek, you have backed all of 2 project on Kickstarter. Both of the projects had delays and were slow to respond to emails due to volume. I don't know when you contacted the Exploding Kittens team, but from personal experience it takes a couple weeks for small projects. The earliest estimates are what most projects post on Kickstarter, but there are delays. Some folks did get the project on time, and others are getting it soon after. Folks have tried to help you, and ignore the trolls. If you can't be respectful to those that have tried to help you, then get off Kickstarter. If you can't ignore the trolls, get off Kickstarter. If you can be respectful to those that want to help you and can ignore the trolls who have nothing better to do, then welcome to the world of product investments.
Mathew Bell 2015-08-03T16:10:40-04:00
@Derek It's not her fault, man. She tried. But, well, you know how you are. Gotta let it go, dude. Let the healing begin.
Milknorf 2015-08-03T16:13:11-04:00
MY KITTENS ARE HERE!!!! I'm so happy, I need to have a lie down and rest. Getting a little light headed after shouting "My Kittens are Here" for an hour at the neighbors....
Allan Ransom 2015-08-03T16:17:54-04:00
Got my copy today! (Well, Saturday, but I just checked my mail today!) Everything was intact (taped and everything) and great....including the surprise which made me laugh. The personalized packing slip was wonderful too and such a cool additional touch.
For those who mentioned that their shipping boxes werent taped, it may be due to international customs requirements. The shipping boxes do say the word "Exploding" right on them so I bet they were searched or had a requirement that the boxes could be searched if needed. It's better to not tape it (the box has a built-in folding seal) instead of you getting a box that had the tape cut or torn off. Just a thought.
A HUGE thanks go out to the EK team....I cant wait to play this thing. You guys are all-stars in my book!
Cameron Valk 2015-08-03T16:19:52-04:00
I exploded... a total of 3 times on saturday
Ratmaze 2015-08-03T16:21:39-04:00
My cats went bonkers when I opened the box. Thank you for a fine product.
Derek "BullKitten" Toro 2015-08-03T16:22:23-04:00
@Jacob Be respectful? I think i deserve to explode after the several hateful comments directed at me, especially from Matthew
Derek "BullKitten" Toro 2015-08-03T16:23:18-04:00
@Owen, perhaps you should read the latest update, "expected delivery date still July"... case closed.
Derek "BullKitten" Toro 2015-08-03T16:24:00-04:00
@Matthew you keep making comments about my mother and you will be sorry.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-03T16:24:15-04:00
@Allan Ransom, nope. Mine wasn't taped and I'm in Wisconsin.
Remiam 2015-08-03T16:25:30-04:00
Just putting the word "Exploding" on a package should become a legal issue for the @Creators. Absolute stupidity!
@Derek: Let me put it another way to try and explain:
A pregnant woman is told her expected delivery date is August 1st, does it mean the baby WILL be born that day? No, it just means that is the doctors BEST GUESS as to when it will happen.
Mathew Bell 2015-08-03T16:29:32-04:00
@Derek When last your mother and I spoke, she expressed a deep dissatisfaction with life in general. At first, I thought that this meant that the fault lay with her, and not you, as she had initially stated. But the longer we spoke, the deeper my understanding of her situation became. Did you know that the sun has not shown through the clouds a single time in her presence since you were born? Almost unbelievable. She used to be a free spirit, a thinker, a visionary, but as she lay in that hospital bed, producing you from her now stretch mark scarred body, she saw your real father (Fidel Castro) slip out the door, never to return. This was but the first of her misery, only to be compounded when you refused to stop breast feeding, all the way until age 13. I believe that she is writing a book.
@Mathew Bell: You know, you have gone WAY past even slightly amusing trolling. You are one of the problems with technology. Some of us are actually trying to explain things, you're just shoving your head farther and farther up your own ass.
Remiam 2015-08-03T16:32:27-04:00
@Derek
You need to report the conduct by a few losers to Kickstarter. I already have!
Mathew Bell 2015-08-03T16:34:57-04:00
I love you all, just the same.
Glen Cote 2015-08-03T16:37:37-04:00
Still no email or kittehs. I am sad.
Thor Johnson 2015-08-03T16:39:02-04:00
Blam. Arrived Atlanta, GA 7/31. I suppose the the email is stuck somewhere, but I have kittehs!
Shuo Yang 2015-08-03T16:48:01-04:00
Got my Kittens last week. Really nice and splendid design. I was really surprised, in the good way, by the kitten sound. I would expect more project like this on KS. It is not a fast-food kind of crowdfund. It's well prepared and well designed like a mature product on market. Nice Job!
Mathew Bell 2015-08-03T16:49:33-04:00
Okay. One last comment, and I'll be done. I SWEAR! I understand that people are trying to be helpful, and deal with Derek in an understanding way. However, this is clearly a lost cause. His position is simply one of not having gotten his way, exactly as he wanted it, and he will not be reasoned with. He has decided that he has been wronged, and there'll be no changing his mind. If one of my children acted so poorly in the face of a mild disappointment, I would send them to their room. But Derek is not my child. Personally, I find shaming him by mimicking his ridiculous, and unreasonable behavior, to be the only effective way of dealing with people like him. You may disagree. I don't disagree with your right to disagree. But I think we all agree, even if you're only agreeing in your heads, that he is just being silly.
Dustin E. Veesart 2015-08-03T16:58:34-04:00
Got my box on Saturday and played the game for like 2 and a half hours with my wife, it's a ton of fun. Unfortunately the recorded cat sound when you open the box already died. I know it's a minor quibble but I really thought that was awesome. Anyone else experience this and if so how did you fix it?
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T16:58:49-04:00
Except, Mathew, us ordered 4 NSFW decks. That means he spent $140, which isn't much to some; but it's a lot to many. Also, he's going out of town soon, and still hasn't heard one word about his reward. He's actually been fairly patient until today.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-03T17:04:26-04:00
Aha!! Are you commenting from a drunken phone as well, @LZ?
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T17:09:19-04:00
Yeah, sure. But resorting to personal attacks and bringing his mother into this is at least equally childish and accomplishes nothing. That's all I'm saying. I'm sure he wouldn't be so upset, though, if he at least had a concrete idea of when to expect his prize, but he's one of the unlucky few who haven't heard anything at all yet. That can be frustrating when you see everyone else getting theirs, especially when you've spent so much money on it.
Dustin E. Veesart 2015-08-03T17:09:56-04:00
Honestly, this might be the most punctual kickstarter I've ever backed. Which is pretty impressive considering that there were over 200k people who backed the project. This is typically 150,000 more than back the kickstarters I usually get behind. Most of the ones I back run about 6 to 7 months behind as a minimum and I drop close to 150 or more on them. I am going to have to agree with Matthew Bell on this one, just not the method he used to get that point across though. Kickstarters running beyond the estimated delivery date is to be expected, that's why this one was such a pleasant surprise.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T17:10:12-04:00
@Trinkets: Apparently
Mathew Bell 2015-08-03T17:16:03-04:00
It was supposed to be equally childish. That was the point. And obviously they weren't real personal attacks. It was silliness, silliness designed to point out his silliness.
Turaj Pilehvar 2015-08-03T17:18:08-04:00
Just got mine. EVERYTHING. ABOUT. THIS. IS. PERFECT. I would follow the creator of this project into an active volcano.
Mel Hajos 2015-08-03T17:21:29-04:00
Apparently I am also one of the few that somehow did not get an email nor any other contact.. Lovely..
Purple Parfait 2015-08-03T17:30:30-04:00
WWWOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has arrived in NEW ZEALAND!!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! SSSQQQUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T17:36:16-04:00
Mel, if you still haven't heard anything by tomorrow, contact the EK team via support@explodingkittens.com. The more clear the subject line of the email, the easier it is to resolve the issue quickly.
Thanks Zom! After looking into it more it seems my email was 100% blocking all emails from kickstarter after the first ones sent.. I'm not sure why but it was just deleting them all as spam. I was able to get it to stop that and resend my survey thank god! Hoping others that have heard nothing will see this and also check to see if their email is to blame.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T17:53:43-04:00
Yes, I have told some others to check all their tabs and folders. I should probably add that to my copy/paste note.
David Guidry "Doc" 2015-08-03T17:55:27-04:00
Ok so someone who lives in Kansas city go to FedEx and kick someone in the shin.......they are slacking on my kittens
@Doc: Someone should kick Canada Post as well...supposedly mine is still just picked up...which happened on Friday around 6pm.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T17:59:16-04:00
Do it, Doc. Do it as you wrest the package from their icey grasp
David Guidry "Doc" 2015-08-03T18:00:13-04:00
Road trip! Kansas then Canada !! Bring your kicking boots......
Costa Petroutsas 2015-08-03T18:00:14-04:00
Just got my copy in Montreal, Canada and everything is perfect. This has to be my best experience in backing a kickstarter project. From the campaign to all the wonderfull communication to the actual delivery of the product. Even the individualized ship to one pager was amazing. Congratulations to the entire team for pulling this off given the number of people who backed this kickstarter.
David Guidry "Doc" 2015-08-03T18:00:54-04:00
Yah mine was 12am Friday and still sitting there.....fuckers
David Guidry "Doc" 2015-08-03T18:01:39-04:00
They probably lost the ducking thing.....so road trip won't help
David Guidry "Doc" 2015-08-03T18:02:04-04:00
Ducking = Fucking
Vincent Talbot 2015-08-03T18:02:16-04:00
Wow, great day today! Got my exploding Kittens as well as an other Kickstarter project. The surprise is awesome.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-03T18:03:13-04:00
Whoa, missed quite a bit in the short time I was gone! I thought bullkitten was a nice person until that; levels of frustration and anger not seen since Cane pissed me off those 2 times and then either left or lurked to [unsuccessfully] make me look like the asshole. Good times!
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T18:04:25-04:00
Made me think of Poz
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-03T18:04:49-04:00
Doc, you're only like a 5 hour drive away from me, so seeing how long it's gonna take to get to you, come on over! I don't have like anybody to play against yet. In fact, the first non-2 person game will hopefully take place tonight finally.
Melissa 2015-08-03T18:05:58-04:00
Yay for exploding kittens! Just a general observation (definitely not complaining), how come the two boxes have different types of draw and discard slots? I would think the cardboard barrier would get damaged. Again, just my observation. I want to start playing! Whoo hoo!
SilencedScream 2015-08-03T18:07:10-04:00
Just an observation, but the combos being available to ALL cards just leads to card whoring in my experience. In two games now, I've had 4+ defuses, only to have them take by the pair or three of a kind combos being played with Shuffles and Predict the Future cards.
It often comes down, at the end, to who can play the most combos when there's only 2-3 cards left in the draw pile.
David Guidry "Doc" 2015-08-03T18:08:17-04:00
@Zem you have more time off than me ...come on over XD
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T18:08:37-04:00
I don't think you're intended to play in the box. I always take the cards out and just play on the table, anyway
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-03T18:08:59-04:00
LZ, you're like the IT crowd here! "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" https://www.youtube.com/watch… Wish I could've been here that whole time too, but I guess I used up my shift covering the Surveys. Aah, not so good times.
"I haven't gotten my survey yet."
"check your email. If it's not there, email the support"
"But it didn't work!"
"Email the support!"
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T18:10:36-04:00
@Scream, you should only be giving one defuse card when they play the 3 of a kind
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-03T18:11:41-04:00
Silenced, I noticed that too and limited those options mostly to just the picture cards because that happens too much.
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I love the ever-present "Can I change my address?"
No. They literally just shipped every single one. Of course, you could submit a forwarding address with the local post office, which you should've done anyways if you're moving! Honestly, we'll be getting that question all the way to New Year's!
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T18:12:12-04:00
Zem, I know, right?
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-03T18:13:07-04:00
LZ, my brother had 3 3-of-a-kinds, 4 2-of-a-kinds, and a 5-card set to draw from the discards. That's when I decided he couldn't win like a bitch, only like the asshole he really is. The best part of this game is even though it can be frustrating, you still love it so much!
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T18:15:48-04:00
Well, that part is in the advanced rules, which means it is optional
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-03T18:17:41-04:00
Yeah, that's why I altered them to my advantage. WHA- I mean for the better. He was right, it really comes down to a hoarders-olympics if you let any cards count for sets.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T18:19:14-04:00
That hasn't been my experience, but I can see how that could happen
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T18:19:54-04:00
Oh, and Zem, I got the email. It was awesome
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-03T18:21:59-04:00
Maybe it only happens more when there're fewer players to split the cards, but I'm not taking any chances.
Is it a super private ultra secret for bestest buddies only or can I have a hint? Judging by the way you said it, (yes, I can hear intonations over the internet) it may or may not have had anything whatsoever remotely to do with the Kitten Corps expansion deck!
sara crane 2015-08-03T18:22:51-04:00
I am overjoyed. The surprise in the box was exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks, guys <3
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T18:23:33-04:00
He asked that I keep it secret. Nothing to do with KC themed expansions, though
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-03T18:23:45-04:00
The surprise disappointed me at first, but the more I used it, the more I loved it! I almost dropped the box the first time it functioned!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-03T18:24:26-04:00
LZ: Aaw. Ok. Will it be something for the future we'll all know, or just a super private ultra secret for bestest buddies only thingy?
SilencedScream 2015-08-03T18:25:07-04:00
I've been playing with four people and, usually, one has enough to whittle me down through all my defuses - by two/three of a kind, attacks, and favors.
It's luck of the draw, I know, but it's there. I'll probably start limiting it to just face cards.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T18:25:17-04:00
Yes, card hoarding happens a lotmore with fewer players
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-03T18:27:22-04:00
It will eventually be made public
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-03T18:29:29-04:00
Ok. I'll hold on to as many high horses as I can, but they love their marijuana, so I hope it's public soon enough!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-03T18:29:58-04:00
Speaking of which, I think time to eat now, so see y'alls when I'm back.
Heather Arvin 2015-08-03T18:36:37-04:00
I got my decks, and Nopezilla isn't in them! Why didn't Nopezilla make the cut? I thought all the requests for Nopezilla was how the Nope cards came about.
@Zem: I hate you. Made me remember I didn't eat my lunch because it tasted weird. Now I have to make my way home, starving the whole time. Thanks a lot. T.T
Blah blah blah!
You say you're outbidding Doc, but I haven't heard any numbers from you
Lol
It came while I was out of town. My hubby got it and sent me a pic. I had to wait till I came home to see all the awesomeness that was enclosed in the box. Thank you for creating this and l look forward to *possible* future kickstarters from you.
I'm not going to be spoiling the surprise for those who haven't gotten it yet but I just got my package in the mail and I played half a dozen rounds with my family. We absolutely love it and the surprise is hilariously thoughtful! THANK YOU!
My kittens have been in my
Hometown science Saturday night and still not moving today. Damn you stat holidays.
@Gershom: Most of us have already either deduced, or had it ruined for us. Some people, unlike yourself, have no sense of letting others receive their decks before stating what the surprise was. I do commend you on your thoughtfulness though.
Is it bad that I haven't heard anything regarding shipping my order, or do I just need to chill out and wait for word that it's on the way?
Well it is bad that they said, "expected delivery date is still July" knowing full well that some wouldn't even begin to ship in July
Barry, you should be getting a notice by tomorrow. If you don't then you should email the EK team and/or Blackbox. I 'll post the email addresses next.
As always, people can reach out to the EK team via support@explodingkittens.com. The more clear the subject line of the email, the easier it is to resolve the issue quickly.
If the issues are related to SHIPPING/FULFILLMENT (wrong address, wrong/incomplete order, wrong packing slip, etc.) backers can get more immediate help by reaching out to our fulfillment help team directly: explodingkittens@support.blackbox.cool
I got my kitties today! The box is hilarious! I didn't think they would ever come. So worth the wait! <3
Don't bother emailing them, they don't respond
So, is it too early to ask when I can buy an expansion? Because I want an expansion. I want more hilarious cat shenanigans. I want more ways to piss off my wife by screwing her over just when she thinks she is about to win. I want more.
@Derek: You do realize, there is probably a very substantial amount of emails that they are sifting through, and it is usually easier to NOT respond to get issues dealt with quicker than to spend time responding to the vast majority of the emails. Either have patience, or go do something else until they either: A) Have time to be able to respond to each and every email, or B) You get notification that things are shipping.
Also, the ESTIMATED delivery was July. Guess what estimated means? That's right, what they THINK they might be able to meet. Doesn't mean it WILL, just means they hope against all odds that they can ship them in July, and have them delivered the same month. Hell, the fact that most of them DID ship in July is a feat all in its own due to the number of decks, addresses, and personalized packing slips(from what I've read, haven't gotten mine yet). Be patient, or take your pessimism elsewhere please.
@GM, maybe the secret is actually NOT what people have been saying. (I still haven't said what the secret is, so as not to inform those yet to receive it.)
LZ, all the moneys. All the moneys in dah worlds.
man, all that in half an hour? So busy here! I might be back on regularly later, but tomorrow I'm free from detasseling, so free to annoy all of you too!
@GM +1
I will translate what GM was trying to say...
Suck it up. They'll fix your problems ASAP. Complaining here won't do any good.
@Owen You have no idea of my personal situation. Also, it is a FTC violation to say the "expected delivery date is still July" when they knew full well that some would not ship in July. Elan said on Twitter yesterday that they knew some wouldn't even ship in July, so yeah basically they lied. You can't say expected (not estimated) delivery date of July if you know some won't even start shipping until August
Received my rewards here in San Diego, California on Saturday. I loved the surprise and the regular and NSFW decks are great. Can't wait to play the game!
Got mine as well and loved the surprise inside :)
Expected isn't the same as guaranteed
@Derek Your tears sustain us. Cry harder. Cry longer. Dig deep into the harm caused to you. Play with the wound. Let a river flow from your eyes, backed by your childish impatience. It cleanses our souls.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2015
Ships anywhere in the world
That, taken from under ANY pledge level...I see ESTIMATED not expected. Case closed.
Come on, guys. Derek has put a lot into this. I'd be frustrated at this point, as well, if I were in his shoes.
@Derek Your mom doesn't love you. She never did.
Go f**k yourselves assholes
I had to laugh. My delivery had an inspection label on it from the post office. I don't think someone understood that Exploding Kittens isn't actually an explosive nor a live good...
My Kittens are in fulfillment but not on my doorstep, my Trian is stuck in customs because they don't like us Polish people, my Steampunk is floating somewhere in the Carribean, my Evolution is somewhere in a FedEx truck, my Rum is in fulfillment-chaos down in Atlanta, and my King is in the air (maybe) somewhere between here and Israel. But they will all arrive in time - MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! (Short version for the whiners: Get over it)
@Mathew Bell,
I think that was a little too far. I understand his frustrations but think his venting of said frustration shouldn't lead to callous remarks.
Derek, you have backed all of 2 project on Kickstarter. Both of the projects had delays and were slow to respond to emails due to volume. I don't know when you contacted the Exploding Kittens team, but from personal experience it takes a couple weeks for small projects. The earliest estimates are what most projects post on Kickstarter, but there are delays. Some folks did get the project on time, and others are getting it soon after. Folks have tried to help you, and ignore the trolls. If you can't be respectful to those that have tried to help you, then get off Kickstarter. If you can't ignore the trolls, get off Kickstarter. If you can be respectful to those that want to help you and can ignore the trolls who have nothing better to do, then welcome to the world of product investments.
@Derek It's not her fault, man. She tried. But, well, you know how you are. Gotta let it go, dude. Let the healing begin.
MY KITTENS ARE HERE!!!! I'm so happy, I need to have a lie down and rest. Getting a little light headed after shouting "My Kittens are Here" for an hour at the neighbors....
Got my copy today! (Well, Saturday, but I just checked my mail today!) Everything was intact (taped and everything) and great....including the surprise which made me laugh. The personalized packing slip was wonderful too and such a cool additional touch.
For those who mentioned that their shipping boxes werent taped, it may be due to international customs requirements. The shipping boxes do say the word "Exploding" right on them so I bet they were searched or had a requirement that the boxes could be searched if needed. It's better to not tape it (the box has a built-in folding seal) instead of you getting a box that had the tape cut or torn off. Just a thought.
A HUGE thanks go out to the EK team....I cant wait to play this thing. You guys are all-stars in my book!
I exploded... a total of 3 times on saturday
My cats went bonkers when I opened the box. Thank you for a fine product.
@Jacob Be respectful? I think i deserve to explode after the several hateful comments directed at me, especially from Matthew
@Owen, perhaps you should read the latest update, "expected delivery date still July"... case closed.
@Matthew you keep making comments about my mother and you will be sorry.
@Allan Ransom, nope. Mine wasn't taped and I'm in Wisconsin.
Just putting the word "Exploding" on a package should become a legal issue for the @Creators. Absolute stupidity!
@Derek: Let me put it another way to try and explain:
A pregnant woman is told her expected delivery date is August 1st, does it mean the baby WILL be born that day? No, it just means that is the doctors BEST GUESS as to when it will happen.
@Derek When last your mother and I spoke, she expressed a deep dissatisfaction with life in general. At first, I thought that this meant that the fault lay with her, and not you, as she had initially stated. But the longer we spoke, the deeper my understanding of her situation became. Did you know that the sun has not shown through the clouds a single time in her presence since you were born? Almost unbelievable. She used to be a free spirit, a thinker, a visionary, but as she lay in that hospital bed, producing you from her now stretch mark scarred body, she saw your real father (Fidel Castro) slip out the door, never to return. This was but the first of her misery, only to be compounded when you refused to stop breast feeding, all the way until age 13. I believe that she is writing a book.
@Mathew Bell: You know, you have gone WAY past even slightly amusing trolling. You are one of the problems with technology. Some of us are actually trying to explain things, you're just shoving your head farther and farther up your own ass.
@Derek
You need to report the conduct by a few losers to Kickstarter. I already have!
I love you all, just the same.
Still no email or kittehs. I am sad.
Blam. Arrived Atlanta, GA 7/31. I suppose the the email is stuck somewhere, but I have kittehs!
Got my Kittens last week. Really nice and splendid design. I was really surprised, in the good way, by the kitten sound. I would expect more project like this on KS. It is not a fast-food kind of crowdfund. It's well prepared and well designed like a mature product on market. Nice Job!
Okay. One last comment, and I'll be done. I SWEAR! I understand that people are trying to be helpful, and deal with Derek in an understanding way. However, this is clearly a lost cause. His position is simply one of not having gotten his way, exactly as he wanted it, and he will not be reasoned with. He has decided that he has been wronged, and there'll be no changing his mind. If one of my children acted so poorly in the face of a mild disappointment, I would send them to their room. But Derek is not my child. Personally, I find shaming him by mimicking his ridiculous, and unreasonable behavior, to be the only effective way of dealing with people like him. You may disagree. I don't disagree with your right to disagree. But I think we all agree, even if you're only agreeing in your heads, that he is just being silly.
Got my box on Saturday and played the game for like 2 and a half hours with my wife, it's a ton of fun. Unfortunately the recorded cat sound when you open the box already died. I know it's a minor quibble but I really thought that was awesome. Anyone else experience this and if so how did you fix it?
Except, Mathew, us ordered 4 NSFW decks. That means he spent $140, which isn't much to some; but it's a lot to many. Also, he's going out of town soon, and still hasn't heard one word about his reward. He's actually been fairly patient until today.
Aha!! Are you commenting from a drunken phone as well, @LZ?
Yeah, sure. But resorting to personal attacks and bringing his mother into this is at least equally childish and accomplishes nothing. That's all I'm saying. I'm sure he wouldn't be so upset, though, if he at least had a concrete idea of when to expect his prize, but he's one of the unlucky few who haven't heard anything at all yet. That can be frustrating when you see everyone else getting theirs, especially when you've spent so much money on it.
Honestly, this might be the most punctual kickstarter I've ever backed. Which is pretty impressive considering that there were over 200k people who backed the project. This is typically 150,000 more than back the kickstarters I usually get behind. Most of the ones I back run about 6 to 7 months behind as a minimum and I drop close to 150 or more on them. I am going to have to agree with Matthew Bell on this one, just not the method he used to get that point across though. Kickstarters running beyond the estimated delivery date is to be expected, that's why this one was such a pleasant surprise.
@Trinkets: Apparently
It was supposed to be equally childish. That was the point. And obviously they weren't real personal attacks. It was silliness, silliness designed to point out his silliness.
Just got mine. EVERYTHING. ABOUT. THIS. IS. PERFECT. I would follow the creator of this project into an active volcano.
Apparently I am also one of the few that somehow did not get an email nor any other contact.. Lovely..
WWWOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has arrived in NEW ZEALAND!!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! SSSQQQUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Mel, if you still haven't heard anything by tomorrow, contact the EK team via support@explodingkittens.com. The more clear the subject line of the email, the easier it is to resolve the issue quickly.
You can also try reaching out to their fulfillment help team directly: explodingkittens@support.blackbox.cool
Thanks Zom! After looking into it more it seems my email was 100% blocking all emails from kickstarter after the first ones sent.. I'm not sure why but it was just deleting them all as spam. I was able to get it to stop that and resend my survey thank god! Hoping others that have heard nothing will see this and also check to see if their email is to blame.
Yes, I have told some others to check all their tabs and folders. I should probably add that to my copy/paste note.
Ok so someone who lives in Kansas city go to FedEx and kick someone in the shin.......they are slacking on my kittens
@Doc: Someone should kick Canada Post as well...supposedly mine is still just picked up...which happened on Friday around 6pm.
Do it, Doc. Do it as you wrest the package from their icey grasp
Road trip! Kansas then Canada !! Bring your kicking boots......
Just got my copy in Montreal, Canada and everything is perfect. This has to be my best experience in backing a kickstarter project. From the campaign to all the wonderfull communication to the actual delivery of the product. Even the individualized ship to one pager was amazing. Congratulations to the entire team for pulling this off given the number of people who backed this kickstarter.
Yah mine was 12am Friday and still sitting there.....fuckers
They probably lost the ducking thing.....so road trip won't help
Ducking = Fucking
Wow, great day today! Got my exploding Kittens as well as an other Kickstarter project. The surprise is awesome.
Whoa, missed quite a bit in the short time I was gone! I thought bullkitten was a nice person until that; levels of frustration and anger not seen since Cane pissed me off those 2 times and then either left or lurked to [unsuccessfully] make me look like the asshole. Good times!
Made me think of Poz
Doc, you're only like a 5 hour drive away from me, so seeing how long it's gonna take to get to you, come on over! I don't have like anybody to play against yet. In fact, the first non-2 person game will hopefully take place tonight finally.
Yay for exploding kittens! Just a general observation (definitely not complaining), how come the two boxes have different types of draw and discard slots? I would think the cardboard barrier would get damaged. Again, just my observation. I want to start playing! Whoo hoo!
Just an observation, but the combos being available to ALL cards just leads to card whoring in my experience. In two games now, I've had 4+ defuses, only to have them take by the pair or three of a kind combos being played with Shuffles and Predict the Future cards.
It often comes down, at the end, to who can play the most combos when there's only 2-3 cards left in the draw pile.
@Zem you have more time off than me ...come on over XD
I don't think you're intended to play in the box. I always take the cards out and just play on the table, anyway
LZ, you're like the IT crowd here! "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" https://www.youtube.com/watch…
Wish I could've been here that whole time too, but I guess I used up my shift covering the Surveys. Aah, not so good times.
"I haven't gotten my survey yet."
"check your email. If it's not there, email the support"
"But it didn't work!"
"Email the support!"
@Scream, you should only be giving one defuse card when they play the 3 of a kind
Silenced, I noticed that too and limited those options mostly to just the picture cards because that happens too much.
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I love the ever-present "Can I change my address?"
No. They literally just shipped every single one. Of course, you could submit a forwarding address with the local post office, which you should've done anyways if you're moving! Honestly, we'll be getting that question all the way to New Year's!
Zem, I know, right?
LZ, my brother had 3 3-of-a-kinds, 4 2-of-a-kinds, and a 5-card set to draw from the discards. That's when I decided he couldn't win like a bitch, only like the asshole he really is. The best part of this game is even though it can be frustrating, you still love it so much!
Well, that part is in the advanced rules, which means it is optional
Yeah, that's why I altered them to my advantage. WHA- I mean for the better. He was right, it really comes down to a hoarders-olympics if you let any cards count for sets.
That hasn't been my experience, but I can see how that could happen
Oh, and Zem, I got the email. It was awesome
Maybe it only happens more when there're fewer players to split the cards, but I'm not taking any chances.
Is it a super private ultra secret for bestest buddies only or can I have a hint? Judging by the way you said it, (yes, I can hear intonations over the internet) it may or may not have had anything whatsoever remotely to do with the Kitten Corps expansion deck!
I am overjoyed. The surprise in the box was exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks, guys <3
He asked that I keep it secret. Nothing to do with KC themed expansions, though
The surprise disappointed me at first, but the more I used it, the more I loved it! I almost dropped the box the first time it functioned!
LZ: Aaw. Ok. Will it be something for the future we'll all know, or just a super private ultra secret for bestest buddies only thingy?
I've been playing with four people and, usually, one has enough to whittle me down through all my defuses - by two/three of a kind, attacks, and favors.
It's luck of the draw, I know, but it's there. I'll probably start limiting it to just face cards.
Yes, card hoarding happens a lotmore with fewer players
It will eventually be made public
Ok. I'll hold on to as many high horses as I can, but they love their marijuana, so I hope it's public soon enough!
Speaking of which, I think time to eat now, so see y'alls when I'm back.
I got my decks, and Nopezilla isn't in them! Why didn't Nopezilla make the cut? I thought all the requests for Nopezilla was how the Nope cards came about.
@Zem: I hate you. Made me remember I didn't eat my lunch because it tasted weird. Now I have to make my way home, starving the whole time. Thanks a lot. T.T