Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-15T14:56:03-04:00
Simon and all else having troubles receiving their decks: Fear not!
Creator Elan Lee about [15:00 8/12/15]
Hey guys,
We're still hard at work and want to get all the issues sorted out quickly, so we need your help to focus. We have too many inboxes! If you need to contact us, please DO NOT MESSAGE US ON KICKSTARTER or FACEBOOK. Instead, please write us at support@explodingkittens.com, and we'll get your issues addressed as quickly as possible. (Plus then we get to use a real mail system with labels, routing, keyboard shortcuts, and pretty colors)
Thanks!
Elan
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-15T14:59:54-04:00
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-15T15:35:11-04:00
Wake me when MadJo stops complaining. You're probably not getting a handwritten apology letter and free copies of the game for this oh-so horrible inconvenience of not responding to your emails, so let's just agree that no matter what the EK team does, you just won't be happy.
They have said of you have emailed them, then you will get taken care of. They also have asked for patience. Other backers have posted on here of their 10+ day wait times, but have had their problems solved. It sounds to me like they are doing what they said. So......you want the creators to repeat what they've already said, over and over, for what reason(s)?
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-15T15:36:04-04:00
How's it going Zem?
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-15T17:00:06-04:00
Good. Only about a week left before I move back to the dorms. Already getting emails from the profs. Whoopeeeee. Otherwise, just hanging out all of today.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-15T17:45:35-04:00
Time to make you jealous. I fished this morning, then took a nap, then played Diablo 2, now I'm picking up some BBQ from a new BBQ joint in town. The owner is a guy who has won BBQ compititions on The Food network. Super yummy! ! Then more Diablo 3!!! Perfect day!!!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-15T17:53:26-04:00
more diablo 3 when you were only on the second?
Now for some GTA V online (because I've done every single offline mission and my mod doesn't work anymore) and later on maybe even some more Mount and Blade again. Love these games. Of course, my brother fell asleep there. I should rudely wake him up...
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-15T18:35:48-04:00
Oops, lol, Diablo 3.
R. D. Smedley 2015-08-15T21:20:29-04:00
Packed exploding kittens to play on my honeymoon. TSA found it in my carry on and did a chemical swap to make sure it wasn't actually explosive. Whoops.
Shane Jowitt 2015-08-15T23:53:51-04:00
Got a shipping email and it said delivered but never received my product?? Emailed a few times no reply? Would love to have my kittens or at least a reply that someone is investigating this issue like I asked and emailed about.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-16T01:16:29-04:00
RD, are you serious or just pulling our paws? If that honestly happened, that'd be so amazing!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-16T01:16:49-04:00
ALSO FOR THOSE MESSAGING SUPPORT:
Please be patient. A 10+ day wait for a response is normal. They only have a few people working on thousands of emails, so please sit tight and trust me, you will be helped. They really do want everyone to get what they ordered no matter what. Also, DO NOT SEND MULTIPLE MESSAGES unless they've taken more than about 2 weeks. That just clogs the system and makes it much more complicated to work through. Understand it will take time and if you bombard them with multiple messages it takes that much longer to sort everyone out. Thank you all for your patience and understanding and I hope all your problems are solved swiftly and in full!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-16T01:17:04-04:00
Shane and all else having troubles receiving their decks: Fear not!
Creator Elan Lee about [15:00 8/12/15]
Hey guys,
We're still hard at work and want to get all the issues sorted out quickly, so we need your help to focus. We have too many inboxes! If you need to contact us, please DO NOT MESSAGE US ON KICKSTARTER or FACEBOOK. Instead, please write us at support@explodingkittens.com, and we'll get your issues addressed as quickly as possible. (Plus then we get to use a real mail system with labels, routing, keyboard shortcuts, and pretty colors)
Thanks!
Elan
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-16T01:17:38-04:00
That they have heard you and are dealing with your issue.
David Greene 2015-08-16T10:25:18-04:00
I've just got back from holiday during which I took my shiny new Exploding Kittens and NSFW expansion - everyone loved it and thought it was the best game out of the ones we played, and they all asked about getting their own deck. Can't wait to see what heinous kitties are in the next expansion pack. Thanks for the great game :)
Niels 2015-08-16T15:29:31-04:00
Played my first game today. Everyone had a good time and lots of kittens exploded.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-16T16:20:49-04:00
Glad to see people are still having things worked out. The team is working hard to make sure everyone gets what they paid for!
Thomas W Bassett 2015-08-16T17:19:24-04:00
Played three games at work last week, two of them went down the last cards. Nice game design folks - it's not often that something "new" is this refined in its playtesting - the fact that we literally did not know who was going to 'splode and who was not until the last cards where drawn (skip, nope, skip, nope, attack, nope, bam) was lots of fun.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-16T17:23:52-04:00
Thomas, I had a round that came all the way down to the last card and the turn went: attack, nope, yep, nope, yep, nope, attack, dang it, boom. It's amazing to me how such a simple and novel game can become so serious and tense in the last rounds. And you can play several games in a row (my record is over 10) and it's still fun! Then you bring out the NSFW deck...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-16T23:50:55-04:00
Have you readjusted the sensor so that it's under tacocat's right eye if it's not already? I think it has batteries, so might be worth checking into that too.
Alex Hooi Kuan Wai 2015-08-17T02:53:07-04:00
received in Malaysia :D AWESOMEEEE
Slava Fidel 2015-08-17T04:39:36-04:00
Got mine! A day earlier than FedEx estimated, too! Can't wait to play! :D
Liav Issac Shopen 2015-08-17T05:11:47-04:00
Hi, didnt get my cards yet whats up with that??
Dave 2015-08-17T06:11:42-04:00
Last received an email 2 weeks ago from Blackbox about my orders being prepared to be shipped .. Haven't heard back anything since then.
anyone can advise on my order status?
Loig 2015-08-17T07:09:44-04:00
Actually in my email from Blackbox it says:
"If you don’t get your order by September 18th, please reply to this email and let us know"
So I assume that even though they shipped it out, we might actually have to collectively wait a couple of weeks longer... bummer...
Jan Wekenborg 2015-08-17T07:49:52-04:00
Received my order today. Well actually it already arrived last week, but I was on vacation! So excited and really looking forward to play! The surprise is hilarious! I won't reveal what it is, of course!
Kristen Demeter 2015-08-17T09:42:51-04:00
The surprise is cute, but was anyone else kinda hoping for something better than that? I mean, that's something that I did for a project in high school over 10 years ago so it didn't seem that "wow" to me.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T09:43:19-04:00
To everyone with questions about their orders:
Creator Elan Lee about [15:00 8/12/15]
Hey guys,
We're still hard at work and want to get all the issues sorted out quickly, so we need your help to focus. We have too many inboxes! If you need to contact us, please DO NOT MESSAGE US ON KICKSTARTER or FACEBOOK. Instead, please write us at support@explodingkittens.com, and we'll get your issues addressed as quickly as possible. (Plus then we get to use a real mail system with labels, routing, keyboard shortcuts, and pretty colors)
Thanks!
Elan
They have also asked for patience. There are only three people handling all of these emails, so it will take time for them to process. Sometimes 10+ days. Sometimes they will take care of your email without emailing you back, ie missing decks etc. Hang in there guys, EK really want you to burn... er get your stuff!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T09:45:30-04:00
@Kristen, it was more Me-owwww to me... ;) Apparently it cost around a million dollars to add that to all the special boxes!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T09:46:39-04:00
Good morning corps!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T09:48:47-04:00
BaKhan: Good morning! And at first I thought, "A million dollars!" like Dr. Evil from Austin Powers. Then I thought, "A million? Really? Wow!" and then realized that comes out to probably around over a dollar per box, which makes sense. I was expecting more, but am very happy with what I got!
Khoral 2015-08-17T09:48:58-04:00
Got the game in France :D
Thanks !
Kristen Demeter 2015-08-17T09:53:56-04:00
Don't get me wrong, it's cute and it made me smile, but the way they were talking it up I expected something.... useful. Not the same thing I put into a soap box for a chemistry project when I was 14. :P
I feel bad the team wasted the money on a whole second box for the NSFW version! I combined mine into one box and they'll probably never go back into the NSFW box. Though, I guess the team didn't know who planned on combining them and who didn't.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T09:55:38-04:00
@Zem, I was secretly hoping for a trinket, except I wasn't being very secretive about it! Lolz! I'm very happy with what we've recieved. I should have bought two copies of each deck though. These ones will wear out quite quickly given how much they're being used!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T09:59:41-04:00
I've done the same, but when my nieces come by and have a game, I'll have to split them out again, and I'll be glad to have that package to put them in. I would have been happy with anything, so I guess I'm easy to please that way, I mean, they certainly didn't have to include the super special secret surprise of awesomeness (that you had made a version of when you were 14)... ;)
Robin Loh Yuke Bin 2015-08-17T10:01:13-04:00
The project began with 2-4 player. If combine is up to 8 player . Now it can play 5 player. Means combine can play up to 10 player correct ?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T10:03:00-04:00
@Robin, actually 9 player, there are ony a total of 8 exploding kittens if you combine both decks. You need one less kitten then players.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T10:11:40-04:00
You can play with 10 if the first person who is not able to avoid an exploding kitten and is out of the game puts the kitten back in the deck.
I realized i should've bought two of each as well. My brother is being dumb and not opening his yet so we're just using my decks to play now, and though they haven't been handled much in a week, they do get used quite a bit.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T10:14:52-04:00
@Zem, by the same logic, you could play with 11, 12, etc. The ballance of the cards is such that it should be a max of 9, however, house rules are always great as well.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T10:26:28-04:00
Isn't it weird when you love an actor only to find out he's already extremely famous and you didn't know? I loved Simon Skinner from Hot Fuzz and wondered if he ever did other stuff, but I never saw him and never even checked IMDB. Then I was watching Chuck and he's the major villain for like two seasons. So I looked him up and turns out he's Timothy Dalton, one of the Bonds who was in License to Kill as well as dozens of parts in other movies like even Toy Story 3! How have I never seen this before?!
@Trinkets: NOTHING beats Firefly. Anyone who says differently will get shot.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T10:54:17-04:00
Firefly is almost an exception and can't be classified as a tv show. It's more than that. It's a class all by itself.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T10:55:44-04:00
Gawd, I hate Fox!!!!!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T10:57:29-04:00
GM, yeah, I did see that one, just forgot about it until I saw the imdb page.
At the risk of beheading, I think firefly was among the ranks of Dr. Who and the potential for the Hitchhiker's Guide if it were remade again as a tv show. That being said, that's the God level of TV for me, so give me a break! Only a select handful of shows even dream of aspiring to hope to have wishes of thinking of possibly attaining the ranks below that level.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T10:59:29-04:00
@GM, he's doing good, he has no idea he's so sick. I took him in this morning to get his stiches out and he gets his first round of chemo, assuming they don't find another tumour first. Fingers crossed. The poor guy has one of the most aggressive types of cancer a dog can get. I just want to give him as long as I can, without making him suffer.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T11:00:29-04:00
At the apparent risk of death, never heard of Chuck. That being said, Firefly ftw!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T11:11:26-04:00
More happy thoughts for your dog, BaKhan!
Don't worry, I never heard of Chuck while it was on NBC. For 5 years. I remember my buds talking about it once, but never checked it out. Then one friend had seasons 1&2 on DVD. So I gave it a shot. Never have I been so impressed with a show as Chuck. It blew me away. So I bought all 5 seasons for myself.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T11:14:42-04:00
@Trinkets, thanks man, the more the merrier! I may have to check this Chuck show out...
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T11:26:05-04:00
I hope you do. Adam Baldwin is in it. Doesn't play a merc like in Firefly, but he's great in it. And in season 4 of Chuck, Timothy Dalton is amazing in his role. Lots of guest stars. Great characters and tons of feels. I still can't watch the last episode without getting chocked up. And I've seen it 6 times.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T11:26:50-04:00
@GM, I've been purposely avoiding getting netflix. We watch way too much tv as it is! Before I started dating my wife, I watched 2 hours a week max. Now thats every night, at least! My guitar gently weeps... ;)
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T11:48:42-04:00
Maybe you just need to get your mind set on your guitar
@BaKhan: I think I've watched MAYBE 1 hour of TV in the past 3 months, and probably 20 movies on Netflix. I tend to not find anything interesting on TV, and also tend to play video games more often than not.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T11:55:55-04:00
It still gets used at least 10 hours a week, two different band practice nights and one casual jam. I just used to play and write much more than that at one time. Of course, I am getting older and need to take longer breaks than I used to. This whole getting older thing is way overrated!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T11:59:57-04:00
@GM, ah the single life! That used to be me as well, I did mention I'm married now right? I think that primarily means spending lots of time with your spouses intrests and your interests are considered childish and unintersting... even though, I met my wife through music... ;)
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T12:08:33-04:00
Sing it loud and sing it proud, BaKhan!!
Everything I liKe is stupid, but the real housewives shows are good TV?
At least she won't change the channel when the Packers are on.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T12:08:48-04:00
Chuck wasn't my favorite, but it's great for just watching on netflix.
I just watched the price is right on tv, the first time i've watched a tv show in quite possibly 3 years now. But I do watch netflix alot when I'm home and we watch shows like Chuck or Burn Notice.
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T12:09:09-04:00
I'm BACK!
KC. New update on the club board. Lottsa cool stuff.
Roger Mann 2015-08-17T12:09:09-04:00
Came to complain that I have yet to get my package or even a shipping notice, but seems like I have to (inexplicably) explain to adults why Chuck and Firefly were both fecking awful television shows.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T12:10:30-04:00
Why would you change from the Packers at all?
And yeah... no, the real housewives isn't good television at all. She doesn't think firefly or chuck is good though?! What kind of relationship have you gotten yourself into?!?!?!?!??!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T12:11:51-04:00
Roger, you've come to the wrong place for both of those. One I can tell you to go to support@explodingkittens.com . The other I can just say this is the wrong place. *western music plays*
PoT: Oh boy! Been waiting to hear about that all weekend!
In the SUBJECT line put "No Shipping Notification, No Shipment"
In the body put any additional information you think might help them resolve your issue. Keep it as short as you can.
I hope this helps.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T12:12:28-04:00
email support, sorry, not go there.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T12:13:13-04:00
Oh, and don't email them more than that unless it takes more than 2 weeks. A 10-day waiting period for a response is normal.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T12:19:38-04:00
@PoT, wow! Congrats man! Very awesome news!
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T12:21:15-04:00
T'was something of a dream come true, to bask in the presence of both Elan and Bella. I recommend it.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T12:21:35-04:00
Yeah, I definitely would've beaten him up, taken the deck, and sold it to the highest bidder after using it myself.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T12:21:57-04:00
PoT, I've heard it's good for the skin.
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T12:23:02-04:00
Zem? The NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION header? That was real, you read it.
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T12:24:35-04:00
Yes, I did feel a youthful glow emanating. 'Course, that shit is gone now.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T12:27:05-04:00
@PoT, ah enthusiasm and reading comprehension... lolz! Seriously though, good for you, I can only imagine how awesome that would have been!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T12:35:43-04:00
@PoT: Wish I could have been there, would have been an enlightening experience to say the least. And wish I could find my username and password for the club board...I will have to dust off my old desktop to check there.
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T12:39:41-04:00
GM send an email to cheetahbutt at the club board for your info.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T13:27:39-04:00
That's fantastic, @TeP.
@PoT, did Elam address the isssue of putting the word "Exploding" on the shipping g boxes?
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T13:30:16-04:00
Lol, Elam.....stupid drunk phone
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T13:40:06-04:00
I was/am unaware of anything having to do with putting "Exploding" on shipping boxes, so no.
I must confess, that per my usual, I drove the conversation into areas of my own interest and concern.
@PoT: I only heard about a few where they were labelled as Exploding Kittens, and having a slip inside when it arrived saying it was inspected. But not that many, probably less than 1% had that I think.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T14:00:00-04:00
There were a few people who popped in here and said the post office had opened some boxes to check them inside. There were stickers on the boxes from the post offices saying the boxes needed to be inspected.
One guy even said the post office had sliced his NSFW box up while opening up the shrink wrap.
Glen Smith 2015-08-17T14:24:02-04:00
LOL, you just can't make shirt like that up.
[post office guys looks at box]
"This box says exploding kittens on it, that probably means it might be a bomb. We should inspect it."
[gets out box cutter]
"No need to be careful opening a box that I think might be a bomb though."
[cue fruit ninja sounds]
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T14:32:32-04:00
@Glen, no doubt! Safety first...
Glen Smith 2015-08-17T14:38:28-04:00
I mean, if you were going to actually send a bomb in the mail (I'm NOT, please don't hurt me NSA!) At least if you LABEL it a bomb, then they can't charge you with mail fraud right?
Should I use a "Nope" card or a "Defuse" card when the black suits and mirrored sunglasses show up at my door? Maybe a "Skip"?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T14:40:59-04:00
@Glen, I'm thinking shuffle, that way you can just shuffle on down the road, and not worry about the man!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T15:00:25-04:00
See the future.
Stay one step ahead of them
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-17T15:02:07-04:00
@Trinkets, until they catch on, and then go all minority report on you!
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-17T15:12:09-04:00
PoT, I'm so very very jelly! All of that is awesome!
Simon and all else having troubles receiving their decks: Fear not!
Creator Elan Lee about [15:00 8/12/15]
Hey guys,
We're still hard at work and want to get all the issues sorted out quickly, so we need your help to focus. We have too many inboxes! If you need to contact us, please DO NOT MESSAGE US ON KICKSTARTER or FACEBOOK. Instead, please write us at support@explodingkittens.com, and we'll get your issues addressed as quickly as possible. (Plus then we get to use a real mail system with labels, routing, keyboard shortcuts, and pretty colors)
Thanks!
Elan
Also, PLEASE CHECK UPDATES AND THIS FAQ PAGE FOR QUESTIONS BEFORE EVEN ASKING THE SUPPORT FOR HELP!
http://explodingkittens.com/faq.html
Wake me when MadJo stops complaining. You're probably not getting a handwritten apology letter and free copies of the game for this oh-so horrible inconvenience of not responding to your emails, so let's just agree that no matter what the EK team does, you just won't be happy.
They have said of you have emailed them, then you will get taken care of. They also have asked for patience. Other backers have posted on here of their 10+ day wait times, but have had their problems solved. It sounds to me like they are doing what they said. So......you want the creators to repeat what they've already said, over and over, for what reason(s)?
How's it going Zem?
Good. Only about a week left before I move back to the dorms. Already getting emails from the profs. Whoopeeeee. Otherwise, just hanging out all of today.
Time to make you jealous. I fished this morning, then took a nap, then played Diablo 2, now I'm picking up some BBQ from a new BBQ joint in town. The owner is a guy who has won BBQ compititions on The Food network. Super yummy! ! Then more Diablo 3!!! Perfect day!!!
more diablo 3 when you were only on the second?
Now for some GTA V online (because I've done every single offline mission and my mod doesn't work anymore) and later on maybe even some more Mount and Blade again. Love these games. Of course, my brother fell asleep there. I should rudely wake him up...
Oops, lol, Diablo 3.
Packed exploding kittens to play on my honeymoon. TSA found it in my carry on and did a chemical swap to make sure it wasn't actually explosive. Whoops.
Got a shipping email and it said delivered but never received my product?? Emailed a few times no reply? Would love to have my kittens or at least a reply that someone is investigating this issue like I asked and emailed about.
RD, are you serious or just pulling our paws? If that honestly happened, that'd be so amazing!
ALSO FOR THOSE MESSAGING SUPPORT:
Please be patient. A 10+ day wait for a response is normal. They only have a few people working on thousands of emails, so please sit tight and trust me, you will be helped. They really do want everyone to get what they ordered no matter what. Also, DO NOT SEND MULTIPLE MESSAGES unless they've taken more than about 2 weeks. That just clogs the system and makes it much more complicated to work through. Understand it will take time and if you bombard them with multiple messages it takes that much longer to sort everyone out. Thank you all for your patience and understanding and I hope all your problems are solved swiftly and in full!
Shane and all else having troubles receiving their decks: Fear not!
Creator Elan Lee about [15:00 8/12/15]
Hey guys,
We're still hard at work and want to get all the issues sorted out quickly, so we need your help to focus. We have too many inboxes! If you need to contact us, please DO NOT MESSAGE US ON KICKSTARTER or FACEBOOK. Instead, please write us at support@explodingkittens.com, and we'll get your issues addressed as quickly as possible. (Plus then we get to use a real mail system with labels, routing, keyboard shortcuts, and pretty colors)
Thanks!
Elan
Also, PLEASE CHECK UPDATES AND THIS FAQ PAGE FOR QUESTIONS BEFORE EVEN ASKING THE SUPPORT FOR HELP!
http://explodingkittens.com/faq.html
i've recieved my EXPLDONG KITTENS and it looks awesome.
and sometimes goats.
I did -not- get a shipping email, the game just showed up the other day. All in all, don't worry, people. The gears are in motion. Have patience.
@Ruben, that's good to know, that there will be people getting issues fixed without any sort if contact from EK, or Blackbox.
Another reminder, if you contacted them usingsupport@explodingkittens.com
Oops, should have said:
Another reminder, if you contacted them using
support@explodingkittens.com
That they have heard you and are dealing with your issue.
I've just got back from holiday during which I took my shiny new Exploding Kittens and NSFW expansion - everyone loved it and thought it was the best game out of the ones we played, and they all asked about getting their own deck. Can't wait to see what heinous kitties are in the next expansion pack. Thanks for the great game :)
Played my first game today. Everyone had a good time and lots of kittens exploded.
Glad to see people are still having things worked out. The team is working hard to make sure everyone gets what they paid for!
Played three games at work last week, two of them went down the last cards. Nice game design folks - it's not often that something "new" is this refined in its playtesting - the fact that we literally did not know who was going to 'splode and who was not until the last cards where drawn (skip, nope, skip, nope, attack, nope, bam) was lots of fun.
Thomas, I had a round that came all the way down to the last card and the turn went: attack, nope, yep, nope, yep, nope, attack, dang it, boom. It's amazing to me how such a simple and novel game can become so serious and tense in the last rounds. And you can play several games in a row (my record is over 10) and it's still fun! Then you bring out the NSFW deck...
http://explodingkittens.com/faq.html does contain any information on the "secret" that does not seem to work (yes I have exposed it to light)
Have you readjusted the sensor so that it's under tacocat's right eye if it's not already? I think it has batteries, so might be worth checking into that too.
received in Malaysia :D AWESOMEEEE
Got mine! A day earlier than FedEx estimated, too! Can't wait to play! :D
Hi, didnt get my cards yet whats up with that??
Last received an email 2 weeks ago from Blackbox about my orders being prepared to be shipped .. Haven't heard back anything since then.
anyone can advise on my order status?
Actually in my email from Blackbox it says:
"If you don’t get your order by September 18th, please reply to this email and let us know"
So I assume that even though they shipped it out, we might actually have to collectively wait a couple of weeks longer... bummer...
Received my order today. Well actually it already arrived last week, but I was on vacation! So excited and really looking forward to play! The surprise is hilarious! I won't reveal what it is, of course!
The surprise is cute, but was anyone else kinda hoping for something better than that? I mean, that's something that I did for a project in high school over 10 years ago so it didn't seem that "wow" to me.
To everyone with questions about their orders:
Creator Elan Lee about [15:00 8/12/15]
Hey guys,
We're still hard at work and want to get all the issues sorted out quickly, so we need your help to focus. We have too many inboxes! If you need to contact us, please DO NOT MESSAGE US ON KICKSTARTER or FACEBOOK. Instead, please write us at support@explodingkittens.com, and we'll get your issues addressed as quickly as possible. (Plus then we get to use a real mail system with labels, routing, keyboard shortcuts, and pretty colors)
Thanks!
Elan
They have also asked for patience. There are only three people handling all of these emails, so it will take time for them to process. Sometimes 10+ days. Sometimes they will take care of your email without emailing you back, ie missing decks etc. Hang in there guys, EK really want you to burn... er get your stuff!
@Kristen, it was more Me-owwww to me... ;) Apparently it cost around a million dollars to add that to all the special boxes!
Good morning corps!
BaKhan: Good morning! And at first I thought, "A million dollars!" like Dr. Evil from Austin Powers. Then I thought, "A million? Really? Wow!" and then realized that comes out to probably around over a dollar per box, which makes sense. I was expecting more, but am very happy with what I got!
Got the game in France :D
Thanks !
Don't get me wrong, it's cute and it made me smile, but the way they were talking it up I expected something.... useful. Not the same thing I put into a soap box for a chemistry project when I was 14. :P
I feel bad the team wasted the money on a whole second box for the NSFW version! I combined mine into one box and they'll probably never go back into the NSFW box. Though, I guess the team didn't know who planned on combining them and who didn't.
@Zem, I was secretly hoping for a trinket, except I wasn't being very secretive about it! Lolz! I'm very happy with what we've recieved. I should have bought two copies of each deck though. These ones will wear out quite quickly given how much they're being used!
I've done the same, but when my nieces come by and have a game, I'll have to split them out again, and I'll be glad to have that package to put them in. I would have been happy with anything, so I guess I'm easy to please that way, I mean, they certainly didn't have to include the super special secret surprise of awesomeness (that you had made a version of when you were 14)... ;)
The project began with 2-4 player. If combine is up to 8 player . Now it can play 5 player. Means combine can play up to 10 player correct ?
@Robin, actually 9 player, there are ony a total of 8 exploding kittens if you combine both decks. You need one less kitten then players.
You can play with 10 if the first person who is not able to avoid an exploding kitten and is out of the game puts the kitten back in the deck.
I realized i should've bought two of each as well. My brother is being dumb and not opening his yet so we're just using my decks to play now, and though they haven't been handled much in a week, they do get used quite a bit.
@Zem, by the same logic, you could play with 11, 12, etc. The ballance of the cards is such that it should be a max of 9, however, house rules are always great as well.
Isn't it weird when you love an actor only to find out he's already extremely famous and you didn't know? I loved Simon Skinner from Hot Fuzz and wondered if he ever did other stuff, but I never saw him and never even checked IMDB. Then I was watching Chuck and he's the major villain for like two seasons. So I looked him up and turns out he's Timothy Dalton, one of the Bonds who was in License to Kill as well as dozens of parts in other movies like even Toy Story 3! How have I never seen this before?!
@Zem: He is also in Doctor Who.
@GM, good morning!
Someone said Chuck!!!
BEST......SHOW.........EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and i will fight anyone to the death who says otherwise! !!!!!
(Ok, if you say Firefly, I'll let that slide)
@BaKhano: Morning. How is the pup?
@Trinkets: NOTHING beats Firefly. Anyone who says differently will get shot.
Firefly is almost an exception and can't be classified as a tv show. It's more than that. It's a class all by itself.
Gawd, I hate Fox!!!!!
GM, yeah, I did see that one, just forgot about it until I saw the imdb page.
At the risk of beheading, I think firefly was among the ranks of Dr. Who and the potential for the Hitchhiker's Guide if it were remade again as a tv show. That being said, that's the God level of TV for me, so give me a break! Only a select handful of shows even dream of aspiring to hope to have wishes of thinking of possibly attaining the ranks below that level.
@GM, he's doing good, he has no idea he's so sick. I took him in this morning to get his stiches out and he gets his first round of chemo, assuming they don't find another tumour first. Fingers crossed. The poor guy has one of the most aggressive types of cancer a dog can get. I just want to give him as long as I can, without making him suffer.
At the apparent risk of death, never heard of Chuck. That being said, Firefly ftw!
More happy thoughts for your dog, BaKhan!
Don't worry, I never heard of Chuck while it was on NBC. For 5 years. I remember my buds talking about it once, but never checked it out. Then one friend had seasons 1&2 on DVD. So I gave it a shot. Never have I been so impressed with a show as Chuck. It blew me away. So I bought all 5 seasons for myself.
http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0934814/
@Trinkets, thanks man, the more the merrier! I may have to check this Chuck show out...
I hope you do. Adam Baldwin is in it. Doesn't play a merc like in Firefly, but he's great in it. And in season 4 of Chuck, Timothy Dalton is amazing in his role. Lots of guest stars. Great characters and tons of feels. I still can't watch the last episode without getting chocked up. And I've seen it 6 times.
And Yvonne strahovski. ......yummy!!
@BaKhan: It is on Netflix.
@GM, I've been purposely avoiding getting netflix. We watch way too much tv as it is! Before I started dating my wife, I watched 2 hours a week max. Now thats every night, at least! My guitar gently weeps... ;)
Maybe you just need to get your mind set on your guitar
@BaKhan: I think I've watched MAYBE 1 hour of TV in the past 3 months, and probably 20 movies on Netflix. I tend to not find anything interesting on TV, and also tend to play video games more often than not.
It still gets used at least 10 hours a week, two different band practice nights and one casual jam. I just used to play and write much more than that at one time. Of course, I am getting older and need to take longer breaks than I used to. This whole getting older thing is way overrated!
@GM, ah the single life! That used to be me as well, I did mention I'm married now right? I think that primarily means spending lots of time with your spouses intrests and your interests are considered childish and unintersting... even though, I met my wife through music... ;)
Sing it loud and sing it proud, BaKhan!!
Everything I liKe is stupid, but the real housewives shows are good TV?
At least she won't change the channel when the Packers are on.
Chuck wasn't my favorite, but it's great for just watching on netflix.
I just watched the price is right on tv, the first time i've watched a tv show in quite possibly 3 years now. But I do watch netflix alot when I'm home and we watch shows like Chuck or Burn Notice.
I'm BACK!
KC. New update on the club board. Lottsa cool stuff.
Came to complain that I have yet to get my package or even a shipping notice, but seems like I have to (inexplicably) explain to adults why Chuck and Firefly were both fecking awful television shows.
Why would you change from the Packers at all?
And yeah... no, the real housewives isn't good television at all. She doesn't think firefly or chuck is good though?! What kind of relationship have you gotten yourself into?!?!?!?!??!
Roger, you've come to the wrong place for both of those. One I can tell you to go to support@explodingkittens.com . The other I can just say this is the wrong place. *western music plays*
PoT: Oh boy! Been waiting to hear about that all weekend!
@Roger Mann
Please send an email to support@explodingkittens.com
In the SUBJECT line put "No Shipping Notification, No Shipment"
In the body put any additional information you think might help them resolve your issue. Keep it as short as you can.
I hope this helps.
email support, sorry, not go there.
Oh, and don't email them more than that unless it takes more than 2 weeks. A 10-day waiting period for a response is normal.
@PoT, wow! Congrats man! Very awesome news!
T'was something of a dream come true, to bask in the presence of both Elan and Bella. I recommend it.
Yeah, I definitely would've beaten him up, taken the deck, and sold it to the highest bidder after using it myself.
PoT, I've heard it's good for the skin.
Zem? The NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION header? That was real, you read it.
Yes, I did feel a youthful glow emanating. 'Course, that shit is gone now.
@PoT, ah enthusiasm and reading comprehension... lolz! Seriously though, good for you, I can only imagine how awesome that would have been!
@PoT, that's incredible!
@PoT: Wish I could have been there, would have been an enlightening experience to say the least. And wish I could find my username and password for the club board...I will have to dust off my old desktop to check there.
GM send an email to cheetahbutt at the club board for your info.
@PoT: Definitely need to dust off the old desktop then...that info is on there as well...and would be easier.
We made a top 10 product round up for Summer Games (Winter if you live in another hemisphere)!
"Feeling a physical present: Ten summer games and gadgets:"
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/17/product_roundup_ten_summer_games_and_gadgets/
That's fantastic, @TeP.
@PoT, did Elam address the isssue of putting the word "Exploding" on the shipping g boxes?
Lol, Elam.....stupid drunk phone
I was/am unaware of anything having to do with putting "Exploding" on shipping boxes, so no.
I must confess, that per my usual, I drove the conversation into areas of my own interest and concern.
Bad PoT.
What's up with "Exploding" on shipping boxes?
@PoT: I only heard about a few where they were labelled as Exploding Kittens, and having a slip inside when it arrived saying it was inspected. But not that many, probably less than 1% had that I think.
There were a few people who popped in here and said the post office had opened some boxes to check them inside. There were stickers on the boxes from the post offices saying the boxes needed to be inspected.
One guy even said the post office had sliced his NSFW box up while opening up the shrink wrap.
LOL, you just can't make shirt like that up.
[post office guys looks at box]
"This box says exploding kittens on it, that probably means it might be a bomb. We should inspect it."
[gets out box cutter]
"No need to be careful opening a box that I think might be a bomb though."
[cue fruit ninja sounds]
@Glen, no doubt! Safety first...
I mean, if you were going to actually send a bomb in the mail (I'm NOT, please don't hurt me NSA!) At least if you LABEL it a bomb, then they can't charge you with mail fraud right?
Should I use a "Nope" card or a "Defuse" card when the black suits and mirrored sunglasses show up at my door? Maybe a "Skip"?
@Glen, I'm thinking shuffle, that way you can just shuffle on down the road, and not worry about the man!
See the future.
Stay one step ahead of them
@Trinkets, until they catch on, and then go all minority report on you!
PoT, I'm so very very jelly! All of that is awesome!
@LZ, good day sir!
And a good day to you, too, my good man!