@Zem, the actor's name is Simon Pegg, not Simon Skinner
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-17T15:25:57-04:00
Harumph! Figures... I show up and everyone leaves. Do I smell? That's why everyone leaves, right? It's cause I stink. It's okay, you can tell me
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T15:30:00-04:00
I'm back. Had to go get the dog back from the kennel.
How are you LZ?
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-17T15:33:34-04:00
I'm good. And stinky, apparently.
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T15:39:12-04:00
Good and stinky. Hmmph. Didn't they play the Orpheum circuit back '27?
I am doing okay, I over stressed my left (still OEM) knee while at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday night, and it is now swollen and very angry with me. But at least I'm home. The weekend was kind of surreal. We flew in Friday afternoon, got dinner and went to bed, and once we got up Saturday morning it was just a mad rush with a few quick naps in between til we got home, finally about 11:00 last night.
Glen Smith 2015-08-17T15:42:52-04:00
@LZ, Well, depends on which actor you are talking about. Simon Pegg plays Nicholas Angel, Our hero cop. The actor Timothy Dalton (of James bond fame, Really Zem? You didn't know that?) however, plays the character Simon Skinner "Lock me up, I'm a SLASHER!". How they keep that straight on a set boggles my mind.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-17T15:44:44-04:00
Wow. My weekend was nice and dull. I took Friday and today off. I don't want to go back to work tomorrow, but I must! Hafta deal with petulant personnel issues.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-17T15:46:43-04:00
@Glen, I gotcha. I thought he was using the actor's name, not the character's name.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T17:04:20-04:00
Who just got back from alot of errands and knows the difference between Simon Pegg and Timothy Dalton (who played Simon Skinner in Hot Fuzz)? This guy. Oh, you did get that sorted out.
And PoT, I made sure what I said in no way ruined state secrets.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T17:05:56-04:00
The reason the conversation came to that is because I brought up Dalton because I saw him in Chuck and instantly recognized him as Skinner. It's too bad; he had SO many opportunities in Chuck to say, "My, he IS tenacious!" or "Here comes the fuzz."
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T17:06:30-04:00
Finally, an update about orders with issues!! It's as if you are almost psychic, @PoT!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T17:07:08-04:00
Really, update?! Oh boy! I hope it covers everything. Maybe they can amend it if they left an issue out.
John "The Monk with the Boots" Turner 2015-08-17T17:10:53-04:00
Game came in a few days ago have yet to play it we need to play with some friends can not wait this game looks awesome!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T17:11:46-04:00
They forgot to mention not to spam the support because of the waiting period.
Rich DiBuo 2015-08-17T17:12:01-04:00
Just got my set today here in Alaska!!! Can't wait to play tonight at the fire station!!!!
Michał Jarosz 2015-08-17T17:12:07-04:00
I received my kittens and I read this update!
Bob Shaff 2015-08-17T17:17:43-04:00
is there any way to seperate the NSFW deck from the regular deck? maybe a little black dot could be incorporate in future additions.
Any thought of expansion pack? maybe a card to reverse the order like that other card game.
With 92K comments I did not bother to read them all to see if this has been covered already
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T17:23:51-04:00
@Bob, on the lower left corner, written in light grey is either First Edition on the regular deck, and NSFW on its deck. It's there, you probably just missed it. I don't think it is on the actual exploding kittens themselves, though.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T17:26:16-04:00
@Bob , the reverse card is highly requested, as is an expansion. Remember, the game isn't even available to the public yet. That will be in a little bit. I wouldn't be thinking an expansion for a while. But I would guess that they would certainly have plans for it. There were cards shown earlier that aren't in the final decks.
Keith Fleming 2015-08-17T17:27:16-04:00
The NSFW cards were a bit to SFW for my liking.
Keith Fleming 2015-08-17T17:27:26-04:00
too*
Anita M McIlvain 2015-08-17T17:29:02-04:00
Is there a way of changing the batteries in the box? Mine will not meow. Your nsfw deck is funny!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T17:42:43-04:00
Anita: first try opening it in more light. Then, if still no difference, see if the light sensor is under tacocat's right eye. If it is, then maybe see if you can take it out of the pocket thing and try changing them.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T17:44:16-04:00
Keith, I think some were just so good that they couldn't be in the normal deck, like the Pope of Nope and Cat's Schrodinger. Though some are definitely dorm-exclusive. I'm not using that deck with my parents or work or something like that. At least not half of it. The crack-smoking baby owls are up for debate, though.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-17T17:48:11-04:00
Yeah, I wouldn't use the infinity vindt if I were playing with my parents or kids, for example.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-17T17:49:31-04:00
Damn autocorrect! I wouldn't use the infinity boner! Infinity vindt doesn't even make any sense! They're not even the same language!
Jack Scoble 2015-08-17T17:50:33-04:00
Thanks for my amazing box of kittens that enjoy exploding, the game is a hundred time more tactical than I ever though it could be and a serious laugh. (Especially loving my NSFW pack featuring boob wizards xD ) Cheers Guys!
Steven Garriott 2015-08-17T17:52:54-04:00
Played it the first time Friday night and had a blast (appropriate)! Everyone had fun reading the cards. Lots of laughs. The speed of the game didn't make it too hard on the people who had a kitten explode early in the game (which was me in game 1!). Thanks again for all the great work and the great game. Hint: The more people who play, the more the fun.
Chris 2015-08-17T18:03:49-04:00
Was surprised how fun Exploding Kittens was! Played with 9 of my hockey teammates the other day, and we all had a blast.
As my drunk Captain says "It is like Angry Birds, but better" (he....he is a strange fellah)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T18:05:56-04:00
Angry birds... I'll have to look into that comparison...
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T18:09:22-04:00
I just had a meeting with Elan last Saturday. Your requests for a reversing card have been heard! They are looking at the best way to do it even as I type and they hope to be able to include it in an expansion pack (no promises). And YES! An expansion pack is being worked on too. No idea when. Fingers crossed.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-17T18:17:39-04:00
Indeed. I have some suggestions kicking around in my noggin
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T18:22:26-04:00
You know how to get in touch LZ. Elan has specifically requested input from the Corps.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T18:25:34-04:00
He's gotten the most common input, most of which includes most of mine.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-17T18:49:15-04:00
PoT, yeah. I offered first. I just wanted to wait until things mellowed out a little. If he doesn't want me to wait, I can shoot him an email now
Big Bear 2015-08-17T19:03:50-04:00
The Good: Loving my Exploding Kittens! The wife is already asking me when you guys plan to release the next expansion deck. Very big fan of what you guys are doing.
The Amusing: My local post office freaked out when they got a kitten sized box with "Exploding Kittens" written on it in big letters.
The Amazing: This game is amazingly hilarious! It's amusing when someone draws a card and starts a giggle-fit.
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T19:04:02-04:00
The more ideas the merrier LZ. Especially new ideas.
Sebastian Champagne 2015-08-17T19:04:46-04:00
Anyone actually do a survey?
"The survey for this reward hasn't been sent by Elan Lee yet. "
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T19:25:40-04:00
@Sebastian Champagne
Yes the surveys were sent in June. Send an email to support@explodingkittens.com In the Subject line put "No Survey Received". In the body of the email just explain it, not much is required. Keep it short. When they get to your email they'll send you a response asking for your info. It may take 10 to 14 days, they are swamped with emails right now. Be patient.
Samantha Atchison 2015-08-17T19:39:37-04:00
The packaging and overall look and feel to the game was WAY better than I would ever expect from any kickstarter project. I am playing with as many people as I can and they all love the game so far! Thank you!
Dave Johnson 2015-08-17T19:48:54-04:00
The concept of Exploding Kittens is to not Explode. My frinds, family and enemies love this game. Best thing since modern warfare.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T21:36:16-04:00
2 whole hours?! What is this, the weekend?!!
Ooh, my roommate emailed me! Great, this is working out well then.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T21:43:10-04:00
Check out The Contender kickstarter. The guy with the beard is an awesome guy I like, which is how I found it, but it looks really funny and fun and I'm wondering if it's worth getting. Is it worth getting?
Wes Ewing 2015-08-17T22:12:12-04:00
I've already received mine, but does anyone know if there's an option to buy more decks? Specifically the NSFW decks?
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T22:23:32-04:00
Wes the game will be available this year, in time for Christmas. Go to the ExplodingKittens.com website and sign up for info on the release.
Jaradcel 2015-08-17T22:35:33-04:00
Anyone know whether the cards can afford to be sleeved and still fit in the box? :) And what size sleeve it would be please? :)
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-17T22:47:37-04:00
@Jaradcel
I have not seen any posts about having sleeved the cards and trying to put them back in the box. The cards are standard playing card size. If you decide to do this, please come back here and tell us how it goes.
Things are still going well! Adjusting to life as the boss lady pastry chef. It's intimidating, and since I feel like I skipped a few steps getting this promotion, i'm having trouble gaining respect in some places. I'm working so many hours at the moment (doing this part-time and still waiting tables).
It's just a huge adjustment. I knew it would be, but I grew soooo comfortable in my own kitchen with my own tools and my own oven. It's hard calibrating everything.
All that being said, it feels really damn good to introduce myself as Chef. I had to present a new dessert to the staff the other day... my first presentation, but I had already had two giant glasses of wine because a manager was leaving next door and we had a small going away party. I was super paranoid the staff could tell.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T23:15:49-04:00
Yeah, I found difficult at first, when I was promoted. The one thing I think has worked the best for me, was to not be everyone's friend. People respect a tough, but understanding boss. They also walk all over someone who is more friend than boss.
Tyler Anthony Edwards 2015-08-17T23:20:04-04:00
The only thing I was dissapointed by in this campaign is that in update #15 they showed a "NOPE" card featuring godzilla saying "Godzilla delivers a nice tall glass of nope!" And was sad to see that wasn't an actual card in the normal deck or the nsfw deck. :( Other than that I enjoy the game immensely.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T23:20:36-04:00
I don't think I was around when the announcement was made, so, better late than never. ..
Congratulations, Chef!!!
That's fantastic!!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T23:22:49-04:00
@Tyler, maybe an expansion card?
Kind of flips your disappointment around, doesn't it!!!
I agree. But it's not even that I have to enforce authority over anyone. It's as simple as going to the main kitchen (I have my own pastry kitchen) and being completely ignored. One of the chefs there just stares at me as I explain something. I repeat myself so much with him. Or the other night, I was trying to find something specific and 6 guys just ignored me. I asked repeatedly. I threw my hands up and declared something (what, i forget), and finally one of the guys responded. LIke. Dudes. Stop with the ego/misogyny.
Re:Nope card - I didn't realize! And that's positive thinking, Trinkets! THink of all the possible expansion cards that are already designed!!
And thank you for the congrats!
Tyler Anthony Edwards 2015-08-17T23:25:23-04:00
@Eric If they do make an expansion I hope they make another awesome storage case. But it will probably be a good year or two before we get one considering there's still alot of people who haven't gotten their decks. And how long it would take to make all the artwork and playtesting that comes with making an expansion.
Agreed, Tyler. Right now they're sole focus is on fulfilling every last order from Kickstarter. From the start their main goal was to keep everyone happy. It's a tough job, and I would not want to sift through those emails!!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-17T23:26:39-04:00
Throw something at them or pull a Gordon Ramsay. That should fix things.
Sorry, but I'm falling asleep. Good night!
Congratulations again! !
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-17T23:58:14-04:00
Aaw, missed you all! Watching a live podcast finally. Been trying for more than a month, just couldn't make it work.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-18T01:47:56-04:00
Well goodnight. That was totally worth staying up for.
Jakub Munzar 2015-08-18T04:43:11-04:00
dear authors, first I'd like to thank you for the package, it arrived without problem and we already played this weekend (and it was great!), but I have two things I'd like to ask:
1) meowing box - when it arrived, it meowed just fine, but after a while it stopped (I meowed like 10 times, so I guess the battery isn't the issue) - however, is there a way to safely open the box and fix this / change battery / something?
2) how exactly are we supposed to handle the original and nsfw packs? when we played just the original, the game was smooth, quick and fun, but when we combined both packs it got much slower... was the intention to play both packs separately, one with children and one with adults, without combining them? (I also hoped that the nsfw pack introduces some new rules, but I guess that will come in some future expansions if any ;)
anyways, thanks again, your game is great!
Jaradcel 2015-08-18T06:18:04-04:00
@Eric
Thanks! Will look out for those then
Granite26 2015-08-18T07:02:19-04:00
@Jakub I've found that the best strategy is to pay one deck up to five players and then use, shuffle in the second deck for players 6-9.
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It's pretty easy to separate them back out.
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Another strategy we've discussed is adding more exploding kittens to the deck.
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Game maybe needs to allow you to use...three different cards? To put the to card on the bottom, in that case.
Granite26 2015-08-18T07:03:09-04:00
*put the top card on the bottom
Moises Weintraub 2015-08-18T07:52:01-04:00
Just got mine! The box was a distracting surprise for everyone at my office.
Jetewabbie 2015-08-18T08:03:02-04:00
Had great fun playing on vacation last week. With 7 in our family we had to include the NSFW deck. The NSFW deck is amusing but not really fit for family fun. So we only used the exploding kittens and diffuse cards from the NSFW and then a few of the other cards that were not so ... should I say... offensive. :)
I must say a 2 player game is nowhere near as fun as a 7 player game. We really had a blast.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-18T08:27:15-04:00
Jakob: first of all, check that you're opening it in enough light. Second, check that the photosensor is under tacocat's right eye. If not, readjust it. Third, I'm not sure, try changing the battery.
And if you have more than 5 people, you should combine both decks. Of course it's going to take longer; you have twice the cards to get through! You could add the exploding kittens to the one deck if you want it to take less time, or once the first person dies, they put the kitten back in the deck
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-18T08:29:56-04:00
Jetewabbie: That's kinda the point of NSFW. You could have the first two people to draw a kitten and not defuse it put it back in the deck somewhere so the game seems like it has 6 kittens. And yeah, the more people that play this, the crazier it gets! I love this game!
Glen Smith 2015-08-18T08:43:59-04:00
I don't have my deck(s) in front of me right now, but given the repeated requests for a reverse card, can we brainstorm a way to make it happen with what we already have?
For those of you who are more into gaming than I, how 'hard' does it need to be to play a reverse? In other words, do you have to get four of a kind (more difficult) or just designate one of the non action cards as a reverse (less difficult)? Since "TacoCat" is a palindrome and spells both ways, I nominate "TacoCat" as the reverse card.
Mitchell G 2015-08-18T08:47:15-04:00
Got my decks!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-18T09:00:13-04:00
Glen, it's already in the works. Trust me, that's like the single biggest request.
Glen Smith 2015-08-18T09:08:11-04:00
@Zem, Yeah, I know its in the works and I'll probably be buying whatever expansion packs come available. In.... what, December? Best case? But by setting up a house rule, we can use the cards we have on hand to change the way it plays now. I guess I just need to find (make) some friends and play some hands with variations of the rules and decide which one works best for me.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-18T09:12:00-04:00
We've done the 4 of a kind reverses rule, but nobody ever really has 4, nor do they want to always reverse, so it's not really used. And not December, most likely much later. They have to make sure everyone gets exactly what they ordered, which will likely take until then, and then make new cards, types of cards, art, produce them, and all this after the game is already released on its own as a real game.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-18T09:23:49-04:00
Well, if any corps members get here, I went to take a nap. Had to get up early for one thing.
Dennis Haa Trenda 2015-08-18T09:33:22-04:00
Got my game a few weeks ago and i loved the surprise. Played it a few times and everyone loved it.
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-18T09:40:54-04:00
Good morning my Corps.
Dammit. I missed Chef Creeper, I wanted to talk to her.
Zem, you are a damn treasure, the amount of time you spend here offering help and advice is unmatched by anyone else and I personally am grateful to you for the effort. Well done young man.
To the Corps in general, please keep an eye on the comments to the new update. I have found them asking for help in the comments to the update that tells them specifically to email if they need help. :::Sigh::: People.....
H0bb1tM1ndTr1x 2015-08-18T09:46:59-04:00
Greatest investment ever. Love this game and so does everyone I introduce it to. Send some out to retailers already, the masses hunger.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-18T10:08:42-04:00
Good morning corps!
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-18T10:11:02-04:00
Good Mornin' BaKhan!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-18T10:19:22-04:00
@PoT, so what other awesomeness do you have planned? World domination? If so, I'd like to help, always been a hobby of mine... ;)
You know, since things went so smoothly yesterday...my morning is a little out of whack. Normally I'm scrambling to get everything out to the admins for approval, but here I am, with the managers doing their reviews....a full day early.
WOO! Vegas vacation days approved by my manager...January get here sooner!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-18T11:18:47-04:00
PoT Aaw, thanks! Now my heart's all fuzzy and my tummy's all rumbly! Wait, that's hunger. One of those I can fix. The other needs a cardiologist.
GM I think you're in the Twilight Zone! Be careful!
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-18T11:18:58-04:00
Excellent GM! I am longing for a Vegas getaway myself. Maybe next year.
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-18T11:20:10-04:00
@BaKhan. No current plans for world domination, but that could change at any moment. If it does I'll let you know.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-18T11:27:52-04:00
@PoT, alright, just keep me in the loop!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-18T11:44:30-04:00
@GM, congrats on the vaca time! Have you been to Vegas before?
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-18T11:50:07-04:00
Wasn't Vegas the original location idea for Kitten Con? We need to make that happen sooner or later! How about in 2 years (when I turn 21)? Time enough to finish getting backer's backing out to them, release the game officially, release some expansions, do a little dance, make a little love, AND get down tonight!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-18T11:53:43-04:00
G'morning, Creeper! Sad that I missed you last night, but I had a podcast to finally be available for when it was live.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-18T11:54:16-04:00
Now time for GMM and a bagel. Can't wait for college to start and ruin my summer fun... THUURRRSSDAAAAYYYy!!!!!!
@Zem, the actor's name is Simon Pegg, not Simon Skinner
Harumph! Figures... I show up and everyone leaves. Do I smell? That's why everyone leaves, right? It's cause I stink. It's okay, you can tell me
I'm back. Had to go get the dog back from the kennel.
How are you LZ?
I'm good. And stinky, apparently.
Good and stinky. Hmmph. Didn't they play the Orpheum circuit back '27?
I am doing okay, I over stressed my left (still OEM) knee while at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday night, and it is now swollen and very angry with me. But at least I'm home. The weekend was kind of surreal. We flew in Friday afternoon, got dinner and went to bed, and once we got up Saturday morning it was just a mad rush with a few quick naps in between til we got home, finally about 11:00 last night.
@LZ, Well, depends on which actor you are talking about. Simon Pegg plays Nicholas Angel, Our hero cop. The actor Timothy Dalton (of James bond fame, Really Zem? You didn't know that?) however, plays the character Simon Skinner "Lock me up, I'm a SLASHER!". How they keep that straight on a set boggles my mind.
Wow. My weekend was nice and dull. I took Friday and today off. I don't want to go back to work tomorrow, but I must! Hafta deal with petulant personnel issues.
@Glen, I gotcha. I thought he was using the actor's name, not the character's name.
Who just got back from alot of errands and knows the difference between Simon Pegg and Timothy Dalton (who played Simon Skinner in Hot Fuzz)? This guy. Oh, you did get that sorted out.
And PoT, I made sure what I said in no way ruined state secrets.
The reason the conversation came to that is because I brought up Dalton because I saw him in Chuck and instantly recognized him as Skinner. It's too bad; he had SO many opportunities in Chuck to say, "My, he IS tenacious!" or "Here comes the fuzz."
Finally, an update about orders with issues!! It's as if you are almost psychic, @PoT!
Really, update?! Oh boy! I hope it covers everything. Maybe they can amend it if they left an issue out.
Game came in a few days ago have yet to play it we need to play with some friends can not wait this game looks awesome!
They forgot to mention not to spam the support because of the waiting period.
Just got my set today here in Alaska!!! Can't wait to play tonight at the fire station!!!!
I received my kittens and I read this update!
is there any way to seperate the NSFW deck from the regular deck? maybe a little black dot could be incorporate in future additions.
Any thought of expansion pack? maybe a card to reverse the order like that other card game.
With 92K comments I did not bother to read them all to see if this has been covered already
@Bob, on the lower left corner, written in light grey is either First Edition on the regular deck, and NSFW on its deck. It's there, you probably just missed it. I don't think it is on the actual exploding kittens themselves, though.
@Bob , the reverse card is highly requested, as is an expansion. Remember, the game isn't even available to the public yet. That will be in a little bit. I wouldn't be thinking an expansion for a while. But I would guess that they would certainly have plans for it. There were cards shown earlier that aren't in the final decks.
The NSFW cards were a bit to SFW for my liking.
too*
Is there a way of changing the batteries in the box? Mine will not meow. Your nsfw deck is funny!
Anita: first try opening it in more light. Then, if still no difference, see if the light sensor is under tacocat's right eye. If it is, then maybe see if you can take it out of the pocket thing and try changing them.
Keith, I think some were just so good that they couldn't be in the normal deck, like the Pope of Nope and Cat's Schrodinger. Though some are definitely dorm-exclusive. I'm not using that deck with my parents or work or something like that. At least not half of it. The crack-smoking baby owls are up for debate, though.
Yeah, I wouldn't use the infinity vindt if I were playing with my parents or kids, for example.
Damn autocorrect! I wouldn't use the infinity boner! Infinity vindt doesn't even make any sense! They're not even the same language!
Thanks for my amazing box of kittens that enjoy exploding, the game is a hundred time more tactical than I ever though it could be and a serious laugh. (Especially loving my NSFW pack featuring boob wizards xD ) Cheers Guys!
Played it the first time Friday night and had a blast (appropriate)! Everyone had fun reading the cards. Lots of laughs. The speed of the game didn't make it too hard on the people who had a kitten explode early in the game (which was me in game 1!). Thanks again for all the great work and the great game. Hint: The more people who play, the more the fun.
Was surprised how fun Exploding Kittens was! Played with 9 of my hockey teammates the other day, and we all had a blast.
As my drunk Captain says "It is like Angry Birds, but better" (he....he is a strange fellah)
Angry birds... I'll have to look into that comparison...
I just had a meeting with Elan last Saturday. Your requests for a reversing card have been heard! They are looking at the best way to do it even as I type and they hope to be able to include it in an expansion pack (no promises). And YES! An expansion pack is being worked on too. No idea when. Fingers crossed.
Indeed. I have some suggestions kicking around in my noggin
You know how to get in touch LZ. Elan has specifically requested input from the Corps.
He's gotten the most common input, most of which includes most of mine.
PoT, yeah. I offered first. I just wanted to wait until things mellowed out a little. If he doesn't want me to wait, I can shoot him an email now
The Good: Loving my Exploding Kittens! The wife is already asking me when you guys plan to release the next expansion deck. Very big fan of what you guys are doing.
The Amusing: My local post office freaked out when they got a kitten sized box with "Exploding Kittens" written on it in big letters.
The Amazing: This game is amazingly hilarious! It's amusing when someone draws a card and starts a giggle-fit.
The more ideas the merrier LZ. Especially new ideas.
Anyone actually do a survey?
"The survey for this reward hasn't been sent by Elan Lee yet. "
@Sebastian Champagne
Yes the surveys were sent in June. Send an email to support@explodingkittens.com In the Subject line put "No Survey Received". In the body of the email just explain it, not much is required. Keep it short. When they get to your email they'll send you a response asking for your info. It may take 10 to 14 days, they are swamped with emails right now. Be patient.
The packaging and overall look and feel to the game was WAY better than I would ever expect from any kickstarter project. I am playing with as many people as I can and they all love the game so far! Thank you!
The concept of Exploding Kittens is to not Explode. My frinds, family and enemies love this game. Best thing since modern warfare.
2 whole hours?! What is this, the weekend?!!
Ooh, my roommate emailed me! Great, this is working out well then.
Check out The Contender kickstarter. The guy with the beard is an awesome guy I like, which is how I found it, but it looks really funny and fun and I'm wondering if it's worth getting. Is it worth getting?
I've already received mine, but does anyone know if there's an option to buy more decks? Specifically the NSFW decks?
Wes the game will be available this year, in time for Christmas. Go to the ExplodingKittens.com website and sign up for info on the release.
Anyone know whether the cards can afford to be sleeved and still fit in the box? :) And what size sleeve it would be please? :)
@Jaradcel
I have not seen any posts about having sleeved the cards and trying to put them back in the box. The cards are standard playing card size. If you decide to do this, please come back here and tell us how it goes.
Hi Pot! Hope you had a nice meeting with Elan and crew!
Hola, Creeper.
Hola que pasa!?
And I just read Pot's awesome update. Thank you so much for the in-depth recap!
@Jaradcel, the sleeved cards do not fit into the regular box. I put a small divider in the middle of my NSFW box and it holds both decks just fine.
I used the Fantasy flight Grey sleeves.
Clear Sleeves: Standard Card Game Pack
#FFS05
Fits Cards of This Size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" (63.5 x 88 MM)
Each pack of sleeves includes 50 sleeves.
Not much going on here, how's things out east?
Things are still going well! Adjusting to life as the boss lady pastry chef. It's intimidating, and since I feel like I skipped a few steps getting this promotion, i'm having trouble gaining respect in some places. I'm working so many hours at the moment (doing this part-time and still waiting tables).
It's just a huge adjustment. I knew it would be, but I grew soooo comfortable in my own kitchen with my own tools and my own oven. It's hard calibrating everything.
I haven't even had a chance to play exploding kittens!!!! I feel like they're just sitting there, watching me, waiting for love. :(
All that being said, it feels really damn good to introduce myself as Chef. I had to present a new dessert to the staff the other day... my first presentation, but I had already had two giant glasses of wine because a manager was leaving next door and we had a small going away party. I was super paranoid the staff could tell.
Yeah, I found difficult at first, when I was promoted. The one thing I think has worked the best for me, was to not be everyone's friend. People respect a tough, but understanding boss. They also walk all over someone who is more friend than boss.
The only thing I was dissapointed by in this campaign is that in update #15 they showed a "NOPE" card featuring godzilla saying "Godzilla delivers a nice tall glass of nope!" And was sad to see that wasn't an actual card in the normal deck or the nsfw deck. :( Other than that I enjoy the game immensely.
I don't think I was around when the announcement was made, so, better late than never. ..
Congratulations, Chef!!!
That's fantastic!!
@Tyler, maybe an expansion card?
Kind of flips your disappointment around, doesn't it!!!
I agree. But it's not even that I have to enforce authority over anyone. It's as simple as going to the main kitchen (I have my own pastry kitchen) and being completely ignored. One of the chefs there just stares at me as I explain something. I repeat myself so much with him. Or the other night, I was trying to find something specific and 6 guys just ignored me. I asked repeatedly. I threw my hands up and declared something (what, i forget), and finally one of the guys responded. LIke. Dudes. Stop with the ego/misogyny.
Re:Nope card - I didn't realize! And that's positive thinking, Trinkets! THink of all the possible expansion cards that are already designed!!
And thank you for the congrats!
@Eric If they do make an expansion I hope they make another awesome storage case. But it will probably be a good year or two before we get one considering there's still alot of people who haven't gotten their decks. And how long it would take to make all the artwork and playtesting that comes with making an expansion.
Agreed, Tyler. Right now they're sole focus is on fulfilling every last order from Kickstarter. From the start their main goal was to keep everyone happy. It's a tough job, and I would not want to sift through those emails!!
Throw something at them or pull a Gordon Ramsay. That should fix things.
Sorry, but I'm falling asleep. Good night!
Congratulations again! !
Good night!!
Aaw, missed you all! Watching a live podcast finally. Been trying for more than a month, just couldn't make it work.
Well goodnight. That was totally worth staying up for.
dear authors, first I'd like to thank you for the package, it arrived without problem and we already played this weekend (and it was great!), but I have two things I'd like to ask:
1) meowing box - when it arrived, it meowed just fine, but after a while it stopped (I meowed like 10 times, so I guess the battery isn't the issue) - however, is there a way to safely open the box and fix this / change battery / something?
2) how exactly are we supposed to handle the original and nsfw packs? when we played just the original, the game was smooth, quick and fun, but when we combined both packs it got much slower... was the intention to play both packs separately, one with children and one with adults, without combining them? (I also hoped that the nsfw pack introduces some new rules, but I guess that will come in some future expansions if any ;)
anyways, thanks again, your game is great!
@Eric
Thanks! Will look out for those then
@Jakub I've found that the best strategy is to pay one deck up to five players and then use, shuffle in the second deck for players 6-9.
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It's pretty easy to separate them back out.
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Another strategy we've discussed is adding more exploding kittens to the deck.
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Game maybe needs to allow you to use...three different cards? To put the to card on the bottom, in that case.
*put the top card on the bottom
Just got mine! The box was a distracting surprise for everyone at my office.
Had great fun playing on vacation last week. With 7 in our family we had to include the NSFW deck. The NSFW deck is amusing but not really fit for family fun. So we only used the exploding kittens and diffuse cards from the NSFW and then a few of the other cards that were not so ... should I say... offensive. :)
I must say a 2 player game is nowhere near as fun as a 7 player game. We really had a blast.
Jakob: first of all, check that you're opening it in enough light. Second, check that the photosensor is under tacocat's right eye. If not, readjust it. Third, I'm not sure, try changing the battery.
And if you have more than 5 people, you should combine both decks. Of course it's going to take longer; you have twice the cards to get through! You could add the exploding kittens to the one deck if you want it to take less time, or once the first person dies, they put the kitten back in the deck
Jetewabbie: That's kinda the point of NSFW. You could have the first two people to draw a kitten and not defuse it put it back in the deck somewhere so the game seems like it has 6 kittens. And yeah, the more people that play this, the crazier it gets! I love this game!
I don't have my deck(s) in front of me right now, but given the repeated requests for a reverse card, can we brainstorm a way to make it happen with what we already have?
For those of you who are more into gaming than I, how 'hard' does it need to be to play a reverse? In other words, do you have to get four of a kind (more difficult) or just designate one of the non action cards as a reverse (less difficult)? Since "TacoCat" is a palindrome and spells both ways, I nominate "TacoCat" as the reverse card.
Got my decks!
Glen, it's already in the works. Trust me, that's like the single biggest request.
@Zem, Yeah, I know its in the works and I'll probably be buying whatever expansion packs come available. In.... what, December? Best case? But by setting up a house rule, we can use the cards we have on hand to change the way it plays now. I guess I just need to find (make) some friends and play some hands with variations of the rules and decide which one works best for me.
We've done the 4 of a kind reverses rule, but nobody ever really has 4, nor do they want to always reverse, so it's not really used. And not December, most likely much later. They have to make sure everyone gets exactly what they ordered, which will likely take until then, and then make new cards, types of cards, art, produce them, and all this after the game is already released on its own as a real game.
Well, if any corps members get here, I went to take a nap. Had to get up early for one thing.
Got my game a few weeks ago and i loved the surprise. Played it a few times and everyone loved it.
Good morning my Corps.
Dammit. I missed Chef Creeper, I wanted to talk to her.
Zem, you are a damn treasure, the amount of time you spend here offering help and advice is unmatched by anyone else and I personally am grateful to you for the effort. Well done young man.
To the Corps in general, please keep an eye on the comments to the new update. I have found them asking for help in the comments to the update that tells them specifically to email if they need help. :::Sigh::: People.....
Greatest investment ever. Love this game and so does everyone I introduce it to. Send some out to retailers already, the masses hunger.
Good morning corps!
Good Mornin' BaKhan!
@PoT, so what other awesomeness do you have planned? World domination? If so, I'd like to help, always been a hobby of mine... ;)
Morning PoT, BaKhan, and everyone else who I didn't see yet(haven't scrolled down....too lazy).
@GM, good morning sir!
You know, since things went so smoothly yesterday...my morning is a little out of whack. Normally I'm scrambling to get everything out to the admins for approval, but here I am, with the managers doing their reviews....a full day early.
WOO! Vegas vacation days approved by my manager...January get here sooner!
PoT Aaw, thanks! Now my heart's all fuzzy and my tummy's all rumbly! Wait, that's hunger. One of those I can fix. The other needs a cardiologist.
GM I think you're in the Twilight Zone! Be careful!
Excellent GM! I am longing for a Vegas getaway myself. Maybe next year.
@BaKhan. No current plans for world domination, but that could change at any moment. If it does I'll let you know.
@PoT, alright, just keep me in the loop!
@GM, congrats on the vaca time! Have you been to Vegas before?
Morning Kittens!
Wasn't Vegas the original location idea for Kitten Con? We need to make that happen sooner or later! How about in 2 years (when I turn 21)? Time enough to finish getting backer's backing out to them, release the game officially, release some expansions, do a little dance, make a little love, AND get down tonight!
G'morning, Creeper! Sad that I missed you last night, but I had a podcast to finally be available for when it was live.
Now time for GMM and a bagel. Can't wait for college to start and ruin my summer fun... THUURRRSSDAAAAYYYy!!!!!!