‘Exploding Kittens’ Card Game Nears $4 Million in Funding

My eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw the Exploding Kittens Kickstarter has almost reached $4 million in funding – in fact, by the time you read this the project will no doubt surpassed that amount. Then I couldn’t stop laughing when I checked out the oddly cute and bizarre artwork on the cards! While the title might lead you believe differently, the game is actually kid friendly and designed for ages 7 and up. There is a NSFW addition which can be included as well. You can get a copy of the base game at the $20 pledge level or include the NSFW deck at $35. Exploding Kittens runs through February 19th.

Bring on the Tacocats!

About the project:

This is a card game for people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goats.

Exploding Kittens is a highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette. Players take turns drawing cards until someone draws an exploding kitten and loses the game. The deck is made up of cards that let you avoid exploding by peeking at cards before you draw, forcing your opponent to draw multiple cards, or shuffling the deck.

The game gets more and more intense with each card you draw because fewer cards left in the deck means a greater chance of drawing the kitten and exploding in a fiery ball of feline hyperbole.

The game was created by Elan Lee (Xbox, ARGs), Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal), and Shane Small (Xbox, Marvel). We think this game combines all the things we’re best at creating, and and put together this Kickstarter campaign because we can’t build this without you.

So if you’re into card games or laser beams or weaponized enchiladas, please help us make this game a reality. We think you’ll love it as much as we do.

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