The successful Exploding Kittens Kickstarter project was 100% funded in its first 20 minutes and 1000% funded in less than one hour. Described as a card game for "people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beans and sometimes goats," the hilarious playing cards were created by Elan Lee, Shane Small and The Oatmeal.
The "highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette" is working alongside Cards Against Humanity to make sure they can fulfill orders. This is a good partnership as Exploding Kittens could easily become an expansion pack of the politically incorrect card game and party staple. From diffusing a Kitten Card with catnip sandwiches to donning a portable cheetah butt to skip turns, the silly game will become a party mainstay too.
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