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Off-Topic Discussion => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: Sandwich on January 21, 2015, 07:16:57 pm

Title: Uhm... uhh... exploding kittens, I guess...
Post by: Sandwich on January 21, 2015, 07:16:57 pm
I... don't really... this Kickstarter has surpassed.... I mean...  :eek2:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/exploding-kittens
Title: Re: Uhm... uhh... exploding kittens, I guess...
Post by: Scotty on January 21, 2015, 07:30:16 pm
News: The Oatmeal guy does a kickstarter, raises $2.3 million in two days.

Views: Yeah pretty much.
Title: Re: Uhm... uhh... exploding kittens, I guess...
Post by: Black Wolf on January 22, 2015, 03:04:20 am
The Kicktraq is hilarious - trending towards 262,430% funded at present. :D
Title: Re: Uhm... uhh... exploding kittens, I guess...
Post by: Ulala on January 22, 2015, 12:01:59 pm
I almost supported it because we love to play games in our social group, and this one looked fun.. but now I feel like I'd just be jumping on the bandwagon. Plus, $20-35 for a card game seemed a little steep.
Title: Re: Uhm... uhh... exploding kittens, I guess...
Post by: Scotty on January 22, 2015, 12:38:41 pm
I almost supported it because we love to play games in our social group, and this one looked fun.. but now I feel like I'd just be jumping on the bandwagon. Plus, $20-35 for a card game seemed a little steep.

You haven't played many modern card games, I'm guessing.
Title: Re: Uhm... uhh... exploding kittens, I guess...
Post by: The E on January 22, 2015, 12:40:53 pm
20 to 35 USD for a game like this is pretty much the expected price these days. Just be glad this is not a CCG or TCG :P
Title: Re: Uhm... uhh... exploding kittens, I guess...
Post by: Luis Dias on January 22, 2015, 12:49:13 pm
i liek to play uno-liek cards sold on chinese stores by .99 euros. hey, i have mouths to feed!


e: don't get me wrong. I understand they are priced that way and that's just the way it is. However, I do feel that at 2 million bucks, that's probably a 90% profit rate or more right there, assuming the management costs, printing and shipping them, even adding the development costs. It's an unfair analysis because they were not expecting 2 million so the price is justified, but still.
Title: Re: Uhm... uhh... exploding kittens, I guess...
Post by: Klaustrophobia on January 23, 2015, 08:29:27 am
You can download and print Cards Against Humanity for free off of their own website.  Also, a friend of mine said they at one point did a "pay what you want" kind of deal that went all the way to 0.  He did that just to see what would happen, and they sent him everything along with a sarcastic letter.