who made exploding kittens

Exploding Kittens was created by game designers Elan Lee and Shane Small together with cartoonist Matthew Inman, the creator of The Oatmeal webcomic.

Who made Exploding Kittens?

• The card game Exploding Kittens was co-designed by:
  • Elan Lee, an American game designer and former Xbox designer.

* Shane Small, who came up with the original “Russian roulette with cards” concept that evolved into the game.

* Matthew Inman, the cartoonist behind The Oatmeal, who joined to help develop the game and create the artwork.

How the idea started

• The first prototype was created by Shane Small as a simple Russian roulette–style card game called “Bomb Squad.”

• Elan Lee worked with Small for a few weeks to refine the mechanics into something they were both happy with.

• Matthew Inman then joined, renamed it “Exploding Kittens,” and gave it the distinctive Oatmeal-style art and humor.

From idea to massive success

• Exploding Kittens launched on Kickstarter in 2015 with a modest goal of 10,000 USD in funding.

• The campaign blew past that target in minutes and eventually raised nearly 9 million USD in 30 days, becoming one of the most-backed game projects at the time.

• Following this success, the creators founded Exploding Kittens Inc. and expanded into many more tabletop and party games.

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