The popular party game is now available to download through the Netflix app with new cards.
While Exploding Kittens is quite faithful to its physical counterpart, there are a few key differences.
We also touched on some of the game’s unique mechanics, including Radar and Nope!
This interview was conducted via video conferencing and edited for readability and clarity.
So we like you to feel like you’ve actually got cards in your hand.
you could shuffle them around, you could move them.
We are all very close friends.
Walk me through the discussions with Netflix in regards to getting onto their platform.
What about Netflix appealed to you?
I’ve worked with a whole bunch of companies.
They put us in touch with the right people, and that’s how a new conversation initially started.
Just for this Netflix game we’re already localized in 14 languages.
This was just a great opportunity for us to get in front of a much bigger audience.
Netflix has seen some rocky days in the past few months.
Has the news surrounding the company been any cause for concern with you and your team?
Moorthy: Our relationship with Netflix has been great.
It’s just been a really good opportunity for us.
Tell me about some of the mechanics in this version of Exploding Kittens.
We always try things that might break the game.
We played this game a lot, and we played it on paper.
I am probably the only person on the team that has played with Radar as a physical card.
Are there any examples of mechanics that had to be scrapped because they were too powerful?
Losi: Oh, absolutely!
Is it too much?"
There are expansions for the physical game available now.
Will there be any expansions for the Netflix version?
Will there be any new Netflix-only mechanics being added to the game with the expansion?
Losi:Yes, we are absolutely going to playtest more card types.
What ends up in the final expansion?
It’s too soon to know.
Is there a separation between the physical and digital games in terms of what’s allowed?
Or are they interchangeable?
Exploiting kittens is sort of a living game that only gets better and better as we play it.
Losi:I mean, I’m certainly thinking about it now.
Moorthy:The audio in the original game was Matt The Oatmeal.
It’s his voice recorded for a lot of it.
It’s definitely an interesting thought.
I have no idea.
Especially when you’ve got Tom Ellis, you’ve got Lucy Liu–these aren’t small-fries.
We can’t just say, “Here’s a script.
Here’s a case of beer.
Can you do this?”
Exploding Kittens is only one of many different physical games you make.
Is there a chance of other games in the portfolio being ported to digital platforms?
Obviously we work closely with the physical team, but we are digital only on this side.
The entire success of my team is based on us making games for various digital platforms.
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