Launching Summer 2024, ‘Let’s Hit Each Other
With Fake Swords,’ ‘Zombie Burrito,’ ‘When Sip Hits the Fan,’ ‘You
Little Stinker,’ and ‘Catchables’ Offer Interactive Gameplay
Designed to Elevate Your Game Night
Exploding Kittens, a leading gaming and entertainment company,
today announced the launch of five new tabletop games: Let's Hit
Each Other With Fake Swords, Zombie Burrito, When Sip Hits the Fan,
Catchables, and the newest title in the Kitten Games collection for
kids: You Little Stinker.
“For our summer games lineup, we wanted to build upon some of
the key game elements that our fans know and love,” said Elan Lee,
Co-Creator and CEO of Exploding Kittens. “From Let’s Hit Each Other
With Fake Swords, which gamifies the classic ‘sword fight’ with
hysterical challenges, to Catchables, which pays homage to some of
the fan-favorite Exploding Kittens characters in the form of
collectibles, we’re delivering fresh games designed to keep friends
and family engaged all summer long.”
Let’s Hit Each Other With Fake Swords - in stores July 21,
2024
Let's Hit Each Other With Fake Swords or "Swords" for short, is
the world's first sword-fighting card game where players resolve
disputes through safe, foam sword fights. The game combines
strategic thinking and physical activity, following Exploding
Kittens’ action-packed fan-favorite titles, Throw Throw Burrito and
Throw Throw Avocado.
The goal of the game is to be the first player to collect three
sets of cards. A chosen "Boss" initiates rounds by strategically
revealing cards from the deck. When the Boss says, “Point” everyone
will point to the cards they want. A sword fight ensues if more
than one player points to the same card. These are made even more
challenging by the ridiculous rules on each card, like hopping on
one leg or paying each other compliments during the fight.
Best for players seven and up, Swords offers 15 minutes of
dynamic gameplay for three to six players and will be available for
$24.99 at Target, Walmart, and Amazon on July 21, 2024.
Zombie Burrito - in stores July 21, 2024
Following the popularity of Zombie Kittens, Zombie Burrito
continues the fun as a spooky addition to the Exploding Kittens’
Throw Throw franchise, pitting the living against the undead.
Building upon the core gameplay of Throw Throw Burrito, the game
features all-new twists including a wide range of new power-ups
plus a new team structure that divides players into teams of
“Zombies” and “Survivors.”
Players collect sets of three matching cards, with some cards
providing special abilities to the Survivors, others benefiting the
Zombies, and some triggering intense battles between each side.
During the battles, players use squishy burritos to knock out their
opponents. The first team to win three battles wins the game.
Best for players seven and up, Zombie Burrito can be enjoyed by
three to six players and takes about 15 minutes to play. It will be
available exclusively at Target for $24.99 on July 21, 2024.
When Sip Hits the Fan - in stores July 21, 2024
When Sip Hits the Fan marks Exploding Kitten’s entry into the
world of drinking games, designed to add a fun spin to adult game
nights. Each turn, a spinner dictates specific player actions, like
taking sips or drawing cards with hilarious challenges. For
example, one card lets another player swipe through your camera
roll, others introduce ongoing challenges like keeping a finger on
your nose, with penalty sips any time the finger is removed.
Players keep one challenge card face up and in play at a time; the
first to collect three cards loses.
When Sip Hits the Fan is best for players 21 and up,
accommodates two to eight players, and offers quick 10-minute
rounds. The game will be available at Target and Amazon for $14.99
on July 21, 2024.
You Little Stinker - in stores July 21, 2024
The newest addition to Exploding Kittens’ Kitten Games
collection for players ages 4 and up, You Little Stinker is a
simple picture-matching game designed specifically for young
children. It features an adorable dog-shaped dice shaker that makes
it easy for little hands to shake and roll. Simply put the dice in
the Doggy Shaker, give it a shake, and roll the dice. Match your
dice with the picture cards. Bones are super lucky, but players
must watch out for stinky mud puddles. A few lucky rolls and a few
smart choices will win the game!
You Little Stinker can be enjoyed by two to five players and
takes about 5 minutes to play. You Little Stinker will be available
exclusively at Target for $19.99 on July 21, 2024.
Catchables - in stores July 27, 2024
Catchables are a collection of 12 squishy, cute collectible foam
toys that double as an action-packed card game. Inspired by the
iconic artwork of Exploding Kittens Co-Creator & Cartoonist
Matthew Inman, Catchables include fan-favorite characters from the
Exploding Kittens catalog, including Rainbow-Ralphing Cat, Lumber
Cat, and “Cat holding a Cat.” While Catchables are designed to be
collected and proudly displayed, they’re also central to an
exciting new game.
With easy-to-learn yet challenging gameplay, players toss their
Catchable in the air while completing a stunt described on an
action card. When a player successfully completes a stunt while
their Catchable is in mid-air, they place two additional Action
cards in front of other players, or themself, that stack additional
challenges for a more challenging next turn. If a player fails to
complete the challenges before their Catchable lands, they must
discard one or more of their face-up Action cards. The first player
to complete a catch of five or more Action cards wins.
Best for players eight and up, Catchables will be available in
2-packs for $9.99 and 4-packs for $14.99, with 12 characters to
collect, exclusively at Walmart on July 27, 2024.
About Exploding Kittens
Exploding Kittens is a leading game and entertainment company
with a mission to inspire people to connect, laugh, and play fun
games in the physical world. To date, Exploding Kittens is the #1
most-backed project in Kickstarter history and has sold over 35
million games. Started by former Xbox game designer Elan Lee and
The Oatmeal’s founder Matthew Inman, Exploding Kittens and its
family of games seek to reshape traditional game night into an
entertaining person-to-person experience. Today, there are over 40
games available for purchase, an animated Netflix series that
launches in July 2024, an exclusive Exploding Kittens mobile game
for Netflix subscribers, as well as an Exploding Kittens mobile app
available on iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch.
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