Exploding Kittens
GameBy Exploding Kittens · Released Jan 21, 2016
Exploding Kittens is a multiplayer card game where players draw cards until someone draws an Exploding Kitten and explodes! Play your cards to try to avoid, move, or defuse the Exploding Kitten. If you don't explode, you win! Congratulations, you are full of greatness.
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About the game
- Released
- Jan 21, 2016
- Publisher
- Exploding Kittens
- Genres
- Card & Board Game
- Platforms
- Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch
- Links
- Official site
Game data from IGDB.com
Documents about Exploding Kittens
Playful Serious Gaming for Change Management
This study investigates how serious games for change management training can embed domain theory as a mechanical prerequisite for progression rather than as thematic decoration, a design flaw the authors argue undermines learning outcomes.
- Serious games for change management often embed domain theory as thematic decoration rather than as a mechanical prerequisite for progression, a design flaw the authors argue undermines learning outcomes.
- The core finding is a tension between instructional rigour and player engagement: mechanically enforcing theory produces an experience closer to a facilitated workshop than a game, while engagement-focused mechanics let players succeed through social manipulation without conceptual understanding.
- No single mechanic examined resolves both rigour and engagement; the authors propose theory-as-mechanical-prerequisite as a transferable design principle and suggest hybrid designs that enforce knowledge at bottleneck moments while allowing freer play between them.
Asmodee Q2 25/26 Earnings Release
Asmodee demonstrated robust top-line expansion during the first half of the 2025/2026 fiscal year, achieving net sales of €752.4 million, a significant increase from the €598.4 million recorded in the same period the previous year.
- Asmodee achieved net sales of €752.4 million for the first half of fiscal year 2025/2026, a significant increase from €598.4 million in the prior year period.
- The Trading Card Game segment remains the primary revenue driver, contributing €458.2 million, while partner-published games saw a 39% surge in revenue.
- Despite strong top-line growth, the company recorded a net loss of €7.8 million for the half-year, driven by interest expenses from senior secured bonds and non-cash fair value adjustments.
Asmodee Q1 2026 Earnings Release
Asmodee achieved a robust start to the 2026 fiscal year, characterized by significant top-line expansion and enhanced operational profitability.
- Asmodee reported Q1 2026 net sales of 422.1 million euros, representing a 20.9% year-over-year increase driven by strong performance in board games and trading card games.
- Profitability improved significantly, with adjusted EBITDA reaching 61.9 million euros (a 14.7% margin) and adjusted net profit rising to 31.8 million euros.
- The company strengthened its portfolio through the acquisition of ATM Gaming and the full buyout of Exploding Kittens, funded by a directed share issue and credit facilities.