Get to the fun part: Game creators Matthew Inman and Elan Lee on Exploding Kittens

To make something irresistible, get to the fun part — fast. That’s how Exploding Kittens became one of the world’s most popular games. When cartoonist Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal) and game developer Elan Lee (former Xbox) designed the card game Exploding Kittens, they took fun very seriously. This mindset unlocked their creativity in unexpected ways: They transformed a Kickstarter into a wildly successful interactive game, and radically simplified their instructions so their players could get to the fun part faster. In their story, you’ll find surprising lessons for any field on serving your audience and feeding your own creativity. Get the transcript, photos and original game sketches at

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Get to the fun part: Game creators Matthew Inman and Elan Lee on Exploding Kittens is an episode from Spark & Fire: Epic Creative Stories by WaitWhat.

This episode is 00:35:17 long.

This episode was published on Mar 23, 2023.

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