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Qué tarde más divertida jugando al Exploding Kittens.
No tenemos muchos juegos de carta en casa, así que hemos ido explorando los más populares a ver si son de nuestro gusto.
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Erin Watches: Dungeon Meshi, Ranma 1/2, Krapopolis, Exploding Kittens

Roundup of reactions to more animated series that I’ve watched…recently-ish.

Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon)

I don’t understand why that’s the translated title. “Dungeons & Delicacies” was right there.

This was…fine! There was a stretch of time when it seemed like everyone I followed was talking about this, so I added it when I saw it on Netflix. And, well. It wasn’t bad or anything, it just wasn’t quite as mind-blowing as I was expecting from all the hype.

It’s very watchable, with some standout “oh, that was really clever/original/special” moments. I got all the way through both seasons. But it wasn’t so gripping that I’m on the edge of my seat for the next season, either. Guess it’s TBD whether the hype from people watching S3 will suck me back in.

Ranma 1/2

This one’s really good!

For comparison, I rewatched some selections from S1 of the original ’90s anime. (Turns out that’s on Peacock. Last time I saw any of it was in the early 2000s.) They’re condensing it pretty strongly — Ryouga’s intro, for example, went from 4 episodes to 2, mostly by cutting little subplots and side gags — and I’d love to read some analysis from long-time hardcore fans about “what kind of choices are they making, and how does it affect the overall tone and thrust of the show?”

But to me, it seems like a really lovely, faithful adaptation. With the bonus of modern digital-art tools and higher budgets, which is a big plus in a series that has lots of fight scenes. And they’re doing some fun experimental things with the animation styles.

Watching the new version, I was a little surprised about “they didn’t decide to tone down some of the dodgy sex-related jokes? I know it’s not a modern AU or anything, but they don’t expect a 2025 audience to enjoy as much Accidental Boob Grabbing as the 1995 audience did, right?” And then I went back to the original…and, oh, they did tone down the jokes. I just had rose-colored nostalgia glasses about how dodgy the ’90s series can get.

The pace of the first few episodes was also slower than expected, given how much I remembered the original as “nonstop fast-paced wackiness.” Then it started to pick up. Which makes sense: they need time to establish the plot mechanics and character traits, before they can take full advantage of “bouncing all these things off each other like ping-pong balls and expecting the audience to keep up.”

Remake S1 uses “Shampoo arrives in Nerima to kill and/or marry Ranma” as the grand finale. Then I watched Original S1’s finale, because it goes further into the very important follow-up, “Shampoo mails the gang a cat to be Ranma’s new pet.”

I wasn’t quite hooked enough to keep watching Original S2 (the original had 7 seasons, adding up to 161 episodes), but I’m looking forward to Remake S2.

Krapopolis

Adult sitcom about the Greek-myth era, where tetchy demigod Tyrannis is trying to invent civilization, with the help (ish) of his dysfunctional relatives.

Unlike a lot of adaptations/retellings of Greek mythology, the main characters are all original. Not sure I ever thought about how uncommon that is, until it happened here and I was surprised! You’ll get appearances from the occasional Hermes or Daphne or Hercules, but they’re secondary/background characters. Feels like the writing has more room to breathe and stretch, when it doesn’t have “whoo boy, gotta do a fresh take on this famous character you all have preconceived notions about” hanging over most of the cast.

It’s fun! Some good Weird Family dynamics. Lots of “dramatic irony because it’s a prequel [to the modern world]” jokes, e.g. “sure wish someone would get around to inventing written language.” The S1 finale ups the ante on that, with a time-travel-communication gimmick. If any of that is up your alley, it’s worth a watch.

Exploding Kittens

Adult sitcom that is theoretically the same IP as the card game, although I don’t know if they actually have anything in common? (There’s a plot-based reason for an explosion of kittens in one (1) episode.)

To teach him to reconnect with humanity, God is transformed into a house cat and sent to live with a human family. To teach her to be more evil, The Devil Jr. is transformed into a house cat and sent to live with the same human family. Hijinks ensue.

There’s some very typical Sitcom Family stuff, although the details felt more specific and modern than I usually expect from those. (One of the kids’ hangups is that he got filmed screwing something up in a school play, and it went viral online.) And the Heaven/Hell stuff isn’t just there as window dressing, it’s integrated with the worldbuilding, in a way that reminds me of The Good Place. (There’s an episode where our heroes accidentally send a kid to Heck, the T-rated alternative to Hell, and have to sneak in to get him back.)

So again, if any of those tropes sound like your jam, give it a look.

#DungeonMeshi #ExplodingKittens #Krapopolis #Ranma_

Screencap of the Tendos and the Saotomes as paper cutouts

Exploding Kittens and Zombie Kittens, 4 players

So I'm not a fucking monster. I'll play whatever friends want if they're non-gamers. No need for me to have some high and mighty opinion I force on them. But they don't read this photoblog. I fucking HATE Exploding Kittens. Uno is a better game besides variable length. Zombie Kittens makes the game even worse, adding player reentry.

I don't like anything about the design. Even the mechanism, top decking a "you die" card, is so much worse than some mechanism where someone directly puts the screws to you.

Woof. Keep getting them checks I guess.

#explodingkittens #boardgames #tabletopgames #tabletop #cardgames

Picture of hand above a table holding hand of cards from the card game Exploding Kittens.

I had a nice time at the Queer Club. It was good to see @Trash who did a good job of guiding newbies through playing #ExplodingKittens

It was also lovely that V could come along as well. I spent most of the evening at the craft table with them watching them draw little dudes. I sketched some logo ideas for the PixelFed instance I'm working on.

@brettspiele @jerk @erbse Der Laden ist super!
Der eine Verkäufer hat schon fast übermotiviert den Kunden die Spiele erklärt 😂 Man hat gemerkt, dass er den 'shice' liebt 😁

Trotz der guten Auswahl, bin ich mit nur 3 Spielen aus dem Laden.
#hitster hat ja nun schon verdammt lange in meine Richtung gewunken, Sohn 1 musste seine #explodingkittens Sammlung mit der 2 Sp Version erweitern, und die Chefin fand #dasneinhorn witzig gezeichnet 🤷‍♂️

Und an der Demo könnte ich auch teilnehmen 💪#guterTag

Dva noviteta u kolekciji.

#BoardGames #igre #igrenatabli #hivePocket #ExplodingKittens #whyAreYouLikeThis

Boxes of board games Hive Pocket Edition and Why Are you like this

Just finished NYE snacks and a game of Zombie Kittens by #ExplodingKittens with @retrosponge

I got it with my Hot Topic rewards for my birthday back in the fall. It's rather fun! Playing 2 person means the rounds are pretty short too.

#NYE #NewYearsEve #GameNight #TableTopTuesday @oatmeal

Photo of a plate of cheese, sausage and potato salad. There's a Zombie Kittens tabletop game on the left, a bowl of salad on the right, and a box of Ritz crackers behind them.

Photo of the end of a game of Zombie Kittens with the remaining cards from both players displayed.

Yankee Swap

I think I got the best Yankee Swap gift ever.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54194790947/in/dateposted/

Do I say that every time I participate in a Yankee Swap? If I do, I really mean it this year.

#explodingKittens #iphoneography #photography #TheOatmeal #yankeeSwap

Inman's Exploding kittens show is pretty hilarious.
One of my favourite comic authors made a cartoon.
Every cat is godcat imho.
#explodingkittens

#jigsaw #puzzle #explodingkittens @theoatmeal.bsky.social @explodingkittens.bsky.social

Jigsaw puzzle "Exploding Kittens" completed on the table

#jigsaw #puzzle #explodingkittens #timecube

Alle haben uns immer #ExplodingKittens empfohlen, aber das Kind war dagegen. Inzwischen hat das Kind Spaß daran Explosionen zu verursachen und war nicht mehr so vehement dagegen.
Jetzt sind also die #ZombieKittens bei uns eingezogen 😼🧟‍♀️🎴

I was visited a local game shop (Nexus) with my sons the other day. The older one says, likely to tease me:

"Look, NSFW version".

I had already seen the box (Exploding Kittens) so I knew what he was talking about but I my eye had been on a different game.

"Dixit NSFW?"

That might be a million dollar idea.

#Dixit
#ExplodingKittens
#CardGames

Exploding Kittens VR review
Exploding Kittens VR brings the popular card & mobile game to virtual reality, complete with a neat social hub aspect.
https://www.sidequesting.com/2024/11/exploding-kittens-vr-review/
#Reviews #ExplodingKittens #ExplodingKittensVr #Meta #MetaQuest #Review #VirtualReality #VR

Aquele joguinho maroto #explodingkittens

Playing exploding kittens, if the victim of a pile of attack cards draws an exploding kitten on the first turn of the attack, and they play a diffuse card, is their turn over? Or do they have to concur playing all the turns of the pile of attack cards?

#ExplodingKittens #CardGames