Matthew Inman, the cartoonist and grammar enthusiast behind the popular comic website, The Oatmeal, launched a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter Tuesday for a new card game that got more than $700,000 in pledges in just the first few hours.
The game is a cross between Inman’s signature absurdist comic drawings and the popular card game UNO. It was dreamed up by Inman and game creators Elan Lee and Shane Small, according to Exploding Kittens Kickstarter page. The initial goal was $10,000.
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On The Oatmeal’s Facebook page, Inman wrote that the Kickstarter goal was reached in eight minutes. “I love you, my precious Oatlets. Who wants a sandwich?”
