Exploding Kittens CEO: We need ‘air gapped’ game design

A physical game night, whether it be over games of Monopoly, Go Fish, or Exploding Kittens, provides a connection with others that is more valuable than ever during quarantine. But the mechanics and systems that make games like those work collapse when players are separated while on lockdown in their homes. A game with a communal draw pile is impossible to run over video chat.

“There are programs that replicate that, but then you’re back in video game world,” said Exploding Kittens CEO Elan Lee. “They take away part of that connection.”