‘Exploding Kittens’ Game Set to Detonate on Netflix Next Week

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCan “Exploding Kittens” bring some pyrotechnics to Netflix’s nascent games strategy?The popular “Exploding Kittens” card game is coming to the streamer’s mobile apps starting May 31.

It’s the latest in a string of more than a dozen games Netflix has introduced since last fall, but so far it’s too early to tell whether the titles — available for no additional charge — are helping to attract and retain customers in the way the company theorizes.For Netflix, the pact with the creators of “Exploding Kittens” is a twofer: The debut of the mobile game comes ahead of a Netflix animated series set to arrive in 2023, starring Tom Ellis and Lucy Liu.

Future versions of “Exploding Kittens – The Game” will have an exclusive expansion pack of cards themed around the TV series featuring the show’s characters. “Exploding Kittens – The Game” lets you play alone or with up to five friends (who must be Netflix customers as well).

In the kitty-powered game of chance, players draw cards — until someone draws an exploding kitten and blows up.The Netflix game introduces two new exclusive cards: Radar and Flip Flop, which let players manipulate the deck in new ways.