Gaming Notes: Kittens in a Blender

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Awhile ago, I gave a first look at the new card game, Kittens in a Blender. What an odd concept for a game. You're trying to save your kittens while destroying your opponents' cats. To me, it seemed like a "concept game" that would fall flat when you actually tried to play it.


Well, recently, I got the chance to play it with my friend Sam. I was surprised - it is actually a very fun game.

First, it's easy to set up and, surprisingly, even the top and the bottom of the box is used during game play! The cards are well designed. But the absolute best are the kittens themselves. They're brilliantly illustrated and each one is given a all-too-cute name that makes you want to destroy and/or protect them such as Ham Sandwich and Scratches.

Throughout the game, you place kittens in one of three locations, move kittens around, or blend kittens up. There are other actions cards as well. I was surprised how much strategy there was in deciding when you put your kittens or your opponents kittens into play and when to move them.

I ended up winning. In the end, Sam unwisely switched hands with me when his entire hand was Blend cards.  I giddily blended his entire mewing clowder of cats.

Milkshake, anyone?

First Impression: Kittens in a Blender Card Game

1LR does NOT advocate doing what is depicted in this sad and hilarious picture. At all. Ever. I guess you want to save this kitten, don't you? Well, that's what the makers of The Kittens in a Blender Card Game are counting on. The game concept is that you must save kittens from being blended. Unfortunately, you can't win without some unfortunate losses.



This gaming concept is just sick, if you ask me. Who's going to want to play this game? Certainly not cat lovers. But people that hate cats won't like it either because the object is to SAVE the cats.

First impression? This game is likely to have very little merit beyond the shock value of its name. Pass.