Exploding Kittens: A Pinball Cat-astrophe

Elle ne m'inspire pas plus que cela pour l'instant ^^
À voir manette en main

Première impression à chaud, après une partie de découverte totale :

Je n'attendais rien de cette table, mais elle n'est pas désagréable à jouer.
Ca ne sera donc pas un calvaire de choper tous les goodies qui ne servent à rien

Concernant l'adaptation par rapport au jeu de plateau,
(Je n'ai joué au jeu qu'une fois, il y a pas si longtemps, mais j'en ai compris le principe)
je ne peux pas encore me prononcer.
La table reprend les éléments forts du jeu, mais je ne vois pas comment la mécanique pourrait être adaptée.
Affaire à suivre ...

J'ai un souci avec les missions Attack et Defuse.
J'ai l'impression qu'elles n'ont pas de timer.
J'ai raté quoi ?

Et Attack c'est encore des cibles à toucher qui donnent un fort risque d'avion.

Wow, what a fun table – and by a brand new designer to boot (his name is Eniko)! I’ve played the card game this machine is based on a little bit – it’s quite a fun time as the cards you play can greatly change the outcomes of the entire game. The pinball machine takes a standard approach to the theme, but in the process, reminds me a lot of the late 80s Williams machines Bad Cats and Jokerz! – the former of which revolved around cats and the silly situations they get into, and the latter a poker themed table as two opponents play a game in the background. It’s not every day that a new pinball machine is made with this era in mind and I’ve got to commend it for that alone – but there’s a lot more to like about it, of course.

Pros:
- The rules structure is quite simple – you have five main modes that can be started at the center spinner, and you also have a bunch of different types of cards that increase the jackpot values during certain modes if you collect pairs of them – which was the goal of the original card game. You obtain the different cards by doing various side objectives, most of which are approachable, and the catomic bomb wizard mode resets the cards so you can go for more afterwards. Sometimes, the best tables are the ones that are fun to loop repeatedly in search of a high score.
- Defuse mode is pure pinball pandemonium and I love it. You must accomplish six different tasks at a wide variety of different shots, and most of the tasks are simply hitting certain shots enough times. The only troublesome aspect is the laser pointer and the shots that need to be made to move it, but even this is such a clever rule that I don’t mind the difficult shots involved. Not to mention, if you collected lots of different card pairs before playing defuse mode, the scores can really blow up.
- The upper playfield is well done, and I especially like the yarn ball that acts like the crane on Secrets of the Deep did, though I think it should score a bit more than it does. Maybe have completing RAINBOW with the yarn ball score way more?

Cons:
- I love the design of “hairy potato cat”, but I don’t feel the same about obtaining that cat’s card pair. It feels like the bumpers don’t register as many times as they should, and the returns from the bumpers can be dangerous if you don’t nudge before the ball hits the left slingshot. They could benefit from some additional tuning.
- The upper sinkhole where random awards are scored feels a tad clunky and is required during the STF and defuse modes. However, it’s not that bad of a shot – it just takes a bit to get used to.

4/5 table, but with some additional improvements, could jump to a 5/5. It feels like with a lot of the newer Zen designers, their first tables are their standout efforts and set their vision in stone for future efforts. Hopefully we see more great tables like this in the future.

Mieux vaut voir des vidéos où l'on voit toutes les choses à faire ou bien lire les commentaires de joueurs compétents ayant réussi à tout réaliser. Ainsi on note mieux. A vous lire donc cette table serait un "must". J'y ai donc joué. Et en effet cette table semble une vraie réussite. Il y a de la mission à faire et elles sont recherchées. La table n'a pas vraiment de trajectoires sournoises hormis que çà peut fuser cela dit via les grands couloirs (surtout en mode difficile). Le design est bien conçu. La table semble être un peu du RPG, ce que j'apprécie bien. Certes c'est enfantin mais sympa à jouer. Toutefois elle ne semble pas trop donner de millions. Mais c'est futile. Au final je donne 4/5 ou 8/10 à cette table !

ça m'étais arrivé sur une autre table, sur la séparation entre l'inlane et l'outlane

C'est ça. Pareil