Happy Salmon

Hoppy Salmon features new Easter-themed actions and higher-quality cards.

As the firm ramps up its global inventor outreach, we spoke with Zach Schiff-Abrams – Head of Creative Development at Exploding Kittens – about the recent Happy Salmon acquisition, and what the team are looking for from inventors.

The company will be reimagining Happy Salmon with an Exploding-Kittens twist and re-releasing the game this November.

Happy Salmon, Dungeon of Fortune and Monster Match co-inventor, Ken Gruhl, on ideation, working with others and not loving a mind map.

“This role is a great departure from freelance for me to learn the inner workings of a publisher which understands great hooks and gameplay,” said Gruhl.

We caught up with Gruhl and Weir to learn more about how they split design duties on a game, and find out more about the latest addition to the Happy Salmon family: Funky Chicken.