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Does Planet Money’s game pass the shelf test? We go undercover to find out

Donnerstag, 3. September 2026 · 10 min

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We go undercover at a big box store for an inside look at the secret shelf test the makers of Exploding Kittens use for their hit games.

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez (npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez).

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