Exploding Kittens
2015

Exploding Kittens

2-5

players

15

min

8+

age

Categories

Animals
Card Game
Comic Book / Strip
Humor

Mechanics

Hand Management
Hot Potato
Player Elimination
Push Your Luck
Set Collection

Community Tags

Description

--- "Exploding Kittens" is a high-tension card game styled as kitty-powered Russian Roulette, where players draw cards risking instant loss from an exploding kitten, countered by strategic mitigation amid escalating deck depletion risks. Key mechanics include: - *Turn-based drawing* Players alternate drawing cards from a shared deck, with the exploding kitten causing immediate loss. - *Instant elimination* Drawing the exploding kitten ends the game for that player in a burst of feline explosion. - *Mitigation abilities* Cards enable peeking ahead to avoid danger, forcing opponents to draw multiple cards, or shuffling the deck to reposition threats. - *Escalating intensity* Each draw reduces safe cards, heightening the probability of exploding as the deck thins. Exploding Kittens is a fast-paced card game reimagining Russian Roulette with explosive felines, where players take turns drawing from a deck until one draws the deadly exploding kitten and suffers fiery defeat. The deck comprises utility cards that permit preemptive peeking to dodge doom, compelling rivals to draw extra cards, or reshuffling to alter odds. Tension mounts progressively with every draw, as diminishing deck size amplifies the peril of feline catastrophe, demanding cunning plays to outlast opponents. ---

Expansions (6)