Exploding Kittens - Original Edition

A card game for people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goats

Created by Elan Lee (Xbox, ARGs), Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal), and Shane Small (Xbox, Marvel), Exploding Kittens made Kickstarter history in early 2015 when over 219,000 people backed the project.

The game is a highly-strategic, kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette. Players draw cards until someone draws an Exploding Kitten, at which point they explode, they are dead, and they are out of the game. All of the other cards are used to defuse, mitigate, or avoid the Exploding Kittens.

CONTENT

• Original all-ages game with cards illustrated by The Oatmeal
• 2-5 Players
• Includes 56 cards (2.5 x 3.5 inches), box, and instructions
• Can be played by itself or combined with other decks to accommodate more players
• This box, like 99.99% of boxes, does not meow

HOW IT WORKS

YOU PUT THE CARDS ON THE TABLE AND TAKE TURNS DRAWING FROM THEM.

IF YOU DRAW AN EXPLODING KITTEN CARD, YOU EXPLODE. 
WHEN YOU EXPLODE, YOU DIE AND YOU'RE OUT OF THE GAME.

UNLESS!

YOU PLAY A DEFUSE CARD, WHICH WILL STOP THE KITTEN FROM EXPLODING 
USING THINGS LIKE LASER POINTERS, KITTEN YOGA, AND CATNIP SANDWICHES.

OR

PLAY VARIOUS CARDS TO SKIP YOUR TURN, ATTACK OTHER PLAYERS,PEEK AT THE DECK, OR SECRETLY RELOCATE AN EXPLODING KITTEN CARD.

RELOCATING AN EXPLODING KITTEN TO A NEW LOCATION IN THE DECK 
LETS YOU FORM COMPLEX, FUN, AND CRUEL STRATEGIES AGAINST OTHER PLAYERS.

ALSO

YOU CAN PLAY CAT CARDS, WHICH ARE DIFFERENT FROM KITTEN CARDS. 
CAT CARDS ACTIVATE SPECIAL POWERS.