'See the future' cards let you check which card is next.

The winner is the last person standing.Īpart from the kitten, the rest of the cards in the deck present all sorts of conundrums for other players and let you choose who can and cannot draw the next hand - which is very advantageous if you know where in the deck the kitty is.

The aim of each round is to avoid drawing it! If you draw it on your turn and do not have some form of protection, such as a 'defuse card', 'catnip' or a 'nope' card, you are out. Exploding Kittens A Card Game - Original EditionĪlthough it may seem that there are multiple unfortunate cats in precarious situations in this game, there is actually only one exploding kitten card. The Exploding Kittens A Card Game - Original Edition has been around for several years now but has recently been re-released just in time for Christmas. If you are looking for a fun, competitive and strategic activity for board game nights, the exploding kittens are well worth checking out. The game will ship this summer.Kittens and explosions, what's not to love about this card game. Backers can pay any amount between $20 and $500, depending on the add-ons and packages they'd like to purchase. Spiro is unsure of how much it would cost to print and ship the decks of cards, box and additional materials the only retail pricing information offered is what's listed on the Kickstarter page. As the number of funds raised and backers invested has climbed, the number of orders has increased in response. The initial goal was based on the quantity the makers of Exploding Kittens intended to produce. So, what will Exploding Kittens do with the money it's raised? It's tempting to think that every additional backer is simply adding to a trove of 'extra money,' but that's not entirely true. Related: 5 Lessons That Prove True In Games and Life, Too Of course, her pets have never accidentally triggered nuclear launch codes while doing so. 'They walk across the keyboards all the time!' she says, laughing. Spiro owns two kittens herself, Leo and Lacy, and says she's all too familiar with some of the actions depicted on Exploding Kitten cards. Other cards in the deck allow for players to perform a variety of moves, including stealing a peek before drawing a card, or forcing another player to draw multiple cards. The game - described on its Kickstarter page as a 'highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian roulette' - allows players to pick cards, and those who draw an 'exploding kitten' card lose.

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