There are lots of cool cards on offer with interesting effects. There is a nice variety in the card abilities too. If played right then they can really lower your odds of drawing an exploding kitten. The abilities really do add some good choices to the game.

The key to this game is in using the card abilities at the right time to be able to avoid drawing an exploding kitten. This makes it great for families with younger children who might have a shorter attention span. The gameplay is simple to learn and turns run very quickly meaning there is little down time. It’s one of the games we bring on holiday with us because it packs a lot of fun into a small package. We have owned a copy of Exploding Kittens for years and we still love playing this game.

Gameplay: Simple rules and clever card abilities make Exploding Kittens a fun game that can be played in 15 minutes This gives you an opportunity to target other players at the table. You are allowed to put the exploding kitten back anywhere in the deck secretly. If you did play a diffuse at the end of your turn due to an exploding kitten you must then place the exploding kitten back in the draw pile. If you draw an exploding kitten card and you don’t have a ‘diffuse’ card to play, then you are knocked out of the game. You can play as many cards from your hand as you like

Continue playing cards in your hand and following instructions.

You can also choose to play no cards at all

Play a card from your hand face up in the middle of the table and follow the instructions on the card.

Place the deck in the centre of the table. Next add all the diffuse cards back in the deck and shuffle. Insert exploding kittens cards back into the deck so that there is 1 fewer than the number of people playing. Shuffle the remaining cards and deal four to each player. To set up, remove all exploding kittens and diffuse cards from the deck. To win the game simply be the last person left! Once all other players are knocked out of the game by exploding kittens the last player wins. This is one of our favourite family games, read on to find out why. The game plays fast with little down time and there is some great humour on the cards which our kids really enjoy. Each player is dealt a hand of cards and tries their best not to be knocked out of the game by drawing an exploding kitten. Exploding kittens is a Russian roulette style game of survival, designed by friends Elan Lee and Matt Inman while on vacation together.

Exploding kittens starting the game