Exploding Kittens Original Edition - 2-5 Players - Ages 7+ - 15 Minutes to Play - High Stakes Card Game - Party Game, Family Game Night, Kid and Adult Card Game

This game is so fun! We played it for the first time today with our two kiddos, ages 8 and 10. It was very easy to learn and each game is very quick. By the second game everyone had a pretty good grasp of it. Our kids loved it, and of course they were quickly attacking each other with their cards once they figured out how! They are already wanting to play again tomorrow. Our family has a ton of games and we love to play them often. I can already tell that this one will be one of our favorites for years to come!

Love this game! Great for game nights!

I tend to bring this game to almost every group of friends I can and it's amazing how quickly everyone understands the game by just playing instead of explaining the rules before (even though there's a language barrier as I live in a spanish speaking country). Lots of fun with this game so far

I love this game. Its fun and engaging and I absolutly love the words that they have on them.

What a nice surprise. This game is simple and cute, easy to get into, while allowing you to use a little strategy to nail your opponents. You've read how it works: each players gets 4 random cards and one "defuse card." During your turn, you have the option to play as many cards from your hand as you want - things like skipping a turn, making the next player take two turns, peeking at the next draw card, and so on. When you're finished, you draw a card (unless you played one that allows you to skip drawing). If you draw an exploding kitten, you're out, unless you play a defuse and then you put the bomb back anywhere (even on top, for the next player) in the deck. There will be one less bomb card in the deck than there are players, so you are guaranteed that all players (save the victor) will be blown to bits before the draw pile is empty. It gets really exciting near the end, when there are 2 players left, 5 cards in the pile, and one bomb! The strategy comes in when you decide if you want to just keep stockpiling cards, taking your chances you won't draw a bomb, or if you try to do everything you can to avoid taking cards. When you're left with two players, those skips can be very handy. On the other hand, saving that defuse till the end can win the game for you. The rules seemed kind of complex to get into, but this game really flows and reminds me a bit of Uno. My kids (8 and 11) had absolutely no problems getting into it and understanding how to strategize. It's fast-paced and each round takes maybe 5-minutes, similar to Uno. My only wish was that there was a larger variety of cards. One note: you can't "Nope" a defuse! We made this mistake a couple times before we got to that part in the rules. Recommended for good old fashioned family game night, and a great distraction from today's handheld devices.

Got this as a gift and ended up loving the game my self . Its so much fun and easy to learn especially if your not one for playing card games such as myself.

This game is FUN. If you are a fan of the artist's blog, you'll enjoy it that much more, but knowing previous work is unnecessary. The game is fun, and at first reading sounds very complicated, but it is in fact simple and quick. And a lot of laughs. Don't be afraid of the cards or illustrations... They are quirky and strange (like the blog :-) but not offensive. Okay, the TEENSIEST bit rude, yes. But funny. Wildly creative. This game allows 2-5 people to play. If you may have a larger group, do buy a second set of cards. It is money well invested. The game is like russian roulette. Each person draws a card. At any time you may draw an exploding kitten, and if you do, you die for the remainder of the hand. But, of course, there is more involved than that!! For the first round, keep the directions handy. You'll need them. For subsequent rounds you will probably not need them much at all. To begin play, everyone is dealt a hand of four cards (look at them but show no one) and one defuse card. The defuse card is your lifeline. Hide it within your hand. (Once you draw an exploding kitten card, you are dead for the hand. UNLESS you can play a defuse card.) You can play any card you have available... Some cards allow you to draw a card from another player's hand, some allow you to peek at what's coming in the draw pile, or to skip your turn, or make the next player draw twice... You CAN play anything, but don't NEED to play anything. Once you are finished playing, or if you've decided not to play anything, draw a card (and hope it isn't an exploding kitten. If it is, play your defuse) If you run out of cards, that's okay. Draw when it's your turn. If you accumulate so many cards they are difficult to hold, that's okay, too. (And better for saving your life!) Keep drawing at your turn. You are not penalized for cards you hold or play. The only goal is to survive drawing the exploding kittens within the deck, or to cause others to draw them. (there is an exploding kitten card in the deck for all but one player. One player survives the hand) Making any sense?? Order the cards, play a hand... It will all be made clear. It is a fast and silly game, very fun. Particularly with people who will enjoy the strange quirky weirdness of the illustrations. Choose your friends well. If you are still on the fence, just do it! What are a few exploded kittens between friends?

Its a game. Buy it or dont. Quality is good.

i have been ordering this game since past 3 weeks from amazon everytime there was an issue of missing cards and today finallyyyy i recieved the right product with all the cards cant wait to play this evening......

I was expecting something bigger for all that money.

Such a fun game that’s easy to understand! Takes about 15 mins to play to perfect for kids! The cards are good quality

It was for my 2 kids who wanted it. we have a few round of the game. It is really an excellent way to spend time with them. My kids love it.

Bonjour, Il s'agit d'un jeu de carte qui se joue très facilement et très rapidement. Le but est simple, survivre aux explosions de chattons, celui qui n'en a jamais cauchemardé me jette la première pierre! *$#^£ "aïe" Des graphismes sympa, concept amusant et à la fois très bien pensé pour obtenir un jeu simple et efficace. Le négatif: - le jeux est cher, l'ayant eu en promo je pense surtout aux prochains acheteurs - le nombre de joueurs limités à 5, ou il faudra passer par l'achat de deux jeux ou une (peut être plusieurs à venir ?) extension Imploding Kittens: la première extension du jeu Exploding Kittens « les Chatons explosifs » - Version anglaise , pour ma part je compte la commander prochainement (je suis probablement faible et acheteur compulsif, effectivement!). @+, Maxime