If you’re looking for a family-friendly card game that’s fast-paced and easy-to-learn, Exploding Kittens could be the game for you. The Exploding Kittens rules are basically a kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette and a game of chance rather than skill.
Exploding Kittens is a great game to play with the whole family. Although the age recommendation is from 7-years and up, younger children could easily join in and practice their sharing and patience skills with everyone else.
Like Beat The Parents, parents could take on kids in teams with Exploding Kittens and see who will make it to the end.
Read our full guide below to learn how to play Exploding Kittens.
What is Exploding Kittens?
Exploding Kittens is described as a “strategic card game about cats and destruction.” There is a deck of cards, some of which are the dreaded Exploding Kitten card.
The game is played by players taking turns to draw a card from the (facedown) deck until someone gets the Exploding Kitten. That player is then out of the game.
Exploding Kittens is a card game, but similar to traditional games such as Kerplunk it is a fun way to fill time, for all ages. Younger children will pick it up easily, and older kids are sure to enjoy the game because it takes little effort and thought.
This game is very similar to classic UNO, although with ‘added elements, such as goats, exploding kittens, and magical enchiladas.’
Number of Players: The game is for 2 to 5 players or 2 teams of 2.
Ages: Recommended 7-Years and Over
Difficulty: Easy
Length of Play: 15 Minutes
Similar To: UNO, Unstable Unicorns, Jaipur
Main Objective: Be the last player to pick up an Exploding Kittens card.
Why We Love it: It takes two minutes to learn and fifteen minutes to play. We love the simplicity of this game. It is a great game for family game nights, to take on vacation, or to play with younger ones as a great introduction to card games that are a little more thrilling than Go Fish.
A Brief History of Exploding Kittens
Exploding Kittens is the third biggest Kickstarter campaign to date, with more than $8.5million in pledges.
Today, Exploding Kittens holds the record for the number one most-backed project in history, as well as the tenth most-funded Kickstarter project. Exploding Kittens has sold nine million units outside of Kickstarter worldwide and is consistently among the top-selling games and toys across major global retailers.
