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Exploding Kittens
Year
2015
Players
25
Play time
15min
Min age
7+
Weight
1.08
BGG rating
6.07
BGG rank
#3999
Best with
4, 5

Local copies

Exploding Kittens is a kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette. Players take turns drawing cards until someone draws an exploding kitten and loses the game. The deck is made up of cards that let you avoid exploding by peeking at cards before you draw, forcing your opponent to draw multiple cards, or shuffling the deck. The game gets more and more intense with each card you draw because fewer cards left in the deck means a greater chance of drawing the kitten and exploding in a fiery ball of feline hyperbole.

Categories

AnimalsCard GameComic Book / StripHumor

Mechanics

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake ThatPlayer EliminationPush Your LuckHot Potato

Best with how many players

1
Not rec.
2
Not rec.
3
Recommended
4
Best
5
Best
5+
Not rec.

Community votes from BoardGameGeek

Language dependence

Some necessary text - easily memorized(39 of 48 votes)

Sub-rankings

  • Party Game Rank#574

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External data

Wikidata enrichment: 4 links · 2 facts · latest game data 06/20/2026.

Latest Wikidata run: ok · 06/20/2026.

Links

  • Official websiteexplodingkittens.com

    Source: WikidataUpdated 06/20/2026

  • Official rulesexplodingkittens.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • Official rulesexplodingkittens.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • Official rulesexplodingkittens.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • Official FAQexploding-kittens.gorgias.help

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • Official errataexplodingkittens.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • Wikipedia (en)en.wikipedia.org

    Source: WikidataUpdated 06/20/2026

  • Wikidatawikidata.org

    Source: WikidataUpdated 06/20/2026

  • BGG rules threadboardgames.stackexchange.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • Imagecommons.wikimedia.org

    Source: WikidataUpdated 06/20/2026

  • Fan referencetherulebook.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

Facts

Publication date
2015-07-01