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Exploding Kittens

Year: 2015
Players: 2–5
Play time: 15min
Min age: 7+
Weight: 1.08
BGG rating: 6.07
BGG rank: #3999
Best with: 4, 5

Owned by

Michael Redlich

Local copies

Michael Redlich

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

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2

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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
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Official rulesexplodingkittens.com
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Official rulesexplodingkittens.com
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Official rulesexplodingkittens.com
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Official FAQexploding-kittens.gorgias.help
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Official errataexplodingkittens.com
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Wikipedia (en)en.wikipedia.org
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Wikidatawikidata.org
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BGG rules threadboardgames.stackexchange.com
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Imagecommons.wikimedia.org
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Fan referencetherulebook.com
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Facts

Publication date: 2015-07-01
Publisher: Exploding Kittens Inc