Exploding Kittens Game Review

Exploding kittens is a fine addition to the growing selection of party style games for ahem grown ups.

Exploding kittens game review. Exploding kittens 2 5 players verified purchase the game itself is brilliant bought this to take on a family break and gave us hours of evening entertainment only 4 stars as some of the cards had printing defects on the back including on one of the exploding card which took the element of surprise out of the game. Unlike many other humour based card games exploding kittens actually requires skill and thinking. Relocating an exploding kitten to a new location in the deck lets you form complex fun and cruel strategies against other players. That s thanks in large part to the insane popularity of co creator matthew inman s webcomic the oatmeal.

There s so much replayability and value you get out of this game it s incredible. We often play it after a few drinks and the multiple opportunities for deceit makes the whole experience very entertaining especially when you have a new player at the table who falls for the ol draw from the bottom trick. Play various cards to skip your turn attack other players peek at the deck or secretly relocate an exploding kitten card. Exploding kittens is a kitty powered version of russian roulette.

Reviewed in the united states on august 12 2018 style. The original game alone offers a lot of replay value especially after a few passes through. 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. There is definitely a certain level of skill that s required if you want to win exploding kittens but it s obviously light enough to be easy to play by anybody and everybody.

Players take turns drawing cards until someone draws an exploding kitten and loses the game. Exploding kittens is a super fun card game to play with anyone. Exploding kittens has over time become the ultimate late night card game of choice for me and my friends. The mechanics can get deep and there are many strategies you can use to win.

The cards contain his signature artwork and text making the game irresistible to fans. Exploding kittens is a push your luck game but it s still a game instead of some bizarre exercise of throwing funny cards down just for laughs. According to the box the exploding kittens card game is the most backed kickstarter project ever having raised more than 8 million.