How to Play Exploding Kittens

Exploding Kittens is a fun card game for 2-5 players. The goal of the game is to avoid drawing an Exploding Kitten card from the deck. If a player draws an Exploding Kitten card, they’re out, unless they have a Defuse card that they can play to save themselves. Whoever is the last player left in the game wins. To start the game, remove all of the Exploding Kitten and Defuse cards from the deck. Then, give each player one Defuse card. Shuffle the remaining Defuse cards and the Exploding Kitten cards back into the deck so there’s one less Exploding Kitten card than there are players. Deal 4 cards to each player, and place the rest of the cards face-down in the middle of the table. Now choose one player to go first. On your turn, you can play one or more cards from your hand if you’d like. When you play a card, place it face-up next to the draw pile, and follow the instructions on the card. For example, if you play a See the Future card, you can look at the top 3 cards on the draw pile. Make sure to read the instructions on the cards in your hand carefully - certain cards allow you to play out of turn or to skip your turn. Some cards don’t have instructions on them. These cards can be collected and then played as a pair, three-of-a-kind, or five-of-a-kind. If you play a pair of cards, you can steal a card at random from a player of your choice. If you play a three-of-a-kind, you can tell a player of your choice what type of card you want from them. If they don’t have the card you ask for, you get nothing. Finally, if you play a five-of-a-kind, you can go through the discard pile and take any card you’d like. When you’re finished playing cards from your hand, or if you don’t want to play any cards, end your turn by drawing a card from the draw pile. After your turn, play continues with the player to your left going next. If a player draws an Exploding Kitten card, they’re out of the game, unless they have a Defuse card in their hand. If a player has a Defuse card, they can play it face-up, then put the Exploding Kitten card back into the deck face-down. They can place the Exploding Kitten card anywhere in the deck, including on top. Continue playing until only one player is left in the game. Whoever’s the last player standing wins! For tips on how to use strategies, like playing pairs and special combos, read on!