# Exploding Kittens

Exploding Kittens is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 15 minutes and is meant for ages 7 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.2 out of 10 by 176 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $9.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 15 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 7+
- **Complexity:** 1.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Humor, Card Game, Comic Book / Strip, Animals
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Take That, Push Your Luck, Set Collection, Player Elimination, Hot Potato
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.2 out of 10, from 176 reviews
- **Owned by:** 539 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1,667
- **Unique players:** 1,171

**Designers:** Shane Small, Matthew Inman, Elan Lee

**Artists:** Shane Small, Matthew Inman, Elan Lee

**Publishers:** Ad Magic, Inc. (AdMagic Games), (Self-Published), Exploding Kittens

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Atomic Empire | 9.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/366461 |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 19.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/exploding-kittens-1 |
| Miniature Market | 19.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/ekgorg11.html |
| Board Game Bliss | 24.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/exploding-kittens |
| 401 Games | 24.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/exploding-kittens |
| Rampi Games | 18.95 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/exploding-kittens/ |
| Element Games | 17.99 £ | https://elementgames.co.uk/board-games/exploding-kittens-original-edition-a |
| eFantasy | 22.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/123735-board-game-exploding-kittens-original-edition |
| El Nucli | 9.99 € | https://www.elnucli.es/products/exploding-kittens-para-2-jugadores |
| Good Games | 27.72 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/exploding-kittens-original |
| Ludifolie | 17.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/4493-exploding-kittens.html |
| Spelexperten | 209 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/kortspel/exploding-kittens-original-ed-swe.html |
| Zatu Games | 15.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/exploding-kittens |
| La Gameria | 18.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/exploding-kittens-69.html |
| Spilforsyningen | 143.96 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/exploding-kittens-nordic |
| Guf | 31.96 $ | https://guf.com.au/products/exploding-kittens |
| Jugar x Jugar | 19.95 € | https://www.jugarxjugar.com/shop/familiares/3472-exploding-kittens-3558380050315.html |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 19.95 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/32217-exploding-kittens-spanish-810083040356.html |
| Snafu Store | 19.95 € | https://snafustore.com/product/exploding-kittens/ |
| Zacatrus | 19.99 € | https://zacatrus.es/exploding-kittens.html |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 20 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/exploding-kittens |
| Va de jocs | 20 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/exploding-kittens |
| Games Empire | 33.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/exploding-kittens |
| Alphaspel | 239 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/356054-exploding-kittens-original-edition-eng-regler |
| Travelling Man | 19.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/exploding-kittens-original-edition |
| Pelipeikko | 23.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/79-exploding-kittens |
| Spellenhuis | 24.99 € | https://www.spellenhuis.nl/exploding-kittens-nl |
| Dragons Lair | 299 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/exploding-kittens-original-edition |
| Game Ninja | 299 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/exploding-kittens-original-nordic/ |
| Gamers World | 28 € | https://gamersworld.ie/product/exploding-kittens/ |
| Fantasiapelit | 28.1 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_179795 |
| Spielezar | 27.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/partyspiele/exploding-kittens |
| World of Board Games | 375 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/throw-throw-burrito-eng |
| Nexus | 4795 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/exploding-kittens/ |

## Expansions

- [Exploding Kittens: Imploding Kittens](https://www.ludoya.com/games/exploding-kittens-imploding-kittens)
- [Exploding Kittens: Streaking Kittens](https://www.ludoya.com/games/exploding-kittens-streaking-kittens)
- [Exploding Kittens: Barking Kittens](https://www.ludoya.com/games/exploding-kittens-barking-kittens)
- [Hidden Compartment Pack: Expansion for Cards Against Humanity and Exploding Kittens](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hidden-compartment-pack-expansion-for-cards-against-humanity-and-exploding)
- [Zombie Kittens: Not the Full Game. Just the 22 Expansion Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/zombie-kittens-not-the-full-game-just-the-22-expansion-cards)
- [Blackbox Press kit](https://www.ludoya.com/games/blackbox-press-kit)
- [Exploding Kittens: Aggro Kittens](https://www.ludoya.com/games/exploding-kittens-aggro-kittens)
- [Exploding Kittens: Creepy Kittens](https://www.ludoya.com/games/exploding-kittens-creepy-kittens)

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## Rules questions

### Do I have to draw a card to end my turn, or can I just pass?

You must end your turn by drawing a card from the top of the Draw Pile; playing cards is optional but your turn doesn’t end until you draw (page 1).

### If I draw an Exploding Kitten but I have a Defuse, what do I do?

Show the Exploding Kitten immediately; if you have a Defuse you play it instead of dying, discard the Defuse, then secretly put the Exploding Kitten back into the Draw Pile anywhere without viewing or reordering the other cards — your turn is over after playing it (page 2).

### Can someone Nope an Exploding Kitten or a Defuse?

Nope stops any action except for an Exploding Kitten or a Defuse — you cannot Nope those two (page 2).

### How do Attack and Skip interact — can Skip completely block an Attack?

An Attack ends your turn(s) without drawing and forces the next player to take two turns; a single Skip cancels only one of those turns, so you need two Skips to avoid both turns (page 2).

### How many Exploding Kittens and Defuse cards go into the deck during setup?

Remove all 4 Exploding Kittens and 6 Defuse cards to deal hands, give each player one Defuse, return the extra Defuses to the deck (two-player variant returns only 2 extras), then insert Exploding Kittens so there is one fewer than the number of players (e.g., 4 players ⇒ 3 Kittens) (page 1).

### If a card gets Noped, what happens to it — is it still discarded?

Any cards that have been Noped are lost and remain in the Discard Pile; you can play a Nope at any time before an action begins and you can Nope a Nope (page 2).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/exploding-kittens)
- [Exploding Kittens in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/exploding-kittens)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172225)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._