Exploding Kittens

Exploding Kittens is a popular card game that combines strategy, humor, and a dash of unpredictability. It's designed for 2 to 5 players and involves trying to avoid exploding kittens while foiling your opponents' plans. Here are the complete instructions, including setup and round play for Exploding Kittens:

Setup for Exploding Kittens:

1. Use the Exploding Kittens deck, which contains a combination of "Exploding Kitten" cards and various other cards. Remove the "Exploding Kittens" equal to the number of players minus one (e.g., in a 4-player game, remove 3 Exploding Kittens).
2. Shuffle the remaining deck and deal 7 cards to each player.
3. Place the remaining "Exploding Kittens" face down in the draw pile, and the rest of the deck forms the draw pile as well.

Objective for Exploding Kittens:

1. The goal is to avoid exploding kittens by playing "Defuse" cards and strategically managing your hand.
2. Ultimately, the last player remaining who hasn't exploded wins the game.

Round Play for Exploding Kittens:

1. Each round of Exploding Kittens consists of several steps:

   • Players take turns clockwise, starting with the youngest player.
   • On your turn, you can play one or more cards and draw a card to end your turn.
   • Play "Exploding Kittens" cards at your own risk. If you draw one without a "Defuse" card, you explode and are out of the game.
   • Use action cards to disrupt your opponents, steal cards, or rearrange the deck.
   • Play "Defuse" cards to defuse an "Exploding Kitten" from your hand, place it back into the draw pile, and reshuffle.

2. Special Action Cards:

   • "Nope" cards: Use to negate an action card played by another player.
   • "See the Future" cards: Look at the top cards of the draw pile and plan your strategy.
   • "Attack" cards: End your turn without drawing a card, forcing the next player to take two turns.
   • "Skip" cards: End your turn without drawing a card.
   • "Shuffle" cards: Shuffle the draw pile to potentially rearrange "Exploding Kittens."

3. Continue playing cards, drawing cards, and using action cards until only one player remains. This player is declared the winner.

Winning:

1. The last player remaining who hasn't exploded wins the game.

Tips:

• Strategy in Exploding Kittens involves managing your hand, making unpredictable moves, and using action cards to disrupt your opponents.
• Pay close attention to the "See the Future" cards to make informed decisions about which cards to play.

Exploding Kittens is a lighthearted, humorous, and suspenseful card game that can provide hours of fun with friends and family. It's an excellent choice for players who enjoy a mix of strategy and unpredictability in their games.