In this family card game, draw cards and try to avoid the dreaded Exploding Kitten! Use strategic action cards to skip your turn, shuffle th
About this item
In this family card game, draw cards and try to avoid the dreaded Exploding Kitten! Use strategic action cards to skip your turn, shuffle the deck, or defuse the Kitten with laser pointers or catnip sandwiches. The last player standing wins!
Designed for 2-5 players, ages 7 and up, Exploding Kittens is great for kids, teens, and adults alike. Whether you’re a seasoned gamer or want a casual game to break the ice, this easy-to-learn game is perfect for bringing everyone together.
Compact for travel, portable for on-the-go, camping, game nights, road trips or a family home evening.
Includes 56 cards illustrated by The Oatmeal (each featuring a hilarious cartoon with characters such as Tacocat, Rainbow-Ralphing Cat and All-Seeing Goat Wizard) and an instruction manual (that you’ll probably skim).
Our Story: One of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns ever, the hilarious characters, thoughtful design and gameplay simple enough for a good time but complex enough for ultimate replayability, Exploding Kittens has taken the world by storm, with millions of copies sold and a global fanbase.
In this family card game, draw cards and try to avoid the dreaded Exploding Kitten! Use strategic action cards to skip your turn, shuffle th
Ranked #99 in Toys & Games · 4 things we like
Quick answer The Exploding Kittens Original Edition scores 9.2/10 with us. Amazon owners rate it 4.6 out of 5 across 59,531 reviews, in line with the 4.7 average of the 33 dedicated deck card games we track. It was listed at $19.82 on Amazon when we last checked in September 2026.
Exploding Kittens is a card game for people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goats. In this highly-strategic, kitty-powered card game, players draw cards until someone draws an exploding kitten, at which point they explode, they are dead, and they are out of the game - unless that player has a defuse card, which can defuse the kitten using things like laser pointers, belly rubs, and catnip sandwiches. All of the other cards in the deck are used to move, mitigate, or avoid the exploding kittens.
A perfect solution if you are looking to play family card games and kid card games. Add it to your collection of fun card games. Exploding Kittens is the most-funded game in the history of Kickstarter, and has paved the way for peace and tranquility in the modern world.
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Product information
24 specifications
Age Range Description
7 and Up
Brand Name
Exploding Kittens
Included Components
Includes 56 cards (2.5 x 3.5 inches), box, and instructions.
Unit Count
1 Count
Model Year
2015
Item Type Name
Card Games
Model Name
Exploding Kittens
Number of Packs
1
Set Name
Original Edition
Item Highlight
Draw cards, betray your friends, and try not to explode! Great for family game nights, parties, travel, quick 15-minute
Edition
Original Edition
Global Trade Identification Number
00852131006020, 00852131006327
Model Number
EKG-ORG1-1
Material Type
Cardboard, Cardstock
Number of Players
2 to 5 Players
Container Type
Box
Other Special Features of the Product
Handmade
Number of Items
1
Language
English, English
Customer Package Type
Standard Packaging
Estimated Playing Time
15 minutes
Educational Objective
Foster cognitive and social development through engaging gameplay
Operation Mode
manual
Power Source
manual
Pros & cons
What we like
In this family card game, draw cards and try to avoid the dreaded Exploding Kitten! Use strategic action cards to skip your turn, shuffle the deck, or defuse the Kitten with laser pointers or catnip sandwiches. The last player standing wins!
Designed for 2-5 players, ages 7 and up, Exploding Kittens is great for kids, teens, and adults alike. Whether you’re a seasoned gamer or want a casual game to break the ice, this easy-to-learn game is perfect for bringing everyone together.
Compact for travel, portable for on-the-go, camping, game nights, road trips or a family home evening.
Includes 56 cards illustrated by The Oatmeal (each featuring a hilarious cartoon with characters such as Tacocat, Rainbow-Ralphing Cat and All-Seeing Goat Wizard) and an instruction manual (that you’ll probably skim).
What could be better
Exploding Kittens Original Edition: questions & answers
Is the Exploding Kittens Original Edition worth buying?
Yes, it is one of the stronger picks in its group. We score the Exploding Kittens Original Edition 9.2 out of 10. Amazon owners rate it 4.6 out of 5 across 59,531 reviews, in line with the 4.7 average of the 33 dedicated deck card games we track.
How much does the Exploding Kittens Original Edition cost?
It was listed at $19.82 on Amazon when we last checked in September 2026. That is close to the $19.90 median for dedicated deck card games in our catalog. Amazon prices change daily, so use the price button on this page to see the current figure.
What options does the Exploding Kittens Original Edition come in?
Amazon lists 10 options. Style: Original Edition, Expansion: Barking Kittens, NSFW Edition, Good vs. Evil, Rage Mode, Larger Party Edition, Expansion: Streaking Kittens, Recipes for Disaster and 2 more. Pick an option on this page and the button opens exactly that model.
What are good alternatives to the Exploding Kittens Original Edition?
Similar, well-rated dedicated deck card games in our catalog: Exploding Kittens Horrible Therapist: Extra Horrible Edition by (9.0/10, 4.5 stars from 2,810 owners); Exploding Kittens Poetry (9.6/10, 4.8 stars from 9,872 owners); Pressman Amazon Exclusive Bonus Edition Let's Go Fishin' (9.0/10, 4.5 stars from 9,382 owners).
Breakdown from the 10 most helpful reviews we imported.
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Lynn C.
Verified purchaseFebruary 15, 2026
Super Fun Game!
This game is so fun! We played it for the first time today with our two kiddos, ages 8 and 10. It was very easy to learn and each game is very quick. By the second game everyone had a pretty good grasp of it. Our kids loved it, and of course they were quickly attacking each other with their cards once they figured out how! They are already wanting to play again tomorrow. Our family has a ton of games and we love to play them often. I can already tell that this one will be one of our favorites for years to come!
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David
Verified purchaseJune 16, 2026
Great Addition !
Fun for the whole family , high quality very easy to learn and just overall a nice way to play with your family
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Another Mitchell
Verified purchaseJanuary 4, 2016
Idiot-proof instructions and review
This game is FUN. If you are a fan of the artist's blog, you'll enjoy it that much more, but knowing previous work is unnecessary. The game is fun, and at first reading sounds very complicated, but it is in fact simple and quick. And a lot of laughs. Don't be afraid of the cards or illustrations... They are quirky and strange (like the blog :-) but not offensive. Okay, the TEENSIEST bit rude, yes. But funny. Wildly creative.This game allows 2-5 people to play. If you may have a larger group, do buy a second set of cards. It is money well invested.The game is like russian roulette. Each person
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ODell Fam Five
Verified purchaseMay 2, 2016
For kids or those who are kids at heart
So I bought this game for thee reasons.1. I like the website The Oatmeal.2. It got great reviews.3. Two of my boys (8 & 11) thought the name was hilarious.So how does it live up?On reason 1, it most certainly lives up. If you like The Oatmeal and the humor and artwork found there you will get a kick out of the game. Though we bought the PG version, so the humor will be on the potty side, but relatively safe. It's funny and silly.Reason 2, well I can see why it got good reviews, but I could also see why it got some poor ones. The game play is very much dependent on you and those you play with.
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Dorothy Zentz
Verified purchaseMay 26, 2026
👍
This is one of my favorite games ever! It is so fun to play, perfect for a family or just playing with your friends!
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Ramon Hernandez jr.
Verified purchaseAugust 30, 2026
great fun game.
Great game instructinos are cleand and cards are of good quality
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KNA
Verified purchaseJune 25, 2026
Best game ever!
So many laughs playing this game with my boys. This is our go to game. They were 10 and 11 when we started playing, and still love it 3 years later! It’s very clever. This is our favorite version too.
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Texasshopper
Verified purchaseMarch 4, 2024
4&6 y/o grandkids (and we) love this game
I was dubious as to whether the 4-year-old would like this as he can’t read the cards but he grasped the meaning of the individual cards instantly as there are only about six different kinds of cards. Don’t know if this is a rule, but when someone defuses an exploding kitten, we put the Defuse card on the discard and the EK card back into the draw pile near the bottom. This ensures that there are lots of EK cards near the bottom of the pile, and the game ends quickly enough to hold the interest of young kids. The rules are minimal, simple, easy to grasp quickly, and you don’t have to follow th
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