I know, I know, a little morbid, right? I thought so too, having heard of Exploding Kittens from a friend. It wasn’t until I played it (hesitantly) with another friend, though, that I realized it was quite fun!
I enjoy the simplicity of the game mechanics. For the most part, the cards explain everything! I played with the Imploding Kittens expansion pack, which was also very easy to understand. You can defuse an Exploding Kitten if you have a Defuse card. You cannot, however, defuse an Imploding Kitten. It’s an automatic game over card for whoever draws it.
The only cards that didn’t explain themselves were the ones like the Catermelon and the Rainbow-Spewing Cat. These cards are special, because if you have two of them, you can play them and steal a card from anybody.
I also liked the Cone of Shame. If you forgot who’s turn it was, you had to wear the Cone of Shame until someone else forgot or the game ended. The particular set we were playing with had a really cute box, too. Whenever you opened the top, it meowed at you!
