Welcome to the Exploding Kittens page! This guide covers the rules, setup, and how to play the hilarious, fast-paced card game using Tabletop Simulator (TTS).
Exploding Kittens is a push-your-luck party card game where players take turns drawing cards—until someone draws an Exploding Kitten and is eliminated... unless they can defuse it! The last player standing wins.
🎯 Objective: Be the last player alive by avoiding or defusing exploding kittens.
🔢 Players: 2–5 (up to 9 with expansions)
⏳ Playtime: ~15–25 minutes
🎭 Genres: Party Game, Elimination, Luck-Based Strategy
On your turn, you may:
Then:
If it’s an Exploding Kitten, you’re toast... unless you have a Defuse card.
If you Defuse it, place the Exploding Kitten anywhere in the deck (secretly!).
Some cards are pair cards – Play two matching cards to steal a random card from another player.
Q: Can I Nope a Nope?
➡ Absolutely. Nope chains are legal and encouraged.
Q: Do I draw at the start or end of my turn?
➡ You draw at the end, after any number of actions.
Q: What if the deck runs out?
➡ It won’t—someone will explode before that happens!
🔹 Outwit, outplay, and outlast the kittens. 🐱💥 Last player standing wins!