Exploding Kittens Original Edition - 2-5 Players - Ages 7+ - 15 Minutes to Play - High Stakes Card Game - Party Game, Family
Reviewed 23 August 2026 · price checked live
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The rules are quick to pick up: draw cards until someone hits an exploding kitten and blows up, unless they can defuse it, all in about 15 minutes. It plays two to five players, or up to nine if you combine two decks, and suits ages seven and up. The 56 cards carry The Oatmeal's daft illustrations, and it holds the record as one of Kickstarter's most-backed projects. A 4.6 average from over 57,000 buyers is excellent for a party game. Check the current price and edition on Amazon.
- Brand
- Exploding Kittens
- Amazon rating
- 4.6 / 5 from 57,732 ratings
- vs Games
- 0.1 below the category median of 4.7
- Rank in category
- 39 of 50 rated games we track
- Price position
- Towards the top of the range (category spans £2.09 to £56.99)
- How proven
- One of the most-reviewed in its category
How it compares in Games
Across the 50 rated games products we track, the typical score is 4.7 out of 5. This one sits at 4.6, which is around the middle of the category. Ratings alone will not separate it from its rivals here, so price and the specifics below matter more than the star count.
It carries 57,732 ratings against a category median of 3,174. A rating from a large base is harder to distort and tends to hold up over time, so a high score here means more than the same score on a new listing.
On price it sits in the upper third of a category running from £2.09 to £56.99, where the midpoint is about £10.19. Paying above the category norm needs a reason beyond the rating, because the score alone does not justify the gap here.
Worked out from the 50 games products in our catalogue, not from the brand's own claims. How we rank →
Key features
- Exploding Kittens is a card game for people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goats.
- Family-friendly, party game for 2-5 players (up to 9 players with 2 decks)
- This is the most-backed project in Kickstarter history and all cards feature illustrations by The Oatmeal.
- Includes 56 cards (6.35 x 8.89 cm), box, and instructions.
- This box, like 99.99% of boxes, does not meow. Check for the Hologram on the box to ensure authenticity.
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