The game also comes with some tokens which are used to represent how many times someone has won and there are some variant rules in case things start to go on for too long or not long enough so players can decide what length of time they want it to take before they count as the winner. The highest valued numerical card only goes to five so if you get one that is a six, then the value counts as zero. Each suite is represented by an archetype of a cat (i.e., one has sunglasses on) and each number card starts with a kitten who gets closer to “exploding” as you go up in value. The cards for this game are very simple with no text, numbers, or images. Exploding Kittens Review: Components and Setup This means that each round will be different and there are many combinations of effects to try out which makes this one of my favorite games in terms of how much fun I have playing with friends.

This game is also very replayable because you get new cards every time someone buys the game or when they make an expansion for it. The first few rounds take only a couple of minutes, but then once everyone has played their first hand then it takes longer for other players since they have more options available with three cards in front of them.

The game is easy to learn but gets difficult as you go on because there are so many cards that it can be hard to find the next one. There also might be a problem with there being too many cards for a certain round so it takes longer to play, but this is not something that happens very often. The only problem with this game is that the cards are not always dealt equally so some people will have a better hand than others, but if you play enough times then over time everyone should be close in terms of card values which makes for more even matches. If a player has the “I’m going to explode some kittens” card in their hand then they can end the game before no one else takes any more turns by saying that phrase and turning it over, but if you do this too many times (once per round) then you will not be winning as quickly as everyone else so usually people wait until it is just down to themselves and one other person.

To win you must get rid of all your cards before anyone else does. Each player can have no more than three cards in their hand at a time, so if they do not want to play something then they need to draw from the stack or use an effect card that makes them discard some other cards instead of playing it on the pile.

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