The biggest bestseller of games originally released through crowdfunding campaigns has arrived in Poland. A game which became a hit even before its release. What is the secret of its success? Well, if you don't know what it's about, it's about cats :)
Exploding Cats is a kitten-powered variant of Russian roulette. Players draw a card each turn until they draw an exploding cat - then the unfortunate cat explodes and dies, and the game ends. But there are cards in the deck to distract the suicidal feline, avoid it, or force your opponent to draw several cards at once.
The game gets more intense with each passing turn - the fewer cards left in the deck, the more likely you are to draw the murderous feline and trigger an explosion that will leave only a burning ball of fuzz.
How to play.
There are several exploding cats in the deck. To play, lay it face up and successively draw cards until one of you draws an exploding kitty. The person who hits it explodes. He/she remains dead until the end of the game. By the way, you can play different cards to distract the exploding kittens.
Repeat this process until there is only 1 player left in the game. That person wins the game. The more cards you draw, the more you risk hitting an exploding kitten.
You explode - you lose
And you are filled with a burning sauce flavoured with sadness.
You don't explode - you win
And you're filled with greatness, grats, seriously.
And the other cards... Will reduce the risk of you exploding along with the exploding kitty.
The game was nominated 2015 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game and boasts the title of the most supported project on Kickstarter - it has raised nearly nine million dollars with over two hundred thousand players from around the world!