Exploding Kittens and Holiday Fun

In a Secret Santa gift exchange that I participated in, I received a copy of Exploding Kittens (as well as Gloom and the first three volumes of Saga!!!!).

Pretty lucky, right?

Secret Santa Haul

I've been pining for this game since it started on Kickstarter, but found out too late to back the project.  So I waited patiently until it came out on Amazon, then forgot to buy it...

So when I got the game for Christmas, we had to play it!  My mom, dad, and fiancee sat around the table and I proudly got the game ready to play.  The rules are rather straight forward, but here is a quick video by the creators for those of you who may be interested in the game.

My Review:
I would recommend watching the above video or reading the instruction guide a little closely before playing. We were so excited to play the game that we missed one of the rules and it completely changed the game, but we were able to correct it quickly and had a great time.

The premise of the game is to draw a card and hope that it's not an EXPLODING KITTEN, because if you do not have a diffuse card then you are out of the game.  If you can diffuse the EXPLODING KITTEN, then you put the EXPLODING KITTEN back into the draw pile where you can try and get other players out.  The descriptions and illustrations are the cards are so much fun, we couldn't stop laughing as we played.

It is a great game that fast-paced and has some pretty amazing artwork.  Exploding Kittens is an easy game to learn and  I would recommend it highly!  I can't wait to play it with my teen group this week.

The artwork is soo much fun!

Keep watching for more reviews on games (video, board, or card) as I play them with family, friends, or people at the library.