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Exploding Kittens: Original Edition (Classic Tin)

Betray your friends. Try not to explode. Look at this snazzy tin!

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$12.59 $19.99 In stock

Category: Games

Your favorite highly-strategic, kitty powered version of Russian Roulette now comes in a fancy schmancy tin.

This tin says “I am a person of taste.” It says “I like to take all the thrills of this fast-paced, action-packed game on the go!” It says “yeah, I’ll bring a game with ‘exploding’ in the title on a plane!” 

This funny card game is the perfect travel game, gift for collectors, or highly elevated paperweight.

what’s in the box?

Exploding Kittens comes with 56 Cards featuring original illustrations by The Oatmeal

Plus one instruction manual that you will probably skim.

Original Edition tin contents shot with box and card deck

Hey! Reading is the worst way to learn how to play a game. Watch this instead:

More tense comic-style graphic with scratching cat claws

quick step guide

Two cartoon characters playing a card game at a table

Draw Cards

Players draw cards until somebody draws an Exploding Kitten.

Exploding Kittens themed cards on a red background

EXPLODE

At which point they explode and are out of the game.

Exploding Kittens Defuse cards illustration

DEFUSE

Unless they defuse the Kitten with a Defuse Card.

Exploding Kittens greeting cards on a red background

ACTION CARDS

Or they use powerful action cards to move or avoid the Exploding Kitten.

Pictogram of a person and a cat on a red background

BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS

Play an Armageddon Card to incite a battle of Good vs. Evil where you try to outsmart the other players.

Pictogram of a person exploding beside a cat, on red

TRY NOT TO EXPLODE

The last player standing wins!

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Edward P. ★★★★★

We hosted our first game night with this tin edition and the whole group was fighting to play again by round two. The cards feel durable enough for repeated shuffling, and the classic kitty-powered chaos still lands every single time. This is the version I’m grabbing for every future get-together.

Natalie M. ★★★★★

The tin is heavier and sturdier than I expected, so it takes a proper beating in my backpack between camping trips. The cards have that classic smooth finish that shuffles well right out of the box, and the whole thing feels like a solid little ritual when we crack it open. It’s our go-to for quick

Elizabeth Z. ★★★★★

Pulled this out at game night and the tin alone got compliments before we even dealt a card. The mix of strategy and pure chaos keeps everyone on edge, and rounds go quick enough that you’re always begging for one more. Perfect little box to toss in a bag for trips.