By Liam Sanchez, Logan Treboutat, Alex Villanueva
- Streaking Kittens: Have you ever wanted to curse people with a cat butt, or hold an exploding kitten in your hand like it’s normal? Then the Streaking Kittens expansion pack would be yet another gambling game to feed your psychopathic desires. Due to the fact that you can now hold exploding kittens with a certain setup, you can directly explode others whenever they favor you. Have you ever wanted to be the annoying cousin and “pee” on your opponent’s cards? You now can with the new “mark” cards. This version adds the most chaotic cards in all of the expansions, and frequently tops numerous fan polls as the best add-on.
- Exploding Kittens Party Pack: If the classic Exploding Kittens is good, this version is even better. It comes with more game-changing cards that keep the game robust, like Alter the Future, Feral Cat, and more. There are double the cards, so no matter the size of the group, you’ll always be able to play with everyone (unless the group is that big).
- Imploding Kittens: The first official expansion pack for Exploding Kittens, and it pops off. If you don’t have the party pack, then you can get all the new cards this way instead. Imploding Kittens also comes with one unique card: the imploding kitten. The Imploding Kitten causes instant death and makes the game even more chaotic.
- Exploding Kittens Classic: The OG game. Has all the original cards, fun mechanics, and rules that make the game enjoyable and playable for all players. Perfection is the one word I would use to describe this card game. Really recommend; it lets you get to know the different abilities each card has to better develop new strategies and have an intense, nail-biting, and entertaining experience.
- Zombie Kittens: A fast-paced game of Exploding Kittens where once you die, you can still come back as a zombie to cause mayhem for the other players. It has crazy new cards that make the game more interesting to play. However, it can be confusing for new players to understand the different mechanics and rules, and the game goes by quickly, so it can become repetitive after a while. If you get people who know a good way to play Zombie Kittens, then the game is really intense and strategic. Basically, you must know the rules of the game, and it will be a fun experience.
- Exploding Kittens The Board Game: This game is as close to Exploding Kittens as a board game could get, and it hits. The same rules and main gameplay apply, but the goal is to get to the end of the board instead of just surviving. The 3D aesthetic is also pretty cool, but the lack of expansions and extra cards brings it down a bit.
- Exploding Kittens Rage Mode: The most aggressive, high-risk, high-reward variant of Exploding Kittens. The whole game is built around stealing cards from others due to the inclusion of cards like “Bad Decision” and “Reveal and Steal”. To counteract the hyper-aggressive playstyle allowed in this version, you now have cards like an “Absolute Nope,” which cancels any card, and “Booby-Trap Kittens,” which kill anyone who steals it. Overall, the inclusion of these cards speeds up the previously cautious “Russian Roulette” style game that the original was.
- Barking Kittens: As the third expansion of Exploding Kittens, Elan Lee, the creator of Exploding Kittens, didn’t know too much about unfair mechanics. Barking Kittens were broken, due to the fact that you could steal half of a hand by winning a simple guessing game. It couldn’t be noped, and it was super easy to do.
- Aggro Kittens: This expansion pack is meant to make Exploding Kittens more aggressive. It comes with a few new cards, but not much overall. It could probably use more attack cards, but it is an expansion after all, so it does its job.
- Exploding Kittens Good vs Evil: Exploding Kittens but with two sides, good and evil. It has a bunch of new cards and abilities. However, it makes the game really confusing for new players who want to try playing. The games are pretty long, so once someone gets eliminated, they are usually sitting there doing nothing as the rest of the game goes on. With these new rules, it makes the game separate from an actual Exploding Kittens game; hence, it’s a mid-game.