Exploding Kittens
Exploding Kittens is a casual dedicated deck card game designed by Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal webcomic, Elan Lee and Shane Small, and first published in 2015.
The Story
Exploding Kittens is a multiplayer card game for people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goats. Exploding Kittens is a kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette.
Players take turns drawing cards until someone draws an exploding kitten and loses the game. You play the game by putting the deck face down and taking turns drawing cards until someone draws an Exploding Kitten.
TNT. CRUNCH. TNT. When that happens, Exploding Kittens is a casual dedicated deck card game designed by Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal webcomic, Elan Lee and Shane Small, and first published in 2015.
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Company Timeline
2015 — Founded Exploding Kittens
Exploding Kittens was founded as a media & entertainment company.
2020 — Exploding Kittens Expansion
Exploding Kittens expanded its operations and market presence.
2022 — Board Game Launch
Launched Exploding Kittens: The Board Game, expanding the brand into board game territory.
2025 — 10th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrated 10 years with special edition releases including the 10th Anniversary Tin Edition.
