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gideon142Welcome to *exploding kittens,* a 2-5 player silly card game about exploding the other players. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785edc160ee06.91828819.jpg[/img]1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
gideon142Each turn the active player can play as many cards from their hand as they want to. They could play their entire hand, 0 cards, or anywhere in between.2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
gideon142When the active player is done playing cards, they end their turn by drawing 1 card from the [blue]deck,[/blue] which can be seen below our hand.3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000ek-deck 2
gideon142!!! Certain cards are taken out of the game depending on the player count.4archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
gideon142Our opponent just ended their turn without playing any cards, which is a good way to stock up on cards for the later parts of the game.* Do the same thing by clicking the [blue]end turn button[/blue] at the top of the screen.*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a2ac4ca110endTurn 2
gideon142*Now I will showcase one of the special powers in this game: playing 2 cards of the same type.* This can only be done with the different types of cat cards.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a427f23700
gideon142There is also an optional setting to play with which lets you play 2 card combos with any card instead of just cats. The setting also adds [green]3 card combos.[/green] For a [green]3 card combo[/green] you must play 3 of the same card type, and in reward you get to ask an opponent for a specific type of card from their hand. *(If they don't have it you get nothing.)*2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a427f23700
gideon142Select the 2 *Tacocat* cards on the left of your hand, then select play two of a kind at the top. This is step is a little buggy, you have to click the middle *tacocat* first then the one on the left.3ek-card-43-front66992a427f23710
gideon142This power lets us take a random card from an [red]opponent's hand.[/red]1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a4b188e600player-table-87775462 1
gideon142[tip] Nice! We got a [green]defuse.[/green] *Defuse cards are the best in the game.* The reason why is because, they act as a one-time shield when you draw an [red]exploding kitten[/red] card.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a51d908700
gideon142*At the start of each game, the number of players minus 1 [red]exploding kitten[/red] cards are put into the deck.* (1 in a 2 player game, 2 in a 3 player game and so on.) 2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a51d908700
gideon142!!! If at any point you draw an [red]exploding kitten[/red] card and you do not have any [green]defuse[/green] cards in your hand you *explode* and are immediately eliminated from the game (the exploding kitten card stays out of the deck).3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a51d908700
gideon142Each player always starts with one [green]defuse[/green] in their hand to prevent the game ending early.4archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a51d908700
gideon142End this turn by [blue]drawing a card[/blue].5archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a51d908710endTurn 2
gideon142Humph, our opponent played 2 rainbow-ralphing cats to take a card from our hand. *However there is a way to stop it.*1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a5aba74700
gideon142[tip] With a [red]NOPE[/red] card! [red]NOPE[/red] cards are played to stop any card effect from taking place (other than *exploding kittens* and [green]defuses[/green]). You can even play a [red]NOPE[/red] card stopping another [red]NOPE[/red] card from working. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785edc17d8306.93564339.jpg[/img]2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a5aba74700
gideon142Let's play the [red]NOPE[/red] card now by selecting the [blue]button[/blue] at the top.3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a5aba74710playNope 2
gideon142Nice job! Our opponent wasn't able to take a card from our hand. Now that it's our turn, let's use our *favor* card. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785edc19d4b33.07661173.jpg[/img]1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a6c324f310
gideon142Normally *favor* cards would make an opponent choose 1 card in their hand to give to you, but our opponent played a [red]NOPE[/red] card instead canceling the effect.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a7ce96f900
gideon142Next let's play our *shuffle* card. Guess what this card does..... Yeah it just shuffles the [blue]deck[/blue]. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785edc1b7de27.24153499.jpg[/img]2maintitlebar_content66992a7ce96f910ek-deck 2
gideon142!!! Our opponent drew the [red]exploding kitten![/red] Because they had a [green]defuse[/green] the game continues and now they get to choose where in the [blue]deck[/blue] to put back the [red]exploding kitten[/red].1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992a9bf366400
gideon142Because I'm worried they put the [red]exploding kitten[/red] right back on top of the deck, we should use 1 of our *attack* cards. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785edc1d46a43.53441531.jpg[/img]1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992aaceab9300
gideon142*Attack* cards will end our turn without drawing a card, and force the next player to take 2 turns consecutively. Use the (right-side) *attack* card.2ek-card-5-front66992aaceab9310
gideon142Our opponent just played a *see the future* card. This card lets whoever played it look at the 3 cards on top of the [blue]deck.[/blue] [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785edc1eec357.67060051.jpg[/img]1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992ac2711b200
gideon142Finally there is 1 more type of card, [blue]skip[/blue] cards. [blue]Skip[/blue] cards when played will immediately end your turn when played, skipping you drawing a card. [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785edc21a56c7.82467755.jpg[/img]1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992ac46edf800
gideon142If at any point you need a reminder of what certain cards do, you can hover over them to read their uses.2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992ac46edf800
gideon142When every player except one has exploded without defusing the kitten, the game is over, and the last standing player wins.3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992ac46edf800
gideon142That brings us to the end of the tutorial. Thank you for playing my tutorial. :) If you have any questions or comments about the tutorial feel free to reach out to me (gideon142) on BGA. Thanks to *Matthew Inman, Elan Lee, and Shane Small* for designing this game. Thanks to *Exploding Kittens* for publishing this game. Thanks to *jordijansen* for the BGA adaption.4archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992ac46edf800
gideon142!!! *Tutorials need a 4.2 average rating to be promoted, if you want more people to find and experience this game please rate the tutorial 5 stars.*5archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment66992ac46edf800
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