updates | June 07, 2026

Can you play Exploding Kittens and Barking Kittens together?

When someone plays the other Barking Kitten, you are their target. If you get both Barking Kittens (even if you’ve already played one), play them together and pick any player as your target. Like all Kittens, Barking Kittens cannot be Noped.

Do you need Exploding Kittens to play Barking Kittens?

This is not a standalone game – it requires a copy of Exploding Kittens to play.

Can you Nope an Exploding Kitten?

NOPE! You can also play a Nope on another Nope to negate it and create a Yup, and so on. Stop any action except for an Exploding Kitten or a Defuse card. Imagine that any card (or Pair or Special Combo) beneath a Nope card no longer exists.

Can you stack attacks in exploding kittens?

You do not stack attack cards. If you’ve been Attacked and you play an Attack card, you end your turn right away without taking the additional turn (this is very clear in rule pamphlet under “Attack” cards). The following player is now the target of an Attack and takes 2 turns as you normally do when you’re Attacked.

Does barking kittens work with party pack?

This is not a standalone game—it requires a copy of the Exploding Kittens Game to play. Compatible with all Exploding Kittens Decks except the Party Pack!

Can you stack attacks in Exploding Kittens?

What does the slap card do in exploding kittens?

If the targeted player plays a Slap Card in return, they pick a player to take ALL remaining turns (4 turns, then 6, and so on). Play always continues from the targeted player. If you draw and defuse an Exploding Kitten during a series of turns, you must continue taking your remaining turns.

What happens if you run out of cards in exploding kittens?

You won’t ever run out of cards in the Draw Pile, so there is never any need for a reshuffle. In every game I’ve played all the cards end up on the discard pile fairly quickly and there is nothing left in the draw pile, so we have to reuse them.

What do you do when someone has a barking kitten?

Barking Kitten {If someone has a barking kitten, they give you half their cards. Choose and return the same number of cards, otherwise keep this card in front of you.} [x2] Bury {End your turn by secretly putting the next card you draw back into the draw pile as if you had defused it.} [x2] Super Skip {End your turn without drawing a card.

What do you do with an Exploding Kitten?

Potion of death: give to someone and then they must discard half of their cards. Cat’s Schrodinger: if someone has an exploding kitten in their hand they must put it in the deck as if they just defused it. (Olny put this in the deck if the Streaking kitten is in play.)

What happens if you draw a bomb like a kitten?

Normal bomb: when someone draws this card show it immediately like an exploding kitten but instead of exploding unless you use a defuse you just lose half of your cards unless you use a defuse. Potion of death: give to someone and then they must discard half of their cards.