; ▁the ▁latter ▁company ▁claim ing ▁rights ▁for ▁both ▁spin - offs ▁but ▁not ▁for ▁the ▁original . ▁Ex pl oding ▁K itt ens ▁is ▁pass phr ased ▁as ▁a ▁“ str ateg ic ▁card ▁game ▁about ▁c ats ▁and ▁destruction ” ▁which ▁follows ▁the ▁game play ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁collect ▁k itt ens ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁dem oting ▁the ▁other ▁players ’ ▁amount ▁of ▁k itt ens . ▁ ▁Game ▁rules ▁ ▁All ▁cards ▁are ▁put ▁into ▁a ▁deck , ▁save ▁for ▁the ▁Def use ▁and ▁Ex pl oding ▁K itten ▁cards . ▁The ▁deck ▁is ▁sh uff led ▁and ▁each ▁player ▁draw s ▁ 7 ▁cards ▁and ▁takes ▁a ▁Def use ▁card . ▁The ▁Ex pl oding ▁K itten ▁cards ▁are ▁then ▁sh uff led ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁deck ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Ex pl oding ▁K itten ▁cards ▁in ▁the ▁deck ▁is ▁one ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁players . ▁The ▁remaining ▁Def use ▁cards ▁are ▁then ▁also ▁put ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁deck . ▁A ▁turn ▁order ▁is ▁decided ▁upon . ▁ ▁Each ▁player ▁may ▁then ▁play ▁as ▁many ▁cards ▁from ▁their ▁hand ▁as ▁they ▁like ▁on ▁their ▁turn ▁( including ▁none ) ▁before ▁drawing ▁a ▁card . ▁Play ers ▁are ▁not ▁to ▁tell ▁any ▁other ▁player ▁what ▁cards ▁are ▁in ▁their ▁hand . ▁Play ed ▁cards ▁are ▁put ▁into ▁a ▁disc ard ▁p ile . ▁▁ ▁The ▁list ▁of ▁cards ▁is ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Ex pl oding ▁K itten : ▁El imin ates ▁the ▁player