The app version of Exploding Kittens retains the card game’s core gameplay with a few tweaks to the cards in the deck. Basically it’s like UNO but with far higher stakes on the line every turn. You can also affect the game flow by placing down action cards that reverse turn order or even skipping your turn and allowing you to not draw at the end of the game. You can also ruin the tempo of the game by putting down cards that directly affect the deck such as forcing to shuffle or looking into the top three cards.
So your first move at the start of the game is usually playing cards to mess with your opponents by forcing them to take two turns, or even steal from their hand. Exploding Kittens turns the whole general card game rules on its head by forcing players to draw at the end of their turn instead of the beginning. For those unfamiliar to the card game rules.
