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Barking Kitten

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Card Description

When played, if anyone has another Barking Kitten they explode (or Defuse). Otherwise keep it in front of you, and it becomes a target when another one is played.

Mechanics

Place this card face up in front of you and ask for the other Barking Kitten. If any player has it, they are your target and must play a Defuse Card or explode. Discard both Barking Kittens at the end of the turn.

If no one has the other Barking Kitten, leave the card face up in front of you. (You cannot play it again, and it is not part of your hand.) When someone plays the other Barking Kitten, you are their target and you must play a Defuse Card or explode.

If you get both Barking Kittens (even if you've already played one), play them together and pick any player as your target.

It is still your turn after playing this card.

Like all Kittens, Barking Kittens cannot be Noped.

 Notes

Rules for this card have been updated on newer versions.

CARD DESCRIPTION

If someone has a Barking Kitten, they give you half of their cards. Choose and return the same number of cards. Otherwise, keep this card in front of you.

"BLIND" DESCRIPTION

If you play a Barking Kitten while blind, you may not look at any of the incoming or outgoing cards.

If a Barking Kitten is played and a blind player has the other Barking Kitten, they may look at their cards to discard their Barking Kitten, then shuffle their cards blindly and proceed with the normal Barking Kittens rules blindly.

If you have a Barking Kitten card face up in front of you and become blind (or play one when blind), keep the Barking Kitten visible to all players.

In all cases, after resolving the Barking Kittens, both players may look at their new hands to see if they now have an Exploding Kitten without a Streaking Kitten that must be Defused.

MECHANICS

Place this card face up in front of you and ask for the other Barking Kitten. If any player has it, they are your target and must give you half their cards (rounding up). Combine them with your hand, then choose and return the same number of cards back to them (it’s fine if any/all of the cards were originally theirs), then discard both Barking Kittens.

If no one has the other Barking Kitten, leave the card face up in front of you. (You cannot play it again, and it is not part of your hand.) 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.

Included In

Nope

Barking Kitten card CANNOT be blocked by playing a Nope Card IconNope card.

Now

Barking Kitten card CANNOT be played at any time.
  • Alter the Future 3x Icon
    Alter the Future 3x
    Privately view and rearrange the top three cards of the draw pile.
  • Alter the Future 3x NOW Icon
    Alter the Future 3x
    Now IconNOW
    Privately view and rearrange the top three cards of the draw pile. Play at any time.
  • Alter the Future 5x Icon
    Alter the Future 5x
    Privately view and rearrange the top five cards of the draw pile.
  • Armageddon Icon
    Armageddon
    Trigger the Armageddon afterwards. End your turn. Can only be played if Godcat is on the playmat.
  • Attack 2x Icon
    Attack 2x
    End your turn without drawing a card. Force the next player to take two turns.
  • Attack of the Dead Icon
    Attack of the Dead
    Do not draw any cards. Force the next player to take three turns for each dead player.
  • Barking Kitten Icon
    Barking Kitten
    When played, if anyone has another Barking Kitten they explode (or Defuse). Otherwise keep it in front of you, and it becomes a target when another one is played.
  • Bury Icon
    Bury
    End your turn by secretly putting the next card you draw back into the draw pile as if you had defused it.
  • Cat Card Icon
    Cat Card
    This is a cat card and is powerless on its own. Play two of the same cats as a pair to steal a random card from another player.
  • Catomic Bomb Icon
    Catomic Bomb
    Remove the Exploding Kittens from the Deck. Shuffle the deck. Put all those kittens face down on top. Your turn ends after playing this card.
  • Clairvoyance Icon
    Clairvoyance
    Use when someone plays a zombie kitten. You get to watch where they secretly put the exploding kitten(s). Play at any time.
  • Clone Icon
    Clone
    When you play this card, it becomes whatever card is beneath it.
  • Curse of the Cat Butt Icon
    Curse of the Cat Butt
    Choose a player to be "Blind." they must shuffle and keep their cards face down until they draw a card.
  • Defuse Icon
    Defuse
    Instead of exploding, secretly put your last drawn card back into the deck.
  • Devilcat Icon
    Devilcat
    Explode if you get Devilcat in the Armageddon. You must discard a Defuse or explode. Then put it back on the playmat.
  • Dig Deeper Icon
    Dig Deeper
    Draw a card, look at it and then either keep it, or draw the next card (which you must keep) and put the first card facedown on top of the draw pile.
  • Draw From the Bottom Icon
    Draw From the Bottom
    End your turn by drawing the bottom card from the Draw Pile.
  • Exploding Kitten Icon
    Exploding Kitten
    Show this card immediately.
  • Favor Icon
    Favor
    One player must give you a card of their choice.
  • Feed The Dead Icon
    Feed The Dead
    Pick a dead player. All living players (except you) must choose one card from their hand to give to them. Play at any time.
  • Feral Cat Icon
    Feral Cat
    Use as any cat card.
  • Garbage Collection Icon
    Garbage Collection
    Every player (Including the one who played this card) must choose one card to shuffle into the draw pile.
  • Godcat Icon
    Godcat
    Play as any card in the game. Except a Nope. After playing Godcat, put it back on the playmat.
  • Grave Robber Icon
    Grave Robber
    All dead players with cards must choose one card from their hand to shuffle into the draw pile.
  • I'll Take That Icon
    I'll Take That
    Put this card in front of another player to steal the next card they draw from the pile.
  • Imploding Kitten Icon
    Imploding Kitten
    When drawn face down, put back in the deck face up, without using a defuse. When drawn face up, explode immediately. This card cannot be defused.
  • Mark Icon
    Mark
    Choose a player and randomly pick one of their cards. They must keep that card facing outward in their hand until it is played or stolen.
  • Nope Icon
    Nope
    Stop the action of another player. You can play this at any time.
  • Personal Attack 3x Icon
    Personal Attack 3x
    Take three turns in a row.
  • Potluck Icon
    Potluck
    Starting with you, and going in the direction of play around the table, each player puts a card on top of the draw pile.
  • Raising Heck Icon
    Raising Heck
    Draw the bottom card from the draw pile. Look at it, and either keep it or put it on the top of the draw pile. This ends your turn.
  • Reveal the Future 3x Icon
    Reveal the Future 3x
    Show everyone the top three cards.
  • Reverse Icon
    Reverse
    Reverse the order of play and end your turn without drawing a card.
  • See the Future 3x Icon
    See the Future 3x
    Privately view the top three cards of the deck.
  • See the Future 5x Icon
    See the Future 5x
    Privately view the top five cards of the draw pile.
  • Share the Future 3x Icon
    Share the Future 3x
    View and rearrange the top three cards in the draw pile, then show the cards to the next player.
  • Shuffle Icon
    Shuffle
    Shuffle the draw pile.
  • Shuffle NOW Icon
    Shuffle
    Now IconNOW
    Shuffle the draw pile. Play at any time.
  • Skip Icon
    Skip
    End your turn without drawing a card.
  • Streaking Kitten Icon
    Streaking Kitten
    Keep this card a secret. As long as it's in your hand you may draw and secretly hold one Exploding Kitten without blowing up.
  • Super Skip Icon
    Super Skip
    End your turn without drawing a card. If you’re supposed to take multiple turns, end them all.
  • Swap Top and Bottom Icon
    Swap Top and Bottom
    Swap the top and bottom cards of the draw pile.
  • Targeted Attack 2x Icon
    Targeted Attack 2x
    Do not draw any cards. Instead, immediately choose ANY OTHER PLAYER to take 2 turns in a row. Play then continues from that player. The victim of this card takes a turn as normal (play-or-pass, then draw). Then, when their turn is over, it’s their turn again.
  • Tower of Power Icon
    Tower of Power
    Anyone who steals a card from you blindly steals from inside the Tower of Power crown instead.
  • Zombie Kitten Icon
    Zombie Kitten
    Instead of exploding, secretly put an exploding kitten back into the draw pile, and bring a dead player back to life.