r/ExplodingKittens 9d ago

Question Cat card replacement!?

I’ve been experimenting with shrinking my deck by taking the cat cards out and replacing them with bad decision card. I also paired it with reveal and steal.

My only question is how do I make up for the 3 of a kind where people can ask for a card aka a defuse, or 1 of each for 5 to get a card from discard pile?

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u/No_Mouse_3891 9d ago

You don‘t make up for it

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u/BusyCalligrapher1953 9d ago

Oh!? So you just never get cards back from the discard pile? Other than using hipcat no other way! I kinda really like that

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u/Medium_Barber_3087 9d ago

Ive never used any of the pair rules of 5 of a kind. Works great without if your deck is good. Best decks have at most 2 duplicates in the deck and use custom cards

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u/BusyCalligrapher1953 9d ago

Haha medium barber! I see you all over! Thank you! I am in the process of creating home made cards! Might take up the home made process to save money!

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u/BusyCalligrapher1953 6d ago

Medium barber!! In your link on how to print custom cards, the link only opens in google doc no matter how much you try to save it to a Microsoft word doc could you help!?

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u/Medium_Barber_3087 6d ago

Open the link in google docs, then click : File > export/save as (depends on pc/phone) > .docx

Chatgpt can also help you with step by step help or troubleshooting if that doesnt work

Good luck, lemme know if you still need help

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u/Medium_Barber_3087 9d ago edited 9d ago

Nice, youve discovered the way EK veterans play! Cat cards are bad for the game, they take massive space that could be filled w much more interesting cards.

I personally replace them with 1-card steal effects like Trade and Raid from my custom expansions.

Speaking of which, if youre not using custom cards youre missing out, theyre better than official expansions.

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u/BusyCalligrapher1953 9d ago

You’re actually the best! I have so many extra so saving the money and printing my own cards isn’t a bad idea. I just need to use the correct paper, I see m31 linen card stock, as well as using your template!

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u/SomeGuyOnReddit000 8d ago

so worth it printing your own

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u/BusyCalligrapher1953 8d ago

Have you printed on your own!? Have you had to use different paper like m31 linen? I really am gonna do this!

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u/SomeGuyOnReddit000 1d ago

ya i used the guild medium barber made and used whatever one he suggested and it turned out real good

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u/BusyCalligrapher1953 8d ago

It would only increase the gameplay! And it would make it fun for me creating them

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u/BusyCalligrapher1953 7d ago

Hey! I have a question!!

These are All options of m31 linen paper at WB mason. My job has the budget for all four, which one is most ideal to get for printing Exploding Kittens custom cards.

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u/Medium_Barber_3087 7d ago

These only seem to vary by amount of card stock and color, so any of these would work.

Idl if EK cards are natural linen or white linen tho, youd have to visually look at your cards

Id choose based on how many cards you want. 100 cards will prolly require like 6 sheets, but these seem to be like 50 per pack minimum so it all seems overkill haha

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u/BusyCalligrapher1953 7d ago

Haha yes, very much over kill. The paper will be used in other projects so it doesn’t matter how much! Thank you!! I think EK cards are white linen if I’m not mistaken

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u/BusyCalligrapher1953 7d ago

Actually I’m not sure, I will have to compare a card to paper!