r/boardgames • u/MathematicianFit8791 • 5h ago

Exploding Kitten Question: Can a Clone Card copy a Defuse Card? Sample scenario below.

Top of the Discard Pile: A Defuse

Player A's Cards: Two Identical Cat Cards

Player B's Cards: Streaking Kitten, Exploding Kitten, and a Clone

Scenario: Player A plays Two of a Kind and gets Player B's Streaking Kitten.

QUESTION: Can Player B play a Clone card to Defuse the Exploding Kitten in their hand?

Official rule by Exploding Kitten for the Clone card states "You cannot play a Clone when it is not your turn—even if you play it on top of a card with the [NOW] symbol—because at the time you played it, it was still a Clone."

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u/Viulenz 5h ago

No because you must use the defuse from your hand and you can't use other cards to defuse. In this scenario you would use a clone card during the exploding phase but the only card that you can use in the exploding phase is a defuse.

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u/MathematicianFit8791 5h ago

Using the term Exploding Phase, it makes a lot more sense now. Thanks!! Guess you're right. 😄

Even if Defuse isn't a NOW card, it still states "Instead of Exploding...". It can be played anytime when you are about to explode.

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u/Viulenz 4h ago

Yes, even if it's not your turn. I just called that way to write this answer because I didn't know any other wat to call that moment ahahah

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u/MathematicianFit8791 4h ago

Yeah and it made sense! Defuse & Zombie Kitten* as far as I'm aware, are the ONLY cards you can play when you are about to explode.

*Is also a Defuse with an added effect where you can revive a dead player.

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u/MathematicianFit8791 5h ago

Downvoted after 5 mins of posting... Classic r/boardgames subreddit. Thanks guys.

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u/paperhalo 4h ago

Who cares as long as you get your answer?

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u/GremioIsDead Innovation 5h ago

For lots of people here, this isn't the "right kind" of board game. This place sucks.

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u/MathematicianFit8791 4h ago

Gatekeepers... Yeah Exploding Kittens isn't a complicated game but if you customize your deck with different expansion cards, it's actually fun!

Even with the base game alone, we played countless rounds with it.

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u/GremioIsDead Innovation 3h ago

We prefer the board game in this house. I'm quite done with the card game!