The game is a feline strategy version of Russian roulette. The players draw cards until one of them draws an exploding cat... once that happens it explodes, it flies, and it's out of the game - unless it uses neutral cards like the laser pointer, belly rubs, catnip sandwich and more... all the other cards in the deck are designed to help you move the exploding cats, appease them, make it easier to deal with them, and even avoid encountering them altogether.