Exploding Kittens

This little card game takes only a couple of minutes to teach, but is surprisingly engaging, and full of mantis-y fun, as you race to be the first to score 10 mantis cards.

This fast little word game for two players has you trying to guess your opponent’s word with the aid of little bird friend clue cards. The challenge is not in deducing your opponent’s word so much, but in doing so with the use of minimal clues. 

How quickly can you flick the balls from your side of the board to the other? You win the round if you knock the cat's black nose ball onto the other player’s side, all three white teeth balls end up on your opponent’s side, or all eight yellow balls do. You win one point for winning the round, and the first player to five points wins the game.