You've Got Crabs: Imitation Crab

Deploy stealthy wildcards, wear the hilarious oversized imitation claws, and throw your opponents off the scent in this frantic, claw-wearing expansion for the secret-signal party game.

You've Got Crabs: Imitation Crab Expansion (published by Exploding Kittens) adds an extra layer of chaos, physical humor, and deception to the team-based card-swapping game You've Got Crabs. Moving away from standard card packs, this expansion introduces a physical prop—wearable rubber or plush crustacean claws—alongside wild cards that complicate the search for matching sets. The primary gameplay objective remains centered on secret communication and set collection: player pairs secretly establish a non-verbal signal, race to draft 4 matching crab cards from the central table pool, and discretely signal their partner to yell "You've got crabs!" to secure points before opponents intercept the call with "You've got crabs... NOT!"

The primary mechanical hurdle stems from the chaotic powers and physical handicap of the Imitation Crab. When a player draws and plays an Imitation Crab card, it functions as a powerful wild card to help complete a 4-of-a-kind set, but comes with a mandatory penalty: that player must immediately put on the oversized "Imitation Claws." While wearing the claws, handling cards, grabbing from the table, and disguising secret signals becomes dramatically more difficult, drawing intense suspicion from the entire table. Designed for 4 to 10 players (paired in teams of two) aged 7 and up, adding this expansion keeps the base game's lightning-fast 15-to-20-minute play time while ramping up the physical comedy and bluffing tension.

Game Specs at a Glance:
Age Range: 7+ Years
Publisher: Exploding Kittens
Play Time: 15-20 Minutes
Player Count: 4-10 Players
Complexity: Light (Real-Time, Set Collection, Secret Signaling, Team Play, Physical Dexterity, Humor)

What's in the Box?

• 2 Wearable Imitation Crab Claws
• 1 Imitation Crab Wild Card
• 1 Expansion Rule Insert