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Exploding Pigeon

A fast-paced party game packed with silly challenges, quick reactions, and one very unpredictable pigeon. Keep the action moving and try not to be caught when time runs out!

  • 3–6 players
  • 10 min to play
  • read the card and go
  • 7+ years and up
  • Loud

$8 / night

The Crate Discount: every extra game in your order drops $4 off its own price.
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Exploding Pigeon box art

WHY RENT THIS ONE

Why it's worth a spot on your weekend

“Somebody brought a pigeon to game night. This was probably a mistake.”

Exploding Pigeon is exactly the kind of game you want sitting nearby when a group starts getting restless. It takes almost no time to get going, doesn't demand a quiet table, and is designed to create those ridiculous moments everyone remembers afterward.

It's a particularly good choice for parties, family gatherings, vacation rentals, or mixed groups where you need something that can get people laughing before they've even finished reading the rules. It's silly, fast, and just chaotic enough to turn a few spare minutes into a full-on game night.

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Good to know

  • Table space

    Fits on a small table, or a lap if it comes to that.

  • Reading load

    Little reading. If you can look at a card, you can play.

  • Getting knocked out

    Nobody gets knocked out. Everyone plays to the last turn.

  • Pausing mid-game

    Easy to pause. If someone has to step out, the table survives.

  • Setup time

    Basically no setup — you are playing within a couple of minutes.

WATCH IT PLAYED

See it in action

COMMON QUESTIONS

Renting, answered

Can I rent Exploding Pigeon near Plattekill?

Yes — Exploding Pigeon is part of the Deep Space Family Games game shelf, available to rent by the night around Plattekill and the wider Hudson Valley area. Roughly 30 minutes out from Plattekill in every direction — delivery and local pickup only. Nothing to walk into.

Is requesting Exploding Pigeon a real reservation?

No — every button on this page is a request, not a booking. Deep Space Family Games doesn't run live availability, so we confirm by hand once you tell us you want Exploding Pigeon and when.

What happens if a piece from Exploding Pigeon goes missing?

Exploding Pigeon, like every game on the shelf, is counted against a written list before it goes out and again when it comes back, so a missing piece is a conversation with a number behind it, not a guess.

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Add all 4 to one request, delivery is still a single trip, and The Crate Discount drops $4 off every one but the priciest.

psst — add another and every game but the priciest one drops $4, automatically.

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SHELF NOTES

How we'd sum it up

Remember the sticker Blockbuster used to slap on the video case, the one that told you everything before you'd even flipped it over? That's the idea here.

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