Bomb Busters
2024

Bomb Busters

2-5

players

30

min

Categories

Deduction

Mechanics

Communication Limits
Cooperative Game
Deduction
Memory
Once-Per-Game Abilities

Community Tags

Description

--- **Bomb Busters** is a collaborative deduction game where teams defuse timed bombs by guessing identical hidden wire values across 66 escalating missions. Key mechanics include: - *Wire deduction* Players place numbered wire cards (1-12, 4 copies each, plus yellow/red variants) on personal stands and guess teammates' hidden values by pointing. - *Cutting matches* Correct guesses allow cutting identical wires, progressing through all 12 numbers. - *Risk of detonation* Incorrect guesses advance the detonator; cutting red wires triggers BOOM. - *Mission variety* 66 replayable challenges with increasing difficulty, using equipment for added hurdles. - *Cooperative play* Team must complete missions without the bomb exploding, retrying on failure. Bomb Busters challenges players as bomb disposal experts to defuse a wire-filled bomb under a ticking countdown through teamwork and deduction. Using 48 normal wire cards numbered 1-12 (four of each) plus yellow and red variants dealt to players, teams place tiles on stands and take turns pointing at others' wires to guess values. Matching correct guesses enable cutting pairs, aiming to clear all 12 numbers without detonation. Wrong guesses advance the detonator, while red wires cause immediate explosion. Across 66 missions of rising difficulty, players employ equipment to tackle varied challenges, ensuring replayability with different configurations for endless attempts to succeed before time runs out. ---

Expansions (3)