Bomb Busters
About the Game
There is a bomb full of wires and the countdown has started... Who are you gonna call? YOU! To clear the bomb, you need to collaborate with your team of bomb disposal experts! Using the wires on the tile holder in front of you, try and figure out your teammates' wires. Find and cut identical wires, but watch out, if you cut a red wire: BOOM! Use your equipment wisely to meet the varied challenges which get harder and harder. Tick tock tick tock... Will you figure it out before it's t
Reviews
Bomb Busters
I didn't expect much when I first tried Bomb Busters, but wow, it has quickly become one of my favorite cooperative games. Each session feels like we're a real bomb squad frantically deducing which wires to cut. This provides a brilliant logic puzzle that challenges us to communicate just enough without giving away too much information. The sense of accomplishment when our team finally defuses a bomb at the last second is exhilarating. What I also love is the sheer replayability: with dozens of missions and increasing challenges, every time we play it still feels fresh and tense. Bomb Busters does come with a bit of a learning curve; the logic rules take a game or two for everyone to fully grok. Setup can be a little fiddly for a quick game (sorting all the wire tiles and mission components), so it's not the easiest to just whip out spontaneously. And I'll admit, the puzzles can be brain-burning, which might be a turn-off if you're looking for something casual. But for me and my group, the challenge is exactly what makes it special.
✓ Pros
- • Brilliant cooperative deduction puzzle
- • Highly replayable with many missions
- • Scales well with different groups
✗ Cons
- • Rules and logic have a learning curve
- • Setup is a bit fiddly
- • Can be intense for casual play
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