In Bomb Busters, you may not be on the best bomb squad around. But you are the one who showed up. And isn’t that what matters?
Bomb Busters is an exciting cooperative game of deduction, reason, and becoming an expert in bomb disposal. It’s a cute game of heart-racing moments, high-stakes missions, and working collaboratively to avoid an explosive situation.
| Quick Guide | |
|---|---|
| Mechanics | Cooperative, Deduction, Memory, Sudden Death |
| Players | 2 – 5 Players, Ages 10+ |
| Playing Time | About 30 Minutes |
| Similar Games | Infiltrators, Munchkin Match, Crew |
| Publisher | Pegasus North America |
Bomb Busters Overview
You know the movie trope where everyone gathers around while someone picks the right color wire to snip? It’s always high stakes and a little anxiety-inducing. But at the last moment, they cut the correct wire, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Bomb Busters takes that essence and puts it into a silly, cooperative board game with very cute art.
This is a fun, exciting game that can be played relatively quickly. With more than sixty scenarios and nearly fifty wires to “cut,” there is significant potential for replayability. Bomb Busters is also one of those rare games that’s actually family-friendly. That is, it’s not a kids’ game that adults can play, I guess. It’s not an adult game that some kids can play if they’re mature, or a watered-down version. It’s a fun, lighthearted game that everyone can enjoy.
In Bomb Busters, players take on the role of bomb disposal experts. They diffuse bombs by cutting right wires and leaving the dangerous ones alone. Each player has part of the wire puzzle that they must use to determine safe wires from live wires, and if a bomb is detonated, everyone loses. Each player must work together to defuse the bombs.
A game of Bomb Busters is won by cutting all wires but the red one. Or, a game is lost when a bomb explodes either with a bad snip or one too many bad guesses. The game comes with many different scenarios and missions, and many different levels. This means that there are multiple levels of difficulty you can play with, as well as many different requirements and setup instructions
How To Play Bomb Busters
To start a game, players select a mission card with setup instructions and requirements for that specific mission. Cards also have rules specific to that mission. Players will then assign a captain and distribute tiles and wire pieces. Each wire has a corresponding number, but there are also yellow and red wires. Red ones are the live, dangerous wires. Yellow isn’t dangerous; it keeps things interesting and harder to guess.
Once the wires are distributed, players place wires on their stand in numerical order, place tokens and pieces in their spots, set the detonation dial to the position with the number of players playing, and take any necessary equipment cards.
Each turn, players take turns cutting. This is done by guessing, assuming, or deducing which wires around the table correspond to which numbers. If correct, the wire is cut and successfully removed from gameplay. When the guess is incorrect, a token will mark that the wire has been cut and what number it turned out to be.
If the incorrectly identified wire is red, it will detonate, ending the mission immediately. Incorrect guesses will move the detonation. Wrong guesses will also make the detonation spinner move forward one space. Once the detonation spinner lands on the skull mark, the bomb explodes and ends the game.
Should I Buy This Game?
Games like this can either be a lot of fun or very frustrating. Much of that hinges less on the game itself and more on the people playing it.
Do you enjoy logic puzzles and deduction games? Is losing in a spectacular (and fake) explosion sometimes a fun part of the game, or a huge annoyance? Do you enjoy games you can sit down and play a few rounds quickly before moving on? Or do you need something substantial to sink your teeth into?
If you’ve read through this description and think that Bomb Busters sounds like a lot of fun, I honestly think it will be. It’s great at being simple, quick, silly, and fun.
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