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Bomb Busters

A cooperative deduction game where players defuse bombs by figuring out which wires to cut.

Age
10-99
Time
30 min
Players
2-5 players

What's Included

66 bomb cards with escalating challenges, wire cards, clue tokens, rules sheet

Skills Developed

Logical deduction, cooperative communication, critical thinking under pressure, information analysis, teamwork, process of elimination

How to Play

Work together to defuse bombs by deducing which hidden wires to cut. Each bomb has wires of different values that players cannot see. Share limited clues with your team, reason through the possibilities, and decide which wires are safe to cut. Progress through 66 escalating challenges.

Notes

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