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It's A Bomb!

“Bomb detected at the forty-seventh floor. Repeat: bomb detected at the forty-seventh floor of NeoMed Corp. Requesting immediate intervention.” It's a Bomb! is an asymmetric cooperative game of logic and deduction in which 2 to 5 players will try to defuse a bomb. Together with y...

Players

2-5

Time

20-40

Age

10+

Weight

1.33

Rating

7.18

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The game it's a bomb! has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to other players' actions. However, there is a lower emphasis on cooperation in the game. Overall, it has a good interaction score.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.4

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.0

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The game it's a bomb! has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to other players' actions. However, there is a lower emphasis on cooperation in the game. Overall, it has a good interaction score.

Replay value

The game it's a bomb! has a high replayability score due to its high variability, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The presence of expansions also adds to its replay value. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers a rewarding and fresh experience each time it is played.

Luck profile

The final luck score for It's a Bomb! is 6. This indicates that the game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

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“Bomb detected at the forty-seventh floor. Repeat: bomb detected at the forty-seventh floor of NeoMed Corp. Requesting immediate intervention.” It's a Bomb! is an asymmetric cooperative game of logic and deduction in which 2 to 5 players will try to defuse a bomb. Together with your team you'll have to analyze the bomb's circuit and understand how it works to deactivate it. At the same time the chief of operations will provide support from command center, making use of various experts. The game includes many scenarios (all replayable many times) of increasing difficulty to give you a new and unique experience every time you play. The game system resembles games like Mastermind or Wordle but on a grid rather than linear. In order to cut the correct cables, it will be necessary to reason crossing the information obtained on rows and columns of the bomb scheme, combined with the unique abilities skills of the corporation's consultants and the scenario special rules.

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Designers

1
Christian Giove

Artists

1
Jules Dubost

Publishers

1
GateOnGames

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