Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
“Bomb detected at the forty-seventh floor. Repeat: bomb detected at the forty-seventh floor of NeoMed Corp.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Deduction
Combine clues and exclusions to identify hidden information.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Asymmetric Roles
Different roles know different information and contribute in different ways.
Pattern Recognition
Identify recurring visual, spatial, or logical arrangements.
Once-Per-Game Abilities
Each powerful ability may be used only once during the entire game.
Read the full game description
“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.