Them Bombs - Multiplayer bomb defusal

A text message from Dr. TiNT alerts you to a ticking bomb. Tick-tock! Tick-tock! Every second is crucial. Which wire should you cut - the blue or the red one? Tick-tock! Tick-tock! How should the control knobs be set? Tick-tock! Tick-tock! Only two minutes remain… Your flashlight battery dies. Adrenaline rushes through as you face the challenge of defusing the bomb.

FEATURES:

- Collaborate with your Expert Team to rescue as many people as possible

- Use descriptive language to convey what you see for others to comprehend

- Rely on your Expert Team's guidance for bomb defusal

- Test and enhance your communication abilities

WARNING: Time constraints and adrenaline may lead to raised voices, cursing, and misunderstandings, potentially causing temporary tension among friends or silent treatment from a partner…

GAME RULES:

One player assumes the role of the Unlikely Hero who discovers and attempts to defuse the bomb. The hero is solely responsible for interacting with the device. Other players act as the Expert Team, possessing the bomb defusal manual while being unaware of the Hero's screen view. Communication is limited to verbal exchanges, akin to radio communication between the Expert Team and the Unlikely Hero.

Detailed Gameplay:

In order to play Them Bombs players will need the app on their phone or tablet (IOS or Android) and a copy of the manual which can be downloaded from the game’s website. It is strongly recommended to print the manual for ease of use.

Players will then split up into two teams (typically one person with the device and the other players with the manual) then move away from each other so one can’t see what the other is doing. These teams represent the Expert Team (multiple players) and the unexpected Hero. The Hero is an everyday civilian who has come across Dr TiNT’s bomb and must call in to the Expert Team to get guidance on deactivating the bomb.

Once players are ready to go they will choose a difficulty level (there are three) and begin. The Hero will start by describing the outside of the bomb to the Expert Team, then unscrew the top and again describe what she sees. Inside there are three types of components; The timer, the battery, and the guarding modules. The timer and battery are important but only in helping to figure out some of the modules which are the crux of the game. Modules are puzzles that must be completed in order to turn off. All modules must be turned off in order to deactivate the bomb. But get a module wrong and the timer will run off a big chunk of time making things more nerve racking.

Each module is unique and has a set way to be completed. It is the job of the Expert Team to convey that to the Hero. Again the Expert Team can’t see the bomb and the Hero doesn’t have access to the manual so they must work together to communicate what they are seeing and how to work it.

An example of a module is the “24 Dots” seen below. The Hero must choose the correct color and location of dots to light up based on the letters she is seeing. It is the Expert Teams’ job to take the letter information and turn it into the dot color and sequence for the Hero to use.

If players are able to deactivate each module before the timer goes off they win. If not the bomb explodes along with our Hero and all the innocent bystanders.

An interesting twist to the game is that as time goes along the Hero’s flash light battery starts to fail and must be charge in order to see the bomb again. The Hero also gets very nervous and must take time to relax before continuing the disarming. Both of these events are frustrating and cause a heightened sense of dread and doom.

PLEASE NOTE: Certain game items and functions are accessible only through in-app purchases.