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Bomb Busters
#92BGG8.0RATINGHOT #46
Updated Jun 12
2–5
PLAYERS
30
MINUTES
4
BEST WITH
2.0
MEDIUM
ERRATA2
Double Detector 2000 cannot name yellow as a valuepublisherlinked official source
- RULING
- "With the DOUBLE DETECTOR 2000, you can request a value of a blue wire only (like the triple detector 3000 and the super detector). However, nothing happens if one (or both) of the targeted wires is yellow. In addition, if the cut causes an error, the player whose wires were designated can place a yellow Info token in front of the designated yellow wire."
AUTHOR: PegasusSpieleNA (Pegasus Spiele North America, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(12 replies)DATE: 2024-11-28Double Detector rules changed between rulebook v1.0 and v1.1linked official sourcecommunity high-engagement
- RULING
- Rulebook v1.0 allowed the Double Detector to target wires across a player's full hand (both stands) and to name yellow. Rulebook v1.1 restricted both: the two chosen wires must be on the same single stand, and yellow may not be named. The official FAQ confirms: "Can I choose 2 wires at different stands of a single player? No, both chosen wires must be on the same stand." Players using older print runs or PDF versions may encounter the v1.0 wording.
AUTHOR: Einsiedler (version history); aledus (FAQ quotation verbatim)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(7 replies)DATE: 2024-10-07
DESIGNER CLARIFICATIONS3
Double Detector explosion requires both chosen wires to be reddesignerlinked official source
- CONTEXT
- A player found a third-party FAQ (brdgmz.nl) stating that the bomb explodes if *either* of the two chosen wires is red, which contradicts the official FAQ.
- RULING
- The official FAQ is correct and the brdgmz.nl FAQ is wrong. From the official FAQ, as quoted by the designer: "What happens if both of the chosen wires are RED? In this case, the bomb explodes. What happens if only one of the 2 chosen wires is RED? The bomb will only explode if the player chooses to reveal the RED wire. Instead, we hope that proper training will inspire the player to place an Info token revealing the value of the other, non-RED wire." About the brdgmz.nl wording ("either"): "Yeah, that's a mistake."
Pre-game hint conventions are a legitimate way to playdesigner
- CONTEXT
- Players asked whether agreeing on hint-placement conventions before the game (e.g., "doubles always point the wire closest to center") is allowed or considered cheating.
- RULING
- "Definitely a legit way to play the game though I think the version where you don't allow that is also interesting."
"Anytime" equipment cannot interrupt a cut already declareddesigner
- CONTEXT
- A player tried to use the Walkie-Talkie (an "anytime" equipment card) to exchange the wire that had already been declared for cutting, arguing "anytime" means literally any moment.
- RULING
- "No, it seems clear that you can't do that." The "anytime" label means the card can be used on any player's turn, not that it can interrupt an action mid-execution. A declared cut is atomic.
Q&A14
Mistake protocol when you cut a wire you don't havelinked official source
- QUESTION
- What is the correct procedure when a player accidentally cuts a wire they don't actually have?
- ANSWER
- The official FAQ advises to rewind the mistake: cut a correct wire instead, then advance the detonator by 1 as the penalty.
AUTHOR: jujulautre (Julien), recapping the official FAQSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(12 replies)DATE: 2024-11-28No info token of the required value is availablelinked official source
- QUESTION
- What happens if you need to place an info token but all tokens of that value are already in use?
- ANSWER
- Either move a token of that value from in front of an already-cut wire (if one exists), or announce the value aloud and have the other players remember it without a physical token.
AUTHOR: jujulautre (Julien), recapping the official FAQSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(12 replies)DATE: 2024-11-28Solo cut is valid across both racks in 2-player and 3-player (captain)linked official source
- QUESTION
- In a 2-player game, each player controls 2 racks. Can a player perform a solo cut using wires spread across both their own racks?
- ANSWER
- Yes. A solo cut can be performed over both racks in front of a single player — this applies to each player in a 2-player game, and to the captain in a 3-player game.
AUTHOR: jujulautre (Julien), recapping the official FAQSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(12 replies)DATE: 2024-11-28Equipment 2 (Walkie-Talkie): restrictions during wire exchangelinked official source
- QUESTION
- When using the Walkie-Talkie, can you specify which rack or wire position you want? And what happens to an info token on an exchanged wire?
- ANSWER
- You cannot communicate to ask for a specific rack or wire position. If an exchanged wire has an info token on it, the token travels with the wire to its new owner.
AUTHOR: jujulautre (Julien), recapping the official FAQSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(12 replies)DATE: 2024-11-28Equipment 3 (Triple Detector 3000): cut and hint ruleslinked official source
- QUESTION
- How is success and failure resolved for the Triple Detector 3000?
- ANSWER
- The cut is valid if at least one of the three targeted wires matches the announced value. If none of the three match, an info token is placed in front of one of the three targeted wires (the active player chooses which).
AUTHOR: jujulautre (Julien), recapping the official FAQSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(12 replies)DATE: 2024-11-28Equipment 8: how to respond to a value query; yellow and red have no numberlinked official source
- QUESTION
- When equipment 8 is used to ask "do you have a [value]?", what exactly must you reveal, and how are yellow and red wires handled?
- ANSWER
- For each rack, only confirm whether you have a wire of that exact value — do not reveal its position or whether you have multiple. Yellow and red wires have no numeric value, so if asked "do you have a 7?" you must answer no even if you hold a 7.5 (a half-value wire near red or yellow).
AUTHOR: jujulautre (Julien), recapping the official FAQSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(12 replies)DATE: 2024-11-28Equipment 9: no info token if the targeted wire was redlinked official source
- QUESTION
- When equipment 9 is used and the targeted wire turns out to be red, is an info token still placed?
- ANSWER
- No. If the wire you asked about was red, do not place an info token.
AUTHOR: jujulautre (Julien), recapping the official FAQSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(12 replies)DATE: 2024-11-28Equipment 10: targeted wire only needs to match one of the two declared valueslinked official source
- QUESTION
- Equipment 10 allows declaring two values. Must both match, and must they be sequential?
- ANSWER
- The cut is valid if the targeted wire matches either one of the two declared values. The two values do not need to be sequential.
AUTHOR: jujulautre (Julien), recapping the official FAQSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(12 replies)DATE: 2024-11-28Walkie-Talkie: received wires must be re-sorted in ascending ordercommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- After using the Walkie-Talkie to exchange wires, must the received wire be sorted into its correct position on the stand?
- ANSWER
- Yes. Both the French original and German card text specify that received wires must be inserted in their correct ascending-order position on the stand.
AUTHOR: jujulautre (Julien), citing the French original rulebook; corroborated by elas citing the German card textSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(7 replies)DATE: 2025-08-18Mission 20: last-drawn-wire rule applies per stand, not per playercommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- Mission 20 places an X marker on "the last wire drawn." In a 2-player game where each player has 2 stands, does the X apply once per player or once per stand?
- ANSWER
- Once per stand. The French rulebook reads "the last wire drawn of each stand." At 2 players, each player receives 2 X-marked wires (one per stand). The German and Spanish translations incorrectly say "player" instead of "stand," causing confusion.
AUTHOR: frenchMike (Mike), quoting the French original rulebookSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(6 replies)DATE: 2025-03-21Mission 23: random number card is drawn before wires and tokens are placedcommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- For Mission 23, does the random number card get drawn before or after wires and info tokens are placed?
- ANSWER
- The random number card is drawn first, as part of reading and applying the mission card setup. Wires and info tokens are placed afterward in the normal sequence.
AUTHOR: frenchMike (Mike), citing the rulebook setup sequenceSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(4 replies)DATE: 2025-06-272-player: each player's two racks are sorted independentlycommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- In a 2-player game, are both racks in front of a player sorted together (all 16 wires in one combined ascending sequence) or independently?
- ANSWER
- Each rack is sorted independently in ascending order. Combining both racks into a single sorted sequence would eliminate all positional mystery and is incorrect.
AUTHOR: tsuk (Michael Tsuk), confirmed by multiple repliesSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(7 replies)DATE: 2025-05-21Mission 13: red wires are revealed and marked before being shuffled face-downcommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- Mission 13 instructs players to mix 3 red wires face-down. Are the values on those red wires revealed to all players before being shuffled, or are they kept secret throughout?
- ANSWER
- The red wires are shown to all players and marked with info tokens first, then shuffled face-down and distributed. The English phrase "deal face-down" refers only to the distribution step, not to skipping the initial reveal. This is consistent with the general rule that red wire values are always known at the start.
AUTHOR: frenchMike (Mike), citing the French original rulebook; confirmed in two separate replies in the same threadSOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(8 replies)DATE: 2024-11-24Mission 41: yellow tripwires are marked before being secretly distributedcommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- In Mission 41, are the yellow tripwires shown and marked on the board before being secretly given to players, or are they kept completely unknown?
- ANSWER
- The tripwires are marked as usual before being secretly distributed to players. Pegasus Spiele confirmed this interpretation when contacted directly.
AUTHOR: RobCoPKC (Robin), reporting a direct response from Pegasus Spiele (German publisher/distributor)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(6 replies)DATE: 2025-08-16
Last researched: 2026-04-29
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