Bomb Squad
2–5 players • 30 min • ages 10+ • 2020
- First published
- 2020
- Players
- 2–5 players
- Playing time
- 30 min
- Age
- 10+
- Genre
- Cooperative board game
How it plays
Bomb Squad plays 2–5 players, takes about 30 minutes to play, and is recommended for ages 10 and up.
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Where it came from
Bomb Squad was designed by Dirk Knemeyer and Paul Dennen and published by Renegade Game Studios in 2020. The game emerged within a period of high interest in cooperative, real-time board games, aiming to simulate the high-pressure environment of a bomb disposal unit. Players must communicate under strict constraints, mirroring the logistical and psychological intensity of professional emergency response teams.
The game is characterized by its reliance on limited communication and layered coordination, a design choice intended to force players to trust their teammates' judgment while managing individual roles. It was received as a challenging addition to the cooperative genre, noted for its emphasis on non-verbal cues and the tension built through its ticking-clock mechanics.
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Bomb Squad is a game in the Board Games catalog on collecto.rs. 2–5 players • 30 min • ages 10+ • 2020. It's filed under cooperative board game. Catalog data is sourced from Wikidata. No public games collectors track this one yet — adding yours would make you the first on collecto.rs.
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Bomb Squad is a board game for 2–5 players, running about 30 minutes, filed under cooperative board game. collecto.rs catalogues the game, not its rules — for the full rulebook, use the copy in the box or the publisher's own site.
How many players is Bomb Squad for?
Bomb Squad is built for 2–5 players. That count comes from this catalog entry alone — nothing from an expansion or a spin-off is folded into it.
How long does Bomb Squad take to play?
A game of Bomb Squad is listed at about 30 minutes. Real sessions run shorter or longer depending on player count and how well the table already knows the game.
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