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Pass the Bomb

#8690BGG ↗

1994 · 2-10 players · 20min · weight 1.29 · 1,751 ratings

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Rating
5.61
Users rated
1,751
Owned
3,634
Wishing
87

At a glance

What playing it feels like, broken down.

Core loop

Hold the ticking bomb and shout a word containing the target letter sequence, then pass the bomb before it explodes.

What it gives you
How strongly each kind of experience comes through (0–3)
Sensation
2
Fantasy
0
Narrative
0
Challenge
1
Fellowship
3
Discovery
0
Expression
1
Submission
2
How it works (3 mechanics)
  • [3]time_pressure_realtime— “a player is only allowed to pass the bomb to the next person when he comes up with a word that contains the needed letters”
  • [3]_other:word_generation_constraint— “players try to come up with a word that contains a certain sequence of letters before the ticking time-bomb explodes”
  • [2]attrition_clock— “The bomb is an electronic timer with a variable time allotment”
Under-the-radar score: 0.04

Raw extraction payloads

The JSON rows behind this page, before analysis turns them into candidate ranking signals.

V4 wide feature rowgame_llm_features_v4.raw_json · v4-wide · vocab v1 · 2026-05-03
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  "mda_aesthetic_vector": {
    "Sensation": 2,
    "Fantasy": 0,
    "Narrative": 0,
    "Challenge": 1,
    "Fellowship": 3,
    "Discovery": 0,
    "Expression": 1,
    "Submission": 2
  },
  "mech_interaction_primitives": [
    {
      "primitive": "time_pressure_realtime",
      "strength_0_3": 3,
      "evidence_quote": "a player is only allowed to pass the bomb to the next person when he comes up with a word that contains the needed letters"
    },
    {
      "primitive": "_other:word_generation_constraint",
      "strength_0_3": 3,
      "evidence_quote": "players try to come up with a word that contains a certain sequence of letters before the ticking time-bomb explodes"
    },
    {
      "primitive": "attrition_clock",
      "strength_0_3": 2,
      "evidence_quote": "The bomb is an electronic timer with a variable time allotment"
    }
  ],
  "session_length_tolerance_min": 3,
  "content_extensibility_score": 2,
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}

BGG tags

Categories (4)
ElectronicParty GameReal-timeWord Game