# Bomb Busters

Bomb Busters is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 8.2 out of 10 by 84 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $29.23 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** Deduction
- **Mechanics:** Once-Per-Game Abilities, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Cooperative Game, Deduction, Memory, Real-Time, Sudden Death Ending, Communication Limits
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.2 out of 10, from 84 reviews
- **Owned by:** 236 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 3,078
- **Unique players:** 970

**Designers:** Hisashi Hayashi

**Artists:** Dominique Ferland

**Publishers:** Ігромаг, Cocktail Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 29.23 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/bomb-busters |
| Miniature Market | 31.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/bomb-busters-peg51280.html |
| Atomic Empire | 33.95 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/358774 |
| Cardhaus Games | 34.95 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/bomb-busters/ |
| Board Game Bliss | 43.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/bomb-busters |
| 401 Games | 43.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/bomb-busters |
| Rampi Games | 30.54 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/caza-bombas/ |
| Mathom | 35.2 € | https://mathom.es/es/otros-juegos-de-tablero/57273-caza-bombas-8436607945925.html |
| Good Games | 49.95 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/bomb-busters |
| Milan Spiele | 31.9 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/bomb-busters-p-36955.html |
| Zatu Games | 28.85 £ | https://zatu.com/products/bomb-busters |
| Travelling Man | 28.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/bomb-busters |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 34.16 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/17514-caza-bombas-8436607945925.html |
| Fantasy Shop | 35 € | https://www.fantasy-shop.gr/en/bomb-busters-gr.html |
| World of Board Games | 395 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/bomb-busters-sve |
| Spelexperten | 398 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/bomb-busters-swe.html |
| Games Empire | 56.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/bomb-busters |
| Gameology | 57.45 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/bomb-busters |
| La Gameria | 35.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/caza-bombas-18261.html |
| Nordisk Spil | 269 kr | https://nordiskspil.dk/products/bomb-busters |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 36 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/54894-caza-bombas-8436607945925.html |
| Zacatrus | 36 € | https://zacatrus.es/caza-bombas.html |
| Va de jocs | 36 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/caza-bombas |
| Spilforsyningen | 271.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/beskadiget-bomb-busters-dansk |
| Dragons Lair | 415 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/bomb-busters-svensk-utgava |
| Magia de Tinta | 37.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/8052-caza-bombas-8436607945925.html |
| Svet deskovych her | 930 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/14778/jedeme-bomby |
| Get Your Fun | 39.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/036046-bomb-busters-giochi-semplici-e-veloci.html |
| Curiosity Shop | 40 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/caza-bombas |
| Spielezar | 37.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/partyspiele/bomb-busters-de |
| Alphaspel | 459 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/342737-bomb-busters-se |
| Fantasiapelit | 42 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_244887 |
| Nexus | 7995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/bomb-busters/ |
| Game Ninja | 649 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/bomb-busters/ |

## Expansions

- [Bomb Busters: 3 New Missions](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bomb-busters-sondermissionen)
- [Bomb Busters: Valentine's Day Mission](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bomb-busters-valentines-day-mission)
- [Bomb Busters: La cité de la peur Mission](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bomb-busters-la-cite-de-la-peur-mission)
- [Bomb Busters: The Pro Kit](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bomb-busters-le-kit-pro)

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## Rules questions

### If a Dual Cut succeeds, do I have to show which tile I cut or where it was in my hand?

No — when a Dual Cut succeeds both players simply place the matching wires faceup in front of their tile stands without changing tile positions, and the active player does not reveal where in their hand the tile came from (p.5).

### Do the numbers on yellow or red wires matter during play?

No — the decimal numbers on red and yellow wires are used only for sorting tiles during setup; during the game red and yellow wires have no numeric value and are treated simply as RED or YELLOW (pp.3, 6).

### Where do I set the detonator dial and what makes it advance?

Set the detonator dial to the section matching the number of players during setup (p.4); it advances one space when a Dual Cut or a yellow/blue guess fails (unless a red wire is revealed, which explodes immediately), and the bomb explodes if the dial reaches the skull (pp.5–6).

### When am I allowed to do a Solo Cut?

You may do a Solo Cut only if the last identical wires remaining in the game are all in your hand — you can cut them in pairs (or all 4 at once if you have the full set); a Solo Cut with yellow wires is allowed only if you hold all remaining yellow wires (p.6).

### What communication is allowed — can we tell teammates what we saw or what we think?

Communication is intentionally limited: you may not talk about the wires in your hand, imply their values, recall information from previous turns, or share guesses; you may discuss general tactics, equipment use, and remind teammates about their character/equipment abilities (p.7).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bomb-busters)
- [Bomb Busters in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/bomb-busters)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/413246)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._