For about thirty nail biting minutes, players nerves are tested to the limit by the threat of the ticking bomb. The timer on the bomb is variable and will ‘explode’ somewhere over ten seconds but less than 60 seconds. Winner of the Daily Telegraph Game of the Year award, and also an Imagination Gaming Award, Pass the Bomb is our best-known game and we’ve sold over a million copies in the UK. Sadly, Pass the Bomb has been discontinued, but in its place has appeared the perfect replacement Ka-blab!

If you enjoy playing this game, you should also play our other arcade games or Helix Jump and Bomber XXL. The fact that Pass the Bomb is a word game confers obvious benefits to players’ vocabulary but, mainly, the game teaches you to think on your feet and respond quickly to challenges. The biodegradable stickers can be disposed of with your food waste, the cardboard box and puzzle can be recycled and the plastic bag can be recycled by many councils. Even those who boast the largest vocabularies suddenly find their minds go completely blank as the bomb ticks away. That player begins the next round by rolling the die, starting the bomb timer, and turning over the next card.Founded in London in 1919, we’ve been entertaining generations for over 100 years and our passion is creating the best quality products for all ages. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. At the same time, he or she takes the top card from the pack and places it face-up on the table, Having looked at the pictures on the card, the player holding the bomb must suggest something that would fit in with the scene. If there is a tie, then there will be a play-off between the qualifying players to establish an ultimate winner.

That way, you can quickly determine whether the letters on your card will match up with the word you’ve thought of. Any word in common use is allowed, including proper names, brand names, colloquial words, and also foreign words in general use; For example, "BLITZKRIEG". Bounce Boss pushes your dexterity to the limit – can you bounce that little wooden ball into that tiny cup? When a challenge is made, the player who has been passed the bomb timer may prefer to say a different word and pass the bomb timer on, rather than run the risk of a challenge being overruled and the bomb timer exploding.In the case of a tie, the players who have tied continue to play using the unused pile of cards on a "Sudden Death" basis until one player is the winner.

If the bomb timer explodes before the decision is made, and the word is accepted, the player who initially challenged the word loses the round. Before playing with younger children is a good idea to go through the cards together, so that everybody becomes familiar with the pictures. It also encourages quick thinking and word association skills, which are important for improving overall language proficiency.The letters that appear on the card are the letters that must be used in words until the bomb timer explodes.