Bomb Defusal

What is Bomb Defusal?

Bomb Defusal is a co-op game, and communication is everything. One of you gets a bomb with six wires. Everyone else gets a piece of the secret rules for which wires to cut.

Nobody can see the whole picture, so you have to talk it through — out loud, fast, and preferably not all at once. Cut the right wires before the timer runs out and the room is safe. If the bomb blows, everybody drinks.

How to play Bomb Defusal online

1. One player opens drinkup.buzz, taps Create Game and shares the 4-digit room code (or the QR code).
2. Everyone joins on their own phone. No app, no sign-up — just pick a username.
3. One player gets the bomb with six wires.
4. Everyone else gets secret rules on their own phone.
5. Talk it through and work out which wires to cut.
6. Defuse it in time, or everybody drinks.

Drinking rules

• You win or lose as a team.
• If the bomb explodes, everyone drinks.

Tips

• Pick one person to read the rules out, and keep the rest quiet.
• The bomb holder should describe the wires before anyone starts guessing.

How Drinkup.buzz works

Drinkup.buzz is a free multiplayer party game that runs in your phone's browser. One person creates a room, the rest of the group joins with the code, and every phone plays in sync. Between rounds a reel spins to pick the next game, so Bomb Defusal comes up alongside 17 other games — from trivia and reflex battles to Never Have I Ever. It's best played in groups of 4–10.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bomb Defusal competitive?

No, it's fully co-operative. The whole room wins or drinks together.

How many players do you need?

At least two: one holding the bomb and one with the rules. More players means more rules to piece together.

Do we need to download an app?

No. Drinkup.buzz runs in any modern phone browser. Open the site, create a room, and your friends join with the code.

Can we play without alcohol?

Yes. A “drink” can be anything — soda, juice or water work just as well, and the games are just as fun.

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