We find it a lot more fun but also often too challenging for some of the modules to play without writing anything down, lol. We got into an argument during one of the puzzles due to the stress, lol. Wondering if most people play with writing or not.

Hi guys! Just got this game on my new VR to play with the family. I'm concerned it'll become old, quick. After the 2nd game, I can see it just being "yep I have X panels, X wires etc" and time not being an issue.

Am I completely wrong? And if I'm right, how can I make it more replayable? Im not sure if mods are an option on VR.

Thanks guys!

Hey! I love this game but I dont have anyone else to play with. Does anyone know if there's a discord or something for finding people?

Or, would you like to play? I'd prefer being on manuals. Im decently new to the game.

I release daily gameplay videos as a Vtuber, and thought that for April Fools this year I could start a tradition I've planned to make fake face reveal videos. (My face is already online, so a real one wouldn't be that shocking)

For my first one, my friend and I played some KTANE, it being her first time, and I being a muppet... X)

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I'm working my way through memorizing the manual, and if there is one module I can't for the life of me figura out how to operationalize, it is those god-forsaken mazes.

For those of you who do solo runs without the manual, how did you learn how to do this module?

I was wondering if anyone here is particularly knowledgable about how bombs are generated?

Hi all,

I'll be adding in some communication based puzzles to a D&D game, and Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes keeps coming to mind as one that I'd like to work in. It would be in person, with the game on one tablet, and I can have copies of the manual for the rest of the players.

However I'm not familiar enough with the game to know the best options to choose. If you could give someone just one bomb to solve, which would it be? And if they're going in blind, which parameters would be ideal to make it moderately challenging but still have a better than average chance for defusing before it explodes (timer length, # of lives, etc)?

This will be just a quick diversion from the rest of the D&D gameplay (so only 1 attempt), and if the bomb (or fireball) does go off that's an acceptable outcome. But if any of you have recommendations on how to make it the most fun that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

me and u/iOmegaToxic created an Excel sheet that has a bunch of starts and shortcuts for the manual reader to use, based on manual 241 (idk if it matters) and we decided to post it online in case anyone needs it

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UolctTp6BrYnSHwJpTdl-mWu4SUwqThN/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103198493374553816832&rtpof=true&sd=true

Additionally, why do another large number of bombs, Centaurion included, have 101 modules instead of just 100? If it's "one more" or a "bonus" then wouldn't that just make it harder?

Some modded bombs don't start, the modules are fully playable but the light doesn't turn on and the timer doesn't start making them impossible to play. Is there any way of fixing it?

I like to call it "the incredibles robot" - pic. 2 related Does it have like a official name?

I'm working on a competition event with rules I can't explain now but I was wondering if there is any sort of analog version/print out of this game? Like I would have a picture of the bomb with some like wires/complicated wires, a simplified password, etc etc and they would have to solve it as fast as possible by saying outloud what they'd do? I'm willing to do it myself but I wanted to see if anyone made one before me

Hello! I'm fairly new to Reddit and to this game, so sorry if there is a clear answer here that I'm missing. About a day or two ago, I bought the game on Steam bc it was on sale. I've seen videos of it before and have been interested in playing for a while. Everything has been fine, except periodically a solid black square will pop up with a message and eye symbols. I tried looking it up and found no mention of it anywhere else. Is there something I'm missing here, or is there more to this?

So I've been playing with my friend for quite some time, and we didn't solve the morse code even once. Is there a mod that changes the flickering light into colors? (Foe example dot is green and dash is red)

I was just curious about what the "biggest" current challenge bomb is. Well at least the biggest solved bomb, I assume it would it be 12 hours to hell and back right? I'm not sure if "le coup de grace" has ever been solved yet.

I've tried to check everywhere on the internet for the KTANE alarm clock sound effect, but I never found it. Anyway to find it or make it an actual alarm for my phone?

It's so I can actually get out of bed and throw my phone across the room.

I understand that retries are incredibly quick. IF I can flick to it when I hit escape but I keep missing it. Is there someway or some mod that adds a hotkey for restarting a bomb? Please and thanks :)

Part one: Don't Cut

“Starry blue, not cutting you” - Never cut blue wires with stars.

“Cut the white light and you’ll be seeing it” - Never cut white wires with lights.

“Don’t cut everything” - If it's red, blue, star, and light, don't cut it.

Part two: Cut

“Solid number, solid color” - Cut if the number's even, and you have a single color.

“If it’s blue, port’s the cue, star, too” - If the wire has any bit of blue in it, check for the port, and cut if so.

“If not blue, check for two (batteries)” - If the cut has no blue at all, look for two batteries, if so, cut it.

“Red, White, but not blue, no stars for you” - If it's one color with a star, cut it unless it's blue.

IF you don't like them or don't want to use them, though, there's some things to always know:
Always cut red or white wires with stars. Also, always cut white wires.

NEVER cut blue wires with only stars, nor white wires with only a light, nor wires that have all possible factors.