Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes 2015

Is it still worth playing?

Steel Crate Games' 2015 party game in which one player defuses a procedurally generated bomb while the others guide them from a manual. The Defuser handles the bomb and cannot see the manual, while the Experts read the bomb defusal manual and cannot see the bomb, so everyone has to communicate out loud. Each bomb has several independent modules that can be disarmed in any order. Most have to be disarmed, while needy modules instead need periodic attention to avoid a strike. A countdown timer and a maximum strike count both make the bomb explode when reached. Solutions depend on the bomb's state, such as its strike count, serial number or batteries, and some modules use glyphs or words that are easy to confuse when spoken aloud. Saying out loud what is on the bomb is the only way to share it, so every round is a conversation under pressure that suits a group today.