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Boom-O

Boom-O

Mattel, Inc. · 2000
2–620 min7+ yrs1.2/5 complexity5.4 BGG#29.979 BGG1,7 KPartyFamily
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How do you play Boom-O?

Boom-O is a simple elimination card game from the makers of Uno. Each player gets 7 cards in hand and three time bomb cards in front of them. Most of the cards in the deck either increase or decrease the timer total.

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Boom-O box art
official art · Mattel, Inc.

Boom-O is a simple elimination card game from the makers of Uno. Each player gets 7 cards in hand and three time bomb cards in front of them. Most of the cards in the deck either increase or decrease the timer total. Other cards include familiar commands such as Skip, Reverse, Draw 1 (or 2) and Trade Hands. Player discard one card per turn trying to clear their hand while keeping the timer total under 60. If a player can't play a valid card, they must flip over one of their three time bombs. If a player clears their hand, all other players flip one of their time bombs. Whoever flips all three of their bombs is out of the game. Survivor wins.

Re-implements:

5 Alive

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity1.2 / 5
BGG rating5.4 / 10
Vibe
PartyFamily
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
20 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
7+ yrs
BGG rank
#29.979

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Q3How do you play Boom-O?
Boom-O is a card game game, for 2–6 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Boom-O — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Boom-O support?
Boom-O is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Boom-O take?
A game of Boom-O takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Boom-O for?
Boom-O is recommended from age 7.
Q7How complex is Boom-O?
Boom-O has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.2 out of 5.
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