Time Bomb Evolution

Everyone bets on wires, half the table is lying, and someone always cuts the wrong one.

👥 4–6 playersapprox. 30 min🪄 Rules in 5 min12+
5.8 · BGG #4,658

Who it's for

Social deduction fans who love reading faces and want a sharper, shorter dose of paranoia than Avalon.

Not for you if…

You dislike bluffing games or hidden-role tension, because the whole point here is not knowing who to trust.

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Vibe's take

paranoid, tense, social, bluffy, quick

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About this game

Time Bomb Evolution seats everyone around a ticking device none of you can see, and half the table secretly wants it to explode. Each round you insert pins into cards facedown, betting on wires while reading faces for the telltale hesitation of a saboteur. New character powers twist the classic bluff into fresh shapes, so even veterans of the original get surprised. Trust is currency, paranoia is the real game, and someone always cuts the wrong wire at the worst possible moment.

Secret loyalists vs saboteursNew evolved character powersThirty-minute tension bombs

By the numbers

Players

Best at 6 playersWorks with 4–6

Duration

25–30 min

Ages 12+

Complexity

1.7 / 5 — Light

BGG Rating

5.8/10

Rank #4,658

890 ratings

Published

2016

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