Bomb Club
Amusing, fun puzzles with a potentially problematic theme.
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Bomb Club
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The parents' guide to what's in this app.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Bomb Club is a puzzle game for iOS and Android devices. The name of the game refers to a group comprised of several characters who narrate the game, offering periodic instructions, and is described as "a society of people who enjoy making bombs and watching them blow up." Although the characters, and some written materials, mention the club being against violence, the main point of the game is to blow things up, which can be a questionable message for younger players. Bombs are purposely placed near each other to explode as many as possible at one time, and they're shown erupting in a blaze of fire. The bombs are almost additional characters in the game, with facial features that sometimes take on a slightly panicked look before they explode. The game is free, has no ads, and there's nothing players can buy with points or other in-app currency they've earned. The app's store only sells one thing -- a few additional levels of the game, for $0.99 each, which the developer says are difficult and should be played after all other levels have been completed.
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What’s It About?
Players try to detonate all the explosives on a game board at once in BOMB CLUB. They can pan and rotate their perspective with one or two fingers. Bombs have different properties -- Laser Bombs, for instance, hit all items in a vertical or horizontal path. Players line fireworks and bombs up, and tap and hold any bomb to start the reaction. Creature-like characters -- the club's members -- introduce new, special elements over time, such as a party hat that detonates whatever it's placed on. Some levels feature a different structure, such as a time limit.
Is It Any Good?
The game instructions offer an excellent amount of detail to help players learn how to dive into this puzzler, and always has info on the explodable pieces readily available. That can be helpful, since the way bombs in Bomb Club react to each other plays a big part in how many will explode. As players complete levels, they advance on a map. They choose which direction to go in and can skip over levels -- but may they need to circle back to complete levels that involve special items before they can proceed to the next portion of the game. If players can't complete a level, they can try again a seemingly unlimited amount of times until they're able to clear all bombs from the board.
Although there isn't an endless amount of different bombs (the game reportedly contains about 20) the developer did a good job of spacing out their introduction and incorporating elements into some rounds, such as clearing as many items as you can in a minute and a half, to keep things challenging. The character conversations can feel a bit drawn out at times, and some contain typos, such as “optionnal." The game's tutorial says lining bombs up so they also detonate fireworks will increase your score -- that's a little confusing, though, because you don't really seem to get one. Your score isn't shown on the screen, and there doesn't seem to be a way to check how many points you've earned, or anything to use them on. Some players could view that as a detriment. Others, though, may enjoy just trying to work out the puzzles in the game, which features above-average graphics. As long as younger players understand setting off explosions -- which aren't presented in a realistic way, but are described as being fun -- isn't something that would even remotely be OK in the real world, trying to crack Bomb Club's fun-to-figure-out brainteasers can be a somewhat addicting pastime.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about persevering when playing Bomb Club -- and trying again if you fail. Players get multiple chances to attempt to clear all the bombs from the board, so how do you handle feeling frustrated when things don't go as planned?
What should you do if you get stuck in the game? What steps can you take to try to figure out a solution?
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Mac, Android
- Pricing structure: Free
- Release date: August 3, 2021
- Category: Puzzle Games
- Publisher: Antoine Latour
- Version: 1.2
- Minimum software requirements: Requires iOS 10.0 or later, macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with an Apple M1 chip, or Android 4.4 and up.
- Last updated: January 24, 2022
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