Word Bomb Duel
Two teams. Each round, one team's clue giver sees a secret WIN word — and a closely-related BOMB word they must avoid even hinting at. Their team races to guess. Mention the bomb in your clue and your team loses points.
What you're doing
The app randomly splits everyone into Team A and Team B at the start. Each round, one team is "active": their clue giver gets a private screen showing the WIN word in green (e.g., Ocean) and the BOMB word in red (e.g., Sea). The clue giver types a single short clue. Their teammates race to guess in real-time on a live shared text feed. Correct guess = team scores. If the clue accidentally contains the bomb word as a substring, the team loses a point.
The tension is that the WIN and BOMB words are deliberately close in meaning. "Water" hints at Ocean, but it also hints at Sea. Finding the angle that points only one way is the skill.
How to play
- Teams form automatically at the start (random shuffle, half to A, half to B).
- Each round, one team is active. Their clue giver is rotated.
- Clue giver sees both words. Types one clue, up to 30 characters.
- Both teams see the clue. The active team's members race to type guesses. The opposing team watches the live feed.
- 30 second timer per round.
- Score awarded on correct guess or timeout.
Scoring
- Correct guess: active team +2 to team score, +1 individual to the guesser.
- Bomb word in clue (substring match): active team -1.
- Timeout: no score.
Strategy
Clue giver
- Look for an angle the bomb word doesn't share. Ocean = "salty," "waves," but Sea also shares those. Try "Pacific" or "depths."
- One unusual word is more useful than three common ones. "Salty" gets a hundred guesses; "Pacific" gets four.
- The substring check is strict. "Sealed" contains "sea" — that costs you a point. Read your clue twice.
Guesser
- Type fast. Don't wait for the perfect guess. Every wrong guess feeds the live debate.
- Watch what your teammates type. You can chain off each other.
When to pick this
Word Bomb Duel needs at least four players to split into teams. Best at six. It's the most cooperative game in PartyRush — a good change of pace after a session of solo-scoring games. Pick this when you want energy without competition between every individual.