Read the evidence
Instructions, symbols, patterns or partial clues give different players information the operators at the device cannot see.
PF–BUILD / 01 Past build + custom commissions
A bomb-defusal team game built for shared pressure.
A fictional, non-explosive challenge where players decode clues, relay information and operate physical modules against the clock. The tension is theatrical; the teamwork is real.
TypeFictional, non-explosive game
Core dynamicCommunicate + coordinate
Build languageControls, modules + timed logic
Experience loop / 01–04
Everyone has a reason to speak up.
The format creates useful pressure by separating information from action. One person cannot quietly solve everything while the rest watch.
Relay it clearly
The group has to describe what matters, ask precise questions and keep a shared picture while the clock continues.
Manipulate the modules
Switches, buttons, wires, dials or other brief-specific controls turn communication into deliberate physical action.
Read the response
Light, sound, displays and state changes make progress legible, making a wrong assumption feel immediately consequential.
The device can belong to your story.
A commission can change much more than the logo. The challenge, visual language and operating format are designed together around the audience and venue.
Puzzle interactions
Controls and logic can be shaped around the desired communication, difficulty and pace.
Visual treatment
A control case, laboratory panel, reactor console or another clearly fictional direction can support the theme.
Event operation
Session length, reset, facilitation, portability and scoring can be included in the brief.
A game prop, never a real device.
The concept is entirely fictional and non-explosive. Appearance, labelling, transport and venue handling need sensible planning so the prop is not mistaken for something it is not.
- 01 / Define
Entertainment only
No explosives, hazardous materials or bomb-disposal training function.
- 02 / Style
Signal the fiction
Visual choices can support the story without copying a real operational device.
- 03 / Move
Plan transport
Cases, labelling and venue communication are part of a portable brief.
- 04 / Operate
Control the context
The game belongs in a planned, private event or experience environment.
Before the countdown begins.
Is this a real bomb or explosive training device?
No. It is a fictional, non-explosive entertainment prop. PuzzleFoundry does not build explosive devices or bomb-disposal training equipment.
Can the puzzles and modules be customised?
Yes. The interaction, number and style of modules, timing, feedback, visual treatment and operating format can be designed around the intended audience, venue and budget.
Can the game be made portable?
Portability can be part of the brief. Transport cases, setup, power, network dependency and venue handling should be considered early, especially because a fictional prop must not be mistaken for a real device in transit or public settings.
Open channel / Defusal game
What should your crew face together?
Send the audience, venue, desired duration, visual direction, deadline and working budget. We will help turn the tension into a responsible, playable brief.