Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Instructions

1. One participant will sit at the device (laptop/PC, games console, phone etc) and be faced with a bomb puzzle that they must defuse by following a specific set of instructions (this person must be doing this alone).
2. Another participant or a group of them will be given a booklet of instructions on how to defuse the bomb.
3. The 2 teams must communicate with each other to solve the problem.
4. The person looking at the screen may not look at the instructions and the team with the instructions can’t see the screen.
5. The game difficulty, number of clues needed to be solved and the time limit can be altered to change the difficulty. You can also run this with large groups but only one person must be looking at the screen and solving the problems.
6. The rest of the group will have the instructions to communicate.

This can sometimes be a little chaotic but if the team with the instructions allocate roles and communicate effectively it become a lot easier. Here is a link to the website for the game where you can find some videos explaining the game https://keeptalkinggame.com You can also create a leader board if the students wish to compete or use it as motivation for the session

Collecting and sharing student results

The students will complete reflection and constructive feedback forms based on how they feel the activity went.

The students will see the value of effective communication and have to demonstrate their teamwork and communication skills as well as problem solving and resilience as this is a puzzle.

The group will feedback after every attempt to try and improve their skills and time.

Discussions and feedback worksheets.