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# Pass the Bomb
- URL: https://thepulse.org/en/pass-the-bomb/
- Published: 2026-09-17T09:33:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T06:50:59.000Z
- Description: The bomb goes around the circle until the clap: whoever is holding it then is out.
- Author: Andy Fronius
- Tags: Games, #age-teens, #games-genre-reaction, #games-location-indoor, #games-group-small, #games-group-medium, #games-skill-reaction, #games-skill-focus, #games-skill-coordination, #age-children, #target-educators, #target-leaders, #context-youth-night, #context-school

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****Group:** 5+ · ****Where:** Indoors · ****Materials:** a small object that serves as the “bomb” · ****Skills:** reaction speed, attention, physical dexterity

All players stand in a circle, and one player sits in the middle with their eyes closed.

An object is passed around the circle as the “bomb.”

At some point the player in the middle claps their hands: that’s the explosion. How fast that happens is entirely up to the player in the middle. Whoever is holding the “bomb” at that moment is out and sits down. From then on, the neighbors have to step over that person’s legs to pass the “bomb” on. You can make it even harder by requiring a pirouette around the seated player, and so on.

The last player standing gets to sit in the middle next time and set off the bomb.

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This game is part of our collection [“The 50 Best Games for Youth Ministry”](https://thepulse.org/en/games/).