Hardcore Bombs on Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Two friends, Korovin and Spirit, are here to help me disarm some of the hardest bombs that Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes has to offer. This was originally streamed live. We warm up with some easier bombs, then the hardcore stuff starts at 9:00
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is an asymmetrical multiplayer game. One player is the defuser and sees a bomb that has a ton of complicated switches, wires, and other puzzles. The other players, the experts, have the bomb defusal manual. The experts must walk the defuser through all of the bomb's puzzles, the catch is that the experts can't see the bomb and the defuser can't see the manual. If you want to follow along with the bomb manual, you can get it at www.bombmanual.com
I originally streamed this at midnight on October 5, 2015. Since it was midnight, there were some .... silly mistakes made. The full game is available on October 8, 2015 on Steam (link below).
www.keeptalkinggame.com/
store.steampowered.com/app/341800

[@SneakySneasel]

41:50 "No vowel in the serial number" Looks like "U" made a big mistake there.

[@deepgopani5779]

oof

[@Optimusskyler]

oof

[@ryker362]

Best joke

[@TheGhostOfRazgriz23]

👏👏👏👏

[@TheGhostOfRazgriz23]

SneakySneasel No sarcasm

[@Ofordgabings]

They should do tournaments with this game. They could set up rules such as how big teams can be.

[@ethendent5356]

+Ofordgabings I want to see a game with 50 experts and one defuser

[@HSSLNG]

+Ofordgabings Wouldn't they have to extend the game significantly? I have only made it to chapter 3 with a buddy, but doesn't it seem like an autist could memorize most of this?

[@grujahh]

+HSSLNG They can just release a new manual with different rules. :)

[@ethendent5356]

Vanja Grujic i think the game should randomly generate manuals using a seed that you have to send to the expert

[@Ofordgabings]

HSSLNG Teams would play several games and average out the times. People would be competing for most time left, so the margin for error is 0 across multiple bombs. The tournament pressure would be immense. And this would be I am Hardcore, not chapter 3 stuff. Yes, a single person can memorize the entire manual, but ask KrazyCaley on how difficult that is.

[@HaloStrategist]

The professionalism in this just amazes me...

[@Sidharth12321]

They are way more organized than my life would ever be

[@scottpollock5555]

Go watch Elevator of doom that is even crazier

[@Arthur-ej5gi]

I think he made (or at least contributed heavily to) the game.

[@MrVulcanator]

The letters or the words? "yep"

[@jackkeenan_]

What time did they say that

[@luukie8000]

+J_k10 12:25

[@TormodSteinsholt]

A true logician.

[@malingresdahl148]

Mr. Vulcanator great english...

[@averydauben9017]

r/InclusiveOr

[@alecwhatshisname5170]

I really like the way you play the game. Usually, the people playing it are literally screaming their lungs off, but you guys are very calm and collected, and you speak very methodically, which I love.

[@bobsondugnutt4993]

The communication is so freakin good

[@papertiger4525]

I know, it’s amazing. This stuff sounds like it’s from a spy movie!

[@demongameryeet]

Yh, itz mad

[@MTMguy]

I tried playing the game today, and the communication went down through suttering, confusion and a bunch of phrases that were cut halfway through because of some oscillation. Oofies.

[@JorWat25]

It's refreshing to watch people who get this game. If you know how it works, it's very frustrating watching people who don't read the manual properly...

[@40GamesAG]

Keep in mind, nobody's going to fully understand the manual at first. It takes practice and trial and error.

[@JorWat25]

+KentuckyWallChicken I think what frustrates me is when they make a mistake, (for example, thinking the colour of the button determines when it should be released) then get confused that it didn't work, and can't work out what went wrong. It makes you want to shout out "Read the manual carefully! You need to look at the stripe!" EDIT: I think what I want is people to have at least looked at the manual before they start playing (including the Defuser). I've seen too many videos when they clearly have never seen it, with Experts having to read through the whole thing each time, and the Defuser not knowing what information is needed, and having to explain what each module looks like.

[@JonglerLegoblob]

+JorWat25 To be fair, they dont give you all the info on the packet either. IE in memory, it doesnt say on the packet that the buttons change positions afaik

[@JorWat25]

+Aikurō Mikisugi Yes, but most of the errors I've seen are people messing up things that are in the manual, like the maze walls being invisible, or the colour of the light strip denoting when to release the button, not the button itself.

[@GgGg-te2dn]

+JorWat25 Its amazing when they dont understand, i just watched Sodapoppin playing and raging like a lil kid

[@midnight1844]

10:42 "The real trick is to solve the bomb before the lights come on." This is actually very doable, it just requires a little luck. You need a press and release button, then guess on simple wires and symbols. It's definitely not easy, especially as you can easily mess up the symbols if you don't know it right off, but absolutely doable. Yes, I know this comment is five years late lmao

[@thehaigu321]

Respect for posting anyways lmao

[@derekchapman6809]

I'm going to make the Needy Knob very easy for you. Ignore the right half, just look at the left 2 rows of 3 lights. If 1 or less lights are lit, its left. If a total of 4 lights are lit, it's up. If the lights make a full "U" (so 1, 0, 1 and second row 1, 1, 1) then it's right. Otherwise it's down. Now you can do the Needy Knob in a split second without having to ask. If you have anything else you'd like to be able to do faster let me know and I'll see if I can't simplify them as well :)

[@NeoFryBoy]

+Derek Chapman Doesn't that defeat the purpose? As the leader he's not supposed to know how to defuse any of the bomb parts. He just passes info around.

[@Ofordgabings]

+NeoFryBoy If they make the modules easy enough for the defuser to memorize, there's no point in wasting time waiting for an answer you already know (from memory, not by cheating by actually reading off the manual).

[@TheUltraBulbasaur]

+Ofordgabings Same way with some of the complicated wires, like how some of them such as just blank, white, no LED are always cut

[@elliottbarker1595]

+Derek Chapman Could you simplify Mazes for me? I have trouble conveying the co-ords of the circles, square and the triangle.

[@nitrodog96]

+Douglas Scott I can simplify that. Imagine it's a Battlefield game. The columns are lettered; first column is A, second column is B, etc. The rows are numbered; first row is 1, second row is 2, etc. If the circles are in fifth column second row and third column fourth row, they are in E2 and C4. Then you say where the triangle and dot are and you're off, as long as your expert(s) isn't/aren't an imbecile(s). That was a lot of compensating for plausible pluralities.

[@indiefr3ak693]

That Hardcore defusal was intense.

[@jonajon91]

You guys really need better names for each of the greek letters on keypad.

[@RichieDcik]

U is a vowel :P

[@LtHummus]

+RichieDcik U is a vowel and SPILL is not a word in passwords :)

[@inoerinoblu6521]

+RichieDcik When he said there was no vowel I cringed.

[@stellaronhuntkafka]

No, U are @JimG

[@gh8735]

I wonder if theres anyone crazy enough to memorize everything so they can do any bomb solo.

[@althebest1655]

the smartest are the laziest i hear. the world is full of geniuses, but they don't bother to learn anything useful or otherwise.

[@sexhaverreallife4649]

I don't have the game. Guess I'll just read the manual.

[@heyyyyyynow]

Because they know it's futile in the end.

[@gh8735]

heyyyyyynow Good point.

[@peanutbuttercracker1]

I think KrazyCaley has done bombs memorized before

[@colinsoileau5033]

Damn... 20 seconds left lights go out. That's bull shit

[@rottis5042]

You know a game is weird when experting makes you a better defuser

[@elizabethtiedt1888]

“I have exactly 2 batteries” *has 4 batteries*

[@roughryder5]

Jeez you guys are so calm and collected when playing this game compared to other youtubers.

[@emilygeetee]

This makes me happy because you guys actually know how to play the game, and you are good at it lol

[@steveappleton4183]

When you guys do knobs how are you rattling off that information? Weve been trying to figure out a good way to do it and yours seems amazing but I cant catch the trick of it.

[@LtHummus]

+Steve Appleton are you talking about the needy knob? If so I just read the top row where 1 = on, 0 = light off and i read left to right. There are two cases that clash and you need to read the bottom row as well.

[@steveappleton4183]

+LtHummus yeah the needy knob was what i was talking about, thank you for the quick response :)

[@LtHummus]

+Steve Appleton No problem! I love talking strategy in this game :)

[@steveappleton4183]

+LtHummus lol awesome, the one thing weve really noticed is that complex wires pretty much requires its own person :P at least for us since we're just starting out.

[@LtHummus]

+Steve Appleton Oh I totally get it, my first time with wires I just kind of threw up my hands and went lol wtf. I'm actually toying with the idea of making a couple strategy and deeper discussion videos. I was thinking of making a video about how I do the complex wires since my system takes about 1 second/wire tops, usually less.

[@jonathangmeyer]

This is awesome. Your hardcore video where you had 0.71secs left made me buy this game. Thanks :D

[@sandqwert]

Really impressed by you guys... Nice teamwork

[@jonpickett704]

damn they are such pros i wish my friends and i were this well coordinated 😂😂

[@dmjdmj]

I found this channel surprisingly pleasant and high quality. Strange that you don't have more subscribers (If that is something you strive for). Nice work and I am looking forward to more content.

[@milokiss8276]

Dear god... I looked up "keep talking and nobody explodes calm play" (Copy-pasted) And I got this. This is exactly what I was looking for. ...But now I can't watch anyone else. You are amazing, And i haven't seen anyone else meet your level.

[@ElenaWilson168]

This is the best teamwork I have ever seen.

[@Gregtami]

One minute in and I can already tell that those guys are pros.

[@tiredstories]

This is amazing! You guys are a well oiled machine

[@angiadcock8196]

I am obsessed with this game and watching this group of people play it was really entertaining. Like many other commenters, I also appreciated seeing someone play who really understands the purpose and nuances of each module and could solve them efficiently rather than flailing around uselessly or giving unnecessary information.

[@RandomWasVeryTaken]

yeah it’s so sad it’s lost popularity, be so cool if it gained popularity again

[@jacquiegordon4674]

You guys are amazing. Your communication and execution is so fast and I don't even understand how they can remember everything you say so they can write it down.

[@Nick-gy3uz]

this was really fun to watch!

[@pryomatic]

you look like steve carrel with a beard

[@FoddyFogHorn]

Watch the movie: Evan Almighty

[@ChaseHoman]

31:37 When he says that it was a Simpson reference, was he referring to the time that Homer was working from home because of his obesity? Cause I love that episode.

[@Dasyati]

+Chase Homan The manual even says the module could be handled by a drinking bird

[@rareflatpotion3543]

You guys are really good at this game, i guess it could help having more than one person on the manual... I'll definetly try that out

[@FloralMedic]

Wow, you guys are the best for me to watch because your communication is amazing! I enjoy these videos but I understand you guys are really experienced so that probably why xx

[@ala4sox02]

My friends and I got this game after seeing AH and you guys do it and beat it that night (except for the exotics) and it is amazing. So much better than going to a movie or something like that.

[@themrblair44]

cool clock

[@Dosbomber]

+Blair Ewing Will he be invited to the White House too?

[@GoTouchGrass]

+Dosbomber And given 11 Mil. in "compensation"?

[@Sukuun]

+Blair Ewing u mad bro?

[@pumajlr]

Hardcore indeed. Great video.

[@nybbleme]

Knobs: the ONLY thing you have to mention is the FIRST double-on pair of LEDs (light on under another light). They're unique. 3 is up, 2 or none is down, 5 is left, 1 is right. IT's really that easy.

[@vegy08b06]

I fucking love that it takes three people to solve the hardest bombs in this game, and yet you're managing. This is some Human Hive shit, you guys are amazing.

[@flnn7688]

The teamwork is amazing

[@jpkurihara]

Holy fuck, this is amazing. You guys need a round of applause because that teamwork was off the charts.

[@TheUltraBulbasaur]

Good little tip to save time on the button is to start with it and hold it down and just give the experts the color of the strip. That way, even if you blow up because you were just supposed to press it, then at least you started with it.

[@sterilepancake]

this is actually amazing

[@elfitzo21]

Lots of fun watching you guys play. Bought the game last night because of you and already sunk way too many hours into it. Would love to see/hear some strategy from you and generate some discussion on the most efficient ways for the multitude of problems. Keen to see your next videos, any chance you could pop the stream link somewhere? Is it on twitch or...? This would be an awesome game to jump in on the stream with.

[@VashSpiegel]

They haven't put a button on the opposite side of the clock. You would have to count the beeps to time it for release.

[@pop5678eye]

IMHO the fastest way to do memory is the defuser calling out only the display and the position, and actually remembering the labels pressed. And perhaps also memorizing the last step directions for that purpose, since all of those are about those labels, so that after the fourth step no time is wasted on communication.

[@Snowprism]

Do you stream on Twitch? It would be nice if you can post the link of your stream, if you have any!

[@harrycowley6786]

+Snowcube94 ^

[@LtHummus]

+Snowcube94 haha I am bad at this media stuff, but I do stream on twitch every once in a while twitch.tv/lthummus

[@EvrainBrandigan]

It's truly amazing, such a simple concept and yet the game devs developed it wonderfully. Basically the ultimate nerve-wracking party game for drunk nerds. Time to get me a copy of this.

[@jonhefflefinger3145]

Damn thats your warm up?! Dude, respect

[@-vyrtile-8816]

You guys are so good! This is impressive

[@jaguarr314]

"The screen is for your eyes only" Mods watching the stream after:

[@zayanekusanagi8086]

THIS IS SO GOOOOOD!!! SO GOOD^^

[@leonardniedermayer9144]

Rly amazing video, i love to watch you guys.

[@alisonsheep]

I watched the entire video. How often do you play/how long did it take for you to get so comfortable with the game? Looks like such a fun puzzle! Also, how big is memory skill in this game? More memorization or well organized notes?

[@keirbhaltair]

+alisonsheep As an expert, having your own system to very quickly and concisely write down notes is useful (for instance for the complex wires or memory), as well as just generally having a system to work things out (for instance for the wire sequences to letters I find it useful to have the page printed out and place fingers at the appropriate rows); otherwise you don't need to memorize anything, really. As a defuser, you should be able to give the needed information in a concise way that the experts understand and can use to quickly take their notes (for instance having a system to quickly describe the complex wires). You can try to memorize some of the stuff (whether consciously or not), such as if you know Morse code or the possible passwords, but it isn't essential even for these hard levels.

[@Helgacabbage]

I love watching you guys play these, but no matter how often I watch I can't understand the star-space-light thing that you say, you do it so fast. Impressive.

[@gregorybayer8771]

I think "space" just means "move on to the next wire" and he only give necessary wire

[@MastersOfTheWinds]

They way you guys handle the complex wires is absolutely insane! I would have forgotten all info by the third wire.

[@joshmartin2744]

+MastersOfTheWinds They don't memorize it, they write it down.

[@salmonbelmont7758]

+Josh Martin the game should come with a 200 page notebook

[@seangrand3885]

14:34 "Yes?" "No." With such a serious face!!!

[@DustySquitoNM]

Jesus. You guys are like professionals at this.

[@DatGuyWithNoName]

20:28 Wait, God is helping him with the knob??

[@sexhaverreallife4649]

I work terribly under pressure and I have terrible perception. Time to buy this game.

[@mrklin99]

Question: can you just click big buttons at "Magic moments" on the timer like 1:45, 1:54, 4:15, 4:51, 5:14 ? Save time having to figure them out? or do you have to initiate the strip by holding for a bit?

[@mrklin99]

+mrklin99 Oh and those are bomb timers, not the vid lolz :)

[@LtHummus]

+mrklin99 You have to initiate the strip by holding the button :)

[@ZPM7]

+mrklin99 Sometimes you have to press and immediately release the big buttons. If you hold it down, regardless of the color you get, you'll get a strike when you release it.

[@zupalan2265]

+ZPM7 yes because thats different

[@greasiexd]

It's really cool. Almost like an assembly line where you have one person on each job, you have one person for each module.

[@reece-cs9gx]

2000th like! This game is so sick when it gets difficult

[@laurentcardinal2745]

I find it wierd that looking at other people stress but be so on top of everything helps me cope with my anxiety

[@SligsTV]

I have watched so many of these videos that I have at least half of the manual memorized.

[@SligsTV]

Wow I sucked last year

[@MM-vs2et]

Holy shit, I just watched the entire thing. It was worth it though

[@daryenvargas7926]

Your teamwork is fucking amazing.

[@chickenface9731]

"i got a bigass button" and the way you said it made me laugh so hard (not saying your voice was weird i meant like how you said "i got a bigass button" made me laugh

[@spexon7311]

lol im just about to start the game, its going to be way different to how u guys are doing it, the communication is amazing, i wish i could get a team as great as yours (i barely know any of the modules, i just like to see how experts do it :p)

[@Mofriese]

At first i was bored, but watching the hardcore one is pretty fun.

[@GrassStarTheGreat]

You guys are a TEAM!

[@xboi4359]

I love watching videos of a bearded man playing with bombs with his friends

[@drowningfools1273]

This is just amazing :)

[@saturated3821]

Wow, you guys are believable bomb experts :D

[@LightningSe7en]

Awesome watch.

[@TheMartianGeek]

Hey, I have a few questions about needy modules: 1) How many seconds does each start with? The capacitor seems to be 45 and the knob 40 (or 39?)... 2) Does the gas-venting one reset all the way when you vent the gas, or does venting just add a certain number of seconds? 3) Does the knob one only change its "up" position upon reactivation, or can it happen while the timer is ticking down? How about the LED configuration?

[@stevenz2998]

You guys are amazing

[@Cole444Train]

so fun to watch!

[@nybbleme]

If you don' t want to make the manual too cheesed out with complex wires, at LEAST just mark the circles for blue and red with a blue and red marker/colored pencil should help a lot.

[@liamheatherington669]

I like how he says efffed up then immediately says shit

[@fdYkn]

You guys are amazing :D

[@Jetman123]

You guys are both good at this game and also really funny. "The letters or the words?" "....... Yes." "Yes." *facepalm*

[@macrory]

finally found a vid of some people good at this game! ++

[@curvain]

fun to see, that ppl can make any game hardcore XD

[@Kazyu]

these guys are really good

[@poro8904]

"i have a knob for you, you ready for this knob?"

[@xaviertyler2518]

you guys would be the best bomb diffusers

[@kreyes8605]

You guys sound like actual professionals

[@adamgardner28]

Thank the AVGN for telling me about this game

[@HotSkeleton]

You guys should do an opposite day round. Either you or your teammates say the opposite of what it is/what to do

[@omonomnomo]

Beautiful.

[@lucasfulep3228]

wow u guys are good at this game!

[@ethanrichards01]

everything is beautiful.

[@kalikars81]

Do you have a link to your stream? I'd love to join in sometime and watch! EDIT: Oops, found it on your twitter. Along with everything else. I'll go there then! Everyone looking at this, go to his twitter!

[@greymatter5492]

Hey, if You Go outta the bomb and go left, you can counter lights Out

[@utkn]

When doing the 1-2-3/A-B-C wires do they not need to know from where is the wire going? Like they say blue to B, never saying like blue going from two to B etc.

[@utkn]

***** I see, thanks for clearing it up for me!

[@themaconeau]

At 42:11, you did hit blue twice as the light did extinguish. And there was a vowel (U) (41:54).

[@LifeAsAPotato]

he said left... turns it right then explodes and hes like WOT

[@TheMrSunol]

This game is intense to watch...... I gotta play it with my friends who get scared easily.

[@roundtree97]

If you say alright one more time my head will literally explode.