The Visual
Bomb Defusal Manual

by TheFIZZYnator

Compatible with Manual Version 1
Verification Code: 241

Simple Wires

Cut one wire. Wires are numbered from top to bottom

3 WIRES

  • 0 red: 2nd
  • >1 blue: 2nd blue
  • otherwise last

5 WIRES

  • last=black & serial=odd: 4th
  • 1 red & >1 yellow: 1st
  • 0 black: 2nd
  • otherwise 1st

4 WIRES

  • >1 red & serial=odd: last red
  • 0 red & last=yellow 1st
  • 1 blue: 1st
  • >2 yellow: last
  • otherwise 2nd

6 WIRES

  • 0 yellow & serial=odd 3rd
  • 1 yellow &: >1 white: 4th
  • 0 red: last
  • otherwise 4th

The Button

Keypads

1) Find column with all 4 symbols on keypad
2) Push from top to bottom of column
Highlighted symbols are unique

Simon Says

Who' s On First? Page 1

Suggestion: UR = "UR letter", YOU ARE = "YOU ARE words", YOUR = "YOUR possessive", YOU'RE = "YOU'RE contraction", etc.

Who's On First? Page 2

BLANK WAIT, RIGHT, OKAY, MIDDLE, BLANK
DONE SURE, UH HUH, NEXT, WHAT?, YOUR, UR, YOU'RE, HOLD, LIKE
FIRST LEFT, OKAY, YES, MIDDLE, NO, RIGHT, NOTHING, UHHH, WAIT
HOLD YOU ARE, U, DONE, UH UH, YOU, UR, SURE, WHAT?, YOU'RE
LEFT RIGHT, LEFT
LIKE YOU'RE, NEXT, U, UR, HOLD, DONE, UH UH, WHAT?, UH HUH
MIDDLE BLANK, READY, OKAY, WHAT, NOTHING, PRESS, NO, WAIT, LEFT
NEXT WHAT?, UH HUH, UH UH, YOUR, HOLD, SURE, NEXT
NO BLANK, UHHH, WAIT, FIRST, WHAT, READY, RIGHT, YES, NOTHING
NOTHING UHHH, RIGHT, OKAY, MIDDLE, YES, BLANK, NO, PRESS, LEFT
OKAY MIDDLE, NO, FIRST, YES, UHHH, NOTHING, WAIT, OKAY
PRESS RIGHT, MIDDLE, YES, READY, PRESS
READY YES, OKAY, WHAT, MIDDLE, LEFT, PRESS, RIGHT, BLANK, READY
RIGHT YES, NOTHING, READY, PRESS, NO, WAIT, WHAT, RIGHT
SURE YOU ARE, DONE, LIKE, YOU'RE, YOU, HOLD, UH HUH, HR, SURE
U UH HUH, SURE, NEXT, WHAT?, YOU'RE, UR, UH HUH, DONE, U
UHHH READY, NOTHING, LEFT, WHAT, OKAY, YES, RIGHT, NO, PRESS
UH HUH UH HUH
UH UH UR, U, YOU ARE, YOU'RE, NEXT, UH UH
UR DONE, U, UR
WAIT UHHH, NO, BLANK, OKAY, YES, LEFT, FIRST, PRESS, WHAT
WHAT UHHH, WHAT
WHAT? YOU, HOLD, YOU'RE, YOUR, U, DONE, UH UH, LIKE, YOU ARE
YES OKAY, RIGHT, UHHH, MIDDLE, FIRST, WHAT, PRESS, READY, NOTHING
YOU SURE, YOU ARE, YOUR, YOU'RE, NEXT, UH HUH, UR, HOLD, WHAT?
YOU'RE YOU, YOU'RE
YOU ARE YOUR, NEXT, LIKE, UH HUH, WHAT?, DONE, UH UH, HOLD, YOU
YOUR UH UH, YOU ARE, UH HUH, YOUR
Simplified & Alphabetized Table by Io

Memory

Make sure to write down the label of each phase, and position of phase 1 and 2.
DISPLAY 1 2 3 4
STAGE 1 2nd POS 2nd POS 3rd POS 4th POS
STAGE 2 "4" Stage 1 POS 1st POS Stage 1 POS
STAGE 3 Stage 2 LABEL Stage 1 LABEL 3rd POS "4"
STAGE 4 Stage 1 POS 1st POS Stage 2 POS Stage 2 POS
STAGE 5 Stage 1 LABEL Stage 2 LABEL Stage 4 LABEL Stage 3 LABEL

Morse Code

The tran­scrip­tion of each word is pro­vided, and sor­ted in dit-dah order, spaces ig­nored.
(e.g. IT ·· - is sorted after V ···-, not before)
··· ···· · ·-·· ·-·· shell 3.505 MHz
···· ·- ·-·· ·-·· ··· halls 3.515 MHz
··· ·-·· ·· -·-· -·- slick 3.522 MHz
··· - ·· -· --· sting 3.592 MHz
··· - · ·- -·- steak 3.582 MHz
···- · -·-· - --- ·-· vector 3.595 MHz
··· - ·-· --- -··· · strobe 3.545 MHz
··-· ·-·· ·· -·-· -·- flick 3.555 MHz
·-·· · ·- -·- ··· leaks 3.542 MHz
-··· ·· ··· - ·-· --- bistro 3.552 MHz
-··· · ·- - ··· beats 3.600 MHz
-··· ·-· ·· -·-· -·- brick 3.575 MHz
-··· ·-· · ·- -·- break 3.572 MHz
-··· --- -- -··· ··· bombs 3.565 MHz
- ·-· ·· -·-· -·- trick 3.532 MHz
-··· --- -··- · ···
boxes 3.535 MHz

Complicated Wires

Wire Sequences

Whether or not to cut a wire depends on the cumulative number of occurrences of each color in that module
RED BLUE BLACK
1 C 1 B 1 any
2 B 2 AC 2 AC
3 A 3 B 3 B
4 AC 4 A 4 AC
5 B 5 B 5 B
6 AC 6 BC 6 BC
7 any 7 C 7 AB
8 AB 8 AC 8 C
9 B 9 A 9 C

Maze

Passwords

TIP: Ask for the 1st, 3rd, and 4th letter. If the first letter contains a T, ask if the 2nd letter contains an H.

ABOUT
AFTER
AGAIN
BELOW
COULD
EVERY
FIRST
FOUND
GREAT
HOUSE
LARGE
LEARN
NEVER
OTHER
PLACE
PLANT
POINT
RIGHT
SMALL
SOUND
SPELL
STILL
STUDY
THEIR
THERE
THESE
THING
THINK
THREE
WATER
WHERE
WHICH
WORLD
WOULD
WRITE

Needy Dialog

The question can be "Vent gas?" or "Detonate?"

To be sure, press "No" first. When the question is "Vent gas?" the module will remind you that "Venting prevents explosions". However, when you answer "Yes" to "Detonate?" The bomb will explode without warning.

Needy Capacitator (a.k.a. "Lever")

Pull the lever to drain the electricity, which will otherwise accumulate in 45 seconds.

When you neglect it too long, you will hear the module make a sound in the background. When you hear it, abandon what you're doing and hold down the lever immediately.

Needy Knob

Tips for Effective Communication

Use military communication terms and memorize the NATO Alphabet.

Alfa Bravo Charlie Delta
Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel
India Juliett Kilo Lima
Mike November Oscar Papa
Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango
Uniform Victor Whiskey X-ray
Yankee Zulu
“Yes”:
Affirmative.
“No”:
Negative.
“I understand”:
Roger (that).
“That's all; you may speak now”:
Over.
“I'll do that”:
Wilco.

Credit

Simplified Manual (Coding, Design) by TheFIZZYnator

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Original Manual and Game by Steel Crate Games

KTaNE Official Website

Some ideas and shortcuts from Io's Simplified Manual (now unpublished)

by diodewaal (Reddit)

Also from TheFIZZYnator:

The Japanese Bomb Defusal Manual & Interpreter Booklet ()

Printable version

 
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