Build Or Boom Board Game: Rules for How to Play

Objective

The objective of Build Or Boom is to quickly place blocks to recreate the pattern before the other player.

Setup

Take one of the hoses and attach one side to a building platform. Attach the other side to one of the boomers. Do the same for the other hose, building platform, and boomer.
Players will sit across from one another. Each player takes a building platform. Place the boomer attached to each building platform in front of the other player.
Place all of the building blocks in the middle of the table where both players can reach them.
Set the card holder in the middle of the table where both players can see one side of it.
Shuffle the cards and set them off to the side.

How to Play Build Or Boom

To begin each round draw one of the cards and place it in the card holder. It should be placed so both players can see one side of the card. The players will count down from three, and then both players will start playing at the same time. There are no turns in the game. Each player tries to build the structure shown on the card as quickly as possible.

Blueprint card — This round the players will try to build this structure.

You will take the corresponding blocks from the center of the table and place them to match the picture on the card.

Placing blocks — This player has begun their structure by placing the first two blocks shown on the blueprint card.

When you have completed the structure, you will race to smash the boomer that is next to you. This should send the blocks on the other player’s building platformer flying.

A player completing the structure — This player has completed the structure so they are going to want to hit the boomer as quickly as possible to destroy the other player’s structure.

Both players verify that the player who pressed the boomer correctly created the structure. If they correctly matched the blueprint, they will take the blueprint card. It is worth a point at the end of the game. The rules don’t specify what happens if you press the boomer, but you did not recreate the blueprint correctly.

Correctly building the structure — This player has successfully recreated the structure from the blueprint card. They will get to keep the card since they successfully recreated the structure.

To setup the next round you will return all of the blocks to the middle of the table.

Winning the Game

The first player to earn ten cards, wins the game.

Winning Build or Boom — This player has acquired ten Blueprint cards so they have won the game.

Build Or Boom FAQ

If you have any questions about how to play the game, leave a comment below on this post. I will try to answer any questions asked as best and as quickly as possible.

Components

4 Boards
4 Blocks
4 Arches
4 Cones
4 I-Beams
4 Barrels
2 Builders
2 Platforms
2 Boomers
2 Air Hoses
30 Blueprint Cards
Card Holder
Instructions Card

Year: 2016 | Publisher: Goliath Games | Artist: Tatiana Quigley

Genres: Action, Children’s, Speed

Ages: 4+ | Number of Players: 2 | Length of Game: 15-20 minutes

Difficulty: Light | Strategy: Light | Luck: Moderate-High

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Written By:

Eric Mortensen

Eric Mortensen is an owner and head writer on Geeky Hobbies since 2014. He is an avid board game player and collector with over 3,000 board and card games in his collection. Since 2014 he has written more than 1,100 board game how to play guides.