This is a presentation designed to help my students understand the rules of 2 rooms and a boom by Tuesday Knight Games. I am using this as part of an English conversation class at Tokyo Denki University in Japan.

1. Two rooms and a boom
Whole class fun! (Oh, and explosions…!)

3. President
Bomber

4. President
Bomber

7. Players are given a card randomly

9. Bomber
President
First round: 3 minutes

10. Bomber
President
Choose a leader

11. Bomber
President
Choose a leader

12. Bomber
President
Choose a leader
and then talk for three minutes!

13. Bomber
President
At the end of the three minutes,
the leader chooses hostages to change rooms

14. Bomber
President
At the end of the three minutes,
the leader chooses hostages to change rooms

15. Bomber
President
At the end of the three minutes,
the leader chooses hostages to change rooms

16. Bomber
President
The hostages change rooms

17. Bomber
President
The hostages change rooms

18. The three rounds
3
minute round
2
minute round
1
minute round
6-10 players 1 hostage 1 hostage 1 hostage
11 - 21 players 2 hostages 1 hostage 1 hostage
22+ players 3 hostages 2 hostages 1 hostage

19. How to win

20. How to win
At the end of three rounds,
if the president and bomber are in the same room…

21. Red team wins!!

22. How to win
If the president and bomber are in different rooms…

23. Blue team wins!!

24. 3 Basic rules

25. 3 Basic rules
• Stay in your room
• Do not communicate with other room
• Do not swap cards

26. So, what can I do?
Well… pretty much anything!

27. So, what can I do?
• Show your card to someone
• Co-reveal (見せ合い)
• Show your card to everyone
• Show your card to no one
• Show a little bit of your card
• Tell the truth OR lie!

28. Choosing a leader

29. Choosing a leader
Say that you want someone to be the leader.

30. Changing the leader
Leader gives leadership to someone else

31. Changing the leader
He can give it to someone else

32. Changing the leader
He can give it to someone else
If they accept, they are the new leader.
BUT they cannot give leadership back to the same person.

33. Changing the leader
He can give it to someone else
If they accept, they are the new leader.
BUT they cannot give leadership back to the same person.

34. Changing the leader
Someone decides to change the leader

35. Changing the leader
Raise your hand, then point at
someone else (or yourself).

36. Changing the leader
Raise your hand, then point at
someone else (or yourself).

37. Changing the leader
Raise your hand, then point at
someone else (or yourself).

38. Changing the leader

39. Changing the leader
Once the majority of people are pointing at
the same person, a new leader is declared.

40. Changing the leader
Once the majority of people are pointing at
the same person, a new leader is declared.

41. Changing the leader
Once the majority of people are pointing at
the same person, a new leader is declared.

42. Changing the leader
Once the majority of people are pointing at
the same person, a new leader is declared.