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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes: Moderate modules: Passwords, Morse Code, Complicated Wires, Wire Sequences

The four modules the Moderate section adds, as call-outs between the two seats.

  • 4 parts · 8 steps

Compiled from 1 playthrough video and 8 guides · checked Oct 19, 2026

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What each player can do here

P1 · Defuser
  • The only seat that sees the bomb. Turns it, reads out what is on each module and does the cutting, pressing and holding.
P2 · Expert
  • Holds the Bomb Defusal Manual and never sees the bomb; works out from the manual what the Defuser has to do and tells them.

If your skill levels differ: Wire Sequences counts wires across panels, so the Expert needs a running tally.Our suggestionWith two Experts, one keeps the tally while the other reads the tables. How to split the roles

Passwords

Part 1 of 4. Five letter wheels, one real word.

  1. DefuserUse the arrows above and below each of the five slots to cycle through its letters, and read out the letters each slot offers.
  2. BothThe Expert compares them with the word list; only one word can be spelled. Set it and press submit.

Morse Code

Part 2 of 4. A blinking light spells a word.

  1. DefuserWatch the light: a short flash is a dot, a long one a dash, a longer pause separates letters, and a very long pause means the word starts again.
  2. BothThe Expert decodes the word and reads back its frequency; the Defuser turns the radio to it and presses TX.

Complicated Wires

Part 3 of 4. Each wire is its own yes or no.

  1. DefuserGo wire by wire from one end: whether it has red, blue or both in it, whether the LED above it is on, and whether there is a star under it.
  2. ExpertThe Expert checks each wire on the Venn diagram and says cut or leave. Some answers depend on the serial number's last digit being even, a parallel port, or two or more batteries.

Wire Sequences

Part 4 of 4. Panels of wires counted across the whole module.

  1. DefuserFor each wire on the panel, say its colour and the letter (A, B or C) it ends at.
  2. ExpertThe counts carry over from panel to panel, so the Expert keeps a running tally for each colour.

Good to know

  • Do not press down to the next panel until this panel is finished; you can go back up, but you cannot move on early.
Sources (9)

Steps compiled from 1 playthrough video and 8 text guides, checked Oct 19, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide. A step marked “single source” rests on one guide so far.