Booby-trap Crate

Booby-trap Crates are basically Weapon Crates that explode when collected, thus causing damage to the Worm who collected it, and ending the players' turn. They only appear in the first generation Worms games, and Worms 2. After Worms 2, they were removed from the rest of the games in the series (starting with Worms Armageddon), because fans who fall for the booby-trap crates told Team17 it's "unfair".

Booby-trap Crates cause a big explosion when collected in the first generation Worms games, and in Worms 2, not only do they explode, but also create a lot of fire, causing great damage to the unfortunate Worm who collected it. Also, in Worms 2, even when your team has collected the Crate Spy utility, the Crate Spy doesn't tell you if a Weapon Crate is booby-trapped. It just tells you the weapon inside the booby-trapped Crate. So, no matter what, you'll never know if a Crate is booby-trapped, and you can always be tricked. This may be unfair indeed.

Tip to all Worms 2 players and first generation Worms game players - if you are an unlucky player who always falls for the booby-trap Crates, a suggestion would be to not collect any Weapon Crates if the "Booby-trap Crates" setting is on. Any of these Crates can be booby-trapped. Since there's already a small chance of getting any rare or powerful weapons in the default schemes, it may not be worth it to you.

Bobby-trap Crates were replaced with Mystery Crates in Worms 4: Mayhem and Worms: Ultimate Mayhem, with bad effects such as "Damage Incoming". But if your team has Crate Spy, then you are able to see the Crate's contents. Sometimes, there are good things inside the Mystery Crates, such as "Health Insurance" or "Sick It To Them". Collect these if they are nearby, but only if there's something good in them. Another example of Mystery Crate items is "Global Warming", which has the exact same effects as the Flood weapon. It will raise the water.