The Jackbox Party Pack 7
Word Spud.
Lie Swatter.
Civic Dodole.
Zeeple Dome.
Joke Boat.
They’ve been waiting for a year for their new member.
They will have to keep waiting.
There are no bad games here.
Champ’d Up is a real treat for people who love to draw, and even people that only draw black and white stick figures can join in and stand a chance. So much unintentional humour - and a lot of fun to be had by trying for some humour if you can guess your opponent’s prompt and make a deconstruction of it. You get to keep your drawings for the next game if you play with the same players, too! Compared to Tee K.O., it feels like a better flow because you draw two things at a time and every drawing is used at least once, possibly more because there’s four drawings and six rounds per person (and again, they can be used in the next game.) Also includes the best part of Bracketeering with none of its bad.
– Real player with 43.9 hrs in game
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No disclaimer about the fact that I’m European this time around. This Jackbox Party Pack has a Filter for US-Centric content, to make it accessible to the broader audience around the world. Definitely a welcomed addition. You might still note that all of those games were played with the aforementioned option turned on.
Do I recommend the Jackbox Party Pack 7?
- YES, GET IT AT ALL COSTS!!
Individual game review:
Quiplash 3:
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A classic of the Jackbox Games.
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The best of all.
– Real player with 30.1 hrs in game
THE GAME OF LIFE 2
Now, you may be wondering why I have over 100 hours in a game where there’s DLC and a season pass. It’s not about the money, it’s about the gameplay. I don’t have any dlc as it’s just the same gameplay but with different skins.
PROS:
Steal money from friends, bots, or others in online
Have pets (just dogs or cats)
Exploit the economy if you’re lucky enough not to land on tax spaces
You can be single just like real life
When married, it costs nothing and you actually earn money from it
There’s no divorce papers so your partner doesn’t take anything from you
– Real player with 424.4 hrs in game
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I’ve had this game get stuck three times now right at the end. It counts the money and the pieces just stand there, moving their heads and jumping around. On top of that, all the maps except one are behind a paywall. Had I known I was only gonna get one map with this game, I wouldn’t have gotten it. I figured since it was so based around having new maps, that there would be more than one available to play without paying. Ha. Nope. I bought this during the Steam Summer Sale and it still wasn’t worth the discounted price. What a joke. Greed has gotten the best of this one.
– Real player with 15.6 hrs in game
Consolation: Board Meeting - Jam Edition
Amazing game! worth way more than free, fun with friends and enemies. Epic achievement update with fun achievements to spend hours trying to complete :) Awesome characters and easter eggs. I love this game it is the best game by Sayincraft Studios that is on steam (so far).
– Real player with 3.9 hrs in game
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an awesome horror twist to a usually happy genre of game, Consolation: Board Meeting is a must play especially for anyone who loves party games. awaiting the future updates Sayin, and thanks for having me write a track for it!
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
Paper Pirates
A great social deduction game to play with friends or family. Lots of fun and easy to pick up no matter what age the players are. The artwork is a delight and it has a huge number of customisation options to make your pirate your own.
There are different game modes which allow you to vary the difficulty - scored games adding that extra challenge with secret objectives; is that player a ghost or are they just a bad human trying to max out their points? The daily voyage is a nice way to try out different modes and you can fill the boat with cute bots if you are playing solo. You can earn achievements to unlock cool hats for your pirates and the events change things up including the option of an audience mode for people who don’t want to play . The audience can vote to influence what events take place. It’s a nice touch that really does make this a very inclusive game. Iteration games has stepped things up a notch with the current Halloween event. Who wouldn’t want to play as a skeleton or pumpkin pirate! Highly recommended.
– Real player with 149.5 hrs in game
Iteration Games clearly understands the Social Deduction genre very well, and the result is Paper Pirates sidestepping a majority of the problems I find in other similar games.
Paper Pirates succeeds at both being a game that’s simple enough to convince your friends to pick up, yet has enough mechanical depth and just the right pinch of randomness to keep the suspense high all the way until the last treasure falls overboard, or everyone gets home.
Things like traditional mafia/werewolf’s follow the cop strategies, Town of Salem’s vulnerability to mass-claiming, and the rigidity of Secret Hitler’s mechanics in general lead to a highly-optimized “metagame” (a specific strategy that most players familiar with a game employ almost always due to how extremely effective it is) that doesn’t really appeal to everyone, and can be especially grating to newcomers. Not to mention how being voted out in all of the above means you’re forced into the role of spectator for the rest of the game, and the first person eliminated essentially doesn’t get to play at all. Paper Pirates solves this by instead demoting players voted out to the rank of stowaway; you cannot win as the stowaway, but all it takes to escape the dreaded barrel is for another player to go overboard and fill it in your stead. And believe me, plenty of pirates will be getting flung off this paper ship.
– Real player with 19.9 hrs in game
Spiritle
Spiritle is a turn-based strategic battle digital board game. You incarnate a Spirit among the 4 elements: Nature, Earth, Water and Fire. At the rhythm of the 4 seasons, the fallen Spirits challenge each other to regain their place in the World Tree.
Although the game seems easy, your way to victory will not be, and you will have to build a solid strategy to overcome the traps and other obstacles that players will have prepared.
CLASSIC MODE
After selection of Spirit and its skills, the 4 players can deploy their characters and move on the board. Open and uncover the tiles. If you pair identical tiles you can attack the other players.
However, each Spirits have many unique skills and other way to attack. Pick them and use them skillfully at the right time to counter your opponents' strategies.
PLAY WITH FRIEND
Challenge and outplay your friends in Custom mode. Create a private room and share his code to allow them to join it. Between alliances and betrayals, this mode is a treat to play with friends.
WE PLAN TO ADD
We plan to add more content on the official release.
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Cross-platform.
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The collection and trophies.
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8 characters will be available.
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A seasonal Cooperative mode.
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Fully functional 4 seasons as well as all World Trees passives.
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A more advanced PVP system around the 4 seasons and leaderboard.
We are also committed to improve and/or add more languages, music, sound effects, animations, complete tutorials … and other missing interfaces to optimize the game experience.
An in-depth balance of skills and characters if necessary, will be planned based on player feedback and comments. In order not to miss any information about the game or beta-testing, we strongly invite you to follow us on our social networks.
All the features mentioned above will be available later with Official Release, and do not forget to add Spiritle to your Steam Wishlist!
FEEDBACK
We like to hear more from the community. Share your thoughts with us!
Also, we are looking for a suitable partner to publish our game, if you are interested in Spiritle, feel free to contact us via email.
Raifu Wars
Imagine Mario Party levels of bullshit combined with the strategy of Risk. That’s the best way to explain it, & IT IS AMAZING.
I stream this game with friends pretty religiously. I have absolutely no idea why it’s so addicting but I love it. Buy it for you and all ur friends, I assure u you’ll have a good time.
– Real player with 33.0 hrs in game
This is such a fun and chill game! It doesn’t get boring or repetitive since there are so many maps to choose from and characters to play as. The map editor is really cool, too! The art is adorable and the music is enjoyable. I’m really looking forward to getting some friends playing and trying out multiplayer. I could definitely see this being a go-to party game!
– Real player with 26.9 hrs in game
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
This game is beautifully made and very realistic looking. Choice of different male and female avatars to pick from. It’s a fun game to play with up to 10 friends. You can play solo, take turns answering the questions or compete against friends. The level of difficulty increased as I advanced in the game. I also get to unlock packs of more topics with the currency earned in the game. I tried playing online, but was unable to connect to any players to get the co-op achievement in the game. So I looked into the Hub for the game and found friends that I added to get the achievement. I think this achievement might be obtainable with the Remote Play as long as at least one player connects using a controller. The game needs some dialog improvements with the host while interacting with contestants. Voices overlap between the host and some contestant when the final answer is confirmed, however it doesn’t interfere with the game to the point of obstructing play. Is something that the developers will have to fix with an update and shouldn’t prevent anyone from buying it. In my opinion it’s a game worth trying despite the mixed reviews. There are some questions where the answers are wrong e.g., Ryan Seacrest is the host for American Idol, but in the game the answer is marked as incorrect and America’s Got Talent as the right answer. This was a mistake done by the programmer and I hope that the developers fix it along with the other few wrong answers in the game. The price is way too high instead should sell for about $9.99. I wish that in the future more topic packs of questions are added and I can join online contestants from all over the world. The game was released only 4 months ago and it’s available in multiple languages,which is great because in my case I can speak more than one language so I will be enjoying the game several times over practicing those languages 3
– Real player with 26.8 hrs in game
If I’m going to be honest, we were sure due for another WWTBAM game since 2011 (Special Editions), and honestly, I personally enjoy it.
Now, I can get with the few sceptics from other reviewers, but personally, this game is catered for everyone who wants a bit of fun, not just fans of the show who knows most things about the show off by heart.
Updates would be needed to improve on the game, but I personally think we need to understand that they’ve at least put the effort in trying to replicate the dialogue of game, as seen on shows, the localisation with the intros, graphics and questions, trying to get people around the world, or in their respective country, to play the game together, which hardly has been done before on online.
– Real player with 14.1 hrs in game
Potato Party: Hash It Out
VR needs more games like this!! This has been fun so far – played mostly with online friends, but planning to bring it out at game nights in the near future (seems like it’ll be better in-person actually – there’s a spectator mode if you want to run it on a shared screen).
Hoping for more VR party games like this in the future :)
– Real player with 12.5 hrs in game
Oh this is such a fun game, an awesome party game, particularly ideal in the pandemic because you don’t really need to be in the same room to enjoy it. it’s like charades in VR with a few other added things. It’s got cute characters and ways for people to suggest ideas for the “artist”. I never get over the amazing experience of 3d drawing in VR so naturally I can spend hours on this game. I would love more brushes and colors, I want to draw Mona Lisa in that two minute time :D (there is a Mona Lisa painting hanging on one of the walls too).
– Real player with 3.7 hrs in game
Republic of Jungle
In Republic of Jungle, 5- 10 players role-play as the advisors of President Puma. His Loyalists try to form commissions to deal with scandals, but a few Leakers among them are trying to sneak into commissions and leak the scandals to Fiona Fox.
**Who do you trust to put on your commission?
How do you convince others you are not a Leaker?**
Running party games can be hard.
Rulebooks, long setups, and your friends' attention deficit doesn’t help.
With Republic of Jungle, you can get games started quickly and let the game handle all the moderation. We make it easy to join, get going, and learn as you play. The guided experience makes the game accessible to players of all skill levels. The novel mechanics add a new depth of skills to master. The continuous action creates a more immersive, intuitive and dynamic social deduction experience.
We make information easy to digest and distribute, so you can focus on making interesting gameplay decisions. This helps new players to learn faster, and helps experienced players to act faster. So, a wide range of people with different skill levels can enjoy the game.
Entertain your friends at your house, play remotely with your online pals, or host a DIY game show for your stream audience. No matter where your community loves to hang out, you can take our game there to have fun. You don’t have to be a player to have fun. The audience portal will let you be a part of the game and enjoy a different flavor of its fun as a viewer.
The best way to learn Republic of Jungle is to gather your friends and jump right in. We have designed the game with simplicity and accessibility in mind, so you can easily learn the game as you play. Don’t start your game night with long setups and reading rulebooks. Jump right in, make small mistakes, and have fun learning. Most players get the rules after finishing one or two games. For more information visit RepublicOfJungle.com
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Win by delivering 3 tasks confidentially, and protect the identity of the Agent (if any) from Leakers
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Vote wisely to keep the Leakers out of the task forces
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Use deductive reasoning based on task results and voting patterns
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Read other players for any suspicious or inconsistent behavior
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Use special power drops to discover or share information
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Guide other Loyalists without giving away sensitive information
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Win by leaking 3 tasks, or discover the identity of the Agent (if any)
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Leak confidential information and frame Loyalists for it
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Convince other Loyalists that you are on their side
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Pay attention to conversations to detect the Agent (if any)
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Coordinate with other Leakers to give minimum information to Loyalists
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Beware of special powers and take advantage of Loyalists mistakes
Do you love social deduction games like Mafia, Werewolf, The Resistance and Secret Hitler? We do too! But we noticed some shortcomings in the genre. They are sometimes hard to set up and inconvenient to play. Some games need too much room or a big table, some require a moderator with godlike precision, some require to close your eyes for minutes, and quite often the game is ruined because someone forgot to do their part correctly or a newbie player asked the wrong question and revealed their secret. We have built Republic of Jungle to address to these issues and distill the fun of social deduction games into a more enjoyable and convenient experience. Inspired by Jackbox Games, we have built a platform where players can use their smartphones (or any device with a browser) to play the game. This way, the game does all the moderation for you, guides the players throughout the game and adds a fun narrative on top. More importantly, we have unique mechanics specific to this platform because they are almost impossible to implement in a traditional tabletop setting.
Drawful 2
( YES, You only need one copy of Drawful 2 to have all your friends play. You do not need additional copies for each persons phone/device )
Group of 4 really enjoyed this game. It was hard to for some to understand how the strategy of the game goes so maybe this will help
-First phase: Everyone draws a picture of the Titles provided
-Second phase: A players picture is selected at random, all other players observe the drawn picture and create convincing titles for the drawing to be added to the title guessing phase based on what they think the image looks like.
– Real player with 33.8 hrs in game
✼ Audience: ✼
☐ Attempt To Recite Your ABCs
☐ Older Children
☐ Teens
☐ Adults
☑ Everyone (The appropriateness of this title largely if not entirely is dependant on the other players and what they draw in response to the prompts provided. Given you have some half-decent players moral wise I don’t see why this shouldn’t be suitable for all audiences.)
✼ Difficulty: ✼
☐ Could Be Played On Guitar Hero Controller
☐ Easy
☑ Casual (Creativity and slight art skills.)
☐ Moderate Difficulty
☐ Difficult
– Real player with 14.7 hrs in game