The Jackbox Party Pack 6
As per usual, this party pack follows the trend of a couple amazing games and a few forgettable ones.
That being said, the good games in this pack are really fucking good.
Trivia Murder Party 2 is an overall improvement from the original. The kill rooms are more unique, the questions are harder, and the race at the end was made just a tad more difficult. Is it better than the first? Up to you, but mostly, yes.
Dictionarium is… boring. It’s a game about words, you make definitions, then you make new words based on the definitions. It’s like a literature nerd’s take on the game Telephone, but it just doesn’t make the cut.
– Real player with 154.0 hrs in game
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Yes. Yes. Yes.
The Jackbox Party Pack 6 nails everything perfectly. The perfect trivia game, the perfect word game, the perfect deceit game, the perfect joke game. Everything about this pack is bliss. I’ll go over each game individually.
JOKE BOAT - The joke spewing comedy club, Joke Boat. Good visuals, fun music and host. Only drag to this game is it’s length, but it depends on the crowd you play it with. Overall pretty good and funny.
TRIVIA MURDER PARTY 2 - The long awaited sequel to the long beloved game. This sequel balances out the imperfections of the original by making Killing Rooms easier to survive and more fun to play through. Sometimes I hoped to get a question wrong to play! The music, visuals, style, and feel make this the perfect sequel to a perfect game.
– Real player with 41.3 hrs in game
The Jackbox Party Pack 4
DISCLAIMER: This review is written by a European player. My opinion might (and probably will) differ from a player from this game’s target audience: The American player base. Please also note that this review was written in 2020, as though several other packs have released after that.
Do I recommend the Jackbox Party Pack 4?
- Yes, get it ASAP.
Individual game review:
Fibbage 3:
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A classic of the Jackbox Games.
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Very cool visuals
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The main mode is as fun as the other games with a definitely better 3rd round.
– Real player with 93.0 hrs in game
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You know the drill, lets take a deep dive into each game individually and check it’s strengths and weaknesses.
FIBBAGE 3: (2-8 players)
Its Fibbage, but super duper swanky. In case you haven’t done this before, you get a fact with a part missing and you type in a lie to hopefully fool everyone else into picking it over the correct answer. But back to the visuals: Seriously, in the party pack it missed it got a HUMONGOUS visual overhaul. Gone is the super duper gray style of 1 and XL and the green and light purple of 2, in 3 it goes for a 70’s look, and its very pleasing on the eyes. You may also get a random question in between games. So far I’ve gotten Russian Fibbage, Celebrity Social Media, and Time to Look at this. These questions provide a unique twist in the questions seen in the game. Russian Fibbage has you learn new Russian phrases, Celebrity Social Media (yes i sang the tune in my head as i typed it) is predicting whatever Kim Kardashian says that she can do now, and Time to Look at this involves a picture in the question, usually an obscure art piece. It provided me with a much better experience than Party pack 2 did.
– Real player with 54.1 hrs in game
The Jackbox Party Pack
A whole (insert unit) of fun. Get your friends together for some fun. I guess I’ll be like everybody else and break the 5 games down one at a time.
Word Spud:
The general consensus is that this game is bad. There’s a reason for that, it’s because it is bad. You’ll play it once and then it’ll turn into a Bad Rats-style joke. The game I played devolved into my friends and I typing “gay Alexis is gay” over and over. 2/10 standard rating 10/10 from IGN.
Lie Swatter:
A mediocre game that you won’t play much. True or false gets boring after a few rounds, even with categories like “Shaq rap lyrics” and “butt holes.” (Those were the actual two final round topics I first got.) 5/10 standard 10/10 from IGN.
– Real player with 22.8 hrs in game
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I bought this game on a Steam Sale, but, trust me on this, the Jackbox Party Packs are worth the full $25. If I had a nickel for every time I’ve packed my laptop to a house party JUST FOR THIS GAME, I’d have enough money to buy the trilogy. You just need your laptop and an internet connection to start it up. Listen, the game uses your phone as the controller, which means literally every single person you ask to play with you immediately have a frame of reference for how it works. That’s priceless. No teaching controls, no explaining mechanics, just “look at the TV, go to that site, enter the code.” I don’t care if you have an Android, iPhone, or cheap knockoff iPad; if you have an internet browser, you can play this game. The games offer the prompt, then your phone’s browser lets you submit your response. Super easy. I’ve seen socially reserved people suddenly become the funniest f***er at the party, not because they’re social butterflies, but because they were witty with their lies on Fibbage.
– Real player with 22.7 hrs in game
YOU DON’T KNOW JACK Vol. 1 XL
To make this clear, this is not for the 2011 game. Instead, it covers the original 1995 game. For those that are not familiar with the series, how the game works is that the host will read a question and give four possible answers. If you think that you know the answer, buzz in and answer. While this sounds like your typical trivia game, this is far from the truth.
One thing unique to the game is that the players receive screws. If a question appears that it looks like another player does not know, you can use the screw to “screw your opponent” forcing them to answer. If somebody has the lead, using them is a good way to try to catch up. However, if they know the answer, not only will they gain money, but also you will screw yourself and lose money instead. They may be screws, but that risk make them double-edged sword instead.
– Real player with 15.3 hrs in game
I bought this game along with the others since I just happen to love the You Don’t Know Jack franchise in general, including the ones in Jackbox Pary Pack. I didn’t necessarily grow up with it, but I did play a demo of Headrush on an old PC as a kid and found it to be entertaining.
Since this is the very first game in the franchise, you’re getting quite literally the bare minimum of where it started. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but just don’t expect to get exactly what you’d expect from the newer Jackbox games. Also, like others have said, this game was released in the 90s, so the pop culture in this can be a tad bit outdated, but it isn’t too bad at least with this game. In fact, not all questions are even pop-culture based at all for that matter, so it shouldn’t be too intrusive.
– Real player with 9.1 hrs in game
Chat Millions - Stream Quiz Game
I bought this game to play a bit of during a 12 Hour Stream, and unfortunately it was incredibly disappointing. The game recycles the same five questions, and they didn’t prove to be any form of challenge for myself of my chat.
I don’t often review, however I feel like the game page is somewhat misleading and I absolutely cannot recommend this to anyone.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Really fun game to play on stream with chat, slightly demanding and makes my camera lag but still fun to mess around with while having a community game night.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
HangTogether
This game reminds me of when I would play Hangman with a chalkboard or dry erase board as a kid. You may get a repeat word every once in a while, however there are quite a lot of words and a good selection of categories. The game gives you the default of Animals, and Sports, but you don’t have to stick with those categories. Animals and Sports are probably the easiest categories, while Grab Bag is the hardest. UK cities, US cities, and Ologies are somewhere in between. If you’re a young reader or learning English, this would be a good game to help with reading. It’s nothing flashy, but it’s a nice opportunity to Hang Together. ;)
– Real player with 4.9 hrs in game
It’s Quiz Time
If you enjoy playing a game of trivia with friends or family and you all have a smartphone at hand then you really can’t go wrong with It’s Quiz Time… In fact, it’s really quite a good game! The overall visual look of it is great and it has this really pleasing visual presentation that makes it feel like an actual gameshow of sorts. There is also the AI host who uses some form of text to speech to engage players and will continually throw shade at your oldest player; it’s just all done really well within the confines and limitations you would expect for a party game like this! There are plenty of different segments that are used throughout the rounds and they really do vary up the gameplay and you will have your favourite segments. In all honesty there isn’t really a quiz game like this on Steam (to my knowledge) and to be honest I feel like this game gets a much harsher reception than it deserves… Admittedly sometimes the questions can be a little bit generic or outright obscure and the game will often take question themes and run with them for example fastest animal between said animals, or tallest etc. But overall this is a fun game to play with friends and family in a living room setting (even the older people will get involved)! I mean, you need to find some games to make a Steam Link worth while!
– Real player with 63.5 hrs in game
A great addition to the line-up of party games to be brought out when having family & friends over. Similar to the Jackbox games, this is more Quiz focused with a handy feature to localise questions around a specific global region in the settings. Whilst the game truly shines playing locally in the same room with others, there are modes for solo play and streaming (with a handy option to increase answering times to better account for stream delay).
There are customisable playlists where round types can be added or removed depending on your preference; these can be curated and saved to be fired up depending on who you’re playing with. The AI host, Salli, adds a personalised touch as she reads names aloud and remembers players between gameplay sessions. Stat tracking is also available on the android/iOS apps.
– Real player with 37.5 hrs in game
Paid Trade
This game is awesome but sometimes it truncates the full name of the listing. Definitely would be good to fix this.
Also this game would be absolutely perfect for mobile please release it on mobile.
I just randomly stumbled on this game but it’s just a really great idea all around.
– Real player with 14.9 hrs in game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xopp7IpNlYU&t=8s
Let’s be honest with each other at the moment. You stumbled across this game, read the description and now are in the comments section trying to figure out what to do. Check out my video on the game and that should help push you in the direction you need to go. You’ll be amazed at how much somethings cost and also shocked by how cheap things are as well. Overall, you’ll get a few hours of enjoyment out of it. I recommend streaming it and letting your community roast you on how bad you are at pricing things.
– Real player with 2.0 hrs in game
Quick Trivia
Multiplayer games are extremely laggy and inputs are unreliable even when playing by yourself. The control scheme is unconventional and innovative, but not in a good way. Overall the game is very clunky and borderline unplayable.
The content is very recent, the answers are not all game titles, and the questions often have no clue as to whether the game is asking for a character, a game title or a series.
I’ll gladly revisit the game after an update.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
10/10 would buy again, can’t answer a single question, they are vague and too hard to guess. The mechanics are laggy, sometimes with an input of over 5 seconds, and the multiplayer is unbearable. I would rather go on sporcle the website if you want actual trivia, this is just very bad.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Quizee - Games for Parties and Twitch!
Quizee is a Trivia based party game that can be played locally with friends, or online with a Twitch community!
If you’re a streamer on Twitch, then get your community involved! Link the game with your Twitch chat, and your community can type their answers to the questions to compete to see who is the smartest in your community!
If you want to play with your friends, hook up gamepads and play locally!
Choose from a variety of categories to be quizzed about each with their own question sets, as well as changing how much time you have to answer each question and the length of the quiz.