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there's 6 of them. am I supposed to just get the most recent one if I wanted to play? is there a significant difference between them? are they like, standalone expansions? what?

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Each pack has different games

No

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Theyre all separate mini games. A few of the games are on multiple versions, like Quiplash.

A lot of people play them remotely. You can have like...6 friends over and everyone plays using their phones to type stuff into the game.

Its a lot of fun. My friends and I jump into an Xbox Live party and my friend who owns them streams it on Mixer.

They just released a pack that includes like 3 jackbox games? Might be a good one to pick up!

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oh okay, cool. thanks!

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Fibbage is my favorite. Also, you can frequently buy the games cheaper directly from the Jackbox website and they'll give you Steam keys or whatever.

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You can join the next official CE Jackbox night to get a sense of what it is! And you won't have to pay a dime.

My family plays these when we get together.

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They make godawful tacos and burgers. It's like a drive-through exclusively meant for drunks.

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All of em offer different games. 3 is my personal favorite.

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TC: Get on Pus_N_Pecans list.

I'm still kinda learning the games.
But either way, it's a lot of fun!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/78786369
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One thing a ton of people don't seem to be able to understand, you don't need to buy the game to play with others.

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looks pretty fun

Alteres posted...

One thing a ton of people don't seem to be able to understand, you don't need to buy the game to play with others.

what do you mean? is it a thing where only the host needs to have it?

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I hate those games. Around Xmas my kid and some friends were playing one that had a horror theme to it. I decided to play because i knew horror movies pretty well. Then it started and the first few questions were about modern pop music and shit.

Why have a theme like Saw if the questions are not following the theme?

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ThyCorndog posted...

looks pretty fun

what do you mean? is it a thing where only the host needs to have it?

Yes.

As long as they are streaming it online so you can see the questions.

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SH_expert44 posted...

Why have a theme like Saw if the questions are not following the theme?

I doubt the regular Jackbox audience knows anything about horror movies.

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Blue_Target posted...

I doubt the regular Jackbox audience knows anything about horror movies.

Then why make one with a horror theme?

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SH_expert44 posted...

Then why make one with a horror theme?

Ya, I get thrown by some of the themes, or style of questions.
But it is still fun. At least if you are playing with online friends.

It's nice to just have a gaming pass time that is just for fun.
Sometimes I don't have the energy to win WWI in and FPS, if you know what I mean.

So far, I basically suck at these games, but it is still a good time!
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NotYou posted...

You can join the next official CE Jackbox night to get a sense of what it is! And you won't have to pay a dime.

This! And yeah, you don't need to buy anything. Only the host needs to own the game, just think of your phone as being your controller and the stream being the TV everyone is playing on.

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third one is really good
just find some descriptions of the games and find most appealing for you
it's a lot of fun

I play these games every Monday and Friday with my Discord friend circle. I absolutely love the games. Each pack has 5 games in them and while there are sequels, they stand alone. My comments and preferences of them all are:

Games I will almost always join/play: (60-100%)

Drawful (1) *While prompts are usually an issue for me, I haven't played Drawful 1 enough to hit that problem yet. Plus, I love the sounds in this game. It's an all around enjoyable game.... but 2 is superior*
Bidiots (2) *Some nice easter eggs, different from other drawing games, and really gets your mind wrapped around this idea of interpreting the drawings of others. It really engages you.*
Quiplash 2 (3) *Custom prompts keep it fresh... however, I absolutely hate Comic Lash and wish they'd get rid of it*
Fakin It (3) *Probably my favorite game in the series My friends and I play it on twitch all the time and it's really a good inside-joke maker. Trying to find out who the faker is is just an absolute blast. This game is kind of like werewolf, where you have to find out who is the odd man out.*
Tee K.O. (3) *This is probably the only game to actually make me laugh out loud to the point I have cried. The picture creations + slogan pairing can lead to some absolutely amazing t-shirts. This game has probably the highest production value and really lovely on the eyes. Only issue is the longevity, but man, it's a great ride.*
Fibbage Enough About You (4) *Best fibbage game with friends, but it needs more prompts. I also am not a big fan of the final round... but any game that allows friends to jump into one-anothers minds are just too much fun to me regardless.*
Civic Doodle (4) *Unfortunately, this game is highly bugged in the final round now. I just love the drawing creativity going forward with this game. It's fun and often-times funny to see what results in all of the work after everyone has had a hand at the drawings.*
Push The Button (6) *A more stream-friendly Fakin It, with a clear amount of work put into it. My only complaints are that Aliens are so overly advantaged if in a full game and that if you play the game enough, you know how to manipulate some prompts to throw off suspicion.*
Drawful 2 (X) *Custom prompts keep it fresh. I actually have made 20 packs for this one. The fact you can't erase is an amazing gimmick because you can end up seeing someone's absolutely awful mistakes on the prompts. All around an amazing game.*

Games I still enjoy fairly: (25-59%)

Trivia Murder Party (3) *It's cool. Not really a trivia person as trivia games repeat questions eventually.*
Survive The Internet (4) *Although round 4 is too repetitive*
Monster Seeking Monster (4) *If themed and not forced twitch login*
Bracketeering (4) *Would be better if every round was a triple blind bracket*
YDKJ (5) *It's cool. Not really a trivia person as trivia games repeat questions eventually.*
Mad Verse City (5) *I mean, it's a good game but when 5 came out, I got burnt out on this one super fast...*
Zeeple Dome (5) *While people claim you can't play this online, I do with friends still (without lag) just fine. My issue is that the waves can take a really long time, but I do enjoy it*
Patently Stupid (5) *This game just seems bare-boned compared to the other drawing games. I can enjoy it, but I really hate being the one who has to choose the last prompt. Plus, no one ever plays this game right. The idea is to make inventions. Lots of people will just solve issues by inventing "Just don't do it!"
Trivia Murder Party 2 (6) *It's cool. Not really a trivia person as trivia games repeat questions eventually. Very sad they removed the word-find minigame, but I love the Mind Meld and the Password games*
Role Models (6) *I enjoy this game alot with friends, but there's too many limited categories and the caregory components are always, always the same.*
Joke Boat (6) *To be honest, no one's jokes in this game make me laugh. They might be clever, but a lot are just recycled jokes or people who fill prompts and just don't have the wittiness to make a good joke, leading to awkwardness. This game is hit or miss honestly.*

Games I don't really enjoy too much, but I'll still play once in a long, long while: (5-24%)

YDKJ 2015 (1) *I mean, it's still a trivia game. I can play it.*
Fibbage XL (1) *I'm meh with most fibbage games because they, like other Trivia games, get repetitive.*
Quiplash XL (2) *No custom prompts, so this gets old over time. 2 is just the better game.*
Earwax (2) *Lots of people I know love this game, and it is fine, but the noises are 80% fart sounds.*
Fibbage 2 (2) *I'm meh with most fibbage games because they, like other Trivia games, get repetitive.*
Guesspionage (3) *This game is just really bare to me. The idea is great, but this game just bores me because it doesn't bring out any level of creativity.
Fibbage 3 (4) *I'm meh with most fibbage games because they, like other Trivia games, get repetitive. Really sucks because the concept of Fibbage, I absolutely love. If there was unlimited questions, Fibbage would be my favorite easily.*
Split The Room (5) *Suffers from the repeated prompt problem.*
Dictionarium (6) *It's a crafty game, but way too short to even feel engaged with.*

Games I outright hate: (0-5%)

Word Spud (1) Absolute fucking trash. There's no goal and the game becomes an utter mess.
Lie Swatter (1) This is easily the most boring game in the whole series. The only redeeming factor is that you can have 100 people 'play' this mind-numbingly stupid game if they are masochists.

Still haven't formulated an opinion on:

Bomb Corp (2) *I think I'd enjoy this. My friends and I would have to give this game the Zeeple Dome treatment to play though. I've only played it once and don't remember how good it was.*

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Those are some good writeups! I love most of what I played from 6, even though I still haven't had a ton of time with it yet due to quarantine. I didn't play Push That Button, but I loved the rest outside of Role Models. I think 3-6 all have a lot of really good games in them. If I had to make a top 5 overall, it'd probably be something like:

1. Quiplash 2
2. Mad Verse City
3. Tee KO
4. Dictionarium
5. Monster Seeking Monster

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^ Right. I really wouldn't get 1 or 2 unless it came in like, a Humble Bundle deal. (That's how I got most of my Jackbox games)

But yeah, as most seem to agree with, 3 is my favorite pack. 6 and 4 were both really good too. 5 has playable games but to me, it's the most boring pack. (I really hate that when voting on games in 5, there's no anonymity, which allow people to rally against you if you are winning)

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Tee KO is one of my favorites. I love you can actually buy the shirts you make too lololol

Some of the shirts my friends and I have made are some of the funniest most offensive things Ive ever seen.

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