Jackbox games
Back in 1995, You Don’t Know Jack was one of the best CD-based games I got for my first PC with a CD-ROM drive. A party game that I played endlessly with friends and family. It was fun and disrespectful, but still charming. It added up to an addictive experience. Fast forward 25 years, and YDKJ can still be enjoyed in the form of various Jackbox Party Packs. If you don’t know Jack, you owe it to yourself to grab one or more jackbox games, especially now Jackbox has one sale across the site.
The timing couldn’t be better as you can only play the same old games with the family as often as at home. And thanks to some Internet magic, you can Play jackbox games remotelyThis also applies to friends who are looking for protection in their own four walls.
You can hardly go wrong with any jackbox game, but here are some particularly appealing offers to consider.
This package is the second iteration of the Jackbox Party package. It contains five games and is played on your phone or tablet so that everyone can play with any device they have. You will download the game on Steam for PC, Mac or Linux.
The Jackbox Party Pack 6 offers five new games, including Trivia Murder Party 2, role models, joke boat, dictionary and Push the Button. All games support eight or ten players. If your family isn’t The Waltons (that’s a pretty outdated reference to a TV show from the 70s), anyone in your house can play on Steam, after installing the game on a PC, Mac, or Linux.
I can’t say enough good things about this charming little game where everyone has to draw pictures on their cell phone in response to game instructions. Install the game from Steam for PC, Mac or Linux, and up to eight people can play.
Quiplash is a great family game to play with the kids. It is a fun game in which everyone can answer questions on their cell phones that use prompts such as “A double rainbow ends up not gold. Instead it has ______,” and “A better name for France.” With the download code You install the game for PC, Mac or Linux.
Fibbage is “the lying, bluffing, fib-till-you-win” trivia party game. You get prompts like “The Mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky is a ______” and lie your way to victory to eradicate your opponents’ lies. Download the game on Steam for Windows, Mac, or Linux, and then each player will use their own phone or tablet to play.
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