Games this year include Trivia Murder Party 2, Role Models, Joke Boat, Dictionarium and Push the Button. It’s also is no longer family friendly, as the murder theme isn’t suitable for younger players. One possible problem is that Pack 6 takes the series into a somewhat darker place that is kind of interesting at first, but probably won’t appeal to as large an audience overall. So it makes sense that Party Pack 6 would be different. Madden NFL can get away with it because their players change around, but Jackbox, probably not so much. Had they released Party Pack 6 and it was just like Party Pack 5, people would wonder why they were paying money to get essentially the same game. I suppose Jackbox didn’t have too much choice. What is surprising is that the format has been radically changed. This year, the newest entry is called, not surprisingly, The Jackbox Party Pack 6. Read our full review if you want to know more.
But taken as a whole, the last game pack was well done and really fun at parties. There were also several other games in the pack, some of which were good while others were less so. The longtime host, Cookie Masterson, was funny as always, teasing players just enough to be funny without it becoming hurtful. It offered a fairly traditional You Don’t Know Jack experience with a ten question trivia game followed by a bonus round where you have to answer multiple-choice type questions quickly. The last game we reviewed in the series was the Jackbox Party Pack 5 last November. Even the so called “Brainiac” of your group won’t be able to run away with victory every time because of the weirdness and variety of the questions. The snarky trivia and irreverent fun of this series is perfect for a gathering of friends, no matter how eclectic the group happens to be. In fact, the You Don’t Know Jack games have been a local party favorite going back decades.
We have been playing and reviewing the Jackbox games, formerly You Don’t Know Jack, and also formerly Jellyvision Games, for many years.
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