Can you play these games remotely?

[pandar]

Is it possible to play all the games in jackbox party pack 6 remotely over video call + share screen?

[Fistful Of Steel]

I just did so using Discord. Everyone connects to talk and watch the host's stream.

[bforbrain]

Can anyone answer this question. Why are some people able to see the live stream and hear me (host) but we cant hear them back? they ran a bunch of mic tests and everything seems to be working. Hallllppp! Thanks :)

[DerPurple]

They will need to download the discord app to talk

[Cindeerella]

You can also do it over Zoom which worked great.

[eFFeRR]

Host streams on twitch.. everyone joins discord to talk

[olddirty512]

SO everyone need a Steam account to play Jackpack6? None of the player see the "gameboard"
they only see the jackbox tv screen with game questions

[olddirty512]

Where is the right click add friend thing on the game also? I do not see that on either steam or jaCKBOX

[gatesps]

Only one person needs a Steam account to host. Everyone opens a web browser on a compuer or phone and goes to Jackbox.tv, there's no 'gameboard' other than that and the TV screen.

[jimmiexjames]

wow really?
so if i buy this i can play this with my girlfriend and her family (2 sisters) in LA?

[λdambomb]

The way I do it with my family is through google hangouts (hangouts,google.com) with two separate pcs. Use a main pc to host the game and the hangout and share the screen of that device to the hangout. If you change the audio input device to the stereo mix it allow others to hear the game audio straight from the software and then I mute the actual output volume in my room for the pc so there is no echo. I then use the my laptop to join that same hangout so others can see my face and hear my mic clearly through a separate device.

[Sparkley79]

What are you guys STREAMING it through. We use Zoom, and the sound has been AWFUL. no one can hear what the game is saying. its all muffled. We have played iwth all the adjustments.

[PetersonFamilyGames]

I've been able to screenshare just fine with Jackbox Games. For my work colleagues, we use Microsoft Teams and I have to check the "share system audio" box before sharing my screen. @Sparkley79 that's probably your problem on Zoom. There's a check box to share your computer audio with everyone, and that way it's not just trying to pull the sound coming out of your computer speakers.

When I'm playing with friends and family, I use a Discord server. It automatically detects when I have a game running and allows me to stream it from there (no sound settings needed - it pulls that in automatically.) I run off of two screens... so I have Discord on one screen (so I can see everyone if we're video sharing, or see the participant list and chat if we're on MS Teams), and the game on the other. Easy peasy.