"Your phone or tablet is the controller"?

[jazzie]

Okay, so how does this work exactly? I'm planning to buy the game but I'm not quite sure on how it's supposed to work. How are you supposed to play with a phone? There doesn't seem to be any app on the Google Play Store...

[Jackbox Games]

The game is hosted on your PC. You and your friends go to jackbox.tv on your devices and play along right from your browsers!

[jazzie]

Hmmm... but then how would people vote for your answers?

[sheldonbunny]

Originally posted by SJ64:

Hmmm... but then how would people vote for your answers?

The same way. On pc, mobile, or tablet.

[Jackbox Games]

Originally posted by sheldonbunny:

Originally posted by SJ64:

Hmmm... but then how would people vote for your answers?

The same way. On pc, mobile, or tablet.

[Herr Bert]

But I can also use just my pc? I'm considering to buy as well and if so, only play online with friends all around the country (that's why we chose a digital game instead of an actual card game, because we can't meet up), so sitting in front of my pc with my mobile seems a bit unnecessary.

[sheldonbunny]

Originally posted by Deniera:

But I can also use just my pc? I'm considering to buy as well and if so, only play online with friends all around the country (that's why we chose a digital game instead of an actual card game, because we can't meet up), so sitting in front of my pc with my mobile seems a bit unnecessary.

Yes, you can run the game on your pc, and then simply open a web browser to actually play the game. The game software is hosting the game, but the actual gameplay comes from jackbox.tv

You'll need a way to stream the game software itself, whether through steam broadcasting, twitch.tv, skype or similar call hosting software that allows screen sharing.

[Herr Bert]

Oh, okay. Thank you. Does that also mean that, technically, only the hosts needs to have the game?

[sheldonbunny]

Originally posted by Deniera:

Oh, okay. Thank you. Does that also mean that, technically, only the hosts needs to have the game?

Yep. Only you need it. If you'd like a way to test out the game, go over here:

https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Quiplash

Pick one of the streams, and you can either play if the game has room, or vote from the audience. You and your friends will play the exact same way. It's an easy way to demo the game and see if it's the right fit for you.

[jazzie]

But anyways, I finally got around to purchasing this game and... umm... it won't let me start the game...

[jazzie]

There's no "everybody's in" button when I have everyone ready. Do I HAVE to use more than 8 people while playing this game?

[sheldonbunny]

Originally posted by SJ64:

There's no "everybody's in" button when I have everyone ready. Do I HAVE to use more than 8 people while playing this game?

It shows up for the first person in on jackbox.tv, not the game itself.

[jazzie]

So I got everyone set up and we played the game, but no one could see the scores, I figured out that I have to Stream the game with something but my computer's processor is horrible, so it lags alot. And I quite frankly don't have the money to buy a new one, so I'm stuck with this...
I guess I just wasted my money...

[Jackbox Games]

Originally posted by SJ64:

So I got everyone set up and we played the game, but no one could see the scores, I figured out that I have to Stream the game with something but my computer's processor is horrible, so it lags alot. And I quite frankly don't have the money to buy a new one, so I'm stuck with this...
I guess I just wasted my money...

These are local multi-player games but can be streamed online for remote players to join.