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Jackbox Party Pack 4 is a welcoming addition to the continuation of the Jackbox Series. As usual, there are 1 or 2 weaker games in the pack, but Jackbox Party Pack 4 does its best to keep this to a minimum. While previous had games that could be played with 3-4 people, this party pack definitely requires more people and rewards more excitement than the previous packs. So without ado, a quick review on each game


Fibbage 3 is another expansion of the Fibbage game. As other users have mentioned, the audio quality for Fibbage 3 has significantly improved and of course, new prompts/questions have been added. Their biggest and newest side-addition is the introduction of Enough About You. With prompts/questions directed to the players, this game really tests how well you know or you think you know your friends. The biggest downfall to Enough About You is the final round. With every final round being open to 1 truth and 1 lie, the final round can get stale really quickly. One workaround is to play the game up until the final round and leave from there, but the hassle of remaking the lobby is present.


Survive The Internet is an extremely interesting game where you twist the words of your friends into funny/dark situations. The game has high potential in providing different scenarios but also plateaus when reaching the final round with PhotoSharing. This game is highly independent on the players to provide witty scenarios/situations or else the game will fall short. Having creative/quick-thinking people will definitely make-or-break the game.


This game is a game of psychological warfare that is amazing among close friends. As I mentioned in the beginning, this party pack requires more people to play to keep the game interesting. Monster Seeking Monster definitely falls into this role since the players' powers are revealed over 5 nights (dating takes 6 nights). When I played with 4 other players, all of our powers were revealed to each other. However, if more players had joined, not every players' powers would've been revealed. This game is extremely fun and relies heavily on strategy to beat the other players.
EDIT: I've noticed comments about groups being too awkward to play or the game being too predictable. One great suggestion I've seen is for everyone to enter a gibberish name so no one knows which is player is which.


Bracketeering is definitely the weakest of the bunch. Although it can support up to 16 players, it feels like it needs 16 players to play. Playing with a small group means you enter prompts twice and this can get repetitive as the brackets are constantly pit against each other. Playing with an even number also subjects you to ties, which drag out in terms of who can mash the vote button the most. Perhaps the only saving grace is the blind bracket, where you enter your answer before you get the prompt, but this heavily relies on having a fun or interesting prompt for the players to enjoy. Prediction betting throws the game heavily onto 1 vote or another and can be difficult to maintain interest without a good number of people.


Civic Doodle has finally been subjected to a huge improvement that past drawing games have suffered from. Jackbox has included the option of undo-ing mistakes, changing brush width and adding different colours. This huge overhaul in the drawing UI has truly been a blessing in terms of playing these drawing games. Civic Doodle plays off of drawings made by previous players with other players voting to continue these drawings. Important things to note is that players should be wary of the canvas space being used. A drawing made by another player can be funny, but if there is no room for any addition when you draw on it, you probably shouldn't vote for it. Civic Doodle has greatly improved the overall drawing experience and combines the typical voting concept to create a great game.


To conclude, these games are a fantastic addition to the Jackbox series, but definitely rewards larger group sizes when compared to their previous counterparts. More people means: more prompts on Enough About You, more monsters in Monster Seeking Monster, more brackets for Bracketeering etc. Games like Murder Trivia, Bidiots, Drawful or Quiplash didn't always require to have a large group to enjoy the games.

With 7+ people: 9.5/10
With smaller groups from 3-6: 8.5/10

cool but its not worth 25 bucks

jo kann man machen

I love this game. It’s probably the best possible game if you have a group of bored people. You can even Twitch stream it and play with your friends that way. It’s just a super fun game, but my only wish is that you could switch between all the Party Packs (because I have 2, 3, and 4) in one application. I think in the future, you guys should try to make one free UI that people download and make all the Party Packs DLC for that UI. Maybe even make it have an option for a custom Party Pack for you to put all your favorite games in one.

Das wohl bisher beste Party Pack der Reihe.

WICHTIG:
- Es ist, wie üblich, nur auf English spielbar.
- Sucht euch möglichst viele Freunde. Je mehr mitspielen, desto witziger ist es.

Monster Seeking Monster is basically flirting with the homies.

No longer for Mac OS lower than 10.11. Thanks. Why?

Why do I even bother? I've done this three times already, do I need to keep writing new introductions to every Jackbox review? Whatever, this is still a good game.

FIBBAGE 3: Yeah, we get it. It's Fibbage. We've already done this twice before. Not to say the game is bad... I mean, the new music and art style are AMAZING and the more updated questions are an improvement, but I feel they should have gone with Earwax 2 or Quiplash 3 instead of this. Fibbage was a great game, but this is unfortunately the worst in the pack.

FIBBAGE: ENOUGH ABOUT YOU: I know this is technically an alternate game mode, but the pack claims to have "five-and-a-half" new party games, so it gets its own section. At the start of the game, everyone answers questions about themselves. From there, it's basically Fibbage, but about the players. I also like the truth-or-lie lightning round at the end. Speaking of lightning, though... that's how long the game is. Fibbage: EAY goes by way too quickly. Only one question per player and a lightning round. That's it. No extra time. The rest of it is pretty decent, but I need to warn you of something. If you want to give EAY a try, do it with friends or streamers. It's not very fun when your family already knows everything about you.

SURVIVE THE INTERNET: Whoo boy, do I love this one! The concept? Hilarious! The art style? Nostalgic as all hell. The music? Don't even get me started on its majesty. Survive The Internet is my favorite in this pack, as well as the favorite of the rest of my family. The game's objective of twisting opponents' words is... actually too true... BUT WHATEVER, IT'S JACKBOX! I was worried the game would be boring with only 3 people, but the game includes Gene the A.I. character to add some randomness to the mix. I have only one complaint about the game: the final round. Sure, the photo captions give you infinite freedom, but the photo selection is VERY weak. I get a question and only two photos from the gallery to choose from? Really?! The rest of the game is pretty fun, though, so it's more than excusable. If you're planning on buying this pack, START WITH THIS GAME.

MONSTER SEEKING MONSTER: This one may seem complicated at first, but once you understand it, it's really fun. This game is really out there when it comes to Jackbox. Live texting? Monsters dating?! The Audience being an 8th player and collectively being ABLE TO WIN?!?!?! Yeah, sure, why not? The texting mechanic is really cool, and there's even a block button for playing on streams with possible trolls. YOU DON'T KNOW (JACK) HOW HANDY THIS LITTLE BUTTON WAS. And the monster powers... they are a very unique range. Some like the Werewolf absolutely SUCK while others like the Invisible Person can prove to be very useful. Also, the Zombie is hella O.P. Just wanted to let that be known. A common trend I've seen is Twitch users adore this game, but my family doesn't like it as much. Oh well. If you can find a group of friends that enjoy stupid games like this, have a ball.

BRACKETEERING: Quiplash with gambling and a tournament format. No, really. It's literally Quiplash with gambling and a tournament format. That doesn't mean it's bad, though. The responses people can come up with get huge laughs from me, especially during the Blind and TRIPLE Blind Bracket rounds. The 16-player support is absolutely AMAZING, since Jackbox hasn't added more than 8 players since Lie Swatter! (Yeah, I know about the 10K Audience members, but that feature doesn't really count...) This game also receives OPPOSITE love than MSM, from what I've seen. Twitch users, the MAIN DEMOGRAPHIC for this one, hate this game, but my family absolutely loves it. Oh well. If you love Quiplash, give this one a try. You won't be disappointed.

CIVIC DOODLE: When I first saw this game, I was confused and annoyed. "They're making a Jackbox game out of the draw-something-and-other-people-add-onto-it game? How could you possibly make that fun?!" After playing it for the first time, though... I can now think of at least 10 ways they made it fun. Not only are the art possibilities endless, but the titles you can give the finished murals can be just as messed up. The emojis are a great way to earn bonus points and keep the non-drawers entertained with judging the on-screen drawings... or just spam the purple bananas (eggplants) until one racks up OVER A HUNDRED of them. Yeah, I've done that on more than one occasion... The final round is also really intense when EVERYONE draws at once, collaboratively drawing a face, family, or pet. The game would be one of my favorites... if it wasn't so freaking long. Seriously, I've gotten over Tee K.O.'s length, but this just drags along. It even seems LONGER than Tee K.O. sometimes, which SHOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE. The game does remove a round if enough players join in, in order to balance the time a bit more, but 5 players seems to be the sweet spot of time elongation. I really like this game, but DO NOT play it if you're in a time crunch.

To conclude, games like Quiplash will be missed by us Jackbox fans, but Survive The Internet (not putting it by its accidentally disgusting acronym, LOL) and Bracketeering will definitely mend the void, along with the other games in this fourth pack. Here's to Quiplash 3 and some awesome new ideas in Party Pack 5! Cheers!

GAMES RANKED FROM WORST TO BEST:

Fibbage 3
Fibbage: Enough About You
Civic Doodle
Monster Seeking Monster
Bracketeering
Survive The Internet

Be a college student
Get this 4th pack
Get group of friends with twisted sense of humor
Play monster meets monster
Me and another guy message each other
NSFW
I cant breathe it is so hilarious
find out the messages are seen by others
I died
Everyone died

10/10