Quiplash, a new big party game from Jackbox Games, the same company who is responsible for Fibbage and the popular You Don’t Know Jack series of games, is now out in the hands of the public after being successfully kickstarted. Using the same mobile technology as Fibbage, Quiplash allows you to play with seven of your closest friends as well as have an audience of however many people you can. Jul 23, 2020 The team behind the hit party games YOU DON’T KNOW JACK, Fibbage, and Drawful presents Quiplash, the laugh-a-minute battle of wits and wittiness! Use your phone or tablet to answer simple prompts. Quiplash is a game in The Jackbox Party Pack series. All Quiplash games as of The Jackbox Party Pack 3 are on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and PC. 3 to 8 players can join the game and 10,000 players can join the audience. Players must write funny/stupid answers to questions asked of the players on their devices. All versions of the game are hosted by Josh 'Schmitty' Schmitstenstein.
Are Fibbage XL and Quiplash Worth Standalone Buys on Switch?
by Neal Ronaghan - July 23, 2020, 11:19 am EDT
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As the number of Jackbox games on Switch hovers around double digits, we try to guide you on the latest additions.
I was admittedly a little surprised when I saw Fibbage XL and Quiplash were coming to Nintendo Switch this week. As someone who has been playing Jackbox Party Packs since day one, I always forget that some of these games have origins as standalone releases. Regardless, the big question with these releases is should you buy them even when there are six other Jackbox Party Packs to choose from on Switch.
But first off, here’s a quick overview of why both games are a lot of fun. Fibbage is a novel take on a trivia game, sort of. Anywhere from two to eight players can play and all are given a fun fact or weird bit of trivia with a word or phrase removed. All players have to come up with a believable lie to try to trick others to pick as the right answer. Players get points for tricking players and also points for guessing the correct answer. Quiplash lets three to eight players come up with amusing answers (or “quips”) to questions. Then the answers are put head-to-head against other player’s responses to the same question. I’d venture to say that Fibbage and Quiplash are the best two games in the Jackbox Party Pack era, though they have multiple versions and sequels available.
Fibbage XL actually was a part of the original Jackbox Party Pack, so even if it is now a standalone release on Switch, it’s already available on the system. The new release is $9.99 while the original Jackbox Party Pack is $24.99. However, if I’m being brutally honest, Fibbage XL is like 50% of why the first pack is great. Word Spud and Lie Swatter aren’t memorable. You Don’t Know Jack has better versions. Drawful is a stone-cold classic, though. If you desperately wanted the best of the first Jackbox Party Pack, you could just get Fibbage XL and Drawful 2 (which is available separately on Switch). But here’s also the other thing with Fibbage: later packs have Fibbage 2 (in Jackbox Party Pack 2) and Fibbage 3 (in Jackbox Party Pack 4). Fibbage 3 is the pinnacle of the series, especially with the clever Fibbage: Enough About You bonus game as well. While Fibbage XL is a great game - assuredly the best part of the first Jackbox Party Pack - there are two versions of Fibbage that followed it that are better. If you want Fibbage, get Jackbox Party Pack 4. Though if you want to just keep it simple and only play one game, Fibbage XL is there for you.
Unlike Fibbage XL, Quiplash debuted as a standalone game. It was the result of a 2015 Kickstarter, though about a year after its launch, Quiplash XL came out as a part of Jackbox Party Pack 2. A year later, Quiplash 2 came out as a part of Jackbox Party Pack 3. Quiplash had a very active three-year run. More recently, Quiplash 2 InterLASHional, a variant on the second game that includes multiple languages, came out on PC with a Switch release planned for the future. Speaking of the future, Quiplash 3 will be a part of Jackbox Party Pack 7, which is currently due out later in 2020. Much like Fibbage XL, it’s hard to recommend just buying the standalone version of the game despite the fact that Quiplash is a ton of fun to play. This is a fantastic game, but you are likely better off shelling out a little more money to get Jackbox Party Pack 2 or 3 - or just waiting for Quiplash 3 when it comes with Jackbox Party Pack 7.
Of course, if you just wanted to make it simple and have your Quiplash and your FIbbage in one game on your Switch, just spend $24.99 on Jackbox Party Pack 2, which includes Fibbage 2 and Quiplash XL - the successors to these two standalone releases. Additionally, you get Earwax, Bidiots, and Bomb Corp., which is a nice bonus and worth the $5 of added cost.
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At the end of the day, just play yourself some Jackbox. In this age of isolation and quarantine, the ease of accessible online multiplayer in the Jackbox Games is incredible. All you need is one family member to figure out streaming and then somehow teach your parents how to go on Discord or Twitch. That’s not easy, but it sure beats being sad. I’d much rather embarrassingly make a foul-mouthed joke in Quiplash in front of my parents than watch the news. Viva la Jackbox Games.
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Please view the charts below for information about which games have this content filter feature. There are a few different reasons a game may not have filterable content. Either that game was released before we started including the feature, or it may have premises which make the game inherently Family-Unfriendly (like Trivia Murder Party's central theme of murder, for example). Conversely, some of our games have no game provided content in them that would be considered offensive to most families, so that game would be listed as inherently Family-Friendly without the need for a filter.
Stand-alone Releases:
| Game Name | Is there a Family-Friendly Filter Setting? |
|---|---|
| Fibbage and Fibbage XL | No (Released before introduction of filters)* *exception: the Steam version of Fibbage XL has been updated more recently and includes this filter |
| Quiplash | Yes |
| Quiplash 2 InterLASHional | Yes |
| Drawful 2 | Yes |
The Jackbox Party Pack:
| Game Name | Is there a Family-Friendly Filter Setting? |
|---|---|
| You Don't Know Jack (2015) | No (Released before introduction of filters) |
| Drawful | No (Released before introduction of filters) |
| Word Spud | No (Released before introduction of filters) |
| Lie Swatter | No (Released before introduction of filters) |
| Fibbage XL | No (Released before introduction of filters) |
The Jackbox Party Pack 2:
| Game Name | Is there a Family-Friendly Filter Setting? |
|---|---|
| Fibbage 2 | Yes |
| Earwax | Yes |
| Bidiots | No (Inherently Family-Friendly) |
| Quiplash XL | Yes |
| Bomb Corp. | No (Inherently Family-Friendly) |
The Jackbox Party Pack 3:
Quiplash Jackbox Games
| Game Name | Is there a Family-Friendly Filter Setting? |
|---|---|
Quiplash 2 | Yes |
Trivia Murder Party | No (Inherently Family-Unfriendly theme) |
Guesspionage | Yes |
Fakin' It | Yes |
Tee K.O. | No (Inherently Family-Friendly) |
The Jackbox Party Pack 4:
| Game Name | Is there a Family-Friendly Filter Setting? |
|---|---|
Fibbage 3 | Yes |
Survive The Internet | Yes |
Monster Seeking Monster | No (Possibly Family-Awkward, as its premise involves dating other players) |
Bracketeering | Yes |
Civic Doodle | No (Inherently Family-Friendly) |
The Jackbox Party Pack 5:
| Game Name | Is there a Family-Friendly Filter Setting? |
|---|---|
You Don't Know Jack: Full Stream | No (Inherently Family-Unfriendly) |
Split The Room | Yes |
Mad Verse City | Yes |
Zeeple Dome | No (Inherently Family-Friendly) |
Patently Stupid | No (Inherently Family Friendly) |
The Jackbox Party Pack 6:
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| Game Name | Is there a Family-Friendly Filter Setting? |
|---|---|
Trivia Murder Party 2 | No (Inherently Family-Unfriendly theme) |
Role Models | Yes |
Joke Boat | Yes |
Dictionarium | No (Inherently Family-Friendly) |
Push The Button | Yes |
The Jackbox Party Pack 7:
| Game Name | Is there a Family-Friendly Filter Setting? |
|---|---|
| Quiplash 3 | Yes |
| The Devils and the Details | Yes |
| Champ'd Up | Yes |
| Talking Points | Yes |
| Blather 'Round | No (Inherently Family-Friendly) |