The Jackbox Party Pack 7 Review & Individual Game Summary | Jackbox 7 Review

[@2leftthumbs]

We have a recorded series of us playing through this Party Pack over on the Let's Play channel. You can watch that here kzbin.info/aero/PLGuMY86FqroxBKYlEkNbxnv2B05CTGTZO

[@2leftthumbs]

Not sure why I hadn't done it sooner, but I added timestamps to the video so people can easily hop around if they are only interested in 1 specific game within the pack, or anything like that.

[@chippymann7600]

Speaking as someone who has been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, Talking Points with my friends is legitimately helpful to me when trying to speak up and participate in public more.

[@2leftthumbs]

That's awesome! I'm glad to hear it could help in some way, and that you're putting yourself more out there. Good for you!!

[@slavskull3902]

The awesome I hope it gets better for you

[@RetroRulzMyTown]

Honestly, that anxiety was what made me fear Talking Points as my least favorite, but I had an absolute blast playing it, to point where it might be my favorite. But that's hard to say when this pack has such an amazing lineup.

[@joeventrone7953]

Talking Points is one of the greatest games in Jackbox period.

[@jacobm3341]

It was? What happened to it?

[@nairocamilo]

@@jacobm3341 I guess the person changed their mind 😂

[@nontedious5867]

It really wasn't lmao

[@fabricearnout9093]

When i first saw the reveal trailer, i thought it would be the worst game.

[@GlitchGull]

@@fabricearnout9093 I thought it would be great, and I was pleased

[@aaandag9688]

Actually, the devs said on stream that the person hosting Champ'd Up isn't Cookie. They said to think of the host as Cookie's more successful brother

[@2leftthumbs]

That's pretty funny!

[@carlodavies9227]

I’ll call him biscuit

[@martinmazzie2542]

@@carlodavies9227 Biscuit Masterson

[@deathbywaffless]

Me and my family just call him Not Cookie

[@drillo4707]

I see him as an icognito Cookie.

[@astrapboy]

9:24 That's Cookie's brother. Cookie is presumably stuck with Binjpipe still.

[@dragonmb7]

I feel like the point of awards in Talking Points is basically to give points to your favorite presentation. The name can be whatever you want it to be just to add an extra laugh.

[@InsertMemeHere]

Heya. Heh. I'm probably speaking for some people when I ask how are you holding up? This channel has been quiet but maybe because Finding The References Complex hasn't come out yet.. But for now, take your time and stay safe.

[@MyBroSux24]

Blather Round: It's a lot like *Charades* and *Taboo*

[@danielconnor8516]

Heads up

[@Superkid33]

Talking points is a good ice breaker game. Since it forces people to talk and ramble XD

[@theinsaneone_]

After rewatching this, I realized that Talking Points was always a gem that I never talked about. I played with a guy who could without fail, always made the group die in laughter with his presentations. It’s probably due to him always picking the most ludicrous prompts and giving his presentation with a straight face and super serious. Another time we played we had one guy give his presentation, and one of the slides was so off topic it became a small joke in the presentation. I went after him and my presentation was about the topic, but I added in the whole “I followed that last guy’s advice and now everything is terrible!” And it really got some laughs. Talking points is about improve and knowing that everyone is taking nonsense and nothing is too serious

[@deathbywaffless]

Honestly, I loved all the games. Talking Points and Champ'd Up became two of my new favorite games.

[@mrsmithers69]

Fleeing the complex all references was suppose to come out yesterday

[@benkatody]

My only problem with champ’d up is that, because of how the round 2 system works, winning the first of the 2 matches actually puts you at a disadvantage, because only the winner of the 2nd match gets any points, and any ties goes to the underdog, which is the loser of the first round. I’ve lost many matches due to winning the first match

[@pupsandlucks7747]

I really enjoyed The Devils and The Details, at first. I played with 5 people including myself and after four days in the game the gameplay started feeling really repetitive. It also wasn’t very difficult. Maybe it was because we didn’t have as many players but I’m worried about the replay ability of the game.

[@xvgm24]

lmao my group found it repetitive after three minutes. Got boring for us real quickly. It's a good concept for a game but it overstays its welcome very quickly.

[@yourboikaleb]

All of the games in this pack is fun, but the Devils and the Details has to be my favorite.

[@AnthonyDinh]

6:23 It’s not only those 2, I once got locked out and had termites beyond the dirt of the floorboards.

[@SolviKaaber]

In my opinion Blather Round is the best game in the pack along with Quiplash 3 (because it's Quiplash), It's easily a top 10 jackbox game, maybe even top 5 in my opinion. Calling it the weakest one of the pack is pretty disingenuous when you have two games that some people can't play due to being too gamery (Devils, just like Monster seeking monster) or social pressure (Talking Points). I really have to disagree that it's low energy as people are scrambling to find the answer and helpful words against the timer. And what's also great about it is that it works great at 2 or 3 players whereas very many jackbox games have a functional minimum of 4 players (even though they say you can play with 3 you really shouldn't), and some games only shine when you have at least 5 or 6 players. It's incredibly nice to be able to confidently go to a jackbox game when half the players have logged and there are 2-4 of you that still want to keep on going.

[@2leftthumbs]

We found that we were playing in almost complete silence for Blather Round, as everyone is trying to privately analyze, without giving too much away and risk someone else getting it first. So in that way it felt lower energy. It's "weak" strictly in the sense that it's not a new concept (Quiplash isn't either, but it's always been pretty unique to JackBox). Blather Round is by no means a bad game! It's actually rather good! I have just played games like it before, and that hurt my opinion some. But their spin still makes for an excellent JackBox experience. Having the option to play with so few people is a good consideration, because I don't think any of the other games could ever really allow for that

[@TnTCinematics2012]

I completely agree. Devils was the worst by far imo, it had the same drawbacks as Zeeple Dome but with even more conflicting game design. Like, it's unclear whether you're trying to win or trying to to work together. The only sense of progression is the medals you get for each chapter, which has led to us never once doing any selfish tasks, and the game is just too easy. At least with Zeeple Dome, it makes sense to play cooperatively because there are new power-ups, enemies, and difficulties to unlock. I think all the other games are top tier, but Devils is pretty low on my list of Jackbox games, definitely bottom quarter. Disappointing because it seems like a lot of work was put into it.

[@2leftthumbs]

@@TnTCinematics2012 I don't like to tell people how to play a game. But I think you'll get more out of TDaTD if you try to individually win! Nobody can win if you don't make it to the end. So you need to work together. But you are unlikely to win without being selfish. As soon as numerous people are attempting to be selfish, and creates more of a difficulty curve as there is so much more to watch out for, and more ways for an attempt to flat out fail.

[@mamamiaawoodenboy]

9:20 but it’s Cookies brother…

[@alexanderstevenson1088]

3:04 you got a good point

[@Kizaco]

I gave my brother the title “I’m just three kids in a trench coat, but I know a lot about R rated movies” and he went into his room and got a coat and played it out like he was two kids in a trench coat.

[@Bluey]

champ'd up is basically tee ko (2 drawings fighting against each other) combined with quiplash (things don't re-appear immediately and the responses have to be related to something), and that's not a bad thing

[@2leftthumbs]

Really, it's the best thing!!

[@nemogotchemo5863]

Bought this as soon as it came out, best Jackbox i feel

[@dalyconnollycrypto3859]

I'm so excited for this! Im waiting for christmas now!

[@mickeymouse12678]

Just picked this one up on sale hoping to play with the fam remotely over a Christmas! Thanks for your thoughts on it!

[@jemtjinaton8042]

Champ'd up is the drawing version of bracketeering

[@3P1C_G4M3R5]

I think that this and pack 5 are the top 2 are the best. They are just so much fun

[@Rognik]

The one downside of this pack is there's no trivia game. I like the trivia, and kind of miss the wacky style of classic You Don't Know Jack, but I think that's a small complaint for a party pack as a whole.

[@KR_Kosmik]

I've played devils on stream and we talked through chat A big problem was the delay so people couldn't see the selfish people in real time It only really works if you are a small streamer with less than 30 viewers though

[@2leftthumbs]

I can appreciate that you can technically work around not speaking. But I think it fundamentally breaks what makes the game fun. And for that reason I went all in on "this doesn't work for streamers"

[@Dante-ob5mh]

Thanks, this really helped me to make my purchasing decision!

[@chryspyr]

My ranking: 5. Quiplash 3 (I honestly can't see anything much different from the second game. In fact, there's even less variety with the final round.) 4. Blather 'Round (The prompts are a bit hit or miss and the games don't get very exciting or interesting apart from some funny guesses.) 3 or 2. Talking Points or Champ'd Up (Talking Points is a great game with great images, text slides, and presentation functions. The upvote/downvote feature is great, and I enjoy the recap. The rounds take a bit too long though.) (Champ'd up gives great Tee KO vibes and the tag out rounds are great. I especially love being able to tag out characters from previous games.) 1. The Devils and The Details (By far the best and pretty self explanatory. Love the cooperation/selfish dynamic, punishments, and pressuring situations.)

[@MartieGG]

Thank you! Great video!!!

[@Karujin277]

Talking points has been done by impractical jokers for years 😀

[@jonasalvarez3154]

I think this pack rivals with the third pack, having very good games. But, I think the only 2 things missing in this pack is the reappearance of quiplash and the lack of a trivia game. Quiplash 3, although it is an excellent game due to its ease of hooking, I think that the few modifications do not give reason to the players to want to acquire it beyond the new prompts and the Thriplash. This game in itself is almost completely polished and therefore the lack of novelty or innovation is noticeable even though it is an iconic game like Fibbage. And speaking of Fibbage, this pack totally lacks a trivia game something that, within the previous packs, it was (YDKJ-Fibbage 2-TMP-Fibbage 3-YDKJ full stream-TMP 2). If I had to replace a game with a trivia game it would be "The devils and the details". Although it is one of the games with a great presentation and ideas, it is somewhat complex (although not as complex as Bidiots) and closed, due to the missions that, in the long run, can become repetitive. Comparing it with the other social game "Talking points", the creativity, spontaneity and crazy situations that can come out of here goes further than in "The devils and the details" because not only must you cooperate with another, but you must speak and communicate with an wide audience/friends, something that is not very easy for many people. Ty for the review! my heart it is divided between this pack and the third XD

[@The-pf4zy]

I feel like Blather 'Round is a game that you either like or really like. Blather 'Round is the best out this pack in my opinion.

[@Infindox]

Good video, though I disagree with your view on Blather Round. Games like Blather Round, Champ'd Up and Quiplash are better games imo becuase they allow almost everyone to play regardless of social anxiety, skill or availability of tech. (Try playing that ideas game with just a phone and a tv lagging behind streaming the video lol) Talking Points to me is very fun, becuase I enjoy ad lib games, but I know for some people it can be difficult to do it. Devils seems to only really be at its full potential when you are in the same room as everyone else, or everyone has REALLY good connection.

[@kittyofpowerStudios]

I like all games but Devils and the details I will try it in person soon but it sucks online blather round is my one of favs talking points is my all time fav

[@kingalex105x7]

I wish devils was streamer friendly, I also have issues with champed up lagging on jackbox's website

[@emmettbarley5721]

The worst idea for a pop up book. The adventures of ..... The babbidook. *Laughs in allready existing book*

[@Megan-ds8cc]

Anyway, my final ranking of the games 1. Blather Round 2. Quiplash 3 3. Devils and the Details 4. Champ'd Up 5. Talking Points

[@reubenbailey7491]

Oh no devils and the details looks so good! It's a shame that I can't play it online though #Bangersonly

[@Kiolu100]

🦀ACROLASH IS DEAD🦀

[@tabbyarts3670]

If you are thinking of buying jackbox games I recommend you get 7 and 5

[@5oryz2324]

when i was playing champ'd up with my friends, we didn't realy understand the game and just tried to be unfunny and everything kinda went south

[@josephgorospe444]

IMO I'd rather acro-lash over word-lash and comic-lash.

[@Fylts]

is this game a total flop for to be playing with 3 people cause i only have 2 friends ): would play with the family but then all the offensive a.k.a the funny things would be kind of a akward thing for me atleast

[@2leftthumbs]

While you may have a few laughs with 3, I would say it is largely not going to be worth it. I usually recommend at least 5 players for almost any game. 6 tends to be ideal

[@hughjazz5608]

Blather round is my favorite, weirdly enough, and champ'd up is the weakest imo

[@zayaanazad2998]

Why

[@therealzoobs]

My rankings of this packs' games: #1 Talking Points #2 Quiplash 3 #3 Blather Round #4 Champ'd Up #5 The Devils & The Details *None are bad, they are all fantastic, this is basically just a ranking of best to good

[@therealzoobs]

edit: new list as of april #1 Champ'd Up #2 Talking Points #3 Quiplash 3 #4/5 tie TD&TD and Blather Round

[@nairocamilo]

I feel like this is the first Jackbox I consider as a whole. Every other Party Box had a flawed game that didn't really stand out mechanically (oh, how I hate Push the Button). This pack, however, I want to play every single game more than just once (and that another time when we didn't know what to play during a friday night)!

[@sevb_]

When I and my friends played Champ'd up, no one liked it. We felt like it was just a draw a thing with nothing special about it

[@khedimii]

You’re talking to fast, and the video is just too fast. For someone who wants to learn the game, they can’t follow the video.

[@notcool4801]

I once played Champ'd up and it said "Create the champion of Ye Olde times." I wanted to draw Shakespeare, but I didn't know what he looked like, so I drew a shaking pear.

[@dontreadthiscomment3026]

Chad

[@QueenFondue]

Did you win?

[@notcool4801]

@@QueenFondue yep

[@QueenFondue]

@@notcool4801 :)

[@zapdragon5942]

I once had a tag team prompt switch from "Champion of Jerks" to "Champion of First to be Sacrificed". My Champion, "Unnecessary Emergency Meeting", ended up winning both lol

[@toastytashe]

In my personal opinion, 7 is the best one yet. All the games are equally matched, i couldn’t say any of them are better than others. It’s great

[@2leftthumbs]

#BangersOnly

[@danielconnor8516]

@@toastytashe none of these are joke boat high quality tho 😔✊

[@JonoPee669]

@@danielconnor8516 imo all of these are better then joke boat, other then the guessing one. I’m not the biggest fan of joke boat.

[@danielconnor8516]

@@JonoPee669 lmao im joking joke boat sucks

[@KR_Kosmik]

I personally don't like blather round but its still a great game Best pack imo

[@DisneyfanBeckers]

This is a great look at the games with thoughtful and balanced evaluations! And the notes about suitability for different setups is especially helpful for people considering getting the pack! Thanks for making this.

[@2leftthumbs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CmFive]

Things Keeping Me Sane RN: Spelunky 2 Jackbox Games Two Left Thumbs

[@BakedGoods]

Facts lol

[@Faustice]

SPELUNKY 2 YESSSSSS

[@huhneat1076]

Champion of.. BEING TALL Johnny no legs: you've gotta be kidding me

[@pancheetm3726]

0:00 Introduction 1:10 Quiplash 3 3:46 The Devils and The Details 8:25 Champ'd Up 13:28 Talking Points 17:52 Blather Round

[@matstermaster8086]

Dthlaks flor ttthAt%

[@changedthenamefinally4715]

Got to correct ya real quick that ain’t Cookie even tho that this game is hosting by cookies VOICE ACTOR

[@kirbymario2633]

it’s funny how talking parts exist because it’s literally a impractical jokers skit

[@SenshiSunPower]

It seems to be an improv game too. I've heard the idea called PowerPoint Kareoke.

[@marshallburger8523]

Ikr!

[@poisonous_____]

ANOTHER IJ FAN! I HAVE BEEN WAITING

[@ILessThan3JoshB]

Have you ever thought about ranking all the Jackbox games from best to worst? It’s obviously bound to be a biased list, but I always find it interesting to hear other people’s perspective.

[@NikolasN64]

He did, it’s at the end of the video

[@RPGholic]

you should watch videos until the end. he did it at 22:00

[@ILessThan3JoshB]

@@RPGholic I meant every individual game.

[@justinquiring445]

This was in my opinion the best release so far. I would play any one of the games again. None of them did I think "Man, this was kinda boring. I'd rather do something else". What a success!

[@justinquiring445]

@Andrew Clarke Blather round was fun and you can't change my mind xD

[@xvgm24]

Really? That quote is what each of my friends said when we tried out Devils in the Details. I can't grasp how anybody can find that game entertaining. Even Word Spud was better. How did you enjoy Devils?

[@justinquiring445]

@@xvgm24 On a 2 year reflection, Devils is probably the weak link of the pack, but I still maintain it was an overall success. I guess it really depends on the group you play it with.

[@xvgm24]

@@justinquiring445 Fair call.

[@fiestaskull1540]

I really liked this review, and the fact that you took every way of playing into consideration. I only have 1 nitpick and that's when you mentioned that Blather Round was the only one of the pack with an outro theme. This is not true, because every game except Talking points has a credit theme with vocals. But like I said, this was a great review! Keep up the great work lad.

[@redhawkfour]

Game recap: Quiplash 3: Whose the bigger funny? Devils and the Details: CHAOS, CHAOS *HAHAHAHA!* Champ’d Up: FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! Talking Points: Improv Classes don’t fail me now! Blabber Round: Break out the Dictionary, the Thesaurus, the Atlas, and the Google Search Bar, cuz we’re going in DEEP!

[@youwerethere]

me: okay guys we gotta save everyone from the meteor- everyone else in the game: "I CAN DO ANYTHING!" *kills everyone because they screwed around only using the red tasks*

[@jacobm3341]

Amazing review. Seriously, perfect format. Only complaint....a song change halfway through please.

[@2leftthumbs]

Fair enough haha. I've used that song for Jackbox reviews that are half this length, and it's probably less noticeable. I'll keep it in mind for next year ;)

[@lennahcmarblesmonstersandm6070]

I played DATD over stream and it is chaos.

[@worti1337]

I think the bad thing about is, is that you have to talk. With people. I dont like socialization with randoms

[@djsilly9964]

i played this with a streamer, and it was just constant typing in chat instructions, asking "jared what the fuck is the phone number" and stuff like that, i dunno why but somehow we still had fun with it

[@Seanologues]

I'm very happy for Hooker Puck, she deserved that win

[@greenbeangang8303]

Underrated part of Blather Rounds’ is the text-to-speech aspect when you input guesses. Making the speech say anything you want can be hilarious

[@bowlsfunstuff951]

Ikr!

[@thepaperpad7065]

I’ve never watched your videos before but this was such a well done review! It really sealed the deal for getting this game. I think my family and friends will have a lot of fun! I really like how you added the playing online element! I’ve considered doing that so I am very grateful that you tested it for us! Thanks again! I’ll go check out the rest of your channel now!

[@Jpinkyfan]

Taboo Jewish edition

[@mingusschoffman6872]

Yes LMAo

[@BoardGameSanctuary]

ahhh Jackbox come to save us during Lockdown!

[@Chillwave6]

Joyride in parent's car leads to basement flood. Classic.

[@bucca2]

This is one of the best Party Packs, no misses tonight when I played it with 5 people. Devils and the Details is my personal favorite.

[@thefunniman3285]

I remember in Champ'd Up, my drawing, Satan, battled against Jesus for the title of "Good Samaritan." Satan won.

[@Axoltolion]

Ah yes Taboo Jewish edition my favorite game from the 1940's

[@wylabley]

I loved Blather Round, I wish it had a higher player count than 6 though.

[@lisatroiani6119]

Hey did u know that now after you play a game of Champ’d Up you can get a real life tcg with your drawings as the cards? (you couldn’t do this at launch but they added it in later and it’s really cool and fun)

[@cheddar7777]

Quick note: in the devils and the details, at the end it only shows who COMPLETED a selfish task, so if you tried to do one but someone stopped you, it wouldn’t show

[@yokonamigaara]

I think Drawfee's pre-release videos on Champed Up are a really good demonstration of the game flow and how chaotic and silly it can be

[@impanzer6272]

Six should not be that high. You should switch it with five and then move 3 above 5

[@thedarkphantom1784]

the music for champ'd up's credits is now one of my favorite songs in general

[@nairocamilo]

Don't forget that the Safety Quips aren't useless anymore in Quiplash 3! They probably took some notes from Use Your Words

[@2leftthumbs]

The safety's did feel a little less random, and more directed to the asked prompt this time! But I didn't want to hype up that feature too much, because it should be a last resort rather than an often used mechanic.

[@nairocamilo]

@@2leftthumbs Yes, I agree

[@thanos4769]

They actually did say on stream that they changed safety quips to be direct to each of the prompts

[@SpareFork]

In Quiplash 2, I did A Safety Quip And Got Detroit, Just Detroit. Whenever I Don't Know What To Say, I Just Say Detroit

[@amogus5902]

This is genuinely one of the most fun games ive played period. all of them are fun and they're just as fun every time you play them. plus, the music goes hard

[@MicDubTV]

You did an awesome job with this review! I can tell you put a good amount of work in & that’s super commendable 😄

[@jmaice83616]

Thank you so much for this review! You have me hyped! Thanks! Getting this tonight because I have my best friends from where I grew up coming into town.

[@2leftthumbs]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@СабринаЮмашева]

My favorite character in Quiplash is the moon!

[@trash_lol]

the sevenquel

[@unsweetened3781]

I would get this game, but I have no friends.

[@PorkyMinch]

I want the next NFL team to be "Papa Prune Juice"

[@squirrelyone5446]

The more time i have to prepare the more axious i get

[@personita2.733]

If only they could translate them to other languages so that I could play it with friends :(

[@ibuj001]

They made a standalone version of quiplash 2 called quiplash 2 interLASHional so you can get that

[@notayoutuber_yt5449]

Ok i liked this video through to the end but why is the example of the board game "Taboo" Jewish edition?

[@2leftthumbs]

I did not see that! I actually just googled "Taboo boxart", and grabbed the first one that looked like how I remember the copy I played looking (there is some new dark purple art used now that was unfamiliar to me) with the white and blue. Some jokester even managed to get it one Amazon! www.amazon.ca/Taboo-Board-Jewish-Educational-Toys/dp/B015YSXYAA I think you might be the first person to spot this after 100,000 views!? I'd remove it if I could! My sincere apologies. I'll be sure to inspect images I use in future videos much more closely. Especially if something like this can end up one more of a "trusted" source like Amazon?

[@TheMabiNerd]

this is an amazing review, really appreciate the focus on the different ways people play these.

[@ezraross6792]

Talking points always sounds REALLY boring when ever it's described so even tho it looks really boring it's actually one of the strongest games in the pack

[@SchoolBoyVamp]

Champed up is my 2nd favorite jackbox game of all time

[@ibuj001]

What’s number 1?

[@theinsaneone_]

Man the devil and the details is my favorite jackbox game. When I play with my group of friends everyone keeps an eye out of me because in our group im great at getting tasks done quickly and my end goal isn't to get the mug, but to set the kitchen on fire. It's become a joke in my friend group, and we all have alot of fun with it. Now I will say this, how we play, we play over a call with one person hosting the game and we all watch a livestream. Even if the video cuts out you can still find out if there is a selfish task being done. There is an audio cue every time someone does something selfish so when you hear that be sure to check the tasks list on your device. Besides that, the only time I look at the stream is when the day is done. I come second place every time, a few points behind the selfish stopper. So the game can be done over a call just be warned over things

[@reillywadsworth5633]

Not sure if you’ll read this, but I really love your videos! Thanks for putting out great content. Jackbox and otherwise! :)

[@acearachnid]

Champed Up’s end screen theme is so good btw I wish talked about that a bit more lol

[@thecoastergnome8603]

talking points is my favorite jackbox game period.

[@bowlsfunstuff951]

Its ONE of my favorites

[@GeorgeAndLennyGaming]

Just saw the flash games video, and now I got recommended this. I’m going to subscribe.

[@2leftthumbs]

Cheers!

[@Chocolatepain]

I've never played any of the jackbox games but I've been watching reviews for all them to figure out what is best. This one seems like the most fun!

[@luckyducky9669]

hello