The Jackbox Party Pack (series)

June 30, 2022

* The Jackbox Party Pack 10

October 19, 2023

**The Jackbox Party Pack** is a series of party games created by Jackbox Games. The games were released for various platforms. Each installation contains five games that are designed to be played in large groups, including in conjunction with streaming services like Twitch which provide means for audiences to participate.

The games in the series are for playing with friends, family and streaming (not all modes), online. In order to play, one copy of the game is required. Other players only need to see the game screen and connect from their mobile devices or computers via a special website - jackbox.tv. In most games the maximum number of players is 8 (there are exceptions), but the rest can connect to the viewers (starting with Party Pack 2) and influence the course of the game.

## History

Jellyvision was involved in the creation and development of the You Don't Know Jack franchise. The game series became famous back in the late 1990s, but by 2001 it was decided to disband the headquarters and all but six employees were laid off. The company focused on business software development.

In the future, Jellyvision returned to developing You Don't Know Jack, releasing new games first for consoles and later for mobile devices and social networks. The franchise brought the company its former success, and all future efforts were devoted to developing similar games. In 2013, the company was rebranded Jackbox Games, and in 2014 the first The Jackbox Party Pack was released.

On June 30, 2022, Jackbox Games released The Jackbox Party Starter - a separate kind of Party Pack in foreign languages in which the games were taken from the previous numerical Party Pack and improved it a little bit. In the meantime, in August 2022 it was announced that The Jackbox Party Pack 9 will have localization.

## Innovation

Having demonstrated the success of The Jackbox Party Pack, the developers decided to release Party Pack 2, including "Audience" and "Family Friendly" modes. Starting with Party Pack 3, each game can play with up to 10,000 audience members, as in *Party Pack 2*, the game can have up to 200 audience members.

With each release, Jackbox Games have added more and more options, so, for example, in Party Pack 4 they added the ability to adjust the volume of the sound, effects, music and overall volume; in Party Pack 5 they added the ability to specify the maximum number of players; in Party Pack 6 they added the ability to include subtitles, password the game; in Party Pack 7 they added the ability to moderate, function of reading the room code, etc; starting with Party Pack 8 the design of settings has completely changed, now divided into categories; in Party Starter they added a QR code function; in Party Pack 9 they added the ability to easily host reconnect; in Party Pack 10 they added the ability to adjust the audio mix.

### Settings

In Party Pack there is only a sound and screen resolution setting.
In Party Pack 8 the design of settings has completely changed, now divided into categories: Audio/Video, Content Control, Accessibility, Gameplay. Can access the settings menu during gameplay.

* Audio/Video
* Content Control
* Accessibility

 Adjust the volume for the host
 Adjust the volume for sound effects
 Adjust the volume for the music
 Make the game full-screen

 Turn ON to avoid the game's more provocative content. To prevent accidental profanity, this mode restricts the renaming mechanic.

 Words used in hateful speech will cause input to be reject. Profanity is allowed
 Words used in hateful speech and profanity will cause input to be reject.

 Allow moderators to approve or reject input. Moderators join at mod.jackbox.tv
 Reduce number of US-centric prompts

 Reduce motion sensitivity with less-animated backgrounds
 Enable very long timers. Recommended only for streamed games
 Disable timers where possible. Waits for all player input to advance.

## Game Type

Most games are based on players having to type/draw something, and after that a vote will take place for the best version, or the truthful one (in trivia games). Most games are played in multiple rounds.
At the moment , the games are divided into the following types:

* Drawing - games where drawing is the main element.
* Trivia - games where players answer questions and/or select the correct answer. This is the kind of game where players need knowledge.
* Writing - games where writing is the only element
	+ Fill-in-the-blank - is a game where players receive a prompt with a BLANK space and must fill in a response. Unlike typical "Writing" games, the player's goal is to provide the correct answer to the task.
* Roleplay - games where players play the role they have chosen or are chosen by the game.
* Hidden Identity - games where players hide their identities and/or have to uncover someone by performing various actions.
* Teamwork - games where several players play for a single team. Players must communicate with each other and do actions that benefit the team. In these games, no individual can win, only the team can win.
* Music - games where music is the main element.
* Other (ex: Role Models)

These classifications of game types are not official (partially). Games with a "game type" can change if necessary. This mainly occurs when new games emerge, allowing for the identification of commonalities with older games. Otherwise, it would be categorized as an untyped "other" game. (This was the case, for example, with "Teamwork" games, which were categorized as "Other" until games like The Poll Mine, Dodo Re Mi, and FixyText appeared.)

For the moment the community will be supported by this classification until Jackbox Games publicly announces the classifications of all their games.

## Games

### The Jackbox Party Pack

*The Jackbox Party Pack* was released on November 26, 2014. The games included were:

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### The Jackbox Party Pack 2

*The Jackbox Party Pack 2* was released on October 13, 2015. The games included were:

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Audience caps at 200 players, according to the Jackbox Games website.

### The Jackbox Party Pack 3

*The Jackbox Party Pack 3* was released on October 17, 2016. The games included were:

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### The Jackbox Party Pack 4

*The Jackbox Party Pack 4* was released on October 19, 2017. The games included for the pack are:

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### The Jackbox Party Pack 5

*The Jackbox Party Pack 5* was announced in April of 2018, and released October 17th of the same year. It includes five games:

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### The Jackbox Party Pack 6

*The Jackbox Party Pack 6* was announced on March 30, 2019 at PAX East, and was released on October 17th, 2019. The games that it includes are:

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### The Jackbox Party Pack 7

**The Jackbox Party Pack 7** was announced on February 29th, 2020 in a teaser trailer on the official Jackbox Games YouTube channel. It was released on October 15th, 2020. The games included in the pack are:

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### The Jackbox Party Pack 8

The Jackbox Party Pack 8 was announced on March 18th, 2021 in a teaser trailer on the official Jackbox Games YouTube channel.

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### The Jackbox Party Pack 9

**The Jackbox Party Pack 9** was announced on February 11, 2022. The game was released on October 20, 2022, it was announced on September 27.

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### The Jackbox Party Pack 10

**The Jackbox Party Pack 10** was announced on February 8, 2023.

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## Bundles

See also: Bundles
Jackbox Games provides several collections of games that can be purchased once and enjoy all the games that are included in them. They can be purchased in digital stores such as Steam, Microsoft Store, PS Store, Humble Bundle, Fanatical.

* The Jackbox Party Pack Trilogy
* The Jackbox Party Pack Trilogy 2.0
* The Jackbox Party Quadpack
* The Jackbox Party Quintpack
* The Jackbox Party Bundle (Exclusive to Nintendo Europe)
* The Jackbox Party Pack Trilogy 3.0
* Jackbox Jukebox: Playing the Odds

## Trivia

### "Disabled"

**??????????**, known in the files of multiple Jackbox Party Packs as "**Disabled**" and commonly referred to as the "*Bottle Game*", is a recurring mystery in the Jackbox Party Pack series. This "game" only appears if another game in the Pack is disabled in an internal file. This game's picker video is usually a static animation, and is usually represented by a bottle symbol, hence the name "Bottle Game."

### JACKBOX Advertising App

This is the internal name for Party Pack 9 Demo, since the demo is used to advertise the new game. But it was added onto every pack and soundtrack, but it was never possible to download it. According to Jackbox Games, this is a mistake on Steam side, so if the Demo has been downloaded, the Release version could not be bought. One of the versions of the reasons is that there was one of the developer pages that showcases the games but randomly was added to each game.