Why pay $25 for The Jackbox Party Pack when you can buy the
best game in the collection by itself for $7.
We’re talking about Fibbage, of course.
This party game has you and your friends filling in the blanks on trivia
questions and it is one of the funniest games around. See our full review for more.
Game Details
- Publisher: Jackbox Games
- Developer: Jackbox Games
- ESRB Rating: “T” for Teen
- Genre: Party
- Pros: Hilariously funny; play on smart device; great party game
- Cons: Maybe your friends / family hate fun?
- MSRP: $7
Fibbage is available by itself for $7 or as part of The
Jackbox Party Pack #1, which also includes You Don’t Know Jack 2015, Drawful,
Lie Swatter, and Word Spud. You might
think getting more games for you buck is a better deal, but most of them suck
besides YDKJ2k15 and Fibbage, so we feel like you’re better off just buying
Fibbage by itself. There is also a
Jackboxk Party Pack #2 that includes a new version of Fibbage, but it kinda has
the same problem – most of the games included aren’t that good. Just stick with stand alone Fibbage.
Fibbage is a multiplayer game that requires at least 2 players and as many as 8. You cannot play it solo, but that is a good thing because it only gets better and more funny when you have more and more people. You don’t need a bunch of Xbox One controllers to play it, either, as you actually can use smart phones, tablets, or even laptops to play it thanks to an ingenious control method.
The way it works is that your Xbox One has to be connected
to Xbox Live (but a Gold subscription isn’t required) and then when you start
the game you’ll be given a “Room Code”.
People playing the game use the browser on their device to type in the
room code at Jackbox.tv, which connects you to the game and lets you play. You type in answers on your smart device,
and it all magically travels through the internets back to your Xbox to keep
score.
The actual gameplay in Fibbage is a sort of trivia game
where the game asks a question with a blank in it. The idea isn’t to answer the question, though, and instead come up
with a fake answer that the other players will think is the correct one. The game then shows all of the player
answers (anonymously, of course) along with the correct answer along with an
extra CPU generated fake, and everyone picks what they think is correct. If you fool other players, you get bonus
points, and you also get points for choosing the real correct answer.
The joy of the game comes from the fact that you can write
down anything you want and the way the questions are worded leave it wide open
for comedy. The idea is to be realistic
and believable, of course, but there are just too many opportunities to write
something funny or crude or terrible for any reasonable person to pass up. You can come up with some really, really
funny answers in Fibbage. The game is a
blast with just two people, but gets even better with more. It is probably a good idea to keep in mind
that not everyone has the same sense of humor, though, before you start saying
anything too crude and crazy in a crowd.
If you’ve got a group of friends and family with a certain
twisted sense of humor, Fibbage is the ultimate party game. Everyone has a smart device these days, so
everyone can play even if they normally wouldn’t play a game with a normal
controller. For just $7 you won’t find
a funnier, more fun, or better party game.
We highly, highly recommend Fibbage.
Disclosure: A review code was provided by publisher.
