To the delight of many fans The Jackbox 9 Party Pack is officially confirmed to be released this fall, with five more games attached to the classic series. Since 2014, Jackbox Games has been adding annual installments of the Jackbox Party Pack to its catalogue, being the most recent The Jackbox 8 Party Pack – making Jackbox 9 Party Pack the last of many entries in the series.
Undoubtedly, The Jackbox 9 Party Pack is already creating high expectations as it brings back a fan-favorite mini-game and four never-before-seen games. In addition to this, a new moderation feature will allow players to kick others out of the lobby or in-game, which could be extremely useful for streamers and those who just want to keep the peace. After all, it’s well known that party games can get a bit out of hand, depending on who’s playing.
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Roomerang – As with previous Jackbox Party Pack trailers, Roomerang and the other new mini-games are shown in action to give fans an idea of what it’s all about. This game will focus on role play elements as well as responding to prompts. In a reality television setting, players assume the persona of their characters and must act out their parts and answer questions as their characters would. In five rounds, the objective is to gain status and avoid being eliminated by others. Answers are awarded points if other players like them, followed by a vote on who to eliminate.
fiber 4 – fiber 4 will be the newest chapter in the popular Fibbage franchise, arguably one of the best mini-games out there, which originated in the first The Jackbox Party Pack. This game is set to be similar to its predecessors in that it will remain a trivia-style bluffing game. Players will be given a true fact for which they must fill in the blank, hoping to fool the other players that their answer is true. excitingly, fiber 4 comes with a couple of fun additions, including the Fibbage: Enough about you. as it was first seen in Fibbage 3, Fibbage Fan Questionsadditional question categories, a new end fiber, and even themed episodes. It will also demonstrate the new Cookie VHS Vault function, which will show video clips of old movies.
non-sensory – non-sensory is a new take on a drawing and writing game genre that makes players guess something, a bit like multiplayer. Lottery that was seen in The Jackbox 8 Party Pack. In this title, however, people will guess each other’s secret numbers. The game’s host is Professor Nanners, a cute monkey in a lab coat who hopes to help players strengthen their NSP (non-sensory perception). With prompts that ask “can you draw a puppy that only has a 3 out of 10 on the cuteness scale?” there are sure to be laughs as other players try to guess what the number is. The closer they are to the correct number, the more points they will receive.
Junktopia – The fourth game announced to be in the bundle is Junktopiawhich has been described by some as a more relaxed version of Quiplash. Players, transformed into frogs, are expected to write an amusing backstory for the unusual items they find in a wizard’s shop. To be returned to humans, people are expected to sell these items by writing funny descriptions or stories for them, and the best answers will be voted on by their peers.
Quixtort – The developers at Jackbox Games are well versed in creating trivia games such as murder party trivia, fly swatterY you don’t know jack. Quixtort will fall into the same category but acts as a challenging multiplayer game that divides players into teams where they must work together to complete the prompts correctly. To do this, they must place the falling blocks in the order decided, placing as many as possible before space runs out. For example, Quixtort you can ask a team a message like “put these planets in order from closest to the sun to furthest from the sun”, which can lead to chaos if people’s opinions differ. The game will be guided by adorable mini robots that help direct the blocks to the right place.
For those who aren’t that keen on a team-based mode, you have the option to enable the single player mode. quixote forever where they can see how many blocks they can place before they fill up. Just like in the main game, wrong answers will stay where they were placed. While the fans wait Jackbox 9 Party Pack to arrive this fall, maybe in the middle or end of September, they can always return to the chaos and fun of the previous packages.
The Jackbox 9 Party Pack is in development for Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
