![]() ![]() Would you rather be able to create webs like Spider-Man or have heat vision like Superman?.Would you rather sail the seas or climb a mountain?. ![]() Would you rather have the ability to jump like a frog or make loud sounds like an elephant?.Would you rather look after a pet or a baby?.Would you rather be able to read people’s minds or find all your lost stuff?.Would you rather spend your day in a zoo or a garden full of trees and flowers?.Would you rather stay indoors for the rest of the day or spend the day outside in the garden?Ĭhildren love being silly, and sometimes, asking a funny question can brighten up their day.Would you rather take the best pictures or be the most amazing model?.Would you rather eat something sweet or sour?.Would you rather understand what animals say or have them understand what you say?.Would you rather be able to speak four languages fluently or talk every language on Earth with a silly accent?.Would you rather know sign language or be an expert on reading lips?.Would you rather work alone on school projects or work with your friends?.Would you rather ride a scooter or a bike?. Laughter is a way to engage children and make them open up. Up until last year, I didn’t really pay much attention to the You Don’t Know Jack series of video games.What’s the silliest thing you can think of?.Do you want boogers or spaghetti for dinner?.What’s the worst name you’ve ever heard someone call their dog?.If you could visit one planet in the universe, which one would it be?.Would you rather be as small as an ant or as tall as a giant?.If you could be invisible for one day only, what would you do?.Funny questions can start a dialogue to help you gather information and ask more serious questions. The trivia questions were cleverly written about 60% of the time, but the 90’s Kool Attitude tone of the jokes got old quickly. However, in 2015, The Jackbox Party Pack and its sequel, Jackbox Party Pack 2, were released. There aren’t a lot of resources for this type of game, despite its popularity, so I wanted to delve into why Quiplash and Fibbage are so fun and have so much repeat value.Īlong with that year’s version of YDKJ, the game bundles included two games – Fibbage and Quiplash – that I believe are some of the best party games ever designed.Īs many of you know, I am currently late in the design phase of Stand Back, Citizen!, my superheroic party pitch game. Other designers can use the tools they created in their own games, even if not all of them translate well from the video game format. On its face, Fibbage is very close to the classic board game Balderdash. A factoid is put up on screen with critical information missing, i.e. “The death metal band Hatebeak’s front man is _”. Each player then creates a fake but plausible-sounding answer that will hopefully get the other players to guess it instead of the real one*. You get points for other players guessing your answer, as well as if you guess the correct answer yourself. However, the designers included one of the most brilliant mechanics I’ve ever seen in party games: The thumbs-up. After guessing an answer, players may then select any or all of the answers to give a thumbs-up to, indicating that they thought it was clever or funny. ![]() At the end of the game, the players whose answers got the most thumbs-up gets the prestigious “Thumbs Cup”, even if they’re in dead last. Instead of trying to convince its audience that it should be taken seriously, Fibbage instead rewards people who want to goof off and make hilariously bad answers. Players are effectively split into two camps: Try-hards who put in realistic answers that people will guess, and goof-offs who answer “The original name of Kool-Aid” with “It’s Fruit Sugar! With The Glass Intruder” in an attempt to get thumbs. People bad at making jokes will be happy trying to earn points, while people bad at coming up with good fake answers will be happy watching the other players’ reactions to the latest monstrosity they created.įor the record, I am firmly in Camp Goof-Off the Kool-Aid answer is mine and I included it because I have a huge ego when it comes to joke writing. In Quiplash, players receive two prompts and write a funny answer for each one. Each prompt is put on screen one at a time (two players compete per prompt) and the rest of the players vote on which one they liked the most. Points are earned for each person who liked your response, plus a bonus if everyone votes for your response, also called “Quiplashing”.
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