This is actually a more "first impressions" type of review than anything else. Jackbox games, as party games, are meant to be replayed and I have only played each of them once. So my thoughts could definitely change in the future but for now heres the games and my thoughts on them
Fibbage 4 - In Fibbage 4 you gotta try and trick people in to picking your answer for a prompt while also not falling into anyone else's question. 1 truth, all lies. I love fibbage, so this was a guaranteed solid pick. Lying is fun especially about stupid things so bringing that into form with a party game turns out really well as well as making for some really fun trivia, if you couldn't guess by this being the 4th iteration of the game. I think this has to be my favorite Fibbage presentation-wise, it's all very clean and has more variety than other fibbages. One minute you'll be going from France to a TV watching a movie on VHS. The final round is also my favorite in fibbage, the whole 2 questions, 1 lie gimmick is fun, although a bit confusing on the first go round. Very solid time, definitely deserves to be a staple of jackbox. 9/10
Roomerang - From the perspective of a TV sitcom, you get a role to play as, decide how to react in situations, and try not to get eliminated. Right off the bat this has the potential to be one of the funniest jackbox games ever, with the right people. If you like to role-play even a little bit, this is the game for you. The roles can be chosen for you but I think what elevates it is that you can make your own roles, which is a really good addition, totally adds variety to your responses. Taking them more as what-if questions for the role your character has was also a good move to, makes it stand out mode from the other question and response games of Jackbox like Quiplash. The TV sitcom presentation is also way better than other attempts like Devil and the Details. I do think being eliminated off the show is a tad too punishing, one elimation can throw off the entire game for you, especially when how many people can be eliminated and whos the one chosing elimination varies throughout the game so it kinda boils down to luck at a certain point. Still, this one's insanely fun and I look foward to playing it again and again. 9/10
Junktopia - You've been turned into frog, and in order to back to being human you gotta pay a wizard, but to do this you go to your local thrift shop, buy an item, and sell it. It's simple and funny which sometimes is all you need. I love how they capture the feeling of striking gold at the thrift store. hey! not all of them will be winners but you might see a cool cow with sunglasses and the body count of ten trillion. The final round sucks hard tho. It's just you naming your collection of items, and since it can be a game deciding point it just seems lame considering all your doing is just slapping a name on two items. 8/10
Nonsensory - On a scale of 1 to 10, how does this make you feel? that's the question this game asks, whether it be drawings, answers, and more. It's a fun premise, being giving a scale and having to make something that fits on the scale is cool on paper. However, it can be clunky in practice because it's really hard to decide what the difference between a 3 or 4 for a prompt could be. More than any other game in the pack this game will give you the most chances to screw you over. Some prompts such as "Draw the scale of an office chair to a toilet, 80% office chair" is feasible, but "Draw the scale of a waitress to a princess, 80% waiter" is really tough and can screw both the author and the players if done improperly. When it works, it's pretty fun, but when it doesn't it REALLY doesn't. It's also not helped by the fact this games tutorial is nonexistent, they really do throw you right into it, and for such an already tough to parse game it wasn't for the better. 6/10
Quixort- In 2 seperate teams, you gotta rank things in a list, that's all there is to this one. What the game makes up for with a lack of complexity is the team dynamic. They've been doing more team games in jackbox and they prove to be really fun experiences for the most part. This one is no exception, the ranking aspect gives way for so much debate and interaction with your team unlike any other jackbox game yet. My only major problem is the lack of variety. You get to chose between 1 list or 1 mystery list, so if you get 1 choice you wouldn't do well on you have to risk it with what could possibly even worse. I feel like 1 more revealed prompt for a total of 3 could have balanced things out more but it's a minor blemish on a simple but really fun time. 8/10
Conclusion - This is definitely one of the funniest jackbox packs yet. Junktopia, Fibbage 4, and Roomerang all have the potential to be laughing riots with the right groups of people, while Quixort balances out with a more interactive play session with your buddies. Nonsensory dampens things out a bit for the pack, but it still doesn't deny the great quality this pack has.
Fibbage 4 - In Fibbage 4 you gotta try and trick people in to picking your answer for a prompt while also not falling into anyone else's question. 1 truth, all lies. I love fibbage, so this was a guaranteed solid pick. Lying is fun especially about stupid things so bringing that into form with a party game turns out really well as well as making for some really fun trivia, if you couldn't guess by this being the 4th iteration of the game. I think this has to be my favorite Fibbage presentation-wise, it's all very clean and has more variety than other fibbages. One minute you'll be going from France to a TV watching a movie on VHS. The final round is also my favorite in fibbage, the whole 2 questions, 1 lie gimmick is fun, although a bit confusing on the first go round. Very solid time, definitely deserves to be a staple of jackbox. 9/10
Roomerang - From the perspective of a TV sitcom, you get a role to play as, decide how to react in situations, and try not to get eliminated. Right off the bat this has the potential to be one of the funniest jackbox games ever, with the right people. If you like to role-play even a little bit, this is the game for you. The roles can be chosen for you but I think what elevates it is that you can make your own roles, which is a really good addition, totally adds variety to your responses. Taking them more as what-if questions for the role your character has was also a good move to, makes it stand out mode from the other question and response games of Jackbox like Quiplash. The TV sitcom presentation is also way better than other attempts like Devil and the Details. I do think being eliminated off the show is a tad too punishing, one elimation can throw off the entire game for you, especially when how many people can be eliminated and whos the one chosing elimination varies throughout the game so it kinda boils down to luck at a certain point. Still, this one's insanely fun and I look foward to playing it again and again. 9/10
Junktopia - You've been turned into frog, and in order to back to being human you gotta pay a wizard, but to do this you go to your local thrift shop, buy an item, and sell it. It's simple and funny which sometimes is all you need. I love how they capture the feeling of striking gold at the thrift store. hey! not all of them will be winners but you might see a cool cow with sunglasses and the body count of ten trillion. The final round sucks hard tho. It's just you naming your collection of items, and since it can be a game deciding point it just seems lame considering all your doing is just slapping a name on two items. 8/10
Nonsensory - On a scale of 1 to 10, how does this make you feel? that's the question this game asks, whether it be drawings, answers, and more. It's a fun premise, being giving a scale and having to make something that fits on the scale is cool on paper. However, it can be clunky in practice because it's really hard to decide what the difference between a 3 or 4 for a prompt could be. More than any other game in the pack this game will give you the most chances to screw you over. Some prompts such as "Draw the scale of an office chair to a toilet, 80% office chair" is feasible, but "Draw the scale of a waitress to a princess, 80% waiter" is really tough and can screw both the author and the players if done improperly. When it works, it's pretty fun, but when it doesn't it REALLY doesn't. It's also not helped by the fact this games tutorial is nonexistent, they really do throw you right into it, and for such an already tough to parse game it wasn't for the better. 6/10
Quixort- In 2 seperate teams, you gotta rank things in a list, that's all there is to this one. What the game makes up for with a lack of complexity is the team dynamic. They've been doing more team games in jackbox and they prove to be really fun experiences for the most part. This one is no exception, the ranking aspect gives way for so much debate and interaction with your team unlike any other jackbox game yet. My only major problem is the lack of variety. You get to chose between 1 list or 1 mystery list, so if you get 1 choice you wouldn't do well on you have to risk it with what could possibly even worse. I feel like 1 more revealed prompt for a total of 3 could have balanced things out more but it's a minor blemish on a simple but really fun time. 8/10
Conclusion - This is definitely one of the funniest jackbox packs yet. Junktopia, Fibbage 4, and Roomerang all have the potential to be laughing riots with the right groups of people, while Quixort balances out with a more interactive play session with your buddies. Nonsensory dampens things out a bit for the pack, but it still doesn't deny the great quality this pack has.