The new death games are fun and more creative than the previous efforts and regularly have all players taking part, with the living players trying to outdo the ones fighting for their lives to screw them over. The horror theme is entertaining in a Saw kind of way, and the questions are reasonably sound trivia challenges. I enjoyed Trivia Murder Party, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that I like the follow-up. The first one to the exit wins the game! Some of the questions are easier than others. The sole living player starts ahead of the pack, but if a dead player answers more questions correctly and overtakes them, they will become the only living player. Once there’s only one player left alive everyone answers questions to race to the hotel exit. Death is not the end though, as you can continue to play and earn money. Get it right and you earn money and survive the round, get it wrong and you’ll take part in a mini-game that may well kill one or more player that fails it. Each round presents a question, and all players answer it using their phone. Just like before it’s a quiz themed around having been kidnapped by a killer who murders those who fail to answer questions correctly and make mistakes in his ‘death games’. I don’t think you’ll be surprised to find out that this is the sequel to Trivia Murder Party from Jackbox Party Pack 3. So let’s crack out our phones and take a look at what Jackbox Party Pack 6 has to offer. Quite why it’s taken this long to include them I don’t know, but it’s nice that they are finally here for all games. What is new is that this pack finally offers subtitles. The now-standard array of streamer tools are present, including extended timers for audience members, as well as family-friendly toggles for most games. The pack itself is set up in pretty much the same way, with five games to choose from on the main menu, each with their own options within.

Now it’s the turn of the most recent offering, Jackbox Party Pack 6 and its five games that promise much hilarity. I’ve had a great time playing most of the packs and recently played a few rounds with Jackbox Party Pack 5. The Jackbox Party Pack series has done rather well for itself in the party-game genre, especially for those who aren’t really all that into video games. Does Jackbox Party Pack 6 have a Jack in the box?

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