Staying Connected with Your Friends: A Semi-Comprehensive Quarantine Review of the Jackbox Games

Which is the best over video chat and staying connected with the human race?

19 min readApr 12, 2020

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The other day I was trying to think of ways to stay connected with my friends who I have been quarantined from. I feel like I’ve been forced into a long-distance relationship with all of them.

As I thought about it, I realized I had the perfect solution: Jackbox games! We’ve played these games for hours in person, but I wondered which would be the best over Zoom, Skype or whatever other screen sharing software that’s being created to help with these crazy times.

What are Jackbox games?

A series of games that can be played with a large group of friends. There is one main screen (TV, computer, smart fridge) and everyone uses their phones like the controllers. Most games will give players various prompts and challenges to compete in. Each game can be extremely different and require…

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