During pre-pandemic times, people would gather in living rooms to play, but while social-distancing is in place, streaming these games through platforms like Discord, Steam or even your standard video-conferencing services like Zoom has been the norm. While the company traces its origin back to 1989 (and the CD-ROM), it has become the unlikely source of entertainment in 2020 for thousands of sequestered people around the world.įor those who have been missing out, here’s how it works: Jackbox has been releasing packs of party games since 2014, which can be accessed through your computer, smart TV or video-game console of choice. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, its most popular games - like Trivia Murder Party, Fibbage or the classic You Don’t Know Jack - might. Jackbox, in the most basic sense, makes party games. What do Jeff Baena, co-writer of I Heart Huckabees Aimee Lucido, crossword-puzzle expert at The New Yorker and Jack Black, burgeoning TikTok star, have in common? During quarantine, they’ve all turned to Jackbox Games for comfort.
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