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== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
The game is relatively simple: you're presented with a statement on-screen and on your device. You then have to press either TRUTH if you think that statement is true, and LIE if you think it's bogus. | |||
Every right answer will net you between 100 to 150 points apiece (200 to 300 in the final round,) and if you're playing with other players, a 75 point bonus is awarded if you were the fastest player to get the answer correct. | |||
Rounds 1 and 2 will give out seven miscellaneous facts from different categories, whilst the final round's prompts will be about the same topic. | |||
Once all rounds are concluded, the player with the most points wins the game. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
== Development == | == Development == | ||
== Trivia == | |||
* According to the "Making the Jackbox Party Pack" blog<ref>Jackbox Games, Michelle Leatherby, ''"Making the Jackbox Party Pack"'' (January 20th, 2023) - https://www.jackboxgames.com/blog/making-the-jackbox-party-pack</ref>, the bugs have different names: | |||
** The red bug's named ''Twitch''. | |||
** The orange bug's named ''Chester''. | |||
** The yellow bug's named ''Gus''. | |||
** The green bug's named ''Skippy''. | |||
** The cyan bug's named ''Sparkles''. | |||
** The indigo bug's named ''Ed''. | |||
** The purple bug has two different names, those are ''Barb'' and ''Judy''. | |||
** The small grey bug is simply called ''Host''; whilst his two other aquamarine bugs are called ''Lars''. | |||
* This game was originally made as an iOS mobile game back in March 28th, 2013. The gameplay, as stated on the forementioned blog, worked pretty much the same as the Final Round from the Party Pack version. | |||
** This game, unlike its Party Pack counterpart, also had two different power-ups: an unnamed power-up which revealed how many of the statements were true in a certain round, and a ''Double Down'' power-up, which would double your points or your penalty. | |||
* The fonts used for this game are ''JackCondensed (who's creator is unknown)'' and ''VAG Rounded''<ref>MyFonts - VAG Rounded by Linotype ''(Retrieved 14th of April, 2025)'' - https://www.myfonts.com/collections/vag-rounded-font-linotype</ref> by ''LinoType'', a corporate font commissioned by ''Volkswagen AG'' back in 1979. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
Revision as of 00:52, 15 April 2025
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| Internal name | LieSwatterParty |
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| Part of | The Jackbox Party Pack |
| Game type | Trivia |
| Hosted by | Phil Ridarelli |
| Number of players | 1-100 |
| Game duration | 15 Minutes |
| Languages | English |
| Genre | Party |
| Director | Mark Turowetz Arnie Niekamp Tim Sniffen |
| Website | jackboxgames.com |
| File:Red quip with construction helmet.svg | HEADS UP! This page is under construction. |
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| Pardon our dust—not all information is available. |
Lie Swatter is a trivia video game and one of five games featured in The Jackbox Party Pack.
Gameplay
The game is relatively simple: you're presented with a statement on-screen and on your device. You then have to press either TRUTH if you think that statement is true, and LIE if you think it's bogus.
Every right answer will net you between 100 to 150 points apiece (200 to 300 in the final round,) and if you're playing with other players, a 75 point bonus is awarded if you were the fastest player to get the answer correct.
Rounds 1 and 2 will give out seven miscellaneous facts from different categories, whilst the final round's prompts will be about the same topic.
Once all rounds are concluded, the player with the most points wins the game.
History
Development
Trivia
- According to the "Making the Jackbox Party Pack" blog[1], the bugs have different names:
- The red bug's named Twitch.
- The orange bug's named Chester.
- The yellow bug's named Gus.
- The green bug's named Skippy.
- The cyan bug's named Sparkles.
- The indigo bug's named Ed.
- The purple bug has two different names, those are Barb and Judy.
- The small grey bug is simply called Host; whilst his two other aquamarine bugs are called Lars.
- This game was originally made as an iOS mobile game back in March 28th, 2013. The gameplay, as stated on the forementioned blog, worked pretty much the same as the Final Round from the Party Pack version.
- This game, unlike its Party Pack counterpart, also had two different power-ups: an unnamed power-up which revealed how many of the statements were true in a certain round, and a Double Down power-up, which would double your points or your penalty.
- The fonts used for this game are JackCondensed (who's creator is unknown) and VAG Rounded[2] by LinoType, a corporate font commissioned by Volkswagen AG back in 1979.
Gallery
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The lobby screen for Lie Swatter.
References
- ↑ Jackbox Games, Michelle Leatherby, "Making the Jackbox Party Pack" (January 20th, 2023) - https://www.jackboxgames.com/blog/making-the-jackbox-party-pack
- ↑ MyFonts - VAG Rounded by Linotype (Retrieved 14th of April, 2025) - https://www.myfonts.com/collections/vag-rounded-font-linotype