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Lie Swatter

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Lie Swatter
Lie Swatter game tile
Lie Swatter game tile
Internal name LieSwatterParty
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
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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.

Development

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Lie Swatter was originally released as a free-to-play mobile app on March 28th, 2013 for iPhone and iPad, with an Android version to come later.[1] The game worked similar to the Party Pack version, and also had optional microtransactions. The original game also had two helpers that required coins: One that revealed a number of true statements, and the other where you can Double Down for twice the points or penalty.[2][3]

In late 2013, a reworked version of Lie Swatter was used to test phones-as-controllers tech with a large crowd, at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, IL (before a midnight showing of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation)—the audience would join the game through a room code (or Room ID) on togetherplay.tv (the precursor to jackbox.tv).[2][4] Although the test went well, the phones-as-controllers tech would ultimately make its official debut with Fibbage, released on April 2nd, 2014 as a launch title for the Amazon Fire TV.[5]

Lie Swatter was the third game announced for the first Jackbox Party Pack, making its debut on Twitch on October 10th, 2014.[6] The mobile app was taken off of Jackbox Games' website and the iOS App Store shortly after, with the Android version presumingly cancelled.[7]

A standalone version of the game was later ported to Amazon Alexa on May 5th, 2017.[8]

Trivia

  • The bugs have different names[2]:
    • 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.
  • The following fonts were used for this game:
    • Jack Condensed, based on Franklin Gothic.
    • VAG Rounded, designed by Gerry Barney and originally commissioned by Volkswagen AG in 1979.[9]
  • The lobby screen for Lie Swatter.
    The lobby screen for Lie Swatter.

Controller

  • A fact, along with its truth and lie buttons. Notice the rank, score, and streak textboxes.
    A fact, along with its truth and lie buttons. Notice the rank, score, and streak textboxes.
  • The hold-up screen.
    The hold-up screen.

Promo Art

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Shacknews, Alice O'Connor, "You Don't Know Jack dev whacks iOS with Lie Swatter" (March 28th, 2013) https://www.shacknews.com/article/78469/you-dont-know-jack-dev-whacks-ios-with-lie-swatter
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jackbox Games, Michelle Leatherby, "Making the Jackbox Party Pack" (January 20th, 2023) https://www.jackboxgames.com/blog/making-the-jackbox-party-pack
  3. ↑ iTunes Store, Jackbox Games Inc., "Lie Swatter" (Archived July 20th, 2013) https://web.archive.org/web/20130720130816/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lie-swatter/id594242191?mt=8
  4. ↑ YouTube, Game Developer Conference, "The Jackbox Party Pack Unboxed: How and Why We Make a Pack of 5 Games Every Year" (August 24th, 2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zLGrF_T8qY
  5. ↑ Globe Newswire, Jackbox Games, ""YOU DON'T KNOW JACK(R)" Studio Now Supports Amazon Fire TV With Two Launch Titles: "YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Party" and "Fibbage" - A New Lying, Bluffing, Fib-Till-You-Win Party Game" (April 2nd, 2014) https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/04/02/623962/10075207/en/YOU-DON-T-KNOW-JACK-R-Studio-Now-Supports-Amazon-Fire-TV-With-Two-Launch-Titles-YOU-DON-T-KNOW-JACK-Party-and-Fibbage-A-New-Lying-Bluffing-Fib-Till-You-Win-Party-Game.html
  6. ↑ YouTube, Jackbox Games, "Jackbox Games Debuts Lie Swatter on Their Twitch Stream 10.10.14" (October 30th, 2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSivRV6qFRQ
  7. ↑ Jackbox Games, "Homepage" (Archived October 12th, 2014) https://web.archive.org/web/20141012092343/http://jackboxgames.com/
  8. ↑ X/Twitter, @JackboxGames, "You can now play Lie Swatter with the dulcet sound of your voice. Just say, “Alexa, play Lie Swatter.” #AmazonEcho" (May 5th, 2017) https://x.com/jackboxgames/status/860540872701640705
  9. ↑ MyFonts, Linotype, "VAG Rounded" (Retrieved April 14th, 2025) https://www.myfonts.com/collections/vag-rounded-font-linotype
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