Quiplash (series)

Quiplash (series)
Genre	Party (Fill-in-the-blank)
Developer	Jackbox Games
Publisher	Jackbox Games
Platforms	PC, Xbox One, Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, PS3, PS4, Nintendo Switch.
First mention	March 16, 2015
Release Date	June 30, 2015 Quiplash October 13, 2015 Quiplash XL October 18, 2016 Quiplash 2 April 8, 2020 Quiplash 2 InterLASHional October 15, 2020 Quiplash 3
Number of Players	3-8 players + audience
Host(s)	Schmitty Italy - Jerry Spanish - Gutierrez
Voiced	Phil Ridarelli Germany - Jens Wendland France - Bruno Magne Italy - Edoardo Lomazzi
Languages	English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Latin American, Castilian)

Quiplash is a game in The Jackbox Party Pack series. All Quiplash games as of The Jackbox Party Pack 3 are on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Switch, and PC. 3 to 8 players can join the game and 10,000 players can join the audience. Players must write funny/stupid answers to questions asked of the players on their devices. All versions of the game are hosted by Josh "Schmitty" Schmitstenstein.

Game Rules

In the first and second rounds, players must give an answer to two prompts in the allotted time. Once all the players give their answers of after the response timer runs out, the players' 'quips' are revealed. When both answers to the prompt are shown, players and audience members choose one of the two answers, or they may not choose at all. After the votes are counted, points are handed out:

• In the first round, points are awarded according to the formula "1% of those who voted = 10 points" + a bonus of 100 points for winning. In the second round, these values are doubled.
• A player will get a "Quiplash" if all the players and more than half of the audience voted for their quip. The reward is an additional 250 points instead of 100. If more than 90% of the audience votes for the quip, then it's a "Super Quiplash".
• If both players wrote exactly the same answer, the prompt is declared a "JINX" and neither of the players get points.
• If a player does not give an answer to the prompt in time, or their answer got censored by moderation or manually, then their opponent will get all the points by default.

The player with the highest number of points (including any ties for the highest number) after three rounds is declared the winner.

Final Round

In the games Quiplash and Quiplash XL, in the final round, all players answer the same prompt. Then each player gives three of their votes (you can give them both for one option, distribute them or a combination of both); each audience member has only one vote. After that, all players divide 3000 points according to the formula "1% of those who voted = 30 points".

The final round in Quiplash 2 - The Last Lash - is also changed so that it can be one of three different types of unique prompts:

	Acro Lash
	Come up with an acronym for a series of three letters.
	Comic Lash
	Finish a comic strip.
	Word Lash
	Come up with a clever sentence that includes a certain word.

After the timer ends, the players are shown all the answers. Players must choose the three best answers, awarding a gold, silver and bronze medal respectively; in 3 or 4 player games, you only have to award gold and silver. Audience members only have one vote. All players then receive points based on the voting results.

The final round in Quiplash 3 has changed its name along with its gameplay. It is now named Thrip Lash, and rather than everyone answering one prompt, players are given a prompt that they must give three answers to. As usual, the other players and the audience must decide which set of three are the funniest. In odd-numbered games, a player that's ranked last on the second round is chosen to quip against Schmitty himself (with Schmitty simply answering with a pre-written response, even on player-made prompts).

Characters

• Quiplash XL
• Quiplash 2
• Quiplash 2 Crowns
• Quiplash 3
• Quiplash 3 Smushed
• Quiplash 3 Name Box

Teal

Purple

Blue

Green

Yellow

Orange

Red

Pink

The audience

Teal

Purple

Blue

Green

Yellow

Orange

Red

Pink

Star

Triclops

Kitten

Coffin

The audience

Teal

Purple

Blue

Green

Yellow

Orange

Red

Pink

Star

Triclops

Kitten

Coffin

Teal

Purple

Blue

Green

Yellow

Orange

Red

Pink

Star

Triclops

Kitten

Coffin

Cactus

Moon

Tear

Poop

The audience

Teal

Purple

Blue

Green

Yellow

Orange

Red

Pink

Star

Triclops

Kitten

Coffin

Cactus

Moon

Tear

Poop

Teal

Purple

Blue

Green

Yellow

Orange

Red

Pink

Star

Triclops

Kitten

Coffin

Cactus

Moon

Tear

Poop

Red, Blue, and Coffin when nobody votes

Franchise Games & Innovation

Quiplash & Quiplash XL

Quiplash & XL
Miscellaneous

Quiplash was released on June 30, 2015 and is a stand-alone title for $9.99. It also has a DLC called Quip Pack 1 for $0.99 that came out on August 15, 2015.

Quiplash XL is part of The Jackbox Party Pack 2 and was released on October 13, 2015 for $24.99. Same as the game Quiplash , but contains more prompts, including Quip Pack 1 by default.

Quiplash 2

Quiplash 2
Quiplash 2 picks up where its predecessor left off with new prompts and fun twists on the classic formula.
Miscellaneous

Quiplash 2 is part of The Jackbox Party Pack 3 and was released on October 18, 2016 for $24.99.

Introduced in Quiplash 2 is a Safety Quip option, which provides half points and inserts a random submission as the answer. There is also an option to play a game using user-generated prompts. Once all players are in the game, they will then come up with their own prompts for other people to answer. This does not apply for The Last Lash, which as usual will always be one of the three above-mentioned prompt types. Custom games can be saved to the user's system and played again later, and even generate a unique 7-digit code so that other people can access it from their system.

Quiplash 2 InterLASHional

Quiplash 2 InterLASHional is a version of Quiplash 2, with the option to play games in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German. Each language has 100 additional questions.

Jackbox developed the InterLASHional version following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic that forced many people to stay home on lockdown; the various Jackbox Party Packs had become popular games played over streaming network services to help people pass the time and created a large influx of players. Jackbox saw that many of these were non-English speakers, leading them to decide to create the standalone of Quiplash 2 with translations for French, Italian, German, and Spanish in addition to English.

Quiplash 3

Quiplash 3
Quiplash 3 has the same classic Quiplash style with an all new final round! Each player answers a series of prompts before entering into a head-to-head battle of the wits!
Miscellaneous

Quiplash 3 was revealed to be part of The Jackbox Party Pack 7 and is the third game in the series. On March 24 Jackbox Games announced the first title in The Jackbox Party Starter.

Quiplash 3 has new hosting features, such as security, moderation and the character selection feature. Unlike the previous games, it has a pseudo-claymation style as opposed to the previous games' 2D animation. Also, the Safety Quip was reworked in this game to answer with something decently related to the prompt. However, half points still apply.

Achievements

Quiplash

	Give It The Fingers	– Successfully enter both your quips in a round
	Quip It Good	– You won both of your battles in a round
	Quipee-ki-yay!	– Win all of your battles in Round 1 and 2
	Eighters Gonna Eight	– Play a game with 8 players
	Hi, Jinx!	– Enter the same thing as your opponent
	The Titular Achievement	– Get a quiplash
	He Who Lashes Last...	– Get 70% or more of the votes in the Last Lash
	Sitting Ovation	– Play a game with an audience
	Quip Pro Quo	Write a quip that Schmitty actually responds to
	Meatloaf Candy	– Write "meatloaf candy" and win a battle with it

Quiplash XL

	Quip Tease	– Get a Quiplash (sweep votes in a  5+-player game)
	Jinx Jinx	– Enter the same thing as an opponent
	Back Talk	– Write a quip that Schmitty actually responds to
	Pork Pants	– Write “pork pants” and win a battle with it

Quiplash 2

	Quip it Good	– Get a Super Quiplash!
	Quipwreck	– Win all your battles in Round 1, but lose all your battles in Round 2
	When I Quip You Quip We Quip	– Create a custom game
	Gravy Castle	– Write "gravy castle" and win a battle with it

Quiplash 2 InterLASHional

	The Titular Win	– Get a Quiplash! (sweep votes in a 5+-player game)
	Quip It Good	– Get a Super Quiplash! (all player votes and 90% audience votes in a 5+ player game)
	Quipee-ki-yay!	– Win all battles in Rounds 1 and 2
	Quipwreck	– Win all your battles in Round 1, but lose all your battles in Round 2
	Hi, Jinx!	– Enter the same thing as your opponent
	Eighters Gonna Eight	– Play an 8-player game
	Quip Pro Quo	– Write a quip that Schmitty actually responds to
	Quip Royale	– Win two games in a row with all the same players
	Safety Dance	– Win a battle with a Safety Quip
	Those Who Lash Last	– Play every Final Round question type

Quiplash 3

	Domination	– Get a Quiplash on every answer in Rounds One, Two and Three
	Schmitty Schmackdown	– Get a Quiplash against Schmitty in the Final Round
	Secret Schmitty	– Trigger a response from Schmitty with your answer
	Worst to First	– Be in last place at the end of either the First or Second Rounds and then win the game
	Safety Net	- Got a Quiplash with a safety quip
	The Best for Last	- Got a Super Quiplash in the final round

Credits Song

Quiplash 3 Well, it’s you against me I’m the king of party You’re just a wannabe Well, the prompt shows up You give it your best shot Then it’s head-to-head In a comedy onslaught Quiplash 3 It’s time to bring the funny When it comes to witty repartee I got a PhD (bridge) Quiplash… Quiplash 3 Will the audience vote for me? Gotta muster some creativity Get back on a winning spree… (solo) When it’s time for the final round And you’re feeling carefree Instead of writing one thing down Now you’ve gotta write three Quiplash 3 Laughs guaranteed It’s funny to the third degree The perfect way to party … Quiplash 3!

Promotional Art

Trivia

• If you put in specific responses for prompts, Schmitty actually responds to them. When triggered, the player receives an achievement named "Quip Pro Quo" ("Back Talk" on certain platforms). To see more about this, visit the Quiplash (series):List of Prompts page.
  • There are several instances in all games where answering with 'Quiplash' will get you a response from Schmitty. These can range from calling it "The world's most boring video game." or "A game you only play when you are really, really, really, REALLY bored."
• An additional Easter Egg in all versions of Quiplash exists where, if all players put in no answers to their prompts or if all of their answers have been censored by moderation, Schmitty will automatically end the game.
• In Trivia Murder Party 2, one of the Killing Floor minigames for two players has you play a round of Quiplash, with Schmitty narrating. Some of the questions are normal, but some indicate that he was kidnapped by the TMP host. While the rules of the game are the same, the player that ends up losing will die. Players will also die if they fail to submit an answer in time.
• The first installment of the series was funded via Kickstarter.
• The fonts used in Quiplash XL are Rockwell Std, Rockwell Std Condensed, Rockwell Std Bold, Rockwell Std Bold Condensed, Rockwell Std Extra Bold & Lango Px Bold.
• The fonts used in Quiplash 2 are Rockwell Std, Rockwell Std Condensed, Rockwell Std Bold, Rockwell Std Bold Condensed, Rockwell Std Extra Bold, Lango Px Bold,
• The fonts used in Quiplash 3 are Rockwell Std, Rockwell Std Itallic, Rockwell Std Condensed, Rockwell Std Bold, Rockwell Std Bold Italic, Rockwell Std Bold Condensed, Rockwell Std Extra Bold, Lango Px Bold & Foundation Sans Light.
• The Quiplash players are unnamed, yet the fanbase has decided to dub them "Quips". This name does cause confusion between the players and the in-game quips, however.
  • While not nearly as popular, another fan name given to these characters are "Quiplads".
• There's debate within the fandom if the yellow player introduced in Quiplash 3 is a moon or a banana.
  • The game's SWF files state it's a moon, so canonically: that player is a moon, and not a banana.
• The Kitten player is currently the only player canonically stated as a minor, due to kitten being a juvenile cat.
• In Quiplash 3 while waiting for moderation, one of Schmitty's voice lines has him singing "Quiplash, Quiplash, do-do-do..." to the tune of the You Don't Know Jack theme before saying, "Sorry, wrong game."

The Quiplash team tested out a few different art directions before landing on its concept.