![]() ![]() According to Jackbox, the game’s developer, normal weekend usage is currently on par with the numbers for pre-corona holidays like Thanksgiving or New Year’s Eve. (A unanimous vote is called a Quiplash.) The game is ideally suited to the age of Zoom since all the action takes place on everyone’s phones, little is lost from not being in the same room, or even the same state. Two punch lines are pitted against each other, with everyone else voting, and points are determined by the percentage of votes each receives. Quiplash is an answer-prompt game, similar to Apples 2 Apples or Cards Against Humanity, except that instead of choosing a response from a handful of pre-written options, competitors come up with their own. In the surest sign that the trend is real, people have even started referencing Quiplash while making fun of Joe Biden. ![]() Actress Katy Stoll solicited games that were like Quiplash but were not Quiplash, since “one can’t Quiplash every day.” Las Culturistas’ Matt Rogers announced his desire to be a writer for the game. “I will play Quiplash with anyone! It’s my new favorite game,” late-night writer Sean O’Connor tweeted last week. And if you’re a funny person in Hollywood, you’re probably playing the five-year-old mobile party game Quiplash. If you’re on Facebook, you’re probably asking a lot of questions about 5G. If you’re on Instagram, you’re probably baking an Alison Roman recipe. The age of social distancing has given us many hours to fill, and many options for how to fill them. Inside a game of Quiplash with comedy writers. ![]()
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