The upcomingJackbox Party Pack 11has been revealed to featureLegends of Trivia,a fantasy-themed collaborative trivia game inspired byDungeons and Dragonsand other popular TTRPGs. Jackbox Games has a long tradition of trivia titles, with one of their very first offerings being the off-the-wall quizYou Don’t Know Jack.WithJackboxParty Pack 11andLegends of Trivia,the developer might just have created their trickiest and most mind-bending trivia offering yet.
In a conversation with Game Rant, Game Director Warren Arnold, himself a lifelong trivia buff, revealed thatLegends of Triviawill feature some particularly challenging questions and twisty gameplay. “I would say it’s on the harder side,” Arnold said when asked about the difficulty of the game’s trivia questions compared to previous offerings such asYou Don’t Know JackandTrivia Murder Party.Even trivia buffs might find themselves challenged byLegends of Trivia’sofferings.
Collaborative Trivia Requires Challenging Questions
Arnold went on to explain thatLegends of Trivia’sdifficulty came about as a natural consequence of developing a trivia game that was collaborative, rather than requiring players to compete against each other likeTrivia Murder Party.“Six people together are very smart,” Arnold said. “So we would ask a pretty difficult trivia question, but there was always one person in the group who knew it or could quickly get it.”
As a result, Arnold revealed, the game not only features higher difficulty questions but also contains several twists on the standard trivia format. Some types of questions include image-based trivia or other, more unusual questions. In other cases, the monster the players are fighting against might possess special abilities that affect how quickly the question must be answered, or how many players need to get the question correct, or something similar. Arnold couldn’t reveal too much, but he was confident thatLegends of Triviawould feel fresh and new even to longtimeJackbox fans.
Making Collaborative Trivia Fun And Fulfilling Came With Its Own Challenges
The greatest difficulty Arnold and his team encountered when developingLegends of Trivia,he revealed, was making collaborative trivia feel fulfilling to each member of the team, without leaving anyone feeling lost, bored, or useless. Arnold drew from his own experience as a pubtrivia enthusiast, where he often encountered situations in which one person would dominate and answer every question:
“The hard thing was the collaborative trivia. If you’ve played pub trivia, you know, sometimes you get a know-it-all in your group. It can kind of feel like you aren’t needed. “Okay, well, I’ll go grab some beer for the table or something.” So it’s been making sure everyone has a way to contribute to the team.”
The team utilized a number of strategies to makeLegends of Triviafeel fulfilling even for participants who might not know the answer to the game’s tricky questions. Each of the game’s playable characters, which include a knight, a spellcaster, a vampire, and more, have unique abilities inspired byTTRPGs such asDungeons and Dragons.Even if players are getting questions wrong, they can still contribute to defeating monsters by utilizing their characters' skills, as well as items the party might find along their journey.
Legends of Triviais an exciting new entry into Jackbox’s long legacy of trivia, combining the difficulty ofTrivia Murder Partywith the collaborative nature of games such asPoll Mine.Trivia buffs can challenge themselves with all-new extra-tricky questions, while fantasy fans can enjoy the classic TTRPG feel whenJackbox Party Pack 11launches in the fall.
