JackBox Game Review: Split the Room

I find some JackBox games interesting because most of the time you want to win in the end but you need the support of others to get you there. In Spilt the Room, you are given a hypothetical situation with a fill-in-the-blank. A few multiple choice answers are given. You win more points in a round if the majority vote picks the same multiple choice answer you did.

How long did it take you to learn the game?

At the beginning of the game, we are introduced to a narrator who looks like a cat butler. He explains the game and takes you through the different prompts that will show up on your phone. I have played JackBox before, therefore, I knew that I would using my phone to interact and a TV to see the responses. I thought it was helpful that the cat butler narrated through the whole game because it gave more context and personality to the game itself. After the second round of answering the hypothetical scenarios, I caught onto the game.

How do you interact with others?

You interact with other by seeing what answers they decide in each round. I find it interesting to see how everyone answers to a scenario. Depending on the people and scenario, you might not know how people will answer. There is not a lot of physical dialogue between players but I also think that depends on the group of people you are gathered around.

Would you play it again?

I would try it again. I would not play it as regularly as some other games I play because I think it requires a good group of people but given the right context, yes.