You Don't Know Jack is a series of party video games developed by Jackbox Games and Berkeley Systems. The series began with You Don't Know Jack (1995), and combines trivia and comedy within a game show framing device.

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On November 5, 2013, Jackbox reissued the majority of the franchise's many volumes and spinoffs onto Steam. In 2001, AMC released You Don't Know Jack about MonsterFest, an online game on their website emceed by Schmitty, and the MonsterFest movie marathon was hosted by Clive Barker and Carmen Electra, who gave clues for the game. Some of the most common are the "DisOrDat", in which players must determine which of two categories the given subjects fall under (such as if Jay Leno was a daytime or a nighttime talk show host, if orecchiette is a type of pasta or a parasite) and the "Gibberish Question", involving a nonsensical phrase whose syllables rhyme with a more common phrase or title (for example, "Pre-empt Tires, Like Crack" could be the gibberish to The Empire Strikes Back).

In 2012, Jackbox Games developed and published a social version of the 2011 game on Facebook with cross-platform versions subsequently released for Roku, iOS, and Android. This creates tension between players because of the uncertainty of ranking, and the unsettling atmosphere. When Learn Television sought to use new multimedia technologies to create a more active learning experience, the company teamed up with Follett Software Company and developed "That's a Fact, Jack!", a reading motivation CD game show series covering young adult fiction, targeted to 3rd through 10th graders.

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The game usually opens with a green room segment, in which the players are prompted to enter their names and given instructions for play. All versions of the game feature the voice of an off-screen host, who reads questions aloud, provides instructions regarding special question types, and pokes fun at the players. Depending on the game, players answer separately or buzz in to give an answer.

The category of the questions may be pre-determined, or selected by one of the players. Each game lasts for a number of questions, commonly 11 in later games. There are occasionally other question types offered (see below).

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3 was the finalist for GameSpots 1997 "Best Puzzles and Classics Game" award, which ultimately went to Chessmaster 5500. 4: The Ride ranks easily as the best since the first of the series found its way into the CGW Hall of Fame. You Don't Know Jack Movies was a runner-up for Computer Gaming Worlds 1997 "Puzzle Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to Smart Games Challenge 2.

4: The Ride won Computer Gaming Worlds award for the best classic game of 1998. The editors called Movies a "hilarious party game", and noted that it "came a close second". It received a score of 4 out of 5 from MacUser.

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