Hello, and welcome to "The basic guide to You Don't Know Jack 2015". That's right, the game show where high culture and pop culture collide is part of the Jackbox Party Pack, with 50 brand new episodes hosted by Cookie Masterson. Play a one-player game by using your controller, or play with up to 4 players with everyone using their phones, tablets or any other device that can connect to the internet to play! With new questions, new ways to play, and new weird commercials to laugh at, it's sure to be a delight to you, your family, your friends, your acquaintances, your bitter rivals, your imaginary girlfriend from Canada, and to so many more!

When you load up the game, you have a choice of playing a single player or multiplayer game. If you pick single player, enter the name you wanna play under, choose an episode and start playing using either a connected controller or your mouse. If you pick multiplayer, have the players go to http://www.jackbox.tv, and put in the room code that's displayed on the screen and their name. Once all the players are in, choose your episode and press the Everybody's In button to start playing.

When you first play the game, you only have 5 episodes to choose from and the rest are unlocked the more episodes you play. Also, each episode on the episode selection screen will have a top 5 leaderboard, so you can see who had the better game between friends. Episodes can be replayed for getting achievements, having others play it for your amusement, or for being a dirty cheat and using it to win games easily, you cheater you.

BTW, special shoutout to one Tere-zander of the Jackbox Games Fandom, who apparently decided that this guide was so good with the screenshots and the descriptions of some of the special questions, that they decided to post them word-by-word onto the Fandom without giving me any credit for it. Great job there, sport. Maybe next time, don't make it so obvious by using that one screenshot with the inside reference on it, mmmkay? Anyways, let's get to the game.

Each episode of the game has 10 questions. Each multiple-choice question will have 4 choices and a 20-second timer. Each hundredth second of those 20 seconds is worth $1 in Round 1 and $2 in Round 2. Getting the question correct earns you that amount of money. Getting it wrong results in you losing it. Basically, the faster you answer, the more money is at stake.

An example of a standard question in the game would be something like this:

How would Americans show their pride on where "History of the United States" is classified on the Dewey Decimal System?

"We're number 001!"
"We're number 420!"
"We're number 641!"
"We're number 973!"

Once the choices are shown, use your device to pick the correct answer. No need to buzz in or anything, as everyone answers at the same time. By the way for the curious, the answer to that question is "We're number 973!". The 900s in the Dewey Decimal System is History. And being more specific, the 970s is History of North America, and 973 is all about the US.

And for the record, the histories of Canada and Mexico are only 971 and 972. Wait, is that a good thing? Are we outranking them or...ah, who gives a ♥♥♥♥ about the Dewey Decimal System anyway? Let's talk about the special kind of multiple-choice questions instead.



Who's the Dummy?
For these questions, everyones favorite(?) ventriloquist dummy Billy O'Brien is back! Unfortunately, Cookie still hasn't gotten down to correctly pronouncing the letters "B", "M", and "P". So either be careful with the questions and choices, or switch to an easier game like "Suter Nario Drothers."


It's The Put The Choices Into Order Then Buzz In And See If You Are Right Question.
Pretty self-explanatory, right? Simply put the given choices in the correct order that's being asked. Since these could be extra tricky, any player that does get it right earns an extra $1000.




Cookie's Fortune Cookie Fortunes with Cookie "Fortune Cookie" Masterson.
Is there anything better than getting a fortune inside of a cookie? No, there really isn't. Anyway, after Cookie eats his fortune cookie and reads his fortune, he'll then ask a question that relates to said fortune. Be sure to make your own fortune with these.


Funky Trash
They say that one mans trash is another mans treasure. In this case, one famous persons trash is good source material for a game show question for you to answer to get treasure. Guess the person whose trash is being raided through and make some money to get your score out of the dumpster.


Kangaroo, Peanut, Albert Einstein, or Uranus?!
The sequel to the Facebook/Mobile versions "Elephant, Mustard, Teddy Roosevelt, or Dracula?!" question, the choices in all of these questions with be Kangaroo, Peanut, Albert Einstein, and Uranus. Just be sure to be like Albert Einstein and use that peanut of yours to pick the correct one, or your score will get a nice swift kick into Uranus...kangaroo...


Foggy Facts with Old Man
Yes, the YDKJ staple Old Man is still around. How is he still living? How does he keep breaking into the set? Does he even actually work there? More importantly, what is he trying to remember? Use the hints given by him to figure out what he's trying to think about, and you young whippersnappers will be making some Ben Franklins, who I'm pretty sure was still alive when Old Man was born.

Continuing their selling out phase from the 2011 game, each of the episodes will have a sponsor. Each sponsor has a "Wrong Answer of the Game" in one of the multiple-choice questions. If you happen to pick the Wrong Answer of the Game, you'll get a special prize and DOUBLE the maximum value of the question ($4000 in Round 1, $8000 in Round 2)! Keep in mind, not any wrong answer can be the Wrong Answer of the Game. It has something to do with the sponsor.

For example, say the sponsor of the episode was "Zombie Survival Warehouse". Then during the game, this question shows up:

Which of these Valve characters most likely suffers from Aphonia?

The Spy from Team Fortress 2
Zoey from Left 4 Dead
Gordon Freeman from Half-Life
GLaDOS from Portal

While the correct answer of this question is "Gordon Freeman from Half-Life" (Aphonia is the inability to produce voice. Something he might have since he never speaks in any of the games...hey wait a second...he was the correct answer...and it was the 3rd choice in the question...OH MY GOD HALF-LIFE 3 CONFIRMED!!! Uh, sorry about that. Where were we?), you would want to pick "Zoey from Left 4 Dead" for the Wrong Answer of the Game. Why? Because she survives hoardes of zombies in Left 4 Dead. And you can survive hoardes of zombies as well with...

A bottle of Zombie Repellent from the Zombie Survival Warehouse! The one-stop warehouse for all things needed to survive the impending undead apocalypse (Note: Zombie Survival Warehouse will not be offering refunds in the case of no actual zombie attacks ever occurring).

Some Wrong Answers are pretty easy, and some are pretty tricky. Keep an eye out for both.

Think your opponent doesn't know the answer to a question? Screw them! During a multiple-choice question in a multiplayer game, be the first to press the Screw button on your device and force them to answer. In a game with 3 or 4 players, you have to pick who exactly is getting screwed. Just be sure not to stall on the pick or pick yourself, or you wind up losing not only some cash, but your screw as well. Screws only activate if no opponents chose an answer beforehand.

After your opponent gets screwed, they have 5 seconds to pick the correct answer. If they get it wrong, they lose the value of the question, and you EARN that same amount. Plus you have a chance to answer it correctly yourself. On the flip side, if they get it right, they get the money, you LOSE that amount, and no one else gets a chance to answer. Be sure to use the screw wisely as you only get 1 for the whole episode.

In the case of The Wrong Answer of the Game, if the player getting screwed chooses it, they DON'T get the prize or the money. Thing is, you or anyone else won't get the chance to get it either. Be extra careful as this could make or break you.

One question during Round 1 is the "Dis or Dat" question. In these questions, you'll be given 7 words or phrases. For each, you have to decide if it belongs in one category or another category (and if you're unlucky, if they belong in BOTH). For every correct answer, you earn yourself $300. Every wrong answer takes away $300. You also have 30 seconds to do all of this in. The faster you answer all of them, the more bonus money you earn.

In multiplayer games, the person that's in last place plays the "Dis or Dat". Having said that, the other players can still make some money from it. If you put in a wrong answer and the other players buzzed in before you with the right answer, they STEAL the cash. The more that get it right, the more it gets split between them.

The finale of every episode. The last chance to get a positive score. The final attempt to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. This is The Jack Attack.

The Jack Attack is a series of association questions. Once given the clue, you must find the link that pairs up. One word or phrase will be in the middle of the screen, approaching you as time goes by. As it does, More words and phrases will be flying by near it. Be sure to buzz in with the correct match to get the cash, as neither the right clue or the question reappears when they go.

Say the clue for the Jack Attack was "You Gotta Have Blue Hair", and "Sailor Moon" appears at the center of the screen. You have to wait for "Sailor Mercury" to appear if you want to get the cash. Then if "The Simpsons" appear, buzz in when "Marge Simpson" appears. But be sure to match the clue you're given. If "Homestar Runner" appeared at the center, you may see other answers like "The Cheat" or "Everybody! Everybody!" appearing. While they do relate to the topic, it doesn't fit the clue of "You Gotta Have Blue Hair", and therefore cost you money.

Each Jack Attack has 7 different matches. Buzzing in with the correct match earns you $2000. Buzzing in with the wrong match loses $2000. You can buzz in as many times as you like during one clue, but be sure not to overdo it. In multiplayer games, the person who buzzes in with the correct match first will be the only one getting the money, so be quick on the button if you want it for yourself!

And that's the game! Now enjoy the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat, give or take a few high-fives, and remember: it's never about whether you win or lose at this game, because either way, the fact remains...


YOU DON'T KNOW JACK!

What, you're still reading this? *sigh* Fine, I'll go over some other stuff with the game if that'll make you happy.

Achievements
Seems these achievements are all the rage with the young crowds these days. Out of the 20 achievements in the Jackbox Party Pack, only 4 are for Jack 2015. Here's a quick rundown of them:

• Dat'll Do
  Simply get 7 out of 7 in a Dis or Dat. You have a lot of shots at this, so there really isn't an excuse to not get this one.
  
  
• Take It From Behind
  Go from worst to first during the Jack Attack in a multiplayer game. Obviously done easiest when there are only 2 players.
  
  
• Drain the Main Brain
  Get all the questions correct in an episode. That also means going 7-for-7 in both the Dis or Dat and the Jack Attack. Also, no getting the Wrong Answer of the Game as, well, it's not a correct answer.
  
  
• Winventory
  Get all 50 Wrong Answer of the Game prizes. Sure, you may not actually be getting that San Francisco Otter Choir CD, but wouldn't you want this instead? No? Yeah I'd rather have the CD too.

Ratings
At the end of each single player game, you're gonna see your rating, the number of games played, and the average of your games. The average of your games determines what your rating is gonna be. It's a weighted average, so the more recent games are worth more, and your latest game is worth the most of all. Use these to try to impress your friends and neighbors.

Commercials
Yes, just like the versions of YDKJ before this one, this comes along with brand new commercials to listen to before and after the game. Have a good laugh listening to commercials of The Shower List, Don't Say Pajamas, Angie's Ice-creamery, and many more.

Question Segues
Like the 2011 version, some of the question segues will have a little change to them from time to time. It doesn't affect the game, but they're amusing to see.

There, you happy now? That's basically everything you need to know about You Don't Know Jack 2015. If that doesn't fill your appetite for reading things, be on the lookout for a future guide that covers the other Jackbox Party Pack games, coming whenever I get bored or something.