One of the most solid party packs in a while. None of these games are duds, they just serve different kinds of vibes/purposes. That kind of variety and quality makes for really strong entries in this series. Champ'd Up is a great follow up to one of the best Jackbox games, Tee K.O., Talking Points is fun as a vehicle mini-improv with friends and Blather Round is a fun guessing trivia game without excluding people bad at trivia.

The Devils and the Details is fun, but my group didn't get as much out of it as the others, it's a very different game than what's usually on these packs and I admire it for that. Honestly the weakest link here was Quiplash 3, mostly because it was just more Quiplash with not that much different outside of cool aesthetic changes. Overall really great and consistent set of games, especially compared to 6.

Honestly, it amazes me the talent and budget in this Jackbox Pack. It is almost certainly the best Pack yet, with quality in every single game. So, I will now rank all of the games.

5. Blather 'Round: Surprisingly, this Trivia game with eyes on the clock is the most relaxed game in this entire pack. While it's great fun, that's all it is - it does little in comparison to the rest of the games in this pack.
8/10

4. The Devils and The Details: A great, hectic cooperative game, with the brilliant twist that it actually isn't that cooperative. The mechanics of the game are perfectly made to balance out working together and working alone with selfish intentions, but unfortunately, the tasks aren't as fun as they could be - rather than quick-fire WarioWare games, they can feel very low-key like actual chores. They're still great though.
8.5/10

3. Quiplash 3: Hey, #3 for number 3! This is still Quiplash, and it's still a brilliantly fun and quippy time. The additions make it a great sequel, with gorgeous playdough animation and a fun, thought-prompting Thriplash for the final round. It's more or less the same thing, but that's good.
9/10

2. Champ'd Up: They really went all out on the music - it sounds like stadium music, but five times better! The game itself is a much improvement on TeeKo, with the fighter and underdog mechanic making the round quite close, with one opponent knowing the criteria and the other knowing how to follow up the other's drawing. There is a pesky glitch in the presentation of the drawings on the TV, so I hope they fix that.
9/10

1. Talking Points: This might just be my favourite Jackbox Game of all time. It's like Patently Stupid, but you have no idea what you're presenting, and that's actually way better. Even the audience has fun watching the presentations, and the assistant role is surprisingly fun as well. I actually looked forward to assisting the presenter by deciding on slides!
Unfortunately, this does have the glaring flaw of the points handed out by the awards at the end - this little, joke award basically wins the entire game, so I hope they patch that out.
10/10

Overall Score: 5/5. The perfect digital board game collection.

I am dead serious when I say this is the best Party Pack we've seen, yet. Never have I seen a line of games in a Jackbox pack that is this consistent in quality.

Quiplash 3 is an easy win because it's more Quiplash. Quiplash is a party favorite, and it remains that way with new prompts and "last lash" rounds that spice things up.

The Devil's in the Details is a super fun task-related game that forces cooperation with subtle seeds of people trying to screw each other over without completely ruining it for everyone. It's a tad complicated to understand at first, but after everyone gets it, it's a smooth, hilarious experience.

Champ'd Up is additionally hilarious, combining shitty phone drawings with stupid prompts for a basic "vote for the best" game with enough creativity to keep it refreshing.

Talking Points is almost entirely on the players to make the most fun out of it. Teaming up with random players to create dumb speeches about wacko things is a lot of fun, but you'll need to have really good improvisational and public speaking skills to really get the most out of it.

Blather Round is basically Pictionary with just words, which works, yet isn't too exciting. Nevertheless, it's still a lot of fun!

This is a required purchase for people wanting to play stupid, fun party games.

Individual reviews

Quiplash 3: Same good old Quiplash, but with a way better third round. Questions still offer endless comedic potential
Devils and the Details: This game is able to balance teamwork with competition so well. It's definitely one of a kind.
Champd Up: A fun drawing game, but doesn't really beat out TKO for the best one though...still offers a lot of creative freedom though
Talking Points: Probably one of the best games in the pack and a top tier title, this game is just funny and manages to make giving a presentation funny
Blather Round: Just nice and relaxing!

The initial bugs have been fixed so I can now be more confident in saying this is the best Party Pack collection Jackbox Games has crafted since 3, which is honestly still one of the best games of all time.

Despite being a part of the Quarantine era, Party Pack 7 does not feel like anything is lost when you stream this over to friends on discord to play together (with the exception to Devil in the Details but honestly I've had good games happen at times online too). I have hosted this game on different serves with a variety of people from across the world, and folks... this pack has hooks!

For people who like to draw in Jackbox, Champed Up has some of the Tee-Ko dna infused with a game of Superfight (aka a who would win scenario game). Fans of the improv games Jackbox has made in recent history, or perhaps like doing presentation parties, can get into Talking Points and try to make it through a presentation prepared by someone else. Blather Round, while not a trivia game, can scratch that deduction itch for folks working together to figure out if their friend is trying to get you to guess King of the Hill or Family Guy. Devil In The Details is for the fans of Fakin It who are used to being told their game is the weakest link, but they know proper circumstances will make it shine. And Quiplash 3 is more Quiplash but with an actually good final round.

Perhaps the most notable feature this game has is the massive amount of settings each game features. What was once a simple 6 option list is now filled with 30+ customizable options designed to adjust your game based on the audience and the amount of trust you have in them to be good. The most promising feature that sadly could use more work as of this pack is the US Filter, which is designed to remove the more America-centric focus from the games but it's not always effective (Blather Round for example will quickly just become guess the disney character). It's still a very good idea and I hope they keep working to improve it!

These games usually have great art and music, but they also feel especially good here. I'm a big fan of Champed Up's ending theme that honestly sounds like something out of 4Kids.

It's honestly amazing how after 7 Jackbox games, there is still such an incredible spark of creativity and fun shining from these annual party games. Can't wait to see what they have to bring next!

+Champ'd Up (5) - Drawing game where players draw an initial character based on a prompt, then create another character using limited information to compete against other drawings. Later rounds switch up the themes and allow for tag-ins of older drawings. Works out pretty well.

+Blather 'Round (4) - Password-style guessing game using a limited set of game-provided clues to use. Works out pretty well for how simple and limited it is.

+The Devils and the Details (3) - Players cooperate to complete WarioWare-esque minigames on their devices, but can opt to secretly complete selfish tasks to earn themselves points. Fun to play, but requires all players to be audible and in sync. Loses a point because it absolutely does not work as a streaming game.

+Quiplash 3 (3) - Yet another iteration of the writing competition party game. I didn't really care for the circus music theme of this one, and the prompts seem a bit more bland this time around, but it still manages to be fun.

+Talking Points (N/A) - Improv/Speaking game where players perform TED-talk style presentations, while an assistant player provides slides to keep the presentation moving. Haven't tried this one yet, as it seems like it is heavy on public speaking / improv performance.

SUMMARY:
Every game on this pack is good. Has a standard "be funny" game, a fairly hectic co-op game, a drawing game, an improv game, and a trivia game. If you're only looking to buy one pack, this is a great candidate.

--------------------

QUIPLASH 3
You get a prompt. Someone else has the same prompt. Everyone else votes on who gave the funniest answer. Pretty much the standard-bearer for Jackbox games.

Has a somewhat better final round than Quiplash 2 - instead of trying to answer an acronym or complete a comic, you just get a prompt that you have to give a three-item answer to. This format also means you can add custom prompts to the last round, which wasn't a feature in Quiplash 2's custom prompts mode.

The claymation background when everyone is writing their prompts reminds me of the parachute from elementary school gym.

---

THE DEVILS AND THE DETAILS
Kind of like co-op WarioWare with a house chores theme. Or co-op Among Us tasks. Most of the gameplay takes place on the browser or phone.

You're typically working with only one other player at a time, so there's a lot of crosstalk, which adds to the hectic nature of the game.

It's pretty fun! Probably won't be a staple of your game nights, but nice for a change of pace once in awhile.

---

CHAMP'D UP
You're given a prompt in the form of a wrestling match title. You draw a character to fit that prompt and name it. Someone else is shown your character, and has to come up with a challenger without seeing the original prompt.

In the final round, you make new characters, but you can also tag in previous characters for a new fight.

Meant to be a spiritual successor to Tee K.O. I prefer Tee K.O. myself, but this is in no way a bad game. Can provide a whole different kind of laugh when you can very clearly tell who got the challenger prompt rather than the match title.

The drawing tools are also vastly improved over other Jackbox drawing games. There are separate pens for lineart and colors, meaning you can actually work in layers to a small degree. The prompts also make it a lot easier to come up with a funny drawing than in Tee K.O.

---

TALKING POINTS
Improvised TED Talks. You're given a couple subjects to choose from, written by other players. The images for your slideshow are provided in real-time by a randomly selected partner.

The scoring system is a little abstract, but I rarely pay attention to scores in Jackbox games anyway.

Can be the highlight of the entire pack if your friends are good at improv. It's a unique experience!

---

BLATHER ROUND
It's charades with words. You're given a subject and have very limited options to describe it to other players. Has a lower player limit than other Jackbox games, at six players + audience.

This is my favorite game in the pack, and one of the best Jackbox games in my opinion. It's fun to just patch together an absolutely ridiculous sentence that still somehow describes your prompt perfectly.

Be aware there are a lot of nuances to the game that might be non-obvious at first. For example: if you don't like your prompts, you can generate three new ones; you can use more than one word from each column; if you don't like your options when describing the prompt on your turn, you can skip to the next set of words; and if there are words underlined in the prompt, you can click those to change them.

Probably best as a wind-down game when there are less people around, because there are only six slots and the audience doesn't get to contribute much.

If you or a loved one is not from America, make sure to turn on the be-less-American mode in the settings. It will improve your life expectancy.

Clue: It's where you delight in the beast
Answer: Build-a-Bear Workshop