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Quiplash

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game2015

74%

WISE Score

79%

IGDB

The party game where you write funny answers and hope your friends pick yours—wholesome or raunchy depending on who's holding the phone.

Quiplash

game

2015

74%

WISE Score

79%

IGDB

The party game where you write funny answers and hope your friends pick yours—wholesome or raunchy depending on who's holding the phone.

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Quiplash is one of the smartest party games out there because it doesn't rely on trivia or reflexes—it rewards creativity and humor. The catch? It's only as wholesome as the people playing it.

With the family-friendly filter on and a trusted group, it's a fantastic way to get kids thinking creatively, writing quickly, and laughing together. Turn the filter off or invite your college friends over, and you'll get a very different game (still hilarious, just not for the kids).

The good news: no microtransactions, no online weirdness, no manipulation. The bad news: you can't control what players type, so younger kids need supervision or a curated group. But if you're looking for a game that actually makes people laugh—not just stare at a screen—this is a solid pick.

Age Fit

With the family-friendly filter enabled, Quiplash works well for kids 10+ who can type quickly and enjoy wordplay. Without the filter, it's solidly teen-and-up territory. It's a blast for adults too, making it one of the rare party games that genuinely spans generations when set up right.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

Without the family filter, Quiplash can veer into mature territory with sexual themes and edgy humor—it's rated T by ESRB. With the family-friendly filter enabled, it becomes much cleaner (closer to E10+) and can work for younger players. The core gameplay encourages wit and humor rather than meanness, and it's a genuinely social experience that gets people laughing together. But the wholesome score takes a hit because the default mode assumes adult sensibilities.

Imaginative

Quiplash is fundamentally a creative writing game disguised as party entertainment. Players must come up with funny, clever, or absurd answers to open-ended prompts, then compete to see whose response gets more votes. It rewards originality, wordplay, and thinking outside the box. There's no 'right' answer—just whatever makes people laugh or surprises them. This kind of improvisational creativity is rare in party games and genuinely exercises the imagination.

Safe

With the family-friendly filter on, Quiplash is quite safe—no in-game purchases, no loot boxes, no online chat with strangers. Players use their phones as controllers, which keeps things contained. The main safety concern is user-generated content: players write their own answers, so the game is only as appropriate as the people playing it. The filter helps by removing suggestive prompts, but it can't police what players type. In a trusted group or family setting, it's very safe. With random friends or older teens, it can get raunchy fast.

Enriching

Quiplash builds quick thinking, comedic timing, and social reading skills—you need to gauge your audience and craft answers that will land. It's entertaining first and foremost, but there's genuine skill in writing concise, funny responses under time pressure. It also teaches kids (and adults) to think creatively within constraints. However, it's not particularly educational or growth-oriented beyond those soft skills. It's a party game, and it succeeds at being fun more than being enriching.

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Why It Might Be Great

Genuinely creative gameplay that rewards wit, wordplay, and thinking on your feet
Gets the whole family laughing together—works for mixed-age groups with the filter on
No complicated rules or setup; anyone with a phone can jump in
Teaches kids to read the room and craft responses for their audience
Replayable with different groups since the humor comes from the players, not the game

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What to Watch For

User-generated content means players control the tone—can get inappropriate fast with teens or adults
Family-friendly filter is essential for younger kids but doesn't police what players actually type
Some kids might feel self-conscious about their answers not getting votes (though most find it hilarious either way)
Requires at least 3 players and works best with 5-8, so not great for solo or duo play

Conversation Starters

"What's the funniest answer you came up with tonight? What made you think of it?"
"How do you decide what will make people laugh? Do you go for clever or silly?"
"Have you ever voted for someone else's answer even though you thought yours was funnier? Why?"
"What's harder—coming up with a funny answer or picking which one is funnier?"

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