JACKFLAP: The Reverse-Speak Game That Breaks Your Brain (and Dignity)
A party game where you talk like a possessed Furby, reverse it, and try to pass it off as normal. Fails are funnier. Wins are legendary.
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What the Hell Is This?
JackFlap is the party game where you try to mimic reversed phrases, then reverse your recording again to see if it sounds like the original. It’s weird. It’s loud. It’s linguistically offensive.
You’ll mumble gibberish, squeak like a mouse, try a Cockney accent backwards, and accidentally summon the ghost of Nokia ringtones.
Perfect for in-person madness or Discord group chaos.
Rules in Brief
- One device per player (phone, laptop, toaster with voice memos, etc.)
- The JackFlap Reverse Voice App at the bottom of this page (or any voice recorder that can play in reverse)
- A way to track scores: coins, paper, tally marks, or smugness
- Friends with no shame and a strong diaphragm
Say a phrase. Reverse it. Mimic the reversed version. Reverse that recording.
If it sounds like the original? Points.
If it sounds like a toddler gargling alphabet soup? Still a win for comedy.
1. Pick the Reverser and Forwarder
Start with whoever last recorded something, whether that’s themselves snoring, a fart or a TikTok Video.
The Forwarder is the one speaking the reverse phrase to try and make it sound normal again.
The Reverser and Forwarder rotates clockwise every round.
2. Choose a Phrase
- The game or group picks a random phrase.
- Add variants to make it harder:
- Say it with an accent
- Squeak like a mouse between every word
- Do it like you’re in a wind tunnel
- Add “RAWR” before every noun
- Say it like you’re crying in a club toilet
(Make it wild. The harder it is, the funnier the reversal.)
3. Keep It Secret, Keep It Stupid
The Forwarder should NOT hear the phrase.
You’ve got two options:
- Reverser leaves the room while the phrase is recorded
- OR the Forwarder covers their ears, closes their eyes and hums like a cursed kazoo
Once the phrase is safely hidden from them, someone records it using the JackFlap app (with all the weird variants intact).
4. Reverse the Phrase & Reveal It to the Forwarder
- Record your phrase into the app
- Hit reverse
- Let the Forwarder listen to the reversed version (aka audio chaos)
- They can practice mimicking that garbled mess until they’re ready
5. Forwarder Records Their Attempt
- They imitate the reversed audio to the best of their broken brain’s ability
- Record it
- Reverse it again to hear what it sounds like when flipped back
If you did it right, it should sound… kinda close. Maybe. Occasionally. You hope.
The Forwarder then gets one shot to guess what the original phrase was.
- Guess it right? +3 points
- Way off? No points. But bonus respect if you made everyone cry laughing.
Play the clip back multiple times. Analyse it like it’s alien communication. Everyone points and laughs or applauds like you’re a god.
- ✅ Correct Guess: +3 points
- 🌟 Bonus challenge? You did it with an accent, squeaked like a hamster, AND still nailed it?
Give yourself a bonus point or title of Lord Flapmaster of Reverse Valley - Track score with whatever you’ve got on hand. The smug ones will make sure no one forgets anyway.
- The JackFlap Web App makes everything easier (record, reverse, re-reverse)
- Good headphones help you mimic better. Bad ones make it more cursed.
- Record the best/worst clips. Use them in your voicemail. Submit them to ghosts.
- Make a TikTok and share the game with the world.
In a nutshell
JackFlap is not a game of skill.
It’s a game of beautiful failure.
You’ll butcher words, laugh ‘til you can’t breathe, and occasionally feel like an audio wizard.
Forget strategy.
Forget elegance.
Just open your mouth and let the chaos in.
Now get flapping.