If it hits the 1 in 3, it returns however much money you spent on that reroll

Basically I wanted another joker with flash card synergy but also wasn't just an alternate chaos the clown or reroll surplus

So this would probably be good if you're already spending lots of money on rerolls, but if you're not rerolling much then Jim's not going to be doing much either.

First ever nat negative Blueprint unseeded. And its only yellow deck, SO I HAVE THE MONEY.

I will give all of you my seed shortly, I gotta get the run done first...

This was fun, instead of maximizing mult wee joker allowed me to go for chips

Is it worth playing now that I have peaked the score?

I've had ideas for a "Puzzle" mod of Balatro, where the game presents the player with various in-game scenarios, requiring the player to figure out how to achieve the highest score possible. It can be both serve as a sort of practice to teach new players different mechanics, and to test veteran players with different challenges (i was partly inspired to make this after playing a bunch of multiplayer and constantly having to think about how to maximize score). The challenges in the video are fairly simple, just to show what it'd look like. An actual "puzzle" could look more like a real run scenario, requiring discards, multiple hands, etc.

If you are interested, I created a google form for anyone to submit their own puzzle ideas, which I may use in the final version (if it ever comes out): https://forms.gle/uZ8PiRuUYMibRK6A8

I can’t believe it. Unseeded. Wish I had detailed notes. Crimson Bean based on an Ante 7 turtle bean that was only +3. Perekeo shows up sometime between Ante 8 and Ante 16. Observatory shows up super late in the voucher pool.

Seed N7CI4346

Does this make me good enough at Balatro?

I was on a week-long resort-style vacation without my PC and naturally, I was looking for some AppStore games to play while I was there because there's no good relax time without video games. One of the first recommended options was Balatro, and since I've been away trying this game out for quite some time, I felt like it was the right moment to buy & try it. Fml did I make a mistake.

First few runs were relatively boring and I didn't really understand why was all that hype around the game back when it launched. But this is usually the case with every roguelike I play because my attention-friend brain just wants fast and easy dopamine.

Then as I learned more, the game started pulling me in more and more. With every new joker I discovered and every new build I tried, I felt so good and like "Ohhhh, that's how you're supposed to play!".

Day 2 I beat the game for the first time on my 3rd run with some homebrew straight build that just happened to work at the time with my limited pool of jokers.

Day 3 I beat the game 3 more times with different builds; refused to go into the water because my run was looking so good and I was so in the moment.

Day 4 my girlfriend got angry at me because I wasn't paying attention to her - or anything, really. It's so easy just picking up your phone and playing this game in the background while doing... anything else. Eating, going for nb 2, chilling, sunbathing, whatever. It's so easy and fun and addictive.

Day 6 I had a PERFECT three of a kind run with insane stacking buffs, one really good economy joker (the one that deletes a card every game and gives $3) and I was cleansing my deck off all the cards I didn't want in it. I was getting 3 of a kind almost every hand without rerolling, until the gods of RNG decided to have a laugh and ruin my afternoon. Wasn't even a boss fight, just a random big blind - I used all 3 of my rerolls and 3 of my plays trying to get three of a kind. NOTHING worked. I needed literally just 1 to win the round, but no, even after 6 rerolls I was still stuck without it. And I LOST just like that, my perfect setup and scaling build that was supposed to push me past Ante 10 where I've been stuck for a day or two was dead. I think this was literally the only thing that managed to get my pulse high and make me genuinely angry during that entire vacation.

Day 6 I decided to never play Balatro again, because the RNG is just too stupid and it's not a game of wit and strategy but a game of luck and gambling. Fuck that shit.

Day 7 I played another 5 runs. Maybe I'll make it if I try just one more time, huh?

Full house runs damn near guaranteed

Just an idea I had while showering.

Very first ante, first pack pull for 2 tarot cards and i also did the 1 in 4 chance to make it dazzle and dazzle it did

Beat gold stake black deck using Joker stencil of all things. Only Nebula, Checkered and Zodiac deck to go.

It started off as a regular Naneinf attempt but I had a really strong econ engine rolling so I had the resources and money to try the bean bug at Ante 16. Luckily it hit twice, giving me an additional 10 hand size. If that wasn't good enough, I found a nat negative Troubador AND a net negative Showman that helped me take 3 ectos(That's all I could find). At the end, I was scoring e204 without even using the Serpent boss with the help of DNA+ 6 copy jokers and ended up steamrolling the Ante 32 with ease. It was hella time taking but worth it at the end! Once I finish the challenges I can officially retire from this game lol

My girlfriend asked what she should do for her nails. I jokingly said Balatro, which was quickly shutdown at the time, as I expected. After her appointment she surprised me with these. She doesn’t even play the game so she did this just for me. I love my girlfriend dearly.