#🕹・game-discussion

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hardy fable
abstract rivet
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Scholar do be bad though compared to other easy flat mult jokers like abstract, fist, mystic, and hand type +mults

verbal wren
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It is bad overall but can be good in some scenarios

abstract rivet
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Cuz what are you playing with scholar. 2 pair?

round nexus
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god i cant believe there would ever be a scenario i sell trib to buy popcorn

worldly barn
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NAT NEGATIVE MISTER BONES?!

granite ridge
worldly barn
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it is way worse than hand type mult

hardy fable
granite ridge
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hel naw

granite ridge
worldly barn
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It gives barely any chips and cares about 4 exact cards in the deck bro

granite ridge
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expensive af to scale

worldly barn
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4 cards only

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The hand types can be made with any ranks

jolly relic
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guys there is a big spider on my wall and its scary

granite ridge
worldly barn
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Geeeulp!

eternal anchor
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Vampire used to be a Joker I didn't think too highly of, but I beat Bram Poker in one try for a reason

worldly barn
hardy fable
jolly relic
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im too scared to kill it what if it jumps on me and eats me

round nexus
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It is done. 4 gold stickers, including a legendary and 2 food jokers, with yorick as my only scoring joker

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just a level 18 straight, a glass card, and x6 yorick

verbal wren
worldly barn
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I really hope at least one joker in the content update does anything to aces specifically

hardy fable
verbal wren
worldly barn
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Shortcut should let you make wraparound straights like K A 2 3 4

round nexus
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now that i think about it, i was getting x8 from trib and only x6 from yorick. Selling yorick was the better move lol

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i was actually hoping to get chicot instead of trib on my third soul so i can gold sticker chicot

worldly barn
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Then shortcut could make a hack work with a sock on a straight build

verbal wren
hardy fable
abstract rivet
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Tbh does pareidolia need a buff

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It just seems so...bad

round nexus
worldly barn
hardy fable
abstract rivet
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The only fun things that can be done with it is canio shenanigans which is rare to get cuz legendary, and midas mask

worldly barn
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I just think wrapping the straight around is funny

verbal wren
worldly barn
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I like making the ace low straight

round nexus
abstract rivet
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It basically does nothing and its even actively harmful against the 2 face bosses

round nexus
worldly barn
granite ridge
verbal wren
eternal anchor
worldly barn
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You can do that with shortcut

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Cant you?

granite ridge
eternal anchor
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If you play for example A K Q J J that won't be a Straight

verbal wren
worldly barn
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that's an interesting idea

granite ridge
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without four fingies you need all cards to be different

round nexus
worldly barn
granite ridge
eternal anchor
worldly barn
round nexus
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shortcut makes sense because if you skip a number, its still a straight line. But repeating a rank means the line bends so its not straight

granite ridge
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itd just score 4 cards

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i think

lunar zealot
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four fingers

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you just made four fingers

worldly barn
granite ridge
worldly barn
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yes it does lol

granite ridge
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wait what the hell it going on

verbal wren
granite ridge
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ohhh ok

worldly barn
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The jack doesnt count but it needs to be there for the flush

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It has smeared

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Just trolling

granite ridge
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it does but ff only counts four suits

worldly barn
eternal anchor
lunar zealot
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it does score

eternal anchor
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oh shit

granite ridge
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weird

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what is balatro even about

hardy fable
lunar zealot
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i suppose the logic is it counts both queens as being the a-k-q-j slot

worldly barn
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If they add any challenges I would love eternal shortcut and four fingers

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Would genuinely play that all the time for fun lmao

lunar zealot
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not that it matters cuz four fingers is mid

worldly barn
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it's just funny

granite ridge
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true

eternal anchor
worldly barn
granite ridge
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even worse than mid honestly

worldly barn
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Someone pick a deck

round nexus
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only time i've ever had a run with multiple legendaries

eternal anchor
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half-tempted to take Stencil ngl

north schooner
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Saturn is throwing me

abstract rivet
north schooner
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Popcorn

north schooner
eternal anchor
round nexus
abstract rivet
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Well ante 8 at the finisher round

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But u can probably find a better x mult by then

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Especially with vagabond

marsh dove
round nexus
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i actually was leveling yorick extremely slow because i couldnt discard more 3-4 cards at a time since i'd already dedicated my build to straights at that point

tawdry spade
north schooner
abstract rivet
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But thats a trick, u can sell burglar at ante 8 boss to free up a joker slot since u already got the extra hands

round nexus
abstract rivet
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Only useful for the purposes of verdant leaf and stencil/campfire

eternal anchor
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Guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it

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literally same ante 😭

round nexus
north schooner
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yeah, not to mention hanged man

granite ridge
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perkeo can do a lot of things

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like flower pot naneinf

north schooner
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it's surprising useful when you think it's going to be awful

round nexus
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lol i used up all my luck on the last run. This run i got banana first shop and it immediately died

round nexus
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i actually just got cavendish but its perishable lol

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i grab it anyway bc its my only scoring

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i never had cavendish die on me yet. Maybe this is the run lol

north schooner
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I'm going to be disappointed if it's just observatory

granite ridge
round nexus
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but why flower pot?

north schooner
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Bc it's funny

granite ridge
north schooner
round nexus
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speaking of flower pot

granite ridge
round nexus
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maybe i'll grab and go for the sticker

eternal anchor
loud stag
granite ridge
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just baron bp bs to survive and copy spectrals

round nexus
north schooner
granite ridge
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score and naneinf and die next round

north schooner
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Is there a video?

granite ridge
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yea a lot of em

north schooner
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I guess it's a corollary of the stencil naneinf

round nexus
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bruh the needle ante 2 i hate this

north schooner
round nexus
granite ridge
median crystal
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what would be the best setup for club flush

wooden crown
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Is my gut feeling wrong for telling me that straights might be one of the hardest hands to play, but offer the highest likelihood of success if the tools to make them are provided early enough.

spare siren
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Trying to play the game on a harder difficulty than the base feels like im trying to walk through molasses

tepid skiff
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anybody know why im not getting the completionist+ achievement, could it be because I have handy and joker display mod?

wooden crown
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@median crystal the best setup would be to not play flushes 🤣

median crystal
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dunno any other lol

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started a week ago

wooden crown
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Flushes don't benefit that much from chad, if you don't have any enhanced cards

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and dna is good when you have them nice cards to copy, which is just meh for the flush in general,

eternal anchor
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME

pale grotto
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Im in ante 3, should i buy a eternal burglar?

median crystal
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i do have enhanced cards, so what position do i do for the cards

median summit
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Joker idea:

Played, unscoring cards trigger their discard effects

(rare)

wooden crown
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If you have that setup going for you, then focus on gettin your Jupiter level up

median crystal
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bro

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thats not my question

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my question is

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how do i set my cards

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to get the most out of them

median summit
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Tarots are your friend

eternal anchor
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OH MY GOD, what a close call

wooden crown
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depends on how good your cards are, if the chad triggers are worth more than onyx agate procs

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if you chad a glass its 8x,

eternal anchor
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that's Anaglyph Deck. Six jokers have been gold stickered

median crystal
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this is my current hand

wooden crown
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whats your current flush level?

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base mult

median crystal
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lvl 5

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12 mult

wooden crown
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ok so if you brainstorm the nanner its 3 x 12 + ((4 + 7) x 5) x 3 x chips

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can you get better than 3 x 12 from the start?

median summit
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@median crystal Maybe try a flush house?

west hemlock
median summit
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That's 140×14 base

wooden crown
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if you copy the agate you get an aditional 7 x 5 mult which is higher than 3 x 12

west hemlock
median crystal
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from the onyx i get +7+4 from mult card that triggered twice more is +22 and again 2 more times is another 22

wooden crown
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@median summit op is asking about order of cards to maximize score

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the agate will not trigger the empress twice though,

median summit
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...empress is a tarot

median crystal
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chad will

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thats why +11

wooden crown
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but none of that is higher than 3 * 14

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which is what you get from just copying the banana

median crystal
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thanks

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hit ante 9

vague sequoia
median summit
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Alright, who the hell added these?

vague sequoia
median crystal
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is photograph of any value to me

west hemlock
wooden crown
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@median crystal YES!

vague sequoia
wooden crown
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photochad is one of the most op combos in the game

median crystal
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what do i change it with

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im guessing onyx

median summit
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Keep Onyx

wooden crown
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do you have a flush five from dna?

median summit
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But put it before photo

west hemlock
median crystal
median summit
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So, it'd be +7×2×3

median crystal
eternal anchor
wooden crown
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ahhhh sell , focus on errr deck triming

median summit
median crystal
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what do i sell

wooden crown
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dna

median crystal
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dna???

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i need that tho

granite ridge
median summit
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@eternal anchor Lemme DM you pls

granite ridge
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took me way too long

wooden crown
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the marginal effect of adding a new card is miniscule now

granite ridge
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how the hell did that got approved

median crystal
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so how do i have it setup now

median summit
wooden crown
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now you copy the chad

granite ridge
median crystal
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like this?

granite ridge
eternal anchor
granite ridge
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onyx is negligible contribution

wooden crown
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that,

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now you r looking for a retrigger card,

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like a dusk, a sock

torpid ice
median crystal
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also could go for a flush five rn

wooden crown
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yes,

granite ridge
wooden crown
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go for flush five, hang every card that isnt a queen of clubs

wise gust
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hI

median crystal
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1.1m

wooden crown
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and sell onyx for anything that retriggers played face cards

granite ridge
wooden crown
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get eris

granite ridge
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more scoring

median crystal
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how

granite ridge
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?

median crystal
granite ridge
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onyx doesnt matter

median crystal
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first picture shows 8x twice

wooden crown
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brainstrom triggers the card in the first position (the leftmost)

median crystal
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2nd shows x32

wooden crown
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1(this one) 2 3 4 5

median crystal
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do i go for one or 2 now

wise gust
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what deck u recommend for doing gold sticker for each joker?

median crystal
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well picture 2 made 21m

granite ridge
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huh

median crystal
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with a flush

granite ridge
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8x8 is how much again

median crystal
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64

vague sequoia
granite ridge
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yeah

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first pic should be more scoring

wooden crown
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brainstorm chad is (3 x 2) x 2
brainstorm photo is (2 x 2) x 3

vague sequoia
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Also that selling baron move by bean yesterday was MASSIVE

wooden crown
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they ought to score the same

vague sequoia
median crystal
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first picture with flush five gave me 2.1m

west hemlock
granite ridge
median crystal
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2nd picture with flush and glass card gave me 21m

wooden crown
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@granite ridge he no glass

vague sequoia
wooden crown
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this matters GM is you have glass,

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because you glass cards give themselves 2x

granite ridge
vague sequoia
median crystal
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do i get steel joker since it gives me 2x overall mult

wooden crown
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yes, place it at the rightmost position

granite ridge
median crystal
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but what do i sell

granite ridge
wooden crown
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agate,

median crystal
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onyx?

wooden crown
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you dont need the +mult anymore

grand peak
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Guys am i good at the game because i beat cruelty first try

granite ridge
# median crystal onyx?

btw focus on planet cards on hand type you play since that will be your main source of flat mult

grand peak
granite ridge
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i think the reason copy chad scored more was because no hand levels and onyx was the only mult source

median crystal
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so what now

wooden crown
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discard from the edges

median crystal
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alr done

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well i might be cooked at ante 11

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the 0x

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flush sets money to 0

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do i take any of these

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yea im cooked

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ante 12 small blind 300m

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i hit 32m with my best hand rn

wooden crown
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perhaps next time dont commit to early to the dna card

median crystal
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the thing is

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idk how to build anything else than flush

wooden crown
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sure wtv that comes with time,

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that was a good run

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try to make glass next time instead of mult cards

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and fyi you can brainstorm dna

west hemlock
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Do I pick up the holo supernova??

granite ridge
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holo bs is almost certain anyway

pale grotto
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I just play a bbc game

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I won

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Im happy

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The only downside is that in the final blind i sold even steven :(

coral herald
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Balatring it

spare siren
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Just lost a run that had two blueprints. That sucked

fluid wedge
hybrid pendant
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Blueprint 7/10 times

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imagine playing bloodstone without oops all sixes

tranquil cedar
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omori fan spotted in the wild

granite ridge
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I OMOR

tranquil cedar
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WE OMOR

granite ridge
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i love omori, so glad it came out on covid cuz i would not be able to finish it at my current life lmao

tranquil cedar
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i purchased it like around summer of last year

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i think

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yeah probably

granite ridge
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ohh awesome

tranquil cedar
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accidentally played the hikiko route first cause I thought kel was gonna be another jumpscare lol

granite ridge
tranquil cedar
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i ended up getting all endings tho

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no matter what route you play you'll cry

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either of fear (hikiko) or sadness (sunny)

fluid wedge
granite ridge
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good ending hit me emotionally the most i think

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either way they executed it perfectly

simple jacinth
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jumpscares are so unnecessary :/

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-me when I open the blind menu and see plant

granite ridge
jolly relic
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why is society built around DISGUSTING extroverts

tranquil cedar
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not even kidding

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just staring

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not even crying

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staring at the title screen like a dumbass

granite ridge
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close

fluid wedge
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Can blueprint copy itself? Like can a blueprint copy a blueprint copying a joker

granite ridge
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it would just have the effect of whatever the other bp is copying

fluid wedge
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Thats what i thought, ty!

lavish flax
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@vital cove i on niko's laptop rn shhhhhh

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im nuck

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i sending here because stealth 1000000

worldly barn
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Bootstraps thinks he's on the team

rancid widget
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that's an awful idea but

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im taking the blueprint and the voucher

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and then fucking die of capitalism

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death by america

royal bobcat
granite ridge
rancid widget
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oh

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right i have an econ joker

stiff ravine
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Am I close to finishing the game?

tawdry burrow
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Ante holy

granite ridge
tawdry burrow
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Is that 116 cards

granite ridge
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naneinf yes, ante 39 no

granite ridge
median crystal
granite ridge
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i assume you already know what to do from there

rancid widget
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rentals feel wrong

granite ridge
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clear ante 24, find burglar, reroll for serpent

stiff ravine
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This is my first attempt to get all things right and this far

rancid widget
granite ridge
royal bobcat
rancid widget
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i love vagabussy but not this time

granite ridge
rancid widget
granite ridge
royal bobcat
shell dagger
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Nvm you still have to beat 24

wintry river
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what the hell

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fumbled

buoyant ridge
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sombody trying this seed on black deck gold stake ? for me its impossible no matter how hard i try

rancid widget
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do i take mime or keep scary face

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i think scary face will give me more profit nowq

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but in the future what if i get baron

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and i have a red seal steel king

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ima prolly leave mime there

wintry river
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why take mime

blissful bronze
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chat is this even worth

floral mural
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doesnt seem so

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youre running pants which are definitely scaled so dont

wintry river
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why thank you showman

blissful bronze
worldly barn
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If pairs are so good how come there's no pairs two

rancid widget
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i won my first gold stake run

dim spruce
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Yippie!! Congrats :D

wooden crown
tacit stream
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probably was using rebate to patch up the econ

rancid widget
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THE DEBT BUILD

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THE DEBT BUILD WILL TAKE ME TO ANTE 12

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5 RENTALS

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NO ECON

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JUST BALLIN

buoyant ridge
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can anyone try this seed ? black deck gold stake

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just impossible

quartz ember
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try playing cards instead of drillingegg

rancid widget
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DEBT BUILD FOR THE WIN

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FUCK IT'S ANTE 12 SCALING

buoyant ridge
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this is the dirst shop of the seed, what should i take

rancid widget
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DEEEBT BUUIUIILLD

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im sorry i'll stop screaming

quartz ember
rancid widget
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DEBT BUILD GRAND FINALE

latent egret
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no caps

rancid widget
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on serpent

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it was a great run

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And that's my first deck completed

buoyant ridge
latent egret
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red card is one of the best jokers you could have gotten

wintry ice
wintry ice
buoyant ridge
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yeah took red card but then i cant do anything, skipping packs early is a bad idea

wintry ice
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depends on what you get from them

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+3 mult is better than most pack rewards

latent egret
rancid widget
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this is a trap and im falling for it

wintry ice
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red stake plasma is free anyways

buoyant ridge
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and now ?

zinc karma
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Sooo... Is sock better than chad here?

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I have 4 gold red seals kings rn

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Making 100+ cash with this current build

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🤔

hidden lance
strange agate
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I'm trying to do the DrSpectered challenge (gold stake all decks in a row win streak). Best streak so far is 7.
Is there specific advice for each deck to win more consistently and not crash my streak? (Other than the "basic decks" where you just try to force pairs). I lose more than I should with the Zodiac or Painted Deck).

@ me or respond bc i usually have notifs silenced

sly coral
rancid widget
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"eh i'll buy blank even tho i won't get antimatter" 1 boss blind later:

buoyant ridge
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forget it this seed is impossible i bet even dr spected cant beat this

cosmic sun
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why you poopenfarten at this

lyric mortar
strange agate
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Can't restart if I'm streaking

buoyant ridge
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can anyone try this seed on gold stake black deck ?

lyric mortar
buoyant ridge
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i just want to know if this is unwinnable

sly coral
strange agate
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You're way better than me if your Gold steak WR on anything is 95%

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Jesus christ

sly coral
strange agate
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Gold steak?

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Wow

sly coral
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i really suck at plasma

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i need advices for it for sure

jagged torrent
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I HATE GOLD STAKE

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Yeah that's about it 😔

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Thanks for coming to my rant

noble shuttle
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Gold Stake Pained finished! :3
-# (I did the boring like everyone else and played straights /jk not actually boring)

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4/15!

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What should I do next?

sly coral
unreal island
sly coral
noble shuttle
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I feel like Zodiac would be hard or very annoying tho...

sly coral
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its my favorite deck😭

noble shuttle
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Ah.

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Sorry.

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I like Ghost.

sly coral
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its not annoying or hard tho

sly bolt
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hello chat I'm pretty new to the game, how do I unlock the scribbled joker?

noble shuttle
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Okay, I'll do it then! >:3

sly coral
median kiln
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Do I sell blueprint or DNA

sly bolt
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DNA

median kiln
sly bolt
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no I am not

atomic forum
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feels nice to get 3 stickers in one run. very little remains

sly bolt
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aight gtg

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bye chat

noble shuttle
strange agate
atomic forum
noble shuttle
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For most of the game I was struggling with an 11+ mult Swashbuckler.

atomic forum
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i wonder if i should do non-anaglyph runs now

strange agate
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@sly coral give me zodiac deck advice. When to open packs, what to prioritize or avoid, etc. I did read online that you see the same amount of jokers because of overstock but in my runs I don't feel it

zinc karma
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Bummer

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Shouldve rolled more the shop

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Thats sad

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Tho i dont think i could go any further than that

unreal island
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Mime no baron 😢

median kiln
noble shuttle
zinc karma
# unreal island Mime no baron 😢

I was going for a mime baron in the run u just posted, but only mime appeared already in ante 8, which means it was way too late to do that

median kiln
median kiln
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All of them are useful

cosmic sun
zinc karma
atomic forum
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vampire this low?

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vagabond hate?

zinc karma
strange agate
median kiln
zinc karma
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May be good with at least 2 tarot jokers

atomic forum
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its difficult but any scaling xmult shouldnt be that low

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like conditional xmult being that low sure

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we all know flower pot is ass

strange agate
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DNA that high and Dagger or Red card that low says so much...

zinc karma
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🤔

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Ig

atomic forum
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tbh do you switch between decks often

zinc karma
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Pretty much since im trying to get everything gold stake

median kiln
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Are you fucking with me rn

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Do I sell mime?

zinc karma
zinc karma
median kiln
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Aight

icy wigeon
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yo does somebody have the balatro multiplayer discord server link?

zinc karma
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50% to get one of these neg

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Not worth selling the mime

strange agate
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Id pick a shop 1 eternal certificate every time except on black deck. Criminally underrated

strange agate
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Just pair spam. If you have a 65 card deck and half of the cards have seals you gave intense value

autumn forge
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Just got DNA right before facing the needle, went into autopilot and played a high card and instantly lost

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So annoying

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So dumb

noble shuttle
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I've done that.

strange agate
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The value of 1 hand in gold stake is huge... DNA is my fav joker and I've learned to not pick I'd when not necessary

autumn forge
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I had like 9 gold kings, brainstorm, and baron

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On like ante 3

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Threw an easy win

cosmic sun
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OP needs to work on hand scaling

autumn forge
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Oh and holo

strange agate
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I feel like pots is cooking up some master chef level recipes

atomic forum
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its the easiest way to get blue seals

strange agate
atomic forum
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indeed

noble shuttle
open hemlock
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people, can anyone coach me?

unreal island
atomic forum
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burglar green joker certificate square joker have been carrying gold stake for me

unreal island
median kiln
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Run dead

formal abyss
autumn forge
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First shop

atomic forum
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new players tend to undervalue it

autumn forge
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This could be fun

formal abyss
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woah

median kiln
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Delete your deck

strange agate
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That 10% is usually skill issue + needing more time. It's really enjoyable to get good

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Dr spectered opened my eyes. I thought gold stake was a lot more luck dependent... Then you see him getting a 70 win streak with rotating decks and he shuts you up

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So you learn

sly coral
# strange agate <@764094716257370113> give me zodiac deck advice. When to open packs, what to p...

hmm oki lemme think first of all i think econ is more important than any other deck just because there are more thing u want to buy, u start w good enough vouchers so i always avoid the first voucher no matter what,if i get a scaling mult joker at the start i go for the standart packs and avoid arcana packs unless i have more than 15$ or if i have a rental, blue seals are always the key since u can get lot more tarots to make them steel or gold and copy them,the most imporant vouchers r discard and hand vouchers, spectral packs are ofc always worth it, uh if i dont get a scaling mult joker very early i pivot a lot throughout the game bc u see a lot more in the shop and it surely gives u something u can use just trust your shops more often but draw the line too or else u can lose to ante scaling very easily, if u stay behind just one strategy you will miss everything the shops have to offer and the best scaling x mult joker is const on zodiac deck after campfire hologrom is bad uh i usually play highcard and get the first random chips joker i find to use while im scaling my highcard pairs are fine too avoid anything else bc u wont see so many jokers to help u w any other build arcana packs arent rlly importsnt they usually end up being a money waste dont be scared to take eternals if its a econ joker overstock actually helps u to see more jokers but if u dont feel it just dont trust the jokers? it alr gives u more tarots but i can see how a poor econ can ruin the start of the game and make u lose im just used to playing on zodiac i dont how to pour it into words if u cant find ways to survive w even the most random jokers maybe work on that but u r prolly experienced enough to know what would make u survive 1 more ante

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i dont rlly have much to say

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sorry

strange agate
strange agate
open hemlock
sly coral
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arcana packs are evil

formal abyss
median crystal
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so how do i build high card

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and is it much harder than flush

formal abyss
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honestly

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just hop off flushes first and see how it goes

strange agate
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Flushes struggle to keep yo with gold stake scaling

sly coral
median crystal
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FYM HOP OFF FLUSHES

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i only know how to build flushes

strange agate
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It's very expensive to deck build accordingly

sly coral
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flushes are bad if u dont get very good jokers from early antes

median crystal
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so youre telling me high card is easier to build

formal abyss
zinc karma
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To play high card the only shit u need is burnt

unreal island
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YEEEES

strange agate
zinc karma
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After that just some good mult and chips cards

unreal island
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Exodia acquired

formal abyss
strange agate
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Planet scoring is less than pairs and almost equally as consistent tonolay

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+10c +1m per planet is very little

zinc karma
strange agate
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You almost must need a chip joker for early antes

formal abyss
strange agate
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Pairs is 15c + 1m per planet and you're able to play 2 cards

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Early on those 2 cards can be an extra 20 chips

zinc karma
strange agate
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Which adds up a lot (not even to mention bonus cards)

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High card builds kind of need in hand effects (like gold, steel, shoot the moon) to be justified

formal abyss
strange agate
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With a high enough chip amount aside

zinc karma
formal abyss
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makes trance justice and devil much more easier to proc

formal abyss
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hi card

zinc karma
pale grotto
zinc karma
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Discarding a high card is not hard and is +1 lvl

strange agate
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Yeah but... Just play pairs

pale grotto
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:D

zinc karma
strange agate
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You should play pairs over High Card always unless there is a reason to do HC

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Just as a default rule

formal abyss
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let me enjoy my pluto!!!

zinc karma
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Ig high card requires some specific builds to work properly

formal abyss
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pairs get boring sometimes

median crystal
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imma just go pair for now ig

pale grotto
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Srry im a venus enjoyer

formal abyss
zinc karma
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Im a fan or uranus

strange agate
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@sly coral lol. I told chat gpt to summarize your message for me:
🪙 1. Prioritize Economy
Economy is more important for Zodiac than any other deck because you need to buy many things.
Avoid buying the first voucher — your starting vouchers are already good.
Overstock can help, since it lets you see more Jokers, but only if your economy is stable.
A poor economy ruins runs early, so focus on money flow before committing to scaling.
🃏 2. Joker Strategy
Scaling Multiplier Jokers (like Const or others that increase mult over time) are crucial — grab one early.
If you don’t get an early scaling Joker, pivot often. Zodiac’s shops show a lot of options, so adapt your build.
Best scaling mult Joker for Zodiac: Constellation.
Avoid Hologram — it’s weak here.
Don’t fear Eternal Jokers if they’re economy-based — they’re usually worth it.
Temporary jokers like rental can justify opening extra packs early.
♠️ 3. Hands & Playstyle
Usually play High Card hands; Pairs are also fine.
Avoid other hand types, since you won’t see enough Jokers to support them.
Early on, take any chips-focused Joker to survive while your scaling develops.
💎 4. Packs & Seals
Standard packs > Arcana packs, unless you have $15+ or a rental Joker.
Arcana packs often waste money early — not a priority.
Spectral packs are always worth it.
Blue seals are key — they give more Tarots to create Steel or Gold Jokers, which are essential for scaling.
🎟️ 5. Vouchers to Prioritize
Discard vouchers and Hand vouchers are the most important upgrades.
Avoid the first voucher (you already start strong enough).
⚖️ 6. Mindset & Adaptation
Trust your shops — they offer a lot of flexibility.
But don’t over-pivot; chasing too many directions can make you lose to ante scaling.
The key balance: stay flexible, but know when to stop changing strategy.
Learn to survive one more ante even with random jokers — that adaptability is key for Zodiac.

formal abyss
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get out with that slop

pale grotto
formal abyss
strange agate
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Unironically very good message for zodiac specifically

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I'd still take hologram though

autumn forge
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Seems counterintuitive, but could be fuckery via DNA too?

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Delete what I don't want

formal abyss
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yeah blue seals give tarots

autumn forge
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Then build out flush 5

strange agate
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Ofc constellation is better but we take what we can get

twin lantern
strange agate
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Do you think HC > pairs in Zodiac?

strange agate
formal abyss
sly coral
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depends on the ante u take it but ig

sly coral
strange agate
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Why?

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I'm very curious on the positive side

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In general or zodiac deck specifically?

twin lantern
formal abyss
sly coral
formal abyss
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since we see less jokers

sly coral
strange agate
cosmic sun
strange agate
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Just learning from people better than me

sly coral
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pairs are fine too js play w whatever u start w

formal abyss
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ehh LMAOO the only deck i havent golded are zodiac, neb, and plasma

cosmic sun
pale grotto
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I think the Next deck im gonna gold is Zodiac or plasma

cosmic sun
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especially plasma TooTroll

formal abyss
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i lost my last attempt from violent vessel

pale grotto
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The only ones i completed yet are Ghost and the ♥♠ deck

twin lantern
sly coral
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ik thats what u meant tho

unreal island
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Greatest throw oat

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Used two ectos too fast 💀

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Not enough steel/gold cards were too late

unreal island
stiff ravine
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Didn’t get Naneinf. Out of gold

unkempt geyser
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Imagine showing this to a diehard poker player and say this is straight flush

cosmic sun
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👁️ 👄 👁️

white zodiac
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blasphemy

sly coral
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i got soul and hermit w 3$ left🙏🏻

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please trib or chicot

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i dont want to feel bad

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chicot hell yeahh

stiff ravine
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It’s fun

cosmic sun
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endless screenshots putting me to sleep

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🤢

strange agate
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Thought on how to balance black deck: start off with Jimbo

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No major changes

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Just that

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Yay or nay?

sly coral
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Black deck is balanced

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i love black deck

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i have a good winrate on it too

strange agate
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For early antes? Feels very erratic to get out of ante 2

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I always sacrifice early econ to get as many jokers as possible

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And playing pairs makes me sweat bullets

cosmic sun
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sacrifice? by how much

strange agate
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Low deck penetration as well

strange agate
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Don't save that much money as you would in other gold stake decks

cosmic sun
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if you're gonna spend down to live then have an out

strange agate
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More than 1 eternal econ joker is also acceptable (would be excessive on other decks)

sly coral
cosmic sun
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it's definitely something you do on black deck but not that hard lmao

pale grotto
sly coral
cosmic sun
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devil in standard pack?

pale grotto
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Can a invisible joker be eternal?

median crystal
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what do i sell for gros michel

cosmic sun
cosmic sun
pale grotto
formal abyss
median crystal
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im playing pair lol cant sell photo

pale grotto
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But gros michel is not going to die

formal abyss
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well how big is your mercury rn anyway

pale grotto
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It will last forever

formal abyss
pale grotto
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He has no flush joker

median crystal
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which flush joker?

cosmic sun
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onyx.

sly coral
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@strange agate what would u do here, just curious

median crystal
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onyx gives me 28 mult

formal abyss
pale grotto
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But onyx is like smiley but better if he have clover faces

median crystal
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sold smiley

cosmic sun
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gah damn photo users almost always have no mult scalers

pale grotto
formal abyss
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just econ to help with planet scaling

cosmic sun
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wouldnt know cause im real

median crystal
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LOL

cosmic sun
median crystal
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BANANA BROKE FIRST ROUND

cosmic sun
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deserved

median crystal
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I GOT CAVENDISH ALEADY

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????

rugged bloom
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Man I'm so confused

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Should I buy the Pareidolia?

cosmic sun
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no

formal abyss
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no

rugged bloom
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Damn

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okie

unreal elbow
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heya! small question over here :D what do y'all believe is the most optimal order?

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for the jokers ofcourse

median crystal
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chat im cooked

cosmic sun
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course its white stake

median crystal
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what that mean

rugged bloom
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no clue lol

white zodiac
warm kindle
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I got an ankh which copied an invis joker which both just copied my eggs 😭

woven tree
warm kindle
woven tree
warm kindle
rugged bloom
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F YEAH

median crystal
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I WON IT

warm kindle
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it earned me so much money over the run ngl

rugged bloom
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FINALLY

median crystal
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IM BUILT DIFF

floral mural
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temperance and swash

rugged bloom
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BLUE STAKE ON THE PLASMA DECK DONE

warm kindle
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I had like 6 temeprances over the run minimum

white zodiac
cosmic sun
warm kindle
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except on maybe painted deck

coral egret
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this is just beautiful

white zodiac
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ok that's another story

warm kindle
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or if I need all my joker slots

cosmic sun
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painted eternals be hurting

white zodiac
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yarr

rugged bloom
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FINALLY DEFEATED CRIMSON HEART RAAHHHHH

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now I have all the boss blinds

unreal elbow
blissful bronze
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would i need this contellation?

coral egret
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no

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u have enough xmult

blissful bronze
warm kindle
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I would prob replace trading card personally

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but idk

cosmic sun
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eternal photo

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trading card would die

sly coral
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got 2 chicots in the same run time to sell it again before i start a new run

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HUH HUH

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A THIRD SOUL

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IMAGINE IF ITS A CHICOT

coral egret
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its prob a chicot cuz u sold ur last chicot

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yep

sly coral
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3 chicots in the same run

coral egret
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shouldnt have sold him lol

cosmic sun
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it was meant to be

sly coral
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its not like im going endless

wintry ice
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you cannot get him to leave

coral egret
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redo the seed after u finish and dont sell him this time

sly coral
rugged bloom
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took me less than a week i think to beat blue stake on plasma

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hopefully purple stake isn't as bad

blissful bronze
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this is the run

soft trout
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i kinda like brainstorm over blueprint design wise because there's more nuance to it

coral egret
serene forge
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I hate Bloodstone

cosmic sun
sly coral
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V27EKHNW this is the seed btw

coral egret
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alr

blissful bronze
rugged bloom
blissful bronze
rugged bloom
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It won't be as bad, will it?

serene forge
cosmic sun
blissful bronze
rugged bloom
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what's the most useful showman ya'll got

rigid acorn
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lowkey a goated ante 1 combo

rugged bloom
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i had one which gave me double chad, and double blueprint AFTER being sold to Verdant Leaf

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bro was working overtime

cosmic sun
rugged bloom
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Oops! Mostly 6's!

cosmic sun
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6

rugged bloom
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I beat black stake with a Canio + Blueprint + Brainstorm build

serene forge
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  1. the dollar
blissful bronze
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BYE MAIL-IN REBATE

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chat i've done it after so long

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14 mill hand to finish

boreal haven
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Probably the luckiest omelette challenge run I've ever played
(Oh and I got the soul spectral on the first arcana pack I've opened)

unreal elbow
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i misclicked in spectral it's joever

sly coral
somber monolith
sly coral
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im running the same seed again rn

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5 chicot build(i saw a showman)

strange agate
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Lost my 6 win streak in the 7th game...

unreal elbow
strange agate
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Inmediately tried your tips in zodiac deck ( i know i got hologram but its working)

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this is 99% a win

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very good advice in that message @sly coral

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(ofc winning a random game doesnt mean much but i did use the tips)

rich depot
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you ever get those runs where you skip the first two blinds and manage to scrape a run by in like 15 minutes?
Yeah so there goes my 2nd gold stake win turns out its not that tuff buff blue steak

sly coral
strange agate
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My depiction of true joy

sly coral
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im still curious

strange agate
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Where

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Scrolling. Can't find

serene forge
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i hate this shit

sly coral
strange agate
sly coral
strange agate
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Wild cards

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That is probably the angle is focus on at that stage

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You muSt make flower pot work there

sly coral
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yhh thats what i did and i kept arrowhead until i got enough levels on two pair

strange agate
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Objectively correct play

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🎩

sly coral
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if i keep this showman i can get 3 chicots

strange agate
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Domain expansion: infinite hand glitch

sly coral
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lets see the first one

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i had to do the whole run again just for this moment

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eh i wanted trib here

strange agate
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Kay zodiac won. Streak at 1. Gonna start at red deck for the 2nd and go from there

sly coral
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ima do the same thing

cosmic sun
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switch and mobile competing for 2nd c+

tardy spade
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Challenge idea: You must calculate your total score yourself for every hand you play

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And it must be correct obviously

eternal flame
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also would misprint be a banned card or nah

tardy spade
tardy spade
white zodiac
eternal flame
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that challenge sounds really easy

tardy spade
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And all luck-based scoring cards are banned

eternal flame
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so no luckies :(

tardy spade
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Bloodstone, misprint, lucky cards

white zodiac
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gee that sounds like fun

tardy spade
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Does it?

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It sounds kinda tedious to me

eternal flame
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do you also have to type in the seed to make it 100% deterministic

cosmic sun
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if we gon do math, make it a derivative joker

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j/jx

somber charm
cosmic sun
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showmid

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you reap what you sow

somber charm
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Yeah I guess so lol

signal frigate
strange agate
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Lost. Starting over from red

cosmic sun
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also stuntman flushes

signal frigate
sly coral
strange agate
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I was forced into a straight build. I hate stairs

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Orc the inevitable happened

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Ofc*

sly coral
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ill keep updating my streak here too

quartz ember
strange agate
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I really have notifs offs so at some point I'll tune out lol

wintry ice
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orc the inevitable sounds like a dark souls boss name

sly coral
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bloodstone almost sold so hard i was gonna cry

soft trout
wintry ice
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expected bloodstone behaviour

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outside of the fact that you're in ante 8 now

cosmic sun
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gambling

sly coral
strange agate
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@sly coral i know whati'll pick. curious on your answer

cedar shell
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i love losing runs to a single bloodstone proc

soft trout
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make glass cards and shit

cosmic sun
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I like how the other guy had to reset streak and the othef is gambling

strange agate
cosmic sun
sly coral
soft trout
cosmic sun
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trance trust

strange agate
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Rental brainstorm. Rup econ lol

somber charm
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Did you know that if the stuntman gets disabled you'll get 2 hand size back until he's non disabled

sly coral
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immolate is always good

soft trout
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24$ is also barely at the interest cap

white zodiac
sly coral
cosmic sun
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rolling down $44 for a mid shop

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oughh it hurts

sly coral
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bloodstone i hate u

soft trout
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i think trance is a good pick, i just think immolate has a strong case
having 24 dollars and an extra discard doesn't make immolate worth less

sly coral
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BRO

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ggs @strange agate

cosmic sun
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you did gamble your run away

soft trout
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most reliable bloodstone

cosmic sun
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🐘

wintry ice
jolly relic
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is going up to a random and stating your opinion on how they look a good thing

cosmic sun
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why cant balatro multiplayer be like this

sly coral
white zodiac
jolly relic
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whys that

soft trout
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balatro multiplayer but i get to send a swat team to my opponent's house

sly coral
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idk

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my answer is maybe

vague sequoia
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Balatro multiplayer but my opponent can only buy polychrome blueprints from store

haughty carbon
cosmic sun
jolly relic
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plus if its mean then thats just gross

terse dock
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Balatro multiplayer but good

cosmic sun
jolly relic
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why go out of ur way to insult someone cause of something that is SO subjective and this person is a stranger byw

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btw

cosmic sun
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unless you were the person being insulted

haughty carbon
jolly relic
jolly relic
white zodiac
cosmic sun
sly coral
cosmic sun
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but yea what a dick

white zodiac
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yeah pretty much

sly coral
cosmic sun
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Some people aren't taught "if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say it"

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in a public setting where a little decorum is expected of you

vocal rose
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they arent connected

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they CAN be but that doesnt mean they always are

cosmic sun
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mhm, never liked when people deflect with that either

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"erm, I'm just stating my opinion" after saying something heinous

lunar zealot
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Hello chat

white zodiac
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political today aren't we

lunar zealot
vocal rose
cosmic sun
vocal rose
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completely depends on what their intentions are