🕹・game-discussion

[lapis aspen]

yeah sooooooooooooooooooooooo saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

[ancient gyro]

square 🤤

[fringe nebula]

or cartomancer

cartomancer is also a good pick here

[lapis aspen]

yes yes

[lofty sapphire]

whats with the square hype it never does anything for me

i took cartomancer and chad

[ancient gyro]

it gives me chips

[lapis aspen]

its a reliable chip joker

[ancient gyro]

unconditional scaling and scoring

[manic zealot]

it scales very easily so you can consistently generate chips if you get it early enough to scale it

[lapis aspen]

yeah

[knotty zodiac]

+60chip/ante seems ok

[lapis aspen]

yeah exactly

[ancient gyro]

4 mercury levels

that can't be flinted

or eyed

[lapis aspen]

perfect for 4oak builds also

[ancient gyro]

4oak builds don't need square chips

[fringe nebula]

4oak already has good chips

[lapis aspen]

its funny 😊

[serene forge]

bro

[lapis aspen]

eternal negative sqaure boy

[ancient gyro]

2 planets is practically an entire antes worth of squimbo scaling

[hollow grove]

Do I take the gamble? 👀

Convert all suits over guaranteed red seal queen of diamonds

I'd only lose 1 diamond if it missed

I've done minimal deck fixing so far, 51 cards and 14 diamonds

Was going to play pairs but might do some sort of flush/pair hybrid or just go all in on flushes ; depending on how things go

[fringe nebula]

fork actually doing bloodstone run?????????

[fresh vessel]

@lofty sapphire

i’m going to die but

[lapis aspen]

i like gambling so yes

[fresh vessel]

ante 7

21 card deck

i got pretty close

[lofty sapphire]

wait what deck are you running

is abandoned not the best for that purpose

[fresh vessel]

ghost

[fresh vessel]

that felt like cheating

[serene forge]

.......................

[ancient gyro]

you're still going

[lapis aspen]

r you going for tiny hands thingy

[lofty sapphire]

ok well if abandoned is -12

[fresh vessel]

3 eternal is gross

[lofty sapphire]

you woulda gotten there

[fresh vessel]

no i was going for a 10 card deck in an 8 ante game because i said that was impossible

[manic zealot]

you take what the game gives you

[lapis aspen]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh yes do the impossible in spite of your enemies

[fresh vessel]

can’t argue with that

[serene forge]

yep if this wasn't true i would not be using bloodstone rn

[fresh vessel]

when i said it was impossible zt said someone do it just to prove him wrong so i tried to prove myself wrong lmfao

[knotty zodiac]

hm i think win rate will be less with flush, to get value out of burnt you usually need to play nonflush or two and then decide whether to discard the made flush. cutting it pretty close

that said itd be pretty fun to play

[fresh vessel]

are challenges any fun i haven’t played them

[hollow grove]

Gamble said hearts

Now I just need a smeared joker

[lapis aspen]

average interaction with person that says average interaction

[lapis aspen]

smear that joker

[serene forge]

i need to go take a bath

[ancient gyro]

mm

[fresh vessel]

a bath?

grow up

[cursive lion]

hanging chad is good, but honestly especially if you want to get some more stake stickers, go for cartomancer or square joker

[lapis aspen]

just go into the pipes of your water system and be a real man

[fresh vessel]

what i’m saying

[ancient gyro]

I liked my bloodstuh build more

[fresh vessel]

real men sit IN the water heater

[fresh vessel]

average W grimbo

[serene forge]

i dont wanna

[lapis aspen]

real men shower with oil

[fresh vessel]

real scientists know oil floats on water so that would just make you fly away

[serene forge]

oil skip

[fresh vessel]

i’m dead

[lapis aspen]

the lion doesnt listen to the mere scientists of this mortal realm

[serene forge]

I hate Bloodstone

[fresh vessel]

i love bloodstone

best jonkler

better than gros michal even

[knotty zodiac]

real men take bloodstone

[lapis aspen]

piping hot take

[fresh vessel]

just like my water heater

[serene forge]

yeah that's why i never take it

[molten thicket]

bloodstone is the peak of balatro

[lapis aspen]

real men drink gasoline

[molten thicket]

it captures the spirit of balatro perfectly

its so peak

[rancid gull]

???????

you liar

[wintry ice]

that's why i chose to drink water

[rancid gull]

you have a bloodstone

[lapis aspen]

i captured the spirits of the orphaned children perfectly

[fresh vessel]

real men fart exahaust

[lapis aspen]

or smt

[serene forge]

liar about what

[lapis aspen]

yes this is peak factual statements

[fresh vessel]

bro i have travis scott stuck in my head

that untalented fuck

[serene forge]

i have my girlfriend in mine

[wintry ice]

real men floss with wires

[lofty sapphire]

dude this game has given me 0 xmult all fucking night

[rancid gull]

bloodstone hater, yet you have one

[fresh vessel]

real

[serene forge]

i was coerced

[lofty sapphire]

i cant win anything

[molten thicket]

https://giphy.com/gifs/an-iq-too-high-big-brain-moment-UsJ6QMkuJNvyhH2hVW

[fresh vessel]

thinking that travis scott has talent is like saying that anne frank wasn’t jewish

[molten thicket]

that has NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER

[wintry ice]

imagine having a celebrity stuck in your head

[serene forge]

parasocial relationship

[fresh vessel]

bro a song of his

😭

[wintry ice]

imagine

[serene forge]

i think this does a better job of capturing the essence

[fresh vessel]

no i actually really like travis i just hate that i have this song stuck in my head

[wintry ice]

me who hasn't listened to pop in years

[fresh vessel]

can someone make balatro yuri

[knotty zodiac]

seance strat when

[molten thicket]

have you heard of bluestorm

[fresh vessel]

can’t say i have

[lofty sapphire]

wow awesome thanks game

[fresh vessel]

seance urks my soul

[molten thicket]

my god

[wintry ice]

average joker skip tag

[serene forge]

what's the problem

[wintry ice]

well holographic egg is a pretty average hit

[fresh vessel]

only 4 things in your task bar and one of them being fire fox is crazy

[wintry ice]

not having a file explorer in the task bar is uncommon

[molten thicket]

its better than opera gx

[wintry ice]

but firefox is fine so

[fresh vessel]

FUCK opera gx

[lofty sapphire]

im not allowed to have a search browser on my task bar anymore?

[serene forge]

I hate Bloodstone

[lofty sapphire]

damn fuck me ig

cant have shit in 2026

[fresh vessel]

no that’s not the issue, it’s the lack of anything going on on down there

[exotic orchid]

Yay

[fresh vessel]

just funny that fire fox is there but not even like settings or files

[fresh vessel]

why the FUCK do you had flowerpot

[wintry ice]

having settings in the task bar is common?

[lofty sapphire]

not like im in my settings very often

[fresh vessel]

updates and shit

[exotic orchid]

Gold sticker

[fresh vessel]

understandable my bad

[wintry ice]

if it's something you open once per day you can just

[molten thicket]

i have like 10 things in my taskbar

[wintry ice]

search for it

[fresh vessel]

it also looks nice down there no?

it makes sense to me

[exotic orchid]

Now i am free. No more botched runs because of flower pot.

[wintry ice]

idk

[fresh vessel]

have a little gear

where your tools are

[fading dome]

idk man this is all I have

[hollow grove]

Okay high rolled into brainstorm (and also shiny ramen which I don't think I take)

Fortune teller is not online at all yet but it still feels scary to sell

Of course I could be boring and just sell 8 ball (currently 4 8s in 51 card deck) but I do want to get a lot of tarots soon

Selling eight ball also makes tarot merchant worse

[exotic orchid]

Ramen can actually work with pair run.

You don't discard ever.

[manic zealot]

it has for me many times

[hollow grove]

And eternal burnt joker?!?

[fresh vessel]

i love pair so much

[manic zealot]

eternal burnt is an amazing pickup most of the time

[exotic orchid]

Ye. Its a life saver when you need teeny tiny boost for the next ante.

[wintry ice]

idk if it would be worth it with burnt and brainstorm

[exotic orchid]

Oh yeah that too.

[hollow grove]

I do plan to primarily play pairs btw for scoring

With flushes mainly to make money until I find a better plan

[cyan sparrow]

[hollow grove]

Yes, it was my second joker and I don't want to lose this run

Black deck is hard

Only cleared big blind by a few hundred after a misplay but boss will be fine

[cyan sparrow]

yah

[exotic orchid]

Yeah i think burnt is teeny bit better value in this case. Mostly because sometimes game likes to hide all the required planet cards from me.

[slow iris]

correct

actually you're not allowed to have a taskbar anymore sorry

budget cuts y'know

[lofty sapphire]

tragic

cant believe my taskbar is getting caught in the layoffs

this game is ragebaiting

this is the 3rd time ive seen smeared joker but its perishable

[knotty zodiac]

the 8 ball is like 1-2 tarot cards per ante? i think it drops, can always pick it up again later

[exotic orchid]

You guys should try out linux. You can have as task bars as you like.

[hollow grove]

I guess what I'm wondering is, is ramen still okay in the short term

I could limit my discards

Would mean selling tarot merchant AND 8 ball

The +50 chips would maybe be helpful but also could make it hard to play low scoring hands (which I guess I probably wouldn't want to do often on black deck anyway)

[manic zealot]

speaking of ramen, this probably secures the win for me

[slow iris]

i've been using linux for 6 years now

[still pike]

Is campfire good at all?

[hollow grove]

Good point I'll start by dropping 8 for brainstorm

[manic zealot]

yes

if you have the money to support it, it's one of the strongest xmult jokers

[knotty zodiac]

brokenly good esp if you have decent econ

[exotic orchid]

Yeah it wil help short term. You don't get much value from fortune teller in pair runs in my experience.

Mostly because you require very little tarot to make pair builds work.

[serene forge]

I hate Baron

[exotic orchid]

Free win if you have the econ.

[slow iris]

i mean you can still use tarots

[hollow grove]

I was leaning against buying ramen because I want to start actually earning interest

After that purchase I'd be down from 16 to $8

And I don't need scoring help from it in the short term

I'm pretty sure I get through at least the next ante on these jokers

[lofty sapphire]

am i playing the game correctly chat

[knotty zodiac]

looks like you like boats

[serene forge]

yes

[exotic orchid]

Yeah either path is good. Get the brsinstorm though. And hope you get another xmult.

[still pike]

I got negative baron

[serene forge]

buy and sell for interest

[hollow grove]

Yeah that's the plan

Anything but blackboard xD

Cheers

[serene forge]

blackboard is good

[manic zealot]

s/o to certificate for generating purple seals and turning fortune teller into good scaling flat mult this run. also michel went extinct during the final boss which was funny

[weak relic]

Gold stake beast

[lofty sapphire]

is this 3oak build bait

[still pike]

What do I take?

[manic zealot]

blackboard is amazing

[weak relic]

Youd be selling useless rentals for it's goated scaling

[serene forge]

that looks like a pair build to me

[manic zealot]

in my experience, usually yes

[knotty zodiac]

cert is always goated

[manic zealot]

but that's not 3oak I see

[serene forge]

abstract probably

[exotic orchid]

Nice. How much is vampire at.

[lofty sapphire]

i can try a pear build

[serene forge]

it helps but thats not the main point

[weak relic]

You need mult in early game. Take abstract

[manic zealot]

I highlighted it in the photo, x4.1

[serene forge]

campfire is good because money translates to scoring really really easily

and at a good rate

[manic zealot]

cert was mvp this run

[exotic orchid]

Oh i am blind.

[primal dragon]

Abstract for free early antes or chaos

[manic zealot]

and eternal riff raff too for giving me a good start

[lofty sapphire]

why am i actually about to lose

hate it here

[primal dragon]

Pair 8 👀👀

[lofty sapphire]

i barely survived with 3oak 8 because the other 8 in my deck was boosted

i got baited so hard

[lofty sapphire]

its actually over

[serene forge]

how much is bus at

[upper dock]

Im either really late to the party or really smart but. I just realized that the way jokers are set aren't COMPLETELY randomized

[mystic pollen]

This combo kill my ass

[knotty zodiac]

looks like you never gota a chance to get your econ online

[serene forge]

you're also lacking econ which is very bad for constellation

[primal dragon]

Ooh

[lofty sapphire]

nope

yep over

[knotty zodiac]

my guess is you had to be greedier in ante 1-3 prob

[serene forge]

the fact that you're copying half and not bus leads me to believe you didn't scale your bus enough

you need to be sandbagging early on when you get a hand mult scaler

[lofty sapphire]

7 rounds total 4 hands per round

half gives me 20

god forbid i get my bus after round fucking 2

[serene forge]

sooooo bus is better

[lofty sapphire]

like what??

[woven spire]

if madness was eternal

[serene forge]

also what did you skip for

[serene forge]

ehhhhhhh

[lofty sapphire]

money 👍

[serene forge]

skipping two antes for that is iffy

[serene forge]

fair enough

[upper dock]

So i just realized the way jokers are set is a line like a order so in a seed its set to chance if you get a certianl card its not just luck and more then likely il bet by looking at the code you can probaly predict the order of jokers since mtl he used a python code

[tawdry maple]

Brainstorm on constellation

[upper dock]

So with a set seed if I reroll in shop il get the same cards as if I didnt and opened a joker pack in that shop

[knotty zodiac]

can probably extract the seed by using some memory analyzer... but where's the fun in that

[lofty sapphire]

my constelation was like 1.3x and also why would i have my xmult in the first slot

[tawdry maple]

Oh lmao

[tawdry maple]

Because brainstorm would copy it?

Then move brainstorm to 5th slot

[lofty sapphire]

its just diminishing returns at that point

[still pike]

I got holographic blackboard

[lofty sapphire]

cause you only mult what you have from the cards

[manic zealot]

huge

[knotty zodiac]

this looks like a winning run

[weak relic]

Mmmmmm

[still pike]

Is this good?

[tawdry maple]

I think it would've been better in that situation because of the mult eights though

[upper dock]

Nah you probs dont even have to more then likely the jokers have values so the code will probs just show all the jokers as number in a order

[lofty sapphire]

nah no way

i should mention that

my pair

was like level 2

i was getting owned on my planet packs

the one time i actually want them

[tawdry maple]

Bro had 0 econ

[manic zealot]

seems like a good setup so far, I highly recommend if you come across tarots to change suits into clubs or spades that you do that to make the blackboard easier to activate

[hollow grove]

Lost the run with winning cards in hand because I forgot to move my jokers with brainstorm 😭

Thanks for the help though @manic zealot @knotty zodiac

[manic zealot]

worth the learning experience

[tawdry maple]

Would agree

[knotty zodiac]

feel like bp/bs should come with some sort of reminder. gg, youll get the next one

[weak relic]

Baron is just there for temperance value

[tawdry maple]

Goofy ahh clip I had

[knotty zodiac]

usually if i want planet levels and my econ is not stable, unless it's urgent, i prefer playing card packs for blue seals

[weak relic]

Mhm yeah I forgot to say that cuz rentals is the first that'd come up in my mind when mentioning gold stake.

[woven spire]

tf going on with editions

[tawdry maple]

They kinda mid though. Lol

You using wheel?

[weak relic]

Wee and chad

[tawdry maple]

Pro tip, don't.

[woven spire]

only once

[upper dock]

Yesterday i got nan inf pre ant 5 because I had 4 tribs due to eternity trib anch and then got greedy cause I took a emulate and got rid of all my kings and bottom decked with queens😐

[tawdry maple]

Did it hit?

[knotty zodiac]

Nope!

[woven spire]

yeah on chad lol

[tawdry maple]

Lol

That's not too bad then ig.

As long as you have one joker with no edition, you're pretty much good. Just to save room for a late game ecto, yk?

[upper dock]

I hit wheel 5 times in a row on poly

[tawdry maple]

💀

Ain't no shot

[knotty zodiac]

rarer than cav going extinct

[tawdry maple]

Proof or nuh uh

[upper dock]

I thinkbi have the seed let me check my notebook

[weak relic]

4oak with 2s it is then

[cursive lion]

yeah... this won't work

[manic zealot]

yeah a statement like that requires proof lol

[tawdry maple]

Chat, rate the clip

[cursive lion]

even if madness was eternal it will just eat up the invisible joker... unless you want to risk two ante scalings

[cursive lion]

lucky cat 👍

[tawdry maple]

My beloved

[weak relic]

I let madness kill trib

[tawdry maple]

💀

[weak relic]

I didn't care cuz retriggers aint my thing on that run

[cursive lion]

was it worth it?

[weak relic]

Twas. Just a loss of $5

I had liquidation so that's why it sells lower

[cursive lion]

wait liquidation effects sell values even if it spawns from a consumable?

[woven spire]

thats for sure

[knotty zodiac]

on an early bus, when to start sandbagging for mult? wait for $25 right?

[woven spire]

could make this run boring rn chat

[cursive lion]

looks inside

[manic zealot]

burglar arrived just when I needed him

[weak relic]

Like why would I need trib in this setup?

[cursive lion]

lowkey kinda take it sell the abstract or constellation, then discard for faces and twos

[woven spire]

trib and brainstorm on the same shop damn

dont need em tho

[weak relic]

Not eternal

Though

I still picked him up

[woven spire]

emotional support

[weak relic]

He survived instead of trib which is a W

[upper dock]

S8LWPV7M if thats not the seed then try ALD1SG0M amd if thats not it then yea idk

[tawdry maple]

Bet

[upper dock]

All ik is the seed ended with a M and i got so excited that I jumped and hit my head on the bars of my bunk bed since im on the bottom and my cats and dog are on the top

[weary whale]

Not so Wee anymore huh

[manic zealot]

damn your wee is bigger than mine

[manic zealot]

I'm self conscious about the size of my wee

[weak relic]

Luchador coming in clutch thats for sure

[manic zealot]

oh yeah the moment I picked it up I knew the win would be free

vampire has come in clutch in so many of my runs as of late

very good xmult joker

[slow iris]

you could play madness roulette

[manic zealot]

madness roulette is the most gambling way to play this game I can think of

[faint linden]

Just won Black Stake Erratic Deck with Hack, Eternal Wee (+1,112), Fortune Teller, Erosion, and The Trio

[manic zealot]

fantastic getting to use hack with wee

good stuff

[weary whale]

I only need 6 more jokers & 6 more vouchers until I have the collection complete

[faint linden]

Especially when you start with ELEVEN twos

[manic zealot]

ohh shit lmao

[weak relic]

Hack never shows up when I need it

[weary whale]

Paired that with Blueprint & Hanging Chad

[manic zealot]

forgot you said erratic

[faint linden]

Came in Ante 6

[manic zealot]

it did in my last wee run I just had but I couldn't take it, I needed a burglar to counter the needle because my main xmult was card sharp

[faint linden]

I was running a 5oak build that died in Ante 11

[woven spire]

funny shop

[manic zealot]

ru

amazing synergy tho, the astronomer with red card

underrated synergy

[woven spire]

fr

[weak relic]

And campfire

[manic zealot]

yeah that too

astronomer is underrated in general

[faint linden]

Really is. Hackonacci is another fun synergy

[woven spire]

agreed

[manic zealot]

absolutely

[weary whale]

When 2, 3, & 5 retrigger, that makes 60% of Fibonacci retrigger (Only Ace & 8 don’t)

[faint linden]

There are a few jokers that make my runs happier when I see them: Yorick, Astronomer, Cartomancer, etc.

[normal trench]

Going for the second Naneinf of the day

Vouchers are being very stubborn

[normal trench]

Hit the Road?

[faint linden]

That's still decent synergy

[manic zealot]

this is always me when I see an obelisk in my usual runs. I get such a happy grin when I see an early ancient too, those runs are a blast

[faint linden]

Yorick is my favorite joker I've played with

[manic zealot]

I wish I got yorick more often, all my legendaries lately have been chicot and perkeo

[faint linden]

Set up a PPA if the voucher gods are generous

(Perkeo Particle Accelerator)

[manic zealot]

lmao I did get to do this once unseeded and it was pure joy

[normal trench]

I keep getting perkeo and failing to do anything with him because he sucks 99% of the time

[manic zealot]

he's supplementary to the rest of your build

[weak relic]

HtR was like my main xmult against erratic deck gold stake

[dapper aspen]

Doc would be proud

[manic zealot]

he can't be relied on outside of the shop

[normal trench]

Good

[manic zealot]

I love certogram runs

[faint linden]

The game LOVES to give me Triboulet and/or Canio whenever I play Abandoned

[normal trench]

Anyway I will stand by my hot take that Perkeo is usually the worst legendary by far

He has his moments but most of the time he does next to nothing

[faint linden]

Looks fun. I'll need to try that out

[manic zealot]

lately I'm feeling more that trib is the worst, specifically for gold stake

[weak relic]

Too bad hologram just become when I pick up certificate

[manic zealot]

keep in mind, all the legendaries are good

[normal trench]

At least Trib at bare minimum is xmult

Unless you're on abandoned deck

[knotty zodiac]

sometimes a legendary is just $10

[faint linden]

Stake-climbing Erratic has taught me so much about how to adapt in this game

[lofty sapphire]

got nothing to actually get me any mult the entire game

[manic zealot]

since gold stake encourages pairs a majority of the time, trib winds up feeling less impactful than my average perkeo runs do, on gold stake

[woven spire]

this 2 mfs just came in the same shop when i though i was dead

[dapper aspen]

Forgot to share the deck (tm)

[manic zealot]

crazy timing considering what you got wow

[normal trench]

Man I really wish this server had a VC

[manic zealot]

I wish it did too lowkey

[weak relic]

Careful to not face the plant

[manic zealot]

but I enjoy chatting this way in the server

[normal trench]

Well

[faint linden]

Imagine us doing runs and shit together

[manic zealot]

would be lit

[normal trench]

I just want to stream some runs and stuff

Yeah

[manic zealot]

me too

[normal trench]

Maybe play some multiplayer

[faint linden]

I would get my ass handed to me in multiplayer

[normal trench]

Well yeah

But it would still be fun

I do not derive my enjoyment of this game from being good at it

[faint linden]

Every run teaches me something about the game

[lofty sapphire]

using 2 cards im very unfamiliar with what could possibly go wrong

[normal trench]

Bloodstone could go wrong

[weary whale]

Just imagine a VC where dozens of people are playing the game at once

All of a sudden you just hear “HOLY SHIT THE WHEEL GAVE A POLYCHROME!” in the ensemble of voices

[faint linden]

Not really a Squimbo fan, but I can acknowledge its utility

[weak relic]

I was like "but I was building towards 4oak with aces" till ouija did the job they wouldn't do usually

[normal trench]

Wheel works once and the VC erupts in cheers

[serene forge]

I hate Bloodstone

[normal trench]

I love bloodstone

[peak crest]

i don’t think there’s a joker that raises my cortisol more than bloodstone unironically

[peak crest]

i get it like every run and it just doesn’t do SHIT and i never find an oops

it’s just ancient if it sucked

[faint linden]

So do I. You're telling me this joker needs another specific joker in order to work? Yeah, that's terrible

[mortal dock]

What's y'all's least favorite deck, besides black deck

[serene forge]

trib is also onscored xmult which is kinda trash by default in this game

[manic zealot]

that's so funny cuz usually I take ouija only if I'm doing pairs + blackboard because the lower hand size actually helps blackboard

[normal trench]

The jokers that stress me out the most personally is an early blueprint/brainstorm/legendary

[manic zealot]

yeah it gets fucked by many bosses

[serene forge]

it has to be really powerful/consistent to be worth considering

[normal trench]

Just scrambling to make them work

Specifically an early perkeo

[weary whale]

Nebula

[faint linden]

I dread the day when I have to gold sticker Bl*odstone

[mystic pollen]

I died

[normal trench]

Plasma on anything but white stake

[mystic pollen]

And in this run too

[lofty sapphire]

square joker is actually such propaganda

[normal trench]

What?

[weak relic]

Only used bloodstone once in a blue moon

[lofty sapphire]

beyond worthless

[weary whale]

Omg that negative dusk looks trippy af

[normal trench]

Incomprehensible message

[lofty sapphire]

on my soul

[lofty sapphire]

not really

[normal trench]

Damn how does it feel to be wrong

[mystic pollen]

Nigative* you misspelled

[lofty sapphire]

terrible apparently because i lose either way

[normal trench]

I only ever take bloodstone on checkered

[weak relic]

Twas when I wanna put gold on seltzer

[normal trench]

But I take it every time on checkered

[faint linden]

Squimbo seems like the type of mf to slash my tire and laugh

[manic zealot]

no that's madness

[mossy pumice]

lol rude game.

[normal trench]

Is his usual nickname Squimbo?

[manic zealot]

yes

[normal trench]

I've always called it Squoker

[peak crest]

and then it STILL only procs twice a round somehow

[normal trench]

Oops

[mystic pollen]

DAYYMMM

[mossy pumice]

It sees my face card run, and tries to make me abandon it

[manic zealot]

I like calling him square man because that's what roffle tends to call him

[faint linden]

Madness is just the guy in front of my dad at Golden Corral that I have to hear about

[peak crest]

speaking of

[normal trench]

Take it

[weak relic]

No

[normal trench]

It calls to you

You know you want to

[faint linden]

And it's Eternal 🤢

[mystic pollen]

Thank god for this poly 4 of spades

[woven spire]

wtv man.

[peak crest]

it’s such a bad idea and might actually lose me the run but i love gambling so much like what if there’s an oops and a chad here

[woven spire]

how tf did i end up here

[faint linden]

Blue Chad is trippy

[manic zealot]

the meme is real

[hollow grove]

I take parking here, right?

Over chalkboard

Since chalk board is harder to use with black deck green joker?

Already got a mercury level from booster pack after coupon skip

[peak crest]

fuck it let’s pray

[faint linden]

looks inside

[woven spire]

ye

[normal trench]

Alright

[woven spire]

doing the roffle special today

[normal trench]

Balatro hot take time

What's a joker you hate playing with that everyone insists is good

[hollow grove]

Granted, by the time I actually need the chalkboard I would probably have done a bit of deck fixing

But it'll be hard to get to that point without the econ from parking

[woven spire]

obelisk

im too bad at it

[faint linden]

Grimbo (Green Joker)

[knotty zodiac]

ya i think econ over xmult ante 1

[woven spire]

i know its good, not for me tho

[peak crest]

alright we know it’s you roffle

[normal trench]

You're so right for that actually

[faint linden]

Obelisk was already said

[peak crest]

thanks autocorrect

[woven spire]

lol

[peak crest]

i found an invisible

[manic zealot]

for me it's grimbo, which I still like and is still good, I just don't particularly enjoy not being able to discard as often, which is why I prefer most of the other good scaling flat mult jokers

[peak crest]

BLOODSTONE PROCCED 4 TIMES WITH NO OOPS???

[faint linden]

I don't understand the love for it

[normal trench]

I mean

[manic zealot]

I do once I get square joker with it

[normal trench]

Obelisk is objectively very powerful

[manic zealot]

I now adore obelisk because it clicked for me after many hours of playing

[faint linden]

I won't deny that I like xMult

[manic zealot]

but I fucking hated it at first

[weak relic]

Obelisque

[mystic pollen]

First time

[hidden drum]

yo guys can I ask for something

[manic zealot]

those are god tier gold stake

[manic zealot]

ya

[knotty zodiac]

grimbo makes all my gold cards sad

[faint linden]

Gaybelisk x2

[peak crest]

NO WHAMMIES

[hidden drum]

I just bought the game

[peak crest]

NO WHAMMIES

[hidden drum]

aint seen no guides

no nothing

[peak crest]

smiley

[hidden drum]

can someone coach while I sharescreen

[faint linden]

Balatro University on YouTube is a great channel to watch

[hidden drum]

I see

[mystic pollen]

I play by myself

[hidden drum]

I mean like coaching in game as well

[mystic pollen]

When i start to play, i dont even know about poker hands

[woven spire]

do i do the funny thing

[weary whale]

Trading Card. I don’t like using a whole discard for one card, even if it does destroy it and I get $1

[hidden drum]

I'll look at some

[normal trench]

Alright wish me luck on the invis

50/50 shot

[mystic pollen]

And i still dont watch guide videos about balatro

[peak crest]

this game makes me so

PISSED

[minor portal]

Cryptid the 2.

[peak crest]

oh my god…

[hidden drum]

but idk if no one wants to it's chill just curious if someone would be down to coach

[woven spire]

fuck gl

if u hit that that could nan

[normal trench]

Fuck yeah

[woven spire]

huge

[strange abyss]

Roffle called
Give him back his photochad seed

[woven spire]

i got sock too lol

[normal trench]

Legendariless naninf 2 here we come

[somber barn]

O snap

[woven spire]

honestly why

bloating my deck for nothing

[normal trench]

You gotta be fucking kidding me

If only

[hidden drum]

yo can someone coach me im trash

[woven spire]

damn

[lofty sapphire]

taking a break from orange stake abandoned deck, any advice for this

[hidden drum]

ive seen guides but i dont really get better

[minor portal]

It'd be funny.

What else.

[lofty sapphire]

square joker

[woven spire]

ur set for ante 24, dont

[strange abyss]

white stake and just hope the skip tags give you useful jokers

[normal trench]

No I know

I don't have any more space anyway

[woven spire]

white stake plasma deck, start skipping after ante 2

[mystic pollen]

Hahahaha

[normal trench]

Unfortunately I'm still missing a shit ton of vouchers so this might not get there

[mystic pollen]

Game: take the orange one

[normal trench]

No I think faceless is the move here

[woven spire]

no retcon? oof

[mystic pollen]

Take faceless?

[normal trench]

No director's cut

[woven spire]

what ante?

[normal trench]

16

I've got time

[mystic pollen]

Oof

[manic zealot]

yes do the funny

[normal trench]

Also neither of the hand size vouchers

[manic zealot]

I know I'm late lmao

[hidden drum]

yo bro

[woven spire]

greedy is the safe move but faceless the risky and more rewarding one

[hidden drum]

im hard stuck ante 5 what do I do

[woven spire]

yh i died alr lol

[hidden drum]

how do i get like the crazy scores

[woven spire]

yeah, just need a lil bit of luck with those bosses

[normal trench]

Yeah

Luckily I've already passed the club boss

[mystic pollen]

Bruh

[gentle island]

😑

[normal trench]

I just need to not hit the plant

[manic zealot]

you gotta get used to the game by just fucking around with it for a while, my advice is honestly to not go for guides for a little while and just see what you can figure out on your own first, then check out more info from guides later on

[manic zealot]

.

[hidden drum]

like nanif and stuff

[manic zealot]

yeah that will come much later

[woven spire]

u long far from that

[granite heron]

did it disable ancient four hands in a row

[manic zealot]

don't dive into the deep end just yet

take it slow

[hidden drum]

i just dont know how to go far

I wonrt

just need some help to at least

make it to ante 8

[woven spire]

focuss on trying to win rn

[hidden drum]

then I'll figure out the rest

I am\

[manic zealot]

if you truly do feel stuck that youtube channel drspectred is great for learning how to beat ante 8

[gentle island]

No its a ancient dusk build

[mystic pollen]

[gentle island]

I got greedy

[normal trench]

I know doc is good for learning but man I find him so hard to watch

[granite heron]

Uh, skill issue?

[normal trench]

He just plays so slow

[granite heron]

why would you risk that

[woven spire]

this was me when i started watching him lol

got used to 45 min 1st shop

[manic zealot]

I also don't really enjoy his slow pace, but I won't deny he's great for new players who are struggling

[gentle island]

Pov says skill issue:

[manic zealot]

I prefer watching roffle for entertainment personally

[normal trench]

Yeah

[woven spire]

yeah

[granite heron]

pov light mode user???

[manic zealot]

plus his roffle heavy runs are pretty good for learning gold stake

[normal trench]

His chat is on another level of stupid sometimes though

It gets a little old after a while

[manic zealot]

oh yeah

[woven spire]

true, roffle is good for learning to be more versatile in gs

[manic zealot]

I enjoy how he interacts with them though, he never flips out and always reacts the same way

[woven spire]

he just be trolling em

its funny

[mossy pumice]

is Hiroglyph generally good or bad?

[normal trench]

Well

[woven spire]

depends

[normal trench]

About that

[manic zealot]

it was actually from watching him on roffle heavy that I figured out how to use obelisk correctly

[hollow grove]

Green Joker + Burglar + level 3 mercury, +1 hand size, a blue seal, and overstock already

Watch me find a way to mess this up anyway xD

[woven spire]

i refuse to use obelisk

[mossy pumice]

I've always been taking it for the extra build up time, but idk if thats really hurting me or not.

[manic zealot]

you'll get there, it really does take that much time to have the epiphany

[woven spire]

it just seems complex

i like to play balatrro like im doomscrolling

[manic zealot]

I hated it well into getting c+, it was much later into my c++ journey that I was converted

[normal trench]

I tend to avoid obelisk just because I find it a little annoying, but when it works it really works

[hollow grove]

Yeah it's so annoying, I don't take it even though it's technically good

I only had one decent run with it so far

It can be good transitioning away from a pair build if you already have money and deck fixing

[woven spire]

c++ gon be HARD for me

[granite heron]

i have trauma from The Mouth killing burglar runs so uh watch out for that one

[woven spire]

agreed

[normal trench]

Whoa whoa whoa what's this about moving away from pair builds

[woven spire]

yh not that part lmao

was abt to say

[keen prism]

are we fucking serious right now

[normal trench]

Lmao

[woven spire]

best joker and worst joker

[hollow grove]

Ooh good point thx

[woven spire]

oh white stake

[exotic orchid]

Sacrifice baron to the knife.

[normal trench]

Well you have to take the blueprint obviously

[exotic orchid]

Eat the rich and what not.

[keen prism]

dagger is pinned btw (its the challenge)

[normal trench]

Oh

[woven spire]

ohhhh n

thats sad

[normal trench]

Well then

OH NO

Psychic incoming

This might be the end of the run

[woven spire]

fuck

gl

[weary whale]

Someone else who does challenges? Most of the people I’ve spoken to don’t do them.

[manic zealot]

I did them all but I don't do them anymore after I completed them

[normal trench]

Yeah this might be it

[hollow grove]

When I'm on a good gold stake run I often just take random jokers 'along for the ride'

But yeah as you get closer to c++ that gets harder to do if you're fishing for one joker in particular

[normal trench]

I guess I have to panic roll for a luchador and sell a brainstorm for it

[woven spire]

sell DNA

gives u more time

[weary whale]

I only got three more

Golden Needle, Cruelty, & Jokerless

TBH Cruelty seems the easiest of those three. I managed to make it to Ante 7 there. The other two, not so lucky

[manic zealot]

golden needle is rough

that one is the hardest for most people, myself included

[normal trench]

Too late

It's fine I'll find a new one

I've got the funds for it

[woven spire]

how muuch

[normal trench]

About 3500 dollars

WAIT

[woven spire]

huh

[normal trench]

Turtle bean clutch?

I got a bean

That might be enough

[woven spire]

maybe

idk

[normal trench]

It was enough

Thank fuck

[sharp plank]

I’m bored

[potent tree]

hi bored, i'm azure

hmm thunk's on do not disturb...wonder what he's up to rn

[woven spire]

ionno

lurking

[mystic pollen]

Sell who?

[brisk bluff]

paridola or anan

[sharp plank]

Banana

[mystic pollen]

Ok

[sharp plank]

He’s always on dnd

[mystic pollen]

He will work with all face card jojer?

[brisk bluff]

Nope

he doesn't even work with jacks

Only queens and kings

[mystic pollen]

Sadly

[sharp plank]

Real shame that you got trib

Because canio paredolia is an insane synergy

[mystic pollen]

Im dead

[sharp plank]

F

[potent tree]

i saw him on idle a few weeks ago, even on his phone briefly

[sharp plank]

Wait really?

[normal trench]

We're so back

I got the blueprint back

[hidden drum]

YOOOO GUYS

JUST MADE IT TO ANTE 6 FOR THE FIRST TIME

HYPE

[potent tree]

yeah i was here for a michel lore drop...but i cba to look it up again

he was spittin bars

[sharp plank]

Lol

[ocean yoke]

W

[sharp plank]

W

[lofty sapphire]

i cant do math

13 rounds 😭

used to pray for packs like this

[hidden drum]

ANTE 7 GUYS

OMG

IM COOKING

my constelation is 2.1 x rn

[hollow grove]

I know Doc was just saying satellite is bait but I kinda like it

What about it on black deck with astromer (so it would go from $1 immediately up to $3)

I'd obviously sell reserved parking and probably my insurance luchador that I bought particularly after what @granite heron said

And probably forgo photochad as well because I don't think I need it?

Even though I only got square recently so I'm not that invested?

Ditching parking for passive income also makes square a lot easier and gives more flexibility in general

Edit: wrong pic, see below

[somber barn]

Ante 1, should I hex my trousers?

[sharp plank]

Guys should I leak my ex’s face?

[hidden drum]

this is my first time playing

[hidden drum]

yes

[hollow grove]

Wait wrong pic again

[hollow grove]

Yes

I tend to just hex the first decent joker I get, and pants definitely qualify

Or were you saying that sarcastically?

[somber barn]

Current line-up

Got my zirconium pants, do you like how I dance

[faint linden]

Nice Weebonacci

[somber barn]

Weebonacci Scholar in Enchanted Pants hanging out with Spaceman

[faint linden]

I hope you get a negative Hack

[somber barn]

Why is Thunk negative?

[hidden drum]

OMG ANTE 8

FOR THE FIRST TIME

NO GUIDES

[somber barn]

YES, YOU CAN DO THIS

[hidden drum]

TY

[ocean yoke]

nah

[hollow grove]

Nice

Scholar seems out of place but I guess you can sell that once you find something better

I'd guess you wouldn't want to draw aces unless to strength them into 2s

[faint linden]

You've got this!

[hidden drum]

ty bru

[somber barn]

Big bwain moves

[faint linden]

To let you keep your lineup. It doesn't even have to be negative. Death into enhanced low cards and Strength aces into twos

[somber barn]

Scholar is basically my default o shi button because I usually always draw aces

[mystic pollen]

[faint linden]

On Gold Stake, something exists that I call "American Healthcare"

Perishable Rental Mr. Bones

[tiny mantle]

it was a good run...

[somber barn]

That is foul

[strange abyss]

If I had to resort to that just to survive I may aswell reset

The run is dead next ante for sure

[faint linden]

Unless you pick it up Ante 8. I call it that because that's what it reminds me of

[somber barn]

Updated lineup

[hidden drum]

I did it guys

Ante 8 beat

[manic zealot]

good shit!

[somber barn]

Proud of you m8

[hidden drum]

ty bru

posting the photo now

my deck was super crazy

[somber barn]

Beat it, you DEMOLISHED IT

[hidden drum]

ty bru

35ZZ34J1'

this the seed

it was op

got constelation

[somber barn]

Ay, everyone give this man a spinning Jimbo

[hidden drum]

and face card thing

[hidden drum]

thanks bru

[somber barn]

You gonna go for endless?

[hidden drum]

idk

just where ever the wind takes me

[manic zealot]

baller

[slim turret]

is this the games way of telling me to stop skipping

[hidden drum]

yes

[somber barn]

Pfft

[strange abyss]

what is your profile pic?

[strange abyss]

Let's gooooo

[hidden drum]

just my friends being dumb and satire

[somber barn]

My joker in jest, wth

[vocal rose]

yes

stop skipping

[slim turret]

they have a friend now

[hidden drum]

im doing endless now

[somber barn]

Godspeed, may RNGesus be with you

[hidden drum]

thank u bru

[somber barn]

I ROLLED A HACK

But he not negative :(

But I rerolled a negative riff-raff wth

[manic zealot]

I love chad + cat

and also blackboard but that goes without saying

[somber barn]

I rolled a negative trio, heck yeah

[hidden drum]

yo look at these chips

[somber barn]

Baller

[hidden drum]

how this look?

also the constellation is at 3.6

what u think bandit

[molten thicket]

early pants is crazy

[fringe nebula]

actually a good idea

[somber barn]

Round 1 pants tbh

[slim turret]

i think im gonna cry

i blame space joker for not leveling my hands enough 🙄

[fringe nebula]

that is pretty good for a new player

[mystic pollen]

Ecto or immolate?

[hidden drum]

just lost at ante 10

[fringe nebula]

def immolate lol

[slim turret]

?

[hollow grove]

NO ONE TOLD ME BRAINSTORM WORKS WITH BURGLAR

Decided to just try it on a whim without checking the wiki or even looking to see if it was compatible

[fringe nebula]

you don't really "lost" when you already beat ante 8

[hidden drum]

O

[vocal rose]

very good

[hidden drum]

I see

[vocal rose]

you already won the game

[hollow grove]

Nooooo 🙁

So frustrating when that happens

Better luck next time

[fringe nebula]

endless mode is just there to test how far can you push

[vocal rose]

endless is slop

[fringe nebula]

true

[slim turret]

thanks 🙂

[somber barn]

GUYS

[fringe nebula]

is that a wee?

[somber barn]

Yeh

[white flint]

guys do i want 2 card sharps here ?

[somber barn]

I would

[fringe nebula]

do you need flat mult right now? what's your planet level

[white flint]

cuz my supernova has +7 mult

[molten thicket]

how big is supernova

hm then yeah

[white flint]

and its planet is lvl 3

[molten thicket]

ankh card sharp

[fringe nebula]

what ante is this anyway

[slim turret]

definitely copy the ice cream :troll

[white flint]

2

[fringe nebula]

oh yeah

[white flint]

ill ankh it ig

[fringe nebula]

just.... don't get eye'd or needle'd ig
i hope i didn't curse you or anything

[white flint]

and i can scale planet lvl quite easily cuz i have telescope

[rapid orchid]

Of all the cards it could clone......

[white flint]

you can get +1 handsize in manacle now

[slim turret]

i was gonna say that 😭 handsize value!

[molten thicket]

at least it wasnt the 2pair joker (i can't remember the name)

[proven ember]

We riding the bus today

[mortal nimbus]

mad joker

[rapid orchid]

I just discovered something curious about the double Chicot
By denying the double Needle, they gave me 7 hands

[white flint]

also i can choose betwen photo and ramen next boss is plant but i can easily beat him with the sharps i habe

[split python]

Anyone know what mod bean is using to see the active joker effects? or is that a feature I can enable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdD0pf6vVeI

[mortal nimbus]

there are a few cases like that, chicot works by just doing the opposite of what the boss does, rather than stopping the boss from doing the thing

[fringe nebula]

boss skill = 1
chicot
boss skill = 0
another chicot
boss skill = -1

[somber barn]

Alright, every deck has been beaten at least once. Time for the grind

[woven spire]

dont mind if i doooo

[white flint]

jokerdisplay

[somber barn]

Max Verstappen joker

[white flint]

its on balatro mod manager

[hollow grove]

Blueprint too now 👀

I might not need xmult if I can simply just play up to 10 hands????

I'll see how I go, this has never happened to me before

[split python]

tq, is there a reason I cant find it on nexus? in case you know

[heady zenith]

man the new jimbo looks great

[molten thicket]

why is there a cheese folder that costs $15 to open

oh that's the paint logo

[somber barn]

Exotic cheeses, duh

[hollow grove]

Wait no excuse me, 13 hands 🤯

[molten thicket]

who's paying $15 for cheese in this economy

[somber barn]

-# me

[white flint]

pareidolia can be funny since the plant cant appear anymore

[heady zenith]

we didnt have the budget for exotic butters

[hollow grove]

Wait what yes it can, or are you joking?

This has ended a run for me before

[molten thicket]

how exotic can butter be

[somber barn]

Hey, what's that in the corner of your eye

Ah, just an endoskeleton, y'know how it goes

[white flint]

i mean the plant appeared for me on ante before this

and its like ante 5

[hollow grove]

Ohhhh got it

[somber barn]

Ante 5 plant is rough

[hollow grove]

Nice 😎

[wicked warren]

who knew glass joker could be fun

[white flint]

i mean plant was on ante 4

mb

[wicked warren]

not dissing glass joker just never had a run with it

[woven spire]

2 invis are truly sometthing

[white flint]

only eye or needle can kill me now

[somber barn]

So, about that..

You don't wanna know what boss man made me send your way

[knotty zodiac]

lol i had a run of needle followed by eye today

[somber barn]

Just know, your oogles are getting boogled

[heady zenith]

out of all the random enhanced cards incantacion gave me it some ho gave me a frozen nine

i am too touhou pilled for this

[somber barn]

ANTI ALIEN ALARM

NO MARCIANITO

NO DUENDE

[white flint]

the run is saved

water is the last boss

before finisher

[slim turret]

modded discussion goes in #⚙・modding-general per rule 11 fyi

[heady zenith]

sir this is a texture pack

[molten thicket]

curse of the violet vessel

[heady zenith]

frozen card is litteraly just glass

[slim turret]

ohhhhhhhh

dies

[molten thicket]

i had to look at this for 5 mins to make sure that i wasnt tripping

[heady zenith]

cirno ass card

[molten thicket]

is that ace polychrome or normal

[heady zenith]

the varghshroom one/

then yea

its normal

[tiny mantle]

photochad paredolia smiley face

[white flint]

do i ankh it ?

[somber barn]

Ankh it Ankh it

Ankh your Crankh

[white flint]

would be funny if it would him card sharp

[molten thicket]

ankh it.

triple card sharp

[white flint]

last boss is verdeant leaf

[heavy heron]

oh no!! i sold my cavendish! what a blunder!

anyways

[white flint]

perfection

[somber barn]

LET'S GOOOOI

[white flint]

cards too sharp

[latent egret]

needle incoming

[somber barn]

Eye inbound

[fringe nebula]

eye

[white flint]

i also have held ecto since like ante 2

do i use it lol

[somber barn]

Send it

[fringe nebula]

what hand type are you playing

if pair, then go ecto

[white flint]

yeah pair

it hit photo lol

[fringe nebula]

ofcourse

[somber barn]

O dear

[fringe nebula]

card sharp clones are poly so it's guaranteed to hit photo

[white flint]

i had half joker also

cuz i had to buy something for verdeant leaf to eat

[somber barn]

Monster

[white flint]

yay ive done orange stake on ghost deck

now time for gold

it will be cool if i get an ecto in the shop

[coral tendon]

should i sell smtn for showman here

[white flint]

so i can get the stupid pallette

[coral tendon]

im using red seal king of hearts

[slim turret]

(sorry for the misunderstanding)

[modest thicket]

this screenshot is delicious

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i love your texture pack btw

[coral tendon]

tewto

:>

[ocean yoke]

hell yea

[coral tendon]

ghaddayum

[coral tendon]

anyway do i risk selling bloodstone for showman here

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moment of appreciation for whoever made the blueprint changing texture mod

[coral tendon]

im only on ante 10

[coral tendon]

whats the mod that shows the mult called

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was it card info? i'd have to check

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jokerdisplay is what it's called

[coral tendon]

alr

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delish

[fringe nebula]

ante 1

[knotty zodiac]

basically just wins by itself once pair gets to like lv5

[vocal rose]

easiest win ever

[somber barn]

Blue deck, green stake

Not great, but helping me survive rn

[near rune]

wtf is going on lmao, 1 black hole in 2 shops in a row

[primal eagle]

omg immolate

[vague sequoia]

Ouija isnt even THAT bad

[slim turret]

im done playing for tonight

this loss is still so devastating to me arrrgh

[modest thicket]

oh my 😭 madness gaming

[knotty zodiac]

all the mult and all the money. nice

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actually won my first ever gold stake game today with madness 😭

[slim turret]

w madness ❤️‍🩹

[sage zodiac]

dying for antimatter

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i think it is important to recognize that ankh and hex cannot touch your eternal jokers

so ankh to your desire

[unreal topaz]

only on yellow deck will you get a first shop this good

[grand lynx]

what is hex

[unreal topaz]

spectral card

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apply polychrome to a random joker; destroy every other joker

[vocal rose]

“here win”

[vocal rose]

ankh can hit an undesirable target

so I wouldn’t just do it willy nilly