Joker Idea: Knaves' Joker | Balatro | Page 1

hard finch Dec 27, 2023, 5:50 AM

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X2 Mult for every Jack in the played hand. (Calculated during the Joker phase of score calculation.)

Based on what Jacks were originally called in England during the 16th-17th century, Knaves.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(playing_card)

Alternate names:
Knabe, in German
Valet, in French, or in Tarot games
In the Euchre family of games; Bower, in English; or Bauer, in German

Jack (playing card)

A Jack or Knave, in some games referred to as a Bower, in Tarot card games as a Valet, is a playing card which, in traditional French and English decks, pictures a man in the traditional or historic aristocratic or courtier dress, generally associated with Europe of the 16th or 17th century. The usual rank of a jack is between the ten and the q...

frail wolf Dec 27, 2023, 5:56 AM

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really nice reference and a decent ability, but.. uh

we have a joker called "hit the road," to which its ability is "+1Xmult for every jack discarded, resets after every blind" so this is basically a very similar concept, but the jacks at like steel cards.

Its not a bad idea/reference, but it's kinda weird to have 2 different jokers do almost the same thing

hard finch Dec 27, 2023, 5:57 AM

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My bad, havent seen that one

jovial phoenix Dec 27, 2023, 5:57 AM

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for reference (not in demo)

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no worries i didn't play the full game either so it isn't ur fault

frail wolf Dec 27, 2023, 5:58 AM

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ye (praying this comes back in 2024 demo)

hard finch Dec 27, 2023, 5:58 AM

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Thank you for your time

#Joker Idea: Knaves' Joker