I think that a Balatro themed deck of cards sold as official merch would go so hard as an addition to a coffee table. The inclusion of extra joker cards with some of the best art and or most iconic art would be great. What favorite joker artwork would you like to own a physical copy of :)? (mine would be def be the hack)
#Obligatory Merch idea
willow edge
stiff estuary
Yeah I was going to suggest something similar! Like, regular and high-contrast versions of each of the decks in the game. For most of the decks this would be a standard 52-card deck with the in-game card artwork, plus a Jimbo. And certain decks would feature differences based on the deck itself, e.g. the Zodiac Deck would also include Tarot Merchant, Planet Merchant, and Overstock vouchers like you would start with in the game, Abandoned Deck won't include any face cards, etc.
Along with this, the other jokers, tarots, planet, and spectral cards, plus the vouchers, could be made available either as a complete set, or as randomized booster packs like in the game; the former would be convenient for people to get their favorite cards, the latter would be more accurate to the game (and encourage trading!)
honestly if these would actually become A Thing I would buy two of each deck: one to leave sealed and one to open and play with. Would make for some interesting game nights with the family 🙂
dense aspen
many people ahve suggested this before, and I upvote every post because I really want this