Make the back of Stencil Joker (when it's flipped over and such) have a hole in it

[nimble drum]

It'd be funny

[mossy moon]

Having a Joker Stencil easily distinguishable from other flipped over jokers by the Amber Acorn is a great idea.

[frank perch]

Itd literaly not effect the balance at all so it would be great

[potent zinc]

Definetly agree with this and honestly, why is this not in the game already considering all of the other jokers with weird sizes and properties already do thhis

[inland minnow]

Would Chad and Loyalty Card also be affected?

[hexed mortar]

I've actually looked into this before, and there are a bunch of cards that ostensibly could have altered card backs when flipped

here they all are! the green parts are to show which parts of the card are different from a normal card outline

only square, photo, wee, and half joker are actually changed in game rn

another notable mention are the translucent jokers, namely invisible and glass joker. not sure what would happen with those guys

[vestal fractal]

Translucent card backs

[unborn crypt]

while we're at it hanging chad should get a hole when flipped too

[hexed mortar]

first row

[nimble drum]

huh. i dont think i EVER NOTICED that riff raff has sharper corners than the average joker

i dunno if i'd go that far with this since like
amber acorn is already a massive joke anyways but i think giving stencil its big joker shaped hole would be funny

[indigo arch]

I think that if they WERE to do this, it would make the ONE boss that flips jokers (Amber Acorn) wayy too easy as there are some jokers that are just immune to the effect. Obviously, there are a few jokers which are affected already, so it’s kinda in a middle-ground state.

I think it’s more of a gameplay thing rather than a visual thing ykwim

[hexed mortar]

yeah I wouldn't do all of these for sure, I just didn't want to miss bases when I was making the picture
I think the ones that have intentional holes punched out in them make sense, like stencil chad and loyalty card, and maybe burnt

[indigo arch]

Obviously, Amber Acorn is easy for the most part (as is) so it’d probably be fine but it’s just my personal opinion lol

[hexed mortar]

I mean it's certainly not necessary, acorn isn't even a boss blind on the lowest game speed

[indigo arch]

Lmao I love how many ways there are to circumvent that one specific boss blind just in game settings/mechanics

[hexed mortar]

yeah they're just a few cards that are not quite playing card shaped, but rather piece of paper shaped

also it took until me making that image to realize business card is thinner

[vapid laurel]

tbh: implement this, but demote amber acorn to a regular blind and replace it with a stronger blind from the regular blind pool (like The Hook or The Flint)

[barren forum]

The flint would def fit as a finisher

[indigo arch]

I feel like the finisher bosses have something unique about them, interacting with jokers or cards (in a non-debuffing way).

Verdant Leaf with selling jokers, Acorn with flipping jokers, bell with selecting cards, heart with debuffing jokers, and vessel is just vessel

I do think flint of all boss blinds has the most unique/power balance out of the normal ones, although to be translated to a finisher it should be buffed more

[barren forum]

I dunno flint feels harder generally than heart acorn and bell

[cosmic siren]

Flint would just be an easier vessel, then

[potent zinc]

It's not about being hard I think

Its about being a unique challenge

[barren forum]

vessel:

but that is fair

in that case, hook would be a better fit

[potent zinc]

Vv IS a unique challenge

[barren forum]

flint is more unique

as is hook

[inland minnow]

VV is unique since it requires actually maxing your score, which can be difficult sometimes (especially with pairs)