Mesmerizing 'Balatro' Blends Poker and Roguelikes into a Captivating Card-Based Adventure
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Balatro is a mesmerizing poker roguelike where you play poker hands to beat increasing "blind" scores. Higher hands get you more points via multipliers.
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The key to success is collecting special "joker" cards that can boost your points and bend the rules in your favor. With over 150 jokers, no two runs feel the same.
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An in-depth shop system lets you purchase upgrades like planet cards to improve hand types, tarot/celestial cards to modify your deck, and booster packs for more card variety.
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With dreamy visuals and music, even repeated defeats feel mellow rather than frustrating. You're compelled to dive back in for "one more turn."
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Ultimately it's a delightful, generous game that entices you to creatively "cheat" the odds and revel in watching your point scores rapidly scale up against all probability.