There are 12 hand types in the Balatro, and the hands certainly don't come equally. Beyond the obvious base Chips and Mult, there's also the number of cards being scored, how common the hand is ...

The new video game Balatro isn’t just another example of an inventive card game, but a celebration of playing cards themselves. In this roguelite by LocalThunk, players simply have to make poker ...

Starting hands in Balatro sets the stage for the entire match. Be it high-scoring combos or disruptive plays, how you use your initial cards can determine the eventual outcome.

Poker hands are the backbone of your strategy in Balatro.Every decision you make, from what cards to keep to which Jokers you snag, hinges on the type of hand you’re aiming to build.

I’m thinking about how Balatro is so self-assured in one of the basest pleasures of gaming — the unironic thrill of optimization — that the spell it casts from hand one remains just as ...

Balatro review: Captivating & cruel cards. A roguelike game of Poker hands sounds outlandish, but do Balatro's rule-changing jokers make this more than your usual card game?

There are three secret hands in Balatro — hands that would never be possible in a regular game of Poker but are absolutely achievable in the twisted decks of Balatro.By adding cards to your deck ...

Now that Balatro is out on mobile, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. And while it’s a great game, its tutorial doesn’t do the best job of setting you up for the kind of success ...

Balatro isn’t really a poker game. It uses poker hands and mechanics—like small and large blinds, chips, and discarding—but you aren’t competing against another player, or even an NPC.

You’ll play hands like three-of-a-kind and straight flush, but this is just the skeleton of what Balatro offers. The meat of it, then, is how you’re encouraged to build and improve your deck ...

They made Balatro for stock trading and I fear I may never write another article ever again You can buy cards that level hands up. A High Card, with its pathetic x1 multiplier, is easily the ...