Balatro | Yellow Deck | White Stake | Episode 4  #games #poker
Channel: CoffeeTravelerTwitch
Date: 2024-02-29

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Balatro is a poker-themed roguelike deck-building video game developed by LocalThunk and published by Playstack1. It was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch on February 20, 2024.

In the game, players play poker hands to score points and defeat “blinds”, while improving their deck and purchasing joker cards with passive effects. The game focuses solely on poker and math, with no extra elements like narratives or lore2. Balatro includes unique elements like special jokers that impact scoring, card enhancements, and endless mode for replayability.

In the game Balatro, players start off by choosing a deck and difficulty, each having its own pros and cons. Here are some of the decks available in the game and how to unlock them:

Red Deck: +1 Discard every round. This is the base deck that does not need to be unlocked.
Blue Deck: +1 Hand every round. To unlock this, you need to discover at least 20 items for your collection.
Yellow Deck: Start with an extra $10. To unlock this, you need to discover at least 50 items for your collection.
Green Deck: Don’t earn interest, Gain $2 per remaining hand $1 per remaining discard at the end of each round. To unlock this, you need to discover at least 75 items for your collection.
Black Deck: +1 Joker Slot but -1 hand every round. To unlock this, you need to discover at least 100 items for your collection.
Magic Deck: Start a run with the Crystal Ball voucher and 2 copies of The Fool. To unlock this, you need to win a run with the red deck on any difficulty.
Nebula Deck: Start a run with the Telescope Voucher but -1 consumable slot. To unlock this, you need to win a run with the Blue Deck on any difficulty.
Ghost Deck: Spectral Cards may appear individually in the shop, start with a Hex Card. To unlock this, you need to win a run with the Yellow Deck on any difficulty.
Abandoned Deck: Start with no Face Cards in deck. To unlock this, you need to win a run with the Green Deck on any difficulty.
Checkered Deck: Start a run with 26 spades and 26 hearts. To unlock this, you need to win a run with the Black Deck on any difficulty.

Jokers play an extremely important role. There are 150 Jokers in total, each with unique effects that can significantly impact your gameplay. Here are some examples of Jokers and their effects:

Joker: Common rarity. Gives +4 Mult.
Greedy Joker: Common rarity. Played cards with Diamond suit give +4 Mult when scored.
Lusty Joker: Common rarity. Played cards with Heart suit give +4 Mult when scored.
Wrathful Joker: Common rarity. Played cards with Spade suit give +4 Mult when scored.
Gluttonous Joker: Common rarity. Played cards with Club suit give +4 Mult when scored.
Jolly Joker: Common rarity. Gives +8 Mult if played hand contains a Pair.
Zany Joker: Common rarity. Gives +8 Mult if played hand contains a Three of a Kind.
Mad Joker: Common rarity. Gives +20 Mult if played hand contains a Four of a Kind.
Crazy Joker: Common rarity. Gives +12 Mult if played hand contains a Straight.
Droll Joker: Common rarity. Gives +10 Mult if played hand contains a Flush.
Sly Joker: Common rarity. Gives +50 Chips if played hand contains a Pair.
Willy Joker: Common rarity. Gives +100 Chips if played hand contains a Three of a Kind.
Clever Joker: Common rarity. Gives +150 Chips if played hand contains a Four of a Kind.
Devious Joker: Common rarity. Gives +100 Chips if played hand contains a Straight.
Crafty Joker: Common rarity. Gives +80 Chips if played hand contains a Flush.
Half Joker: Common rarity. Gives +20 Mult if played hand contains 3 or fewer cards.
Joker Stencil: Uncommon rarity. Gives x1 Mult for each empty Joker slot.
There are also five Legendary Jokers in the game, each with amazing effects. You need to get the Soul Card to unlock all Legendary Jokers one at a time. You can get Soul Cards from Spectral Packs, but they’ve also been encountered in Arcana Packs as a rare pull.

Please note that the first 105 Jokers are available upon starting Balatro, and their unlock requirements have been noted as “N/A” in the table above. Those Jokers will not appear in the Collection menu until they have been purchased in an unseeded run.

Tarot cards are one-time use items that enhance your playing cards1. There are 22 Tarot card variants1. You can only have 2 Tarot or Planet cards at a time. Using these cards consumes them, meaning you’ll need to get more to reap their rewards in subsequent rounds. They can be found in the shop or as a prize for skipping Blinds.