Fake Gambling, Real Hustle | Balatro (1)

[@SpoopyPants]

I'd like to imagine Woolie trying to lab in a casino and being told to leave because he is at the Blackjack table explaining the game to no one but himself

[@joeykujo222]

Gotta give props to the music in Balatro somehow never getting annoying after seeing hours of this game

[@Mr._Idiot440]

3:00 the audience enjoys it because of 3 things. 1: Learning/experimenting the game w/ little investment ruining a personal run 2: Backseat gaming. Self explanatory. 3: Perfect background visuals for an active mind. Keeping track of the run and the future well being of the run helps keep an active mind "busy" and also relaxed at the same time.

[@StarkMaximum]

Also I just like listening to Woolie and Reggie banter. I had this stream going while I was at work and most of it was me just listening to Woolie strategize and puzzle out hands while Reggie would randomly drop one of the funniest fucking lines I ever heard.

[@Exarian]

"it'll teach my kid to gamble" it literally has an automatic card counter that outputs a spreadsheet of what exactly remains in the deck at any time.

[@NEEDbacon]

In school I actually was taught blackjack as a way to improve counting. It's pretty much the only card game I know besides go fish.

[@sauceinmyface9302]

You might know the odds but you'll still take those chances. That's what Balatro sometimes teaches us.

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Fun fact: It is entirely possible to reliably win lots of money, in the long run, counting cards at a blackjack table. Anti-Fun fact: Casinos can just stop you from playing at any point they want, for any reason they want, and they can track how people play in order to detect card counting. They can also add you to their watch list and prevent you from ever playing there again, and possibly in other casinos they inform. (I know Balatro isn't blackjack. I just find that interesting.)

[@colbyboucher6391]

I always assumed that they used nonstandard decks specifically to prevent it.

[@NEEDbacon]

@@colbyboucher6391 Modern day they use a card shuffler that makes counting pretty much impossible.

[@ahmedibrahim4997]

​@@colbyboucher6391 I don't think they are allowed to use non standard decks because that would change the odds But they do use multiple decks to try to throw card counters off (it doesn't help much)

[@pokehybridtrainer]

Balatro? Helldivers 2? We eating great for under 40 bucks.

[@SerbianKnifeFight]

Damn between this and lethal company is woolie finally able to strike while the irons hot?!

[@cyberninjazero5659]

Tekken 8, too he's at least letting it get lukewarm instead of waiting until it's completely frozen over

[@SerbianKnifeFight]

@@cyberninjazero5659 eh I don't count fighting games, he was gonna play those anyway lol

[@andrewhopkins2523]

Been saying this for the past few years now, I guess he’s no longer stuck in the mines

[@TheCarlosCobain]

Well, he's also playing Half Life 2, sooooo, not really?

[@SeekerofYab]

​@TheCarlosCobain Yeah, Woolie plays what Woolie wants to play. Good for him for it too.

[@Hecubusx]

Been watching Northern Lion's Balatro runs, this game is so fun. Can't wait to watch this one!

[@tzera_rhuon]

Type-A chatters unite.

[@chubbypencil]

​@tzera_rhuon the game speed seemingly being at 0.5 speed has me Type-Aing out of my mind

[@Faegbeard]

Bisexual Morphii taking backshots unite

[@lilwyvern4]

Balatro believes in both big number AND do combo.

[@blackjacktrial]

And punishes you if you drop combo early.

[@Jcheatsludanto]

This game knows the location of the dopamine centers in my brain and prints it out whenever I see the big numbers go up. What a joy of a game. Definitely down to see the boys slap some cards.

[@BrianM_3rd]

This game is pure monkey brain chemicals. Can't wait to see Woolie pog out of control when the mults go off, oh baby.

[@joeavreg2254]

Yeah it's a lot of "WOOOO" because you know it must be "WOOOO" since number go up but also you aren't sure if the "WOOOO" is real or you not understanding what is going on.

[@-Fraud]

Reggie just like me fr “I just got here bro”

[@RealmForge100]

I was like 30 runs in before I figured out I could reposition cards. Lol I got REALLY far with the training weights on holy shit

[@HomerGunther]

23:29 The body may have changed, but the soul remains the same

[@thatfunkadeus]

Woolie casually busting out the "I dont actually know how you lose this game, never happened to me"

[@richardjohnson8991]

The music and aesthetic of this game are awesome. I'm gonna pick this one up for sure

[@atropabelladonna12]

Oh god, is Woolie going to try to lab POKER??? He's going to try to lab poker isn't he?

[@zeione5144]

woolie throwing away money by not using his discards to use less hands is something lmao

[@inxplotch]

He also took a joker that incentives going to 0 discards and then doesnt ever go to 0 discards in the video. Incredible gameplay.

[@otonoko1001]

@@inxplotch In his defense, he's still figuring out the game and thus hasn't found his preferred playstyle. He might not ever like that Joker, or he might come to rely on it more later on.

[@GrilledLeeks]

It felt so bad when he thought Rifraf was when you skipped a blind instead of playing it. Thankfully he accidentally used it right

[@Bone8380]

Also he seems to not realize that vouchers dont change per shop, he should have gotten the red card joker and saved for planetarium in the next shop but instead just got planetarium right away, wasting his chance to get red card for no benefit.

[@Bigwigrah07]

The second I saw this video pop up, I got scared. Scrolled to see Woolie take 20 minutes to get through ONE ANTE…fears confirmed.

[@wumbojet]

Woolie should play more tasty chemical based roguelikes on stream

[@disk3001]

The problem I see happening with me having almost 300 hours in Balatro and seeing people first playing it is that they're always on 1x Game Speed Which is normal of course but damn, it really is painful to watch when you're so used to 4x speed

[@tzera_rhuon]

Passing on Gros Michel 😢

[@blackjacktrial]

That damn banana goes extinct after one hand every time on me, I swear. And it steals wheel poly's and negatives.

[@tzera_rhuon]

@blackjacktrial tbf you really want for it to break as it unlocks the x3 version (1/1000 chance to break). It *does* seem to be a magnet for polychrome and such however 😂

[@pokehybridtrainer]

@@tzera_rhuon Yeah seriously. Thanks for the info for the deluxe version.

[@NoonMountain]

Looks like KZbin wont let this video get in the algorithm

[@belojah2]

Arrgh. I missed this on the switch before it got taken down

[@DanielDiaz-zz6ih]

It should be back soon.

[@12antlers]

it's back up now in my country (UK) so it might be back up in other places

[@notbulger]

This game has taken over my life (I got it 2 days ago and already have 25h in it)

[@voidzero7824]

Chase after infinite good chemical.

[@MissAshley42]

With all the talk I've heard about this game, not once has anyone brought up how swimmy the graphics are. I guess I'll wait to pick it up after it gets more options to disable all the distracting effects.

[@romanmyth4991]

Balatro be ballin'

[@Spectral352]

"I am not sure if this is entertaining to watch." Almost a 7 minute intro for a card game...

[@Bone8380]

Woolie is a chronic overthinker which very often causes him to take way too long to do very simple tasks. In general his gameplay is incredibly slow for anything thats not a fighting game.

[@UnpleasantLovepony]

punch pops spoils us

[@austinfletchermusic]

BALATRO TIME OOOO

[@The-toast]

God I love *Big NUMBER*

[@Elson01]

hell yeah we're eating good

[@syrushbluhr]

The only downside i get from playing balatro, i prefer they have or add another 2 or 3 music themes after a couple of antes. Its fine, just not engaging after spending a few hrs playing

[@Crazimo]

True, I wouldn’t mind just more music. Or if it’s gonna be the one track, have it get more intense as the ante rises.

[@Beanobaby2]

HIM ME HIM HIM ME?

[@EbonMaster]

Woolie apparently doesnt know or get that there are (very successful) people who's WHOLE channel was Binding of Issac or who's WHOLE channel is Slay the Spire lol.

[@MajorCrasher]

I'm gonna have to buy this game and play ot myself to understand it 😂 woolie as always is not great at explaining complex mechanics.

[@loganshaw4527]

Lol a youtuber has to use a calculator to see how many points he would make.