Poker, But You Can Upgrade Your Cards! - Balatro

[@queuecueq]

FYI on some verbiage in this game: The "if the hand contains a three of a kind" joker will trigger on a full house. "If contains" is a separate check from the poker hand check. "If the poker hand played is ____" is the verbiage used if it would require the poker hand to be three of a kind.

[@airiden4734]

i realized from the wording and seeing him not take it crushed me, and immediately checked the comments

[@queuecueq]

Eh, I don't fault him for this one. The card could definitely be worded better or have a tool tip of some kind. This game in general needs better tool tips. There are a few ultra specific wording and hand combos in this game that aren't obvious unless you have actually encountered them. For example, there is a Joker that allows you to make a straight and flush with 4 cards. The game would then count a hand like 4H, 5H, 6H, 7D, 10H as a straight straight flush, and while it makes sense I don't find that necessarily intuitive or obvious. It COULD have been coded that the 7D would need to be a 7H for it to be a straight flush, but whoever made the game had to make singular decisions on unique/novel interactions that don't exist in poker. You just have to play around with them to be sure.

[@OmikronTitan]

@@queuecueq My suggestion would be for the game to give an example at the bottom of the card just like the one you gave. Maybe just some slight faded text at the bottom with an example hand.

[@jackmclaughlin648]

I was enraged when he didn’t take that fantastic synergy lmao

[@alexonstott4954]

​@@airiden4734SAME

[@LocalThunk]

Thanks for playing my weirdo game!

[@oscarjohansson3295]

Your game is amazing

[@psycowithespn]

Thanks for making your weirdo game.

[@NickiRusin]

you made a good game man!

[@ZedFontaine]

I've spent too many hours playing this game! Keep up the updates!

[@RaceBandit]

The background style is _very_ interesting.

[@thatmadengineer_5552]

Can’t wade for the inevitable Roguelette.

[@birbthetopicman2851]

So we have: - slot machine (Luck be a landlord) - Blackjack (D&D Gamblers) -Cheating (card shark) - dice (roll) If I'm missing any feel free to respond ^-^

[@gdmathguy]

​@@birbthetopicman2851I wonder which game is gonna represent Uno

[@frimi8593]

@@birbthetopicman2851there was also dicey dungeons but I think that’s more dnd than casino

[@LeVarito]

Now he will be searching for it

[@invention64]

I thought you were talking about a roguelike about making omelettes.

[@skellymctelly2897]

that negative joker wouldve been useful because a full house contains a three of a kind

[@pootos5004]

thats what I was just thinking, since it doesnt require the hand to be a three of a kind, just to contain it

[@Wow-Internet-User]

Yeah I was confused too

[@Ze_eT]

@@snowfloofcathug Because it was worded in such a way that it seemed like it needed a Three of a Kind, i.e. the poker hand. A Full House is not a Three of a Kind. That's not the case, but the bad wording made it seem that way, and I don't think Tyler is at fault here.

[@marigold2257]

@@Ze_eT I think you would have to be a complete idiot to not understand what that joker meant

[@snowfloofcathug]

@@Ze_eT How do you propose to word it? Because it doesn’t say it needs to be a three of a kind, just needs to contain one

[@TheRandomNat]

13:39 You mention the the 3 of a Kind joker has no synergy, which _would_ be correct if the card was written that way. Instead, it's if your hand contains _any_ three of a kind, which _includes_ full houses, which you were vying for (And say you want upgraded seconds later, lol)

[@beaniiman]

yeah, that was a painful to watch but I am sure he will learn. Would have been a great add to the deck for no downside other than cash.

[@neekdawg8118]

Important thing about the death card, or the game in general, is that you can move the cards around so you can convert a 2 into any card you want by moving it to the left of your hand

[@lwcky8929]

Love watching this game, even more than the blackjack one. Please play more of this tyler

[@TheQuicksilver115]

I concur! Feels more interesting

[@taliru8846]

yep, blackjack is a little to batshit to watch, you gotta play it for yourself

[@matthewlyons6544]

When you use the death tarot card you can rearrange the cards in your hand before using it (that way you can transform any card into any other regardless of the position in hand). Big fan of this game and excited to see it on the channel.

[@Chris-ef3vz]

I believe you can change 2 cards with the death card; you can select 3 cards, right?

[@soup-flavored-soup6613]

Nope, only 2.

[@SafetyBoater]

You can change 2 cards into the right most selected card means if you pick 3 then the left 2 become the third.

[@nobutlikeactually]

I actually saw the secret boss coming from a mile away, the way ante just had '/5?' was so suspicious but still a pleasant twist. Anyways this game looks interesting and I can't wait too see Tyler play it more!

[@cheffbread3708]

Tyler you have basically influenced half my steam library from all the great games you play and I think its gonna have a +1 added to it after this video 😅

[@snowfloofcathug]

I discovered one person on my friendslist is a Tyler fan after I saw they’d played A Monster’s Expedition, Luck be a Landlord, and SNKRX, lol

[@GamingForeverEpic]

@@snowfloofcathugu sure that isn’t the commenter?

[@snowfloofcathug]

@@GamingForeverEpic Different person. Would’ve been cool though!

[@krazycam1029]

Oh god another poker game. Tyler is gunna be the reason I get a gambling addiction 😂

[@alwaysmiling1]

Justify it by calling it dedication

[@jacobkopolovich2864]

MORE CARD ROGUELITE?! Edit: My bad, I meant rogueLIKE

[@fire_bro0638]

Does this have metaprogression? If not its a rougeLIKE

[@kingofgameing0]

pretty sure it’s a roguelike

[@KainYusanagi]

@@fire_bro0638 You got it backwards. Roguelike lacks metaprogression (unlocks that are not buffs to future runs, just something new, are iffy and subjective; a "pure" roguelike doesn't even have those) while Roguelite has metaprogression; it's stating that it's "like rogue, but lighter", because there is some buildup over time.

[@joshuakimpton8224]

Which... Was what they were saying... But also this, surprisingly, DOES have metaprogression! The more unique cards you discover, the stronger starting decks you unlock.@@KainYusanagi

[@saltysalt844]

​@@KainYusanagiwhat he said is true, if it's not have progression, then it's roguelike

[@marshallwilver8831]

Sidenote: the negative joker that gave plus 10 multiplier does proc if you play a full house. It says if your hand contains a three of a kind. It also procs of 4 and 5 of a kind hands

[@frostbite8967]

Insane that on The Wheel boss blind where he had a 1/7 chance of getting a face down card he drew 20 cards and exactly 0 of them were face down

[@SafetyBoater]

4.58% chance which is very close to winning a heads up all in after the flop with 2 outs, 4.26%

[@Zebo12345678]

I was a big fan of this when Northernlion played it! Happy to see you finally have a chance to play it. Looking forward to future episodes of this, and loving the Islands of Insight as well.

[@LimusTG]

Just got Balatro yesterday, and I'm absolutely in love with it. If not for your video, I probably would never have found this game. Thanks so much!!

[@markbenezra4813]

Tyler, big fan for a long time. Glad to see you play this game, i think its amazing. in 13:39 you could have taken the negative 3 of a kind joker since the hand you were building is full house and contains 3 of a kind by definition. Big fan, keep up the good work

[@OmikronTitan]

I love the aesthetic and sounds of the game. Really great work on the feel of the game.

[@apn101]

At around 16:30 Tyler missed a straight with the 9, 10, j, q, k, instead going with a pair because he had his glasses on the wrong way

[@rics0474]

IT HAPPENED! I was so much Balatro content, and i was highly anticipating when Tyler comes across this game

[@deeznoots6241]

The real fun in this game is finding the hidden hands that you can only get by changing the cards of your decks, crazy stuff like 4 or 5 of a kind, or flush house. They usually have crazy high score and mult to account for the difficulty in getting them

[@ShinjiSixteen]

Thrilled to see you playing this, and a wonderful run and commentary, as usual! Also props to the editors!

[@WeTheMajority]

Lol the amount of times Tyler discarded with a straight in hand is bots lol lots of fun!

[@Hobocannibal]

the straight would have practically no value compared to two pair.

[@imsteve3493]

The fact that he didn't use the straights hurt in a way I never felt before

[@Starhawke_Gaming]

Same. Every time he said he only had "garbage hands" he actually had straights if he had selected different cards to "throw away"

[@КалоянКостов-г5щ]

I am glad that I am not the only one noticed!

[@jankoodziej877]

I'm guessing the straights weren't worth much for him, he had no planet bonuses for them.

[@rockyman2685]

Same

[@MartijnTV]

... did u guys actually watch the video? He didnt put any upgrades into straights. "High card" would probably be better than a straight.

[@noahmoody7991]

16:14 the straight Tyler, you have a straight!

[@violet4794]

need it be known that this game's main theme is one of my favourite pieces of music i've heard in a game in so long this game is such a banger

[@niklp6116]

I love balatro! The game mechanics, art atyle, soundtrack - everything is incredible

[@greg2303-ai]

This is so good to watch, I really like the art style of the game

[@rognin5603]

What a phenomenal game. The video felt like it was only fifteen minutes, this is incredibly fun to watch! Such a good combination of strategy and hoping to draw a banger hand

[@NeonVidmaster]

21:52 Did anyone notice the search bar here? 😂

[@theoriginalkimerli]

16:17 gaaaahhhh he had a straight!

[@OliveOilDrinker]

For Tarot cards, you can rearrange your cards beforehand.

[@redtegu]

Why did the editor search up dog sitting gay. Im dying rn. Lol. 21:52

[@beaniiman]

That negative joker had a great synergy for you. it says "contains" 3 of a kind which a full house DOES.

[@Boba_Mopap]

All we need is is solitaire roguelike

[@SilverDashie]

The sound design in this game is genius. Something as simple as satisfying sounds can rocket your game to another level.

[@nickr1796]

I am so excited for this game. I picked up the first demo after Tyler first played it and loved it. I also played this weeks new demo and it makes me even more excited to see the full game. Thank you for bringing this game to my attention, Tyler!

[@pfqniet]

16:14 "I only have a pair", says the guy with an 8-card straight, 6 through king XD

[@phillipjthe_rype7806]

19:26 just want to point out that the chance of NONE of the cards being flipped is only 4%

[@Pheonix1328]

I was wondering about that... I had watched a couple other people playing and they were getting tons of face down cards and losing.

[@Just_Ben_YT]

"It has no synergy" "Im going for full houses"

[@ilovehumongoushonkers]

him skipping the negative joker was so painful

[@The-EJ-Factor]

13:33 man, it really does have full house senergy, it said contains, not “is”

[@WeTheMajority]

Love this game and video!!! Hope to see a lot more of this game!!!!

[@Sintanity]

This was really fun to watch, I'd love to see more videos on this game!

[@maddog2314]

Good news Tyler, I'm getting your vids on my home feed on both of my youtube channels and on both my laptop and mobile. I watch every video you put out so youtube knows how to get me.

[@Xtrina_]

Watching this guy grow is something so magical

[@lananghayomingbumi2782]

14:20 "...death is kinda good..." -Aliensrock 2023

[@HalfBoyHalfGod]

Absolutely loving all the card content!

[@oscarjohansson3295]

Would absolutely love to see you play more of this game!

[@noodleman1017]

Absolutely love this game now Tyler, can't wait for a whole series❤❤❤

[@mloxard]

I thought it was the blackjack game again! 😂 To be honest, I love them both

[@gusisonthebus]

Full houses contain 3-of-a-kind! That negative card was cracked!

[@hellfooliver1497]

16:25 you had a straight right here lol

[@ScairreeDoggo]

For someone who has NEVER played poker before, i really love this game

[@kitthekat6844]

This game is really cool! Looking forward to seeing more on the channel

[@LUNESAUR]

YESS. Balatro is my favorite game at the moment. So excited for you to play more.

[@iaminyourwalls3889]

Ooooh, reminds me of luck be a landlord, seems fun.

[@WheelDragon]

I've been missing this game since they made it a closed beta. I've been waiting for it to be released! Balatro is back on the menu, boys!!

[@junebyrd]

I've been really enjoying a lot of the new games you've been playing on the channel, I've even picked up playing a few of them!

[@kryptikziggy2859]

This game is an amazing watch. Lots more please!

[@mallenwho]

This is the art style the blackjack game should strive for. This feels shiny and great!

[@GoldenseatGaming]

16:09 "can I get there with a single pair cuz that's all I have" he says while looking at a straight (k, q, j, 10,9)

[@DennisZhuo]

Remember playing Toodee and Topdee demo?, it came out a while ago and there's lots of cool puzzles.

[@queuecueq]

Another FYI, jokers normally apply left to right, so for the 201x hand at 27:00, you lost out on a bunch of mult due to order. If the polychrome joker and the loyalty card were switched, you would have had 246x instead.

[@bang_lihat]

Oh so you can change the order of the Jokers then? Thats cool, this game looks like it already have a ton of optimization options and turns out there's more!

[@queuecueq]

Yeah, the mult multipliers is the only time joker order really applies, but yeah, this game is super min max-y and a blast if that's what you're into.

[@alexanderf8451]

I'm glad you play inexpensive indie games because everything you play I want to buy.

[@duckmunch8307]

I downloaded the game immediately after finishing the video and played it for 4 hours... I'm addicted... I blame you for this

[@CoolExcite]

Another week another game added to my steam wishlist after watching this guy

[@Shaddow300]

Super excited that you are playing this game!!

[@Jolly_Owl]

More of this game and the blackjack one, they are both sooo fun to watch!

[@nightmareman328]

So many awesome card games on the channel recently. This will surely hold us over until Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers comes out.

[@KainYusanagi]

Isn't that just Slice & Dice? :P

[@maxanderson8976]

So happy I can see a video live again, live in australia and was so sad that tyler swapped his release time by 12 hours although completely understand keep up the awesome content mate!!

[@fujster]

17:00 oh the irony when he's missed TWO straights already...

[@huykhanhnguyentrong3289]

Tyler ignoring all the straight hands broke me

[@entropete_]

INCREDIBLE game I want to see so much more of this!!

[@spencermcnamara5140]

An extra layer of strategy to consider is Joker order when you have X mult cards, you want to have them trigger after the jokers that add mult. For example you’d want loyalty card to be to the right of abstract joker so that the +10 is multiplied by 4

[@scottbryant6349]

Just here screaming when Tyler doesn't notice a straight 😂

[@TheQuicksilver115]

This one is awesome, love the depth!

[@adrad]

It's probably the first time, that I saw the game on this channel and decided to play it for myself, since it looked so good. This one time I wasn't hypnotized by Tyler's beautiful eyes.

[@junin3738]

i loved the easy vibes watching you play this game gave me❤

[@lorenztor1990]

The amount of times Tyler played nothing hands when he had a straight was ridiculous

[@harshonlinehd2190]

I need a dozen videos on this, this game is sick

[@denardbrown]

I had a idea for an update! Includes the following: 6 new decks Difficulties Daily challenge Achievements And maybe new cards? (See replies for more info!)

[@denardbrown]

New decks: Green deck *this deck is ready for anything!* Start with 3 more hands a random joker and a extra discard. Interest has double max value and double effect. If you skip a blind,gain 5$. Their will be more cards in the shop. You will try again after losing once. All in all,a good deck for beginners! Blue deck *hands hands hands!* Start with grabber and 2 extra hands. You gain 5 multiplier when having less than 5 hands. Gain double the amount of money for remaining hands. Basically you need a lot of hands to win. 7 deck: *Is lucky number 7 really worth it?* You only have 7 cards but have 52 cards in your deck. Every 7 card you play has a specific effect if it’s the only suit played! Heart:gain multiplier equal to the number of 7’s + the round number Diamond:gain money equal to the number of 7’s + the round number Spade:gain chips equal to the number of 7’s + the round number Club:1% chance to gain a random tarot,planet or spectral card,(1% chance added for each 7 card played) You just need to use your seven cards to get big and win. The next three decks are special! (You unlock these decks by getting an achievement shown how to get ) Uno deck: *Uno in poker?! Now this is getting interesting!* Unlocked by having the “All Out” Achievement All Out:Beat any Boss blind on your last hand without using any discards (The water doesn’t count) All cards you have won’t be normal poker cards,Instead they’ll be Uno cards! You won’t Draw cards after playing a hand but you’ll still can draw cards after discarding some. The suits have changed! (Red, Blue,Green And Yellow) There are special cards with different effects! Plus 2(value 10,can be any of a single suit):When this card is played draw 2 cards after. Reverse(value 12 can be any of a single suit):When this card is played,gain one hand. Skip(value 20 can be any of a single suit):When this card is played,gain one discard. Wild(value 25 Wildcard):Pick a suit,All other cards (except for other wilds) of the same suit you picked give a 1.5 multiplier. Wild Plus 4(value 50 Wildcard):has the same effect as Wild, but also draw 4 cards. If any card you get this way is a Skip,Plus 2 or a Reverse,Activate its effect but the card isn’t played. If at any time you have one card left,Get the “UNO!” Status Effect. UNO!:Get 50 multiplier and 2 extra hands. If you only have one hand before getting this effect,gain 5$ and an additional hand. If at any time you have no cards left,Gain 7 cards add 1000 points and 2 discards. You need to use the special cards usefully and carefully to get the most out of them! Sacrificial deck: *A Sacrifice Must Be Made* Unlocked by getting the “Card Altar” Achievement. Card Altar:Destroy a total of 135 cards in all of your runs. Starts with a normal poker deck,but all cards there are doubled and so is the deck size! But also start with a Blood Altar Joker card. Blood Altar:After winning a blind,You’ll see 3 cards,Choose one to sacrifice. Sacrificed cards are removed from your deck permanently and can never be used again. This gives multiplier equal to all cards sacrificed value divided by two every hand. Tarot cards will have 30 value Planet cards 40 But Spectral cards can’t be sacrificed,Instead they go to your deck and can be played as cards! They’ll have a random value from 5-100 their effect will be used when played but won’t be removed. Cards you sell,use or get removed for any other reason will also be sacrificed. Cards done this way have a 1 in 4 chance to come back as a ghoul card. Ghoul:This card can’t be removed in any way but doesn’t take space. Still uses its effect as a passive at random times (Can only be seen with the Sacrificial deck). You can sacrifice to get ahead, but can you handle having so little cards? Galactic deck: *This deck literally came from space!* Start with only face cards but have 10 planet cards in your deck that can be played will use their abilities (without leveling up the sets) and won’t be removed when used. Start with Constellation Joker. You can’t have other Joker cards or tarot cards,instead they will be turned into a spectral or planet card that will go to your deck and can be played! Your constellation gains multiplier for every planet card played. Unlocked by getting the “Solar System” Achievement Solar System:Use a planet card of every type (except for Planet X and Pluto)

[@denardbrown]

Difficulties: Hard: *this won’t be easy now!* The amount of points to win a blind is multiplied by 1.5 the bosses have a additional effect but you’ll earn 1.5 more money you also can’t skip blinds but you get rewards for winning them as usual. There will be less items in the shop too, so you’ll need to reroll often! Hardcore: *Just play normally! NO CHEATING!!!😠* You can’t use your passives but you’ll gain 2 times more money you can’t also buy vouchers. Endless: *Go until you lose!* there’s no final boss and the game doesn’t end until you lose a blind. You can use your passives but with some conditions. Sacrificial deck can’t lose his entire deck,If at any time this happens, gain 25 random spectral cards. Tumore: *The pain is just starting…* Everything is a lot tougher! The number of points needed to win a blind is multiplied by 2 and you gain 25% less points and have one less hand. The bosses will have alternate different names and powers. The Head. (Tumore)The Body:Instead of just disabling heart cards (making them useless) He’ll also disable all face cards! This will allow you to have less options to get points maybe 7’s or Sacrificial might be useful for this fight… The Psychic (Tumore)The Mindbender:You don’t have to play at least 5 cards anymore. But you can’t play a ace or any face card,Or else you lose 100 points! He also has a 1 in 3 chance to flip all cards in your hand and shuffle them. The Water (Tumore)The Lava:You won’t just start with zero discards, But also if you play high card,the card(or cards) with the highest value played will be removed from your deck! You’re going to at least play a pair to save cards! The Wheel (Tumore)The Car:No cards will be faced down, But Every 2 hands a random number of 1-6 cards will be removed from your deck and you lose 40 points for each card removed this way! Remember Sacrificial Deck can use the removed cards to his advantage. The Plant (Tumore)The Garden:Face Cards won’t be disabled, But Every round a random amount of 2-10 cards in your hand will be covered in vines! The vine will reduce the value of the cards they’re on by 6 and the new amount will be affected by multipliers and the said card they’re on can’t have their value increased! This will go away on the card is played. Verdant Leaf (Tumore)Ultimate Rock:Your cards won’t be disabled,But they’ll All be turned into stone! This will also disable a random joker card you have! And it also removes all useable cards! I hope you’re ready for this Intense Final challenge!

[@denardbrown]

Daily Challenge: It gives you a random Deck a Random difficulty and a random modifier! Can you still win with this crazy rule?

[@__ozone]

Dont forget about 4 of a kind Tyler! At 24:01 you could've likely won in one turn rather than two.

[@Lexinathan]

Can’t wait for him to discover the other hands 😏

[@hello-gm2dy]

It's crazy how this is just the demo!

[@Ninjaberry17]

That’s a fun looking game. Can’t wait for more

[@Unlucky-9172]

The new games you have been playing are really fun to watch, keep it up 👍👍

[@SurrealMath1]

Oh no! It's the start of the card games with a twist series. I'm guessing spoons is the next.

[@LerrySAn_]

I instantly downloaded the demo and beat it on my second try. so much fun!

[@brennanruiz1803]

16:30 “I only have a single pair” There’s a straight in your hand…

[@Lankpants]

Incorrect, there's 4 different possible straits in his hand. Obviously the one you'd play would be K-9, but he also has Q-8, J-7 and 10-6. Kinda impressive to miss all of them all at once.

[@leaf_9648]

i lov gambling games getting advanced to become more abstract

[@switchnerd4836]

13:42 full house has a three of a kind tyler

[@V1ctoria00]

Love that thumbnail wow

[@bookwyrm5599]

this game was awesome to watch, I cannot wait to see more!

[@Rukarin-]

This game is fantastic! Also, during the x4 multiplier turn, it looked like Jokers that go off at the end of the turn go in order from left to right, so if the loyalty Joker was the right-most Joker you'd have got an extra +10 multiplier before multiplying it by 4. Your end score was (((7+4+4+16)x4)+10)x1.5, resulting in 201. If the loyalty Joker was to the right, it would have been (7+4+4+16+10)x1.5x4, resulting in 246. End result would be 43,788 instead of 35,778, which is a huge difference. In the previous demo you could rearrange your Jokers, not sure if they changed that.

[@puimercado1262]

Tyler’s gambling arc

[@Aerysun]

13:40 But Full Houses do contain a Three Of A Kind... that's like super synergy

[@stevekrueger5670]

By the way, given the degree to which you can alter your deck over a run, there may be one or two 'secret' poker hands that are normally impossible to get with a standard deck ;) Also, you can re-order cards in hand, or jokers, to optimize multiplier stacking or to affect specific cards such as during Tarot events.

[@RaceBandit]

...aside from sorting by rank or suit, I didn't think to try dragging the cards around. If that works, I may have to keep it in mind for the next time I get a Death card.

[@ethanfrench9111]

Would the flush at the end have scored him more points? I don’t know poker too much nor how it interacts with the game.

[@droolytheghostlyboi8352]

From 15:15 to 16:00 he has 2 9's of clubs. SOMEONES CHEATING! Perhaps this is the new Cardshark 2.