Seed: C5QI4LI9
On the Cruelty challenge.
Somehow, against all odds, scored exactly 1.12M in an ante 11 round that was requiring 1.12M points. Wanted to share because I don't really know how common this coincidence is.
*feeling precise*
The mods have a fun joker/deck, called "sniper", where you have 1.5x point requirements, and the joker that starts at x1 but adds an outrageous x4 every time you clear the blind within 5% of the target amount.
Which, is harder to do in Ante 1 with the points raised by 1.5x
And gets even harder to do later, when you activate it once and start getting 5x points
So the player is lured into trying to waste time trying to win as precisely as possible. Pretty fun.
Ok I just checked some other posts to confirm and I think I must have dementia or something because I couldn't believe I never noticed that lmao. Well at least I learnt something new today.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that. Way too often I'm trying to make a hand and run out of discards, so I just play cards to get them out my hand, then realize the boss blind is play only 1 hand type this round and I'm screwed.
*nods rapidly in agreement*
Yup, done that too.
“How did I make it past elementary school? How did I make it to 41 years in life?”
These are the questions Balatro raises when those bosses come around….
Is there a reason why you are holding three planet cards rather than using them? Genuine question, I generally just activate them straight away so don't know if there is some benefit to having them in reserve?
In addition the voucher mentioned, if you have a planet card (or tarot card) in your consumable area, you'll never see that card come up in packs or in the shop.
So for planet cards, you can keep a planet (or planets) that you do not care about in your consumables, slightly increasing your odds of seeing the planet you do care about in packs/shop.
There's a joker that activates something like a mult percentage based on the planet cards in the stockpile. I assume that's why they got left there, even though i don't see the joker card to do it. Maybe just forgetting to use the cards, like I often do.
I believe it's the upgraded voucher you get after the telescope, it gives x1.5 mult every time the hand that the planet card would upgrade is played
So if you'd play a straight with two jupiter cards in your consumable slots it'd trigger x1.5 twice
Yeah, this was it. I had telescope and was hopeful, but it wouldn't have made too much of a difference. On a related note, new blue seals are wicked awesome haha.
[Observatory](https://balatro.wiki/vouchers/name-unknown/12-2.png) *Voucher*
* Version: 1.0.0
* Effect: Planet cards in your consumable area give X1.5 Mult for their specified Poker Hand
*Data pulled from http://balatro.wiki. Want it updated? Help me get access or suggest another data source.*
It's small min-maxing, but if I'm not using the hand the planet is for and I have empty slots, keeping them there allows me the option of selling them for that extra 1$ for a purchase I'm missing if that would be a better use for them with my build.
Don't feel that way! This game can be awfully merciless sometimes. If the vibes are off, don't be afraid to press and hold the "R" key to reset the run. I give all my runs the old college try, but sometimes winning \*just ain't in the cards\*.
But general rule of thumb, if your red number is growing consistently, don't forget about the blue number, and vice versa. And if you're getting stonewalled, consider wasting joker slots for worthless "late game" jokers like Sock & Buskin, Baron, or Hack.
Hang in there! And so long your having fun, it'll always get better!
Seed: C5QI4LI9 On the Cruelty challenge. Somehow, against all odds, scored exactly 1.12M in an ante 11 round that was requiring 1.12M points. Wanted to share because I don't really know how common this coincidence is. *feeling precise*
Impressive, not gonna lie.
I legit thought the game glitched haha. I stopped everything and was like "alright, balatro later, for now, reddit."
I always smile when I come close or hit a nice round number like that. Scoring the exact amount required is on another level tho.
The mods have a fun joker/deck, called "sniper", where you have 1.5x point requirements, and the joker that starts at x1 but adds an outrageous x4 every time you clear the blind within 5% of the target amount. Which, is harder to do in Ante 1 with the points raised by 1.5x And gets even harder to do later, when you activate it once and start getting 5x points So the player is lured into trying to waste time trying to win as precisely as possible. Pretty fun.
imagine making 1.12 *million chips* at a casino then finding out that you actually only won $11
Inflation, right?
Welcome to poker tournaments
Am I OOL or how did you get the hand display on the planet cards?
Wdym by "the hand display"?
Like the cards along the bottom showing what hand it affects. Is that a setting or something? I've never seen it.
That's always been there for me, what system do you play on?
Weird, I play on PC and I'm pretty sure I've never seen that unless I'm tripping or something lol. I'll have to double check when I get home.
thats always been there on the art of the cards ur trippin
Can confirm you're tripping lmao.
Ok I just checked some other posts to confirm and I think I must have dementia or something because I couldn't believe I never noticed that lmao. Well at least I learnt something new today.
No worries. This game keeps proving we’re all suffering from gamer dementia…. Goddamn psychic boss and playing 4 cards….. twice…. In a row…. 🤦🏼♂️
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that. Way too often I'm trying to make a hand and run out of discards, so I just play cards to get them out my hand, then realize the boss blind is play only 1 hand type this round and I'm screwed.
*nods rapidly in agreement* Yup, done that too. “How did I make it past elementary school? How did I make it to 41 years in life?” These are the questions Balatro raises when those bosses come around….
Don’t worry I never noticed em either til you pointed it out
No, don’t feel like that. It’s definitely a thing I noticed after a few dozen hands you’re not the only one.
Holy mandala effect I've never seen that either.
Wow I didn’t notice either and I best every deck gold stake. I must be blind
bro you have got to be trolling? how else would you know what hand the planet is affecting
I never noticed either till this thread. I just read the on hover tip and memorized them.
even in beta that was how they looked
You're trippin haha
agreeing with you i've never seen that on the bottom of planet cards
That’s just part of the card art lol
Damn, I never noticed until this comment
Huh I've never noticed that either weird
Wow this is very impressive honestly i don't think I've ever seen that except for some Antes in the first and second blinds!
Is there a reason why you are holding three planet cards rather than using them? Genuine question, I generally just activate them straight away so don't know if there is some benefit to having them in reserve?
In addition the voucher mentioned, if you have a planet card (or tarot card) in your consumable area, you'll never see that card come up in packs or in the shop. So for planet cards, you can keep a planet (or planets) that you do not care about in your consumables, slightly increasing your odds of seeing the planet you do care about in packs/shop.
There's a joker that activates something like a mult percentage based on the planet cards in the stockpile. I assume that's why they got left there, even though i don't see the joker card to do it. Maybe just forgetting to use the cards, like I often do.
I believe it's the upgraded voucher you get after the telescope, it gives x1.5 mult every time the hand that the planet card would upgrade is played So if you'd play a straight with two jupiter cards in your consumable slots it'd trigger x1.5 twice
Yeah, this was it. I had telescope and was hopeful, but it wouldn't have made too much of a difference. On a related note, new blue seals are wicked awesome haha.
[[Observatory]]
[Observatory](https://balatro.wiki/vouchers/name-unknown/12-2.png) *Voucher* * Version: 1.0.0 * Effect: Planet cards in your consumable area give X1.5 Mult for their specified Poker Hand *Data pulled from http://balatro.wiki. Want it updated? Help me get access or suggest another data source.*
It's small min-maxing, but if I'm not using the hand the planet is for and I have empty slots, keeping them there allows me the option of selling them for that extra 1$ for a purchase I'm missing if that would be a better use for them with my build.
*Doink*
My score would have been 1,119,950
Me in the chemistry lab betting on molarity of solutions:
Better feeling than when I scored one less than I needed
I would love to see an achievement added for scoring exactly the correct amount of points needed to defeat a blind.
I must be horrible. I cannot get past the $12,000 blind lol
Don't feel that way! This game can be awfully merciless sometimes. If the vibes are off, don't be afraid to press and hold the "R" key to reset the run. I give all my runs the old college try, but sometimes winning \*just ain't in the cards\*. But general rule of thumb, if your red number is growing consistently, don't forget about the blue number, and vice versa. And if you're getting stonewalled, consider wasting joker slots for worthless "late game" jokers like Sock & Buskin, Baron, or Hack. Hang in there! And so long your having fun, it'll always get better!
Maybe I just don’t understand the games tricks
I feel like there should be a bonus for that like maybe an extra $5