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Explaining Balatro to non-gamers can very easily make it sound like you have an issue with gambling
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ComradePenguin lemmy.ml ComradePenguin@lemmy.ml
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FinjaminPoach lemmy.world FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world
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Rhynoplaz lemmy.world Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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Have y'all tried Black Jacket?

It's kind of like Balatro with Blackjack, but it's also an allegory for gambling addictions and the devastation it causes to others.

I've been having fun with it recently.

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ComradePenguin lemmy.ml ComradePenguin@lemmy.ml
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Have y'all tried Black Jacket? It's kind of like Balatro with Blackjack, but it's also an allegory for gambling addictions and the devastation it causes to others. I've been having fun with it recently.

Looks fun, will definitely play it after I am done with Ultrapool (recommended on tablet)

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THE_GR8_MIKE lemmy.world THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world
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It doesn't help if you phrase it like that either lol

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SillyDude lemmy.zip SillyDude@lemmy.zip
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I've never had to explain it but if I did I would just say imagine a board game where you roll a dice, move that many spaces, and maybe get a random card. Just replace the dice with a deck of cards, where getting better cards is like rolling a higher number on the dice.

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Marthirial lemmy.world Marthirial@lemmy.world
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I live to see them flames...

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Willem kutsuya.dev Willem@kutsuya.dev
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It doesn't help my recent game purchases are Balatro, Cloverpit and Raccoin.

Gambling is fun, but I prefer fake coin gambling

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swab148 lemmy.dbzer0.com swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Have y'all tried Black Jacket? It's kind of like Balatro with Blackjack, but it's also an allegory for gambling addictions and the devastation it causes to others. I've been having fun with it recently.

There's also Dungeons and Degenerate Gamblers for the "Balatro with Blackjack" genre

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swab148 lemmy.dbzer0.com swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I heard that YouTube was demonetizing some early Balatro videos over this misunderstanding

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FatVegan leminal.space FatVegan@leminal.space
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I heard that YouTube was demonetizing some early Balatro videos over this misunderstanding

Tgey had a few issue with awards and shit because of that. Meanwhile people gamble away billions playimg fifa, but that's fine.

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