{"id":44070,"date":"2024-02-20T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/balatro-wants-you-to-play-poker-and-then-break-it-apart\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T17:00:00","slug":"balatro-wants-you-to-play-poker-and-then-break-it-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/balatro-wants-you-to-play-poker-and-then-break-it-apart\/","title":{"rendered":"Balatro Wants You to Play Poker \u2013 and Then Break It Apart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<article id=\"single-199959\" class=\"mssrc-features font-- has--theme has--branding\" data-clarity-region=\"article\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<header class=\"xwsrc-block-post-header is-style-full-width has-high-density has-text-align-left text--default\">\n<div class=\"post-header__image\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns post-header__content has-text-align-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-100\">\n<ul class=\"post-tags__list\">\n<li class=\"post-tags__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/games\/\" class=\"kicker post__meta--category\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Category: <\/span>Games<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 class=\"h1\">Balatro Wants You to Play Poker \u2013 and Then Break It Apart<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"post__content\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"post__author\">\n<div class=\"post__author__bylines\">\n<ul class=\"post__author__list\">\n<li class=\"post__author__list__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bb5c9a891d1d92e6330f649048c1d27b?s=144&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bb5c9a891d1d92e6330f649048c1d27b?s=288&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-144 photo\" height=\"144\" width=\"144\"><span class=\"post__author__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/author\/joeskrebels\/\">Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post__date\">\n<h5>Published<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2024\/02\/\" class=\"kicker\"><time datetime=\"1708448400\">February 20, 2024<\/time><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-50 push--25 column--content\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<p>When I first heard about <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/store\/balatro\/9pk087lngjc5\">Balatro <\/a><\/strong><\/em>(out now on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One), I wondered how you could make a roguelike deckbuilder \u2013 a genre already stacked with greats like <em>Slay the Spire<\/em>, <em>Monster Train<\/em>, <em>Inscryption<\/em>, <em>Hand of Fate<\/em>, and more \u2013 using only poker as an inspiration. After accidentally playing 15 hours of <em>Balatro<\/em> in only a few short days, I\u2019ve come to realize that this isn\u2019t about playing poker, it\u2019s about <em>breaking<\/em> poker \u2013 and it\u2019s incredible.<\/p>\n<p><em>Balatro<\/em> has a simple premise \u2013 every poker hand is assigned a points score, and a multiplier for that score. You\u2019re dealt a hand, offered the chance to discard up to five cards at a time, and then try to find the best possible way to hit the highest points total. There are no opponents, per se, just higher and higher points totals you\u2019re tasked with beating (although there are \u201cboss levels\u201d that introduce extra, often painful, mechanics to work around). It\u2019s a simple, elegant set-up. But the ways you can go beyond that set up are anything but simple.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-image\">\n<aside class=\"fullwidth-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Combo-1-a54a9c69de52248139d9-1900x1080.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes='(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px alt=\"Balatro Image\"'><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column--content flex-basis-50 push--25\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<p>Between each round, you can purchase new cards and abilities from an in-game shop, using money earned by playing each round efficiently, or stylishly. The key to understanding <em>Balatro<\/em> is to realise that everything you can add to your deck isn\u2019t a way to cheat as such, but a means of literally changing how poker <em>works<\/em>. The most obvious of these tools comes in the form of Jokers, cards that live separately from your deck, and offer 150 different ways to change how your <em>other <\/em>cards react \u2013 from buffing certain suits, to earning you more money to spend, to truly wild abilities I won\u2019t spoil.<\/p>\n<p>But beyond Jokers there are ways to add extra abilities to your deck as a whole, enhance the potency of certain hand types, add extra cards to your line-up, remove or change suits, and much, much more. It\u2019s overwhelming at first, but as you begin to understand how many variables there are, and how they interact, you start to realise that the game of poker, in <em>Balatro<\/em>\u2018s hands, is a mutable, mercurial thing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-quote\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-column column--quote pullquote flex-basis-25\">\n<div class=\"is-style-left\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>There\u2019s a digital spookiness to all of this \u2013 like we\u2019re playing a virtual poker machine in some haunted casino.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column--content flex-basis-50\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<p>I\u2019ve built decks where a simple pair is more powerful than a straight flush. I\u2019ve built decks that mean straights no longer work the way they should, and allow me to create wild combos more frequently. I\u2019ve built decks where I\u2019ve experimented and discovered that there are valid poker hands here that don\u2019t even exist in the real-life game \u2013 five of a kind, anyone?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve discovered a new way to play <em>Balatro<\/em> on every single run I\u2019ve played, quite literally \u2013and I\u2019ve played a lot. This isn\u2019t a game about working within the rules to succeed, it\u2019s about changing the rules to help you redefine what success is. I\u2019ve already hit point scores I didn\u2019t necessarily think were possible when I started playing \u2013 and, looking in the unlocks menu, I\u2019ve realised that there are point scores that still feel baffling this far into my time with the game.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of unlocks, this is where <em>Balatro <\/em>offers you a meaningful sense of progression. Every new run is a total reset \u2013 you can\u2019t keep abilities or receive passive upgrades, but hitting (often very specific) targets will unlock new cards for you to use in future runs. I\u2019m now looking through menus between each run, working out what bizarre goal I want to hit next \u2013 a run where I somehow have 30 club cards in my deck? Let\u2019s give it a try.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps my biggest reservation going into <em>Balatro<\/em> is that there was no story to anchor this all to \u2013 I\u2019ve loved roguelike deckbuilders\u2019 many approaches to slowly but surely offering up a narrative through what amount to simple games of cards. But I\u2019ve come to realise that part of the beauty here is that this game swaps story for atmosphere.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xwsrc-block-content-image is-style-sans\">\n<aside class=\"fullwidth-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Arcana-Packs-1ea7ead8f4f07dcd0ed4-1900x1080.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes='(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px alt=\"Balatro Image\"'><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column--content flex-basis-50 push--25\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<p>There\u2019s a digital spookiness at work, from the faux-CRT scanlines across the screen, to its heavy reliance on tarot imagery, to the general sense that something is <em>broken <\/em>about all of this \u2013 like we\u2019re playing a virtual poker machine in some haunted casino. I\u2019ll never truly know what\u2019s going on beyond my newest deck\u2019s abilities, and that feels like the point.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/store\/balatro\/9pk087lngjc5\"><em>Balatro<\/em><\/a><\/strong> already feels like a game to file alongside the pinnacles of the genre, and I know I\u2019ve only seen a portion of what it has to offer. I can\u2019t wait to see where the cards take me next.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<p><em>Balatro is out now on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"msp1708440142650\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"ms-product-badge mspb-large\" data-product-id=\"9pk087lngjc5\">\n<div class=\"mspb-primary-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/apps\/9pk087lngjc5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/store-images.s-microsoft.com\/image\/apps.51959.14272217582130616.02bf9982-d980-42d9-93e6-372b4b7e36d8.31c1e585-05c9-4f32-b695-4b900c913466?w=400&amp;h=600\" alt=\"Balatro\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-details\">\n<div class=\"mspb-feature-badges\">\n<div class=\"mspb-feature-badge xbox-live\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.onestore.ms\/cdnfiles\/sfw-service-web-onestore-onerf-2017-11-8-12\/store\/common\/images\/xbllogo_black.png\" alt=\"Xbox Live\" class=\"skip-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Balatro<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mspb-secondary-details\">\n<div class=\"mspb-left-container\">\n<p>Playstack Ltd<\/p>\n<div class=\"mspb-rating\">\n<div>\n\t\t\t<span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mspb-total-ratings\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-full-stars\" style=\"width: 45px\">\n\t\t\t<span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-price\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>$14.99<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-buttons\">\n\t<a class=\"mspb-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/apps\/9pk087lngjc5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get it now<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-bottom-badges\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-right-container\">\n<div class=\"mspb-description\">\n\t\tBalatro is a poker-inspired roguelike deck builder all about creating powerful synergies and winning big.<\/p>\n<p>The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.<\/p>\n<p>Combine valid poker hands with unique Joker cards in order to create varied synergies and builds. Earn enough chips to beat devious blinds, all while uncovering hidden bonus hands and decks as you progress. You\u2019re going to need every edge you can get in order to reach the boss blind, beat the final ante and secure victory.\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"related-stories--199959__title\" id=\"related-stories--199959\" class=\"curated-content-panel\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-border--top\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-30\">\n<h2 id=\"related-stories--199959__title\">\n                        Related Stories <span class=\"sr-only\">for \u201cBalatro Wants You to Play Poker \u2013 and Then Break It Apart\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp=block-column flex-basis-70\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<article class=\"wp-block-column flex-basis-33\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/minecraft.net\/article\/introducing-add-ons#new_tab\" 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href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2024\/02\/20\/balatro-xbox\/\">Balatro Wants You to Play Poker \u2013 and Then Break It Apart<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\">Xbox Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2024\/02\/20\/balatro-xbox\/\">Go to Source (xbox.com)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Category: Games Balatro Wants You to Play Poker \u2013 and Then Break It Apart Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Published February 20, 2024 When I first heard about Balatro (out now on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One), I wondered how you could make a roguelike deckbuilder \u2013 a genre already stacked with greats 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