Playing every round in Balatro to earn the required cash to enhance your deck is the most obvious way to beat the game. At least, that’s would one would assume. In reality, the path to victory can ...

During a recent Polygon meeting, I realized something: I have no idea how to pronounce Balatro, the name of developer LocalThunk’s incredible roguelite poker game that’s occupied every one of my ...

As with many of the best roguelikes around, much of the fun with Balatro is breaking the game with a near-unstoppable combination of cards and modifiers that mean you can rack up almost comical ...

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The moment he picked up his first SNES controller, he knew gaming was going to be a lifelong passion. From adventures with Link to repelling the Covenant with Master Chief to even climbing ever-higher ...

A roguelike poker title that started as a side project for its maker but has now snowballed into a very popular card game sounds like a made-up success story, doesn’t it? While it brings a very unique ...

Parker Green is a writer and creator from Los Angeles, CA, and a graduate from California State University, Los Angeles with a Bachelor's Degree in Television, Film, and Media Studies. Parker is a ...

Balatro had its recent 1.0.1f patch go live and there were a substantial amount of changes compared to other content updates. Most of the changes are buffs which are beneficial to the player, however ...

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A day hasn't passed this year where I haven't thought about Balatro. It has me stricken like a sickly Victorian child, sitting up in my bed at night, going over that last run in my head, trying to ...

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