Highly addictive yet very satisfying once you finally grasp the mechanics and start to win more. As I see it, many players (including myself) spent hours upon hours just to get their first win, experiencing defeat after defeat and then blaming it all on RNG when that generally isn't the issue—it's your playstyle. Do not be discouraged if you lose; it will happen a lot.

With that said, Balatro can be quite unforgiving if you're not paying close attention to Joker descriptions; you have to use your wit, learn the mechanics, and figure out patterns if you want to actually beat the game.

Highly addictive yet very satisfying once you finally grasp the mechanics and start to win more. As I see it, many players (including myself) spent hours upon hours just to get their first win, experiencing defeat after defeat and then blaming it all on RNG when that [i]generally[/i] isn't the issue—it's your playstyle. Do not be discouraged if you lose; it will happen [i]a lot[/i]. With that said, Balatro can be quite unforgiving if you're not paying close attention to Joker descriptions; you have to use your wit, learn the mechanics, and figure out patterns if you want to actually beat the game.