Literslly everyone in my life assumed i had a gambling problem when I took up Balatro LMAO
Showerthoughts
A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.
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It doesn't help if you phrase it like that either lol
My parents - who merely the screen over my shoulder when I was playing it at their house - I can understand. But my friends who are as plugged into the Internet as me, if not more, they have no excuse
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
Looks fun, will definitely play it after I am done with Ultrapool (recommended on tablet)
It doesn't help my recent game purchases are Balatro, Cloverpit and Raccoin.
Gambling is fun, but I prefer fake coin gambling
I live to see them flames...
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.
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.