About this episode

The episode explores whether Balatro is a compelling game or merely a mathematical exercise.

A deck of cards, a handful of Jokers, and numbers that spiral into the millions. Is Balatro the ultimate ‘just one more run’ game, or clever maths dressed up as chaos?

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