This is the first time I’ve seen RTGames referred to by his full name XD

I enjoy it a lot. It does use poker hands to score, but there are so many layers on top of that. From which of the decks you start with (i like the deck that only has 2 suits, makes making flushes real easy), to swaping/adding/removing cards that don’t fit what jokers you have, to manipulating how many of certain cards you have (I’ve had decks with 10+ 2’s before).

The only information you really need is knowledge of how to make poker hands and some basic math skills. Great for low stress gaming imo.

It’s fun, worth trying out. I see it as a “if you like it, you’ll really like it, but if you don’t like it you won’t hate it” kinda game.

I’ve watched a lot of balatro before buying it on switch and it’s a big recommendation from me! Just really nice to play when you have like half an hour to kill. Big plus to me is that runs can be as simple or complex as you want, so it stays interesting.