We Seriously Can't Stop Playing Balatro

Triple Click

Maximum Fun

Jason Schreier, Technology, Society & Culture, Maddy Myers, Video Games, Kirk Hamilton

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Balatro is one of the best games of 2024 so far — and certainly the most addictive. This week, the Triple Click gang dives into the new poker roguelike and dissects what makes it so great. They talk about the three phases of Balatro players, the appeal of randomness, and the thrill of this game's parade of interesting decisions.

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0:00.0	So my egg hadn't hatched but I had a credit card which meant I could afford a
0:06.8	ceremonial dagger so I murdered a hiker and thanks to this photograph I was able
0:10.3	to beat the needle and make it to the next blind.
0:13.0	Welcome to Triple Click where we bring the cards to you.
0:15.4	Don't call the police.
0:16.6	That was just me describing my latest run in Balatra,
0:19.2	a poker-themed deck builder that the three of us
0:21.2	can't get enough of.
0:22.6	On this episode, we talk about why we love it so much,
0:24.9	even though I still haven't gotten campfire.
0:30.5	I'm Kirk Hamilton.
0:31.6	I'm Maddie Myers. And I'm Jason Shrier. Hello. Hello my friends welcome back to Max Fun Drive. Yeah, it's still going to the drive is on two of max fun drive 2024 we're having a lot of fun
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