Fighting his own roguelike monster, Balatro creator says he's "146/150 for completionist++ and getting a taste of my own medicine"

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(Image credit: LocalThunk)

Mr 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Balatro himself, developer LocalThunk, i🍃s 💖being consumed by the very beast he unleashed on the world. He's currently trying to do a completionist++ run which is very, very difficult unless you're some sort of Balatro savant.

To get the completionist++ achievement, you have to beat Gold Stake difficulty using every single one of Balat💫ro's 150 Jokers. As a refresher, Gold Stake rules include: small blinds give no reward money, so your economy is harder to manage; required scores get higher faster; fewer discards; and Jokers that are eternal, perishable, or even cost money to keep each round.

. The post was in reply to the "are ya winning son?" meme, which showed a game over Balatro screen. He'd lost to The Wall – we've all been there, brother.

It's hard enough to do completionist+ – but 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:LocalThunk did manage it – which needs you to beat Gold Stake with every deck, but having to u🍨se every single Joker too is just🅘 cruel. Some of them are real stinkers. Loyalty Card gives you a 4x multiplier every six hands, so it's very occasional, and you'd be better off using something that gives you a more consistent multiplier.

There's also Credit Card, which lets you go into $20♏ of debt, but at Gold Stake you really need something that's givi꧟ng you extra chips, hands, mult, or multiplication.

Luckily, you only need a Joker with you right at the end, so if you're lucky, you can use four great Jokers and then take one you don't even need into the fi🌠nal round with you. So, if you're struggling, try that out. But if the game's own creator can't even do it, what chance do I have?

If you've finished the achievement or need a break from trying, check out all the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming indie games of 2025.

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