Balatro (2024)

Building a scoring engine from poker hands and unusual Jokers gives a long trip a succession of small calculations and surprising changes of plan. You can leave a decision on screen while dealing with an interruption because the next hand does not require quick reactions. This is the original Switch version's solo game. Modifier text matters, so check that you are comfortable reading it on your own screen. A familiar-looking deck does not make the rules ordinary poker, and a run can end abruptly if its scoring plan stops scaling.