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Now that Balatro’s on mobile, here are some tips to get started

Screenshot of the Balatro logo featuring the word “Balatro” with the “A” replaced by the Ace of Spades.
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Now that Balatro is out on mobile, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. And while it’s a great game, its tutorial doesn’t do the best job of setting you up for the kind of success necessary to hook you. In my first few hours, though I was completing the objectives laid out, it felt like I was stumbling my way to success instead of achieving it through strategy. Onboarding was a bit too abrupt, focused on the barebones of how to play instead of blending that with tips on how to play effectively. With that in mind, here’s some useful info and tips on how to get started.

I was told there would be no math

In Balatro, the main gameplay loop is amassing enough poker chips to beat a set chip total called a blind. To do that, you must…

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