You don’t gamble anything though. Have you even played the game
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satans_methpipe@lemmy.world 2 months agoPoker is a gambling game. Balatro is loosely based on poker. Throw in some additional luck/randomness and change the money aspect to points. Gambling and addiction in general are devastating.
It would be interesting to compare brain activity of a gambling addict at the casino with a dedicated balatro player. I have my suspicions about what we would see.
echodot@feddit.uk 2 months ago
satans_methpipe@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes. It walks, talks, and quacks like a casino.
echodot@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Have you played the game because it really sounds like you haven’t. It sounds like you’ve just seen pictures and made an assumption
There is no gambling mechanic, other than matching poker suits there aren’t really any poker mechanics, there are no other players.
Snowpix@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Don’t feed the troll. They don’t actually care if it’s gambling or not.
heavydust@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
But it lacks the main feature of a casino: taking people’s money.
gami@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Obvious troll
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Poker is a gambling game.
False. It is a card game, sometimes people gamble over card games and poker is a common one. You can gamble over yahtzee if you wanted to.
TheSambassador@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Chess is a war game. Killing and violence in general are devastating. It’d be interesting to compare the brain activity of a murderer with a grandmaster player. I have my suspicions about what we would see.
satans_methpipe@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You know that isn’t a reasonable take. Nice try kiddo
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Neither is yours.