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The game then makes use of that assembled item grouping in automatic battles that play out against other real-world players at a similar level.

I spent a good ten minutes at one point trying to squeeze a veritable fruit salad into my pack in just the right arrangement to maximize the stamina-boosting and enemy-poisoning effects of every individual component.

Backpack Battles is great for that part of your brain that needs to have everything organized just so and wants a tangible on-screen reward for exercising that skill.

After putting more hours than I’d care to admit into Balatro’s demo, though, I’m just glad that the game doesn’t charge real money for its in-game deals like a casino would.

Managing the delicate economy of all of these shop options—and adapting your play to whatever options get randomly offered to you—forces you into some deep strategic planning if you hope to make it through a full run.

That’s true even in the limited demo, which offers tantalizing hints at unique jokers and unlockable options that will be in the full game.

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