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Balatro 1.1 Update Details Have Been Revealed, New Mechanics and New Jokers Await!

The mastermind behind Balatro, LocalThunk, shared a much clearer look at what is coming in the long-awaited 1.1 update and its a big one.

Balatro‘s 1.1 update has been relentlessly teased by the game’s creator, LocalThunk, for over a year, and today the Joker maker finally uncorked some of what’s to come in the next update. While new Jokers are certainly coming (including Drawn-to-hand-drawn ones) the new additions go beyond expanding Balatro’s gallery of Jokers. This time, the update is not a calendar.

LocalThunk is also changing how Vouchers can appear, separating new content from balance changes through an optional profile setting, and making it so each game has a fallback option if mods are installed. LocalThunk is making progress on the update (as announced) but it appears to be going more slowly than development would have liked. The entire post that tells what LocalThunk has up their sleeve can be seen here.

One of the gameplay additions is a new trigger for

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