• conciselyverbose
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    16 hours ago

    There’s no possible rational standard where balatro could theoretically be age restricted.

    It’s dressed up solitaire.

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      15 hours ago

      Worst case, maybe PEGI 12? And then, only because parents might be somehow offended by poker hands, and that gives them a chance to check the reasoning.

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        14 hours ago

        I would genuinely look at a parent saying their kid isn’t old enough to learn poker hands exactly the same as if they said it about cribbage or rummy.

        It’s nonsense.

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          Yup. I personally haven’t taught my kids poker hands because it’s not a very fun game IMO, especially for kids. It’s basically a bluffing game, and there are far more interesting bluffing games out there.

          I have no problems with my kids learning poker hands, but the game needs to actually be fun, which Balatro is.

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      14 hours ago

      If that’s dressed up solitaire then Vegas is slovenly solitaire.