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[MIGRATED TO DIFFERENT INSTANCE CHECK PIN POST] Balatro

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Welcome to Balatro Lemmy and Mbin Community.

This community is for the game Balatro, which is developed by LocalThunk and published by Playstack. For more Balatro conversation, please head to the stickied FAQ and check out the official Discord channel. Also make sure you read our rules before posting.

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[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Boil it, mash it, put it in a stew!

[–] nemith@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] cdf12345@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Etymology. Latin latron-, latro mercenary soldier, brigand; akin to Greek latron pay, hire.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It’s kinda like updog.

[–] cephus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most people pronounce it the later, LocalThunk pronounces it the former, but says either is fine by them.

Source: start of this podcast interview https://youtu.be/hIlL7QomlOk

[–] tal@lemmy.today 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The word balatro wasn't made up for this game -- it's a Latin term for "joker".

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/balatro

It'll be an "a" sound in that word, not a "u".

[–] xkbx@startrek.website 6 points 1 year ago

Wait I’ve been saying bola-taro this while time

[–] misterzero@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Baal-a-troix