Roguelike deck-builder Balatro is one of the best roguelike games because it's like real poker with about 100% less risk and 100% more surrealist fun. Special Joker cards with unique, enhancing abilities are integral to winning, letting players do devious things like amass more money or multiply their scores. And according to Balatro's solo developer LocalThunk, there wouldn't be so many of them if it weren't for a slight miscommunication.
"I once told Playstack (my publisher) that the full version of Balatro would have 120 Jokers," LocalThunk said on Twitter. "In a meeting later that week, they mentioned something about '150 Jokers,' and instead of correcting them, I just made 30 more Jokers."
