I haven’t played Balatro I’m here from all, but I thought I remember the devs coming out and saying it was explicitly NOT a gambling game. Is that not true?
If you think loot boxes are not gambling, you could probably make that argument. The game is built around buying those loot boxes between rounds and being strategic about which category of them to buy.
Loot boxes are a particular type of randomized loot system that consists of boxes that can be unlocked through normal play, or by purchasing more via microtransaction.
I’d say it counts as random loot, but doesn’t fit the criteria to be a loot box
I haven’t played Balatro I’m here from all, but I thought I remember the devs coming out and saying it was explicitly NOT a gambling game. Is that not true?
It’s gambling in the sense that you’re playing a rogue-like version of poker and are trying to manage RNG.
It’s not gambling in the sense that they need a warning to keep kids from spending Mom and Dad’s credit card on loot boxes or something.
It’s a roguelite. That makes every run a gamble. You take chances and sometimes they make a good build, sometimes they fall apart.
It’s not gambling in the sense of casino-style betting money on chance.
If you think loot boxes are not gambling, you could probably make that argument. The game is built around buying those loot boxes between rounds and being strategic about which category of them to buy.
Balatro is not lootboxes though a
You don’t pay real money for them but does a Buffoon booster not fit the criteria? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loot_(video_games)
I’d say it counts as random loot, but doesn’t fit the criteria to be a loot box