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PEGI gives balatro an 18+ rating (x.com)
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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago (56 children)

I put this in the other post too. This is literally their description on steam.

Combine valid poker hands with unique Joker cards in order to create varied synergies and builds. Earn enough chips to beat devious blinds, all while uncovering hidden bonus hands and decks as you progress. You’re going to need every edge you can get in order to reach the boss blind, beat the final ante and secure victory.

Combined with playing actual poker hands, yeah that's going to get tagged for gambling. They knew what they were doing and this performative outrage is a viral marketing campaign.

[–] srecko@lemm.ee 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Performative gambling is in no way worse than real gambling. If every other lootbox game got 18+ you would be completely right, but we need to look at the context for this.

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's not performative gambling. It's not any kind of gambling.

Gambling by definition requires making a wager that you risk losing. That literally does not exist in Balatro. There are no wagers at all, not even for fake currency/points.

[–] srecko@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Ffs, I completely forgot about that. I played it when it came out.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Perform to standard, instead of lowering the standard.

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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

It's dressed up solitaire.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

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.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You're not gambling🤦‍♀️

Gambling is what kids shouldn't be able to do.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Playing at gambling isn't good either.

[–] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I agree with you completely!

My modest proposal is that if a child is caught flipping a coin their hands should be cut off on the spot.

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

Ignoring that that's complete bullshit, balatro doesn't even pretend to gamble.

[–] srecko@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Fine point, I'm all for raising all of those games to 18+. But I guess this isn't first of many but an exception to the rule.

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