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What does this mean practically? Are they not allowed to sell it some places anymore if it's 18+?
this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2024
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Theoretically stores in Europe are forbidden from selling 18+ games to underage customers.
Practically, almost no one follows this. Although digital storefronts like Steam do, some parents do, and more importantly there could be age restrictions on Youtube and Twitch gameplays.
Maybe if they decide to make box copies of the game.
I recently played it. If anything I think it has a subtle anti-gambling message.
The more hands you play, the more you realize you can't actually win without "cheating"
Play it like poker? Congrats, you're fucked, you literally cannot win against the blind.
Stack the deck in your favor with creative use of Joker cards and a few dozen extra aces? The game becomes trivial
If the game teaches you anything it's that if you play by the rules, the house will ALWAYS win.
I just played it last night, and then again today with my kids watching. I explained how the hands are scored, and they seemed to get the gist of it.
It has absolutely nothing to do with gambling. You don't wager anything, there's no opponents, and the terminology is all different, for example:
- blind - in poker, it's a forced bet based on sitting position from the dealer; in Balatro, it's where you're at in the "level" (and only the "boss blind" is required)
- ante - in poker, it's the minimum bet to participate; in Balatro, it's the level you're on
- hand - in poker, it's the cards you are dealt, and you play them all; in Balatro, it's a scoring action, and you only play a subset of your cards in a given "hand"
And so on. The only thing that's actually similar is the hand scoring system, but you mess with that as well with buffs and whatnot. Balatro will make you a worse poker player, and not even teach you the rules.
I don't think it's anti-gambling, it has nothing to do with gambling. It's like saying solitaire and blackjack are similar because they both use playing cards...
Have you tried partnering with Disney and incorporating some Marvel/Star Wars IP into the Balatro Cinematic Universe? Perhaps selling your company to Ubisoft or Sony and letting their massive legal/lobbyist team take a swing at this? Perhaps you could just take a total end-run around the problem and release an edition that uses the Minor Arcana instead of standard poker cards?
Would love to see thr EFF branch out and take this on. Great opportunity to set precedence.