On Wednesday, December 4th, Balatro‘s Twitter page made a big announcement for fans of the game. A physical copy of the deck of playing cards used in Balatro is now available for immediate preorder, with an anticipated release date in March. Let’s dive in and see what that entails!
The Balatro Playing Card Deck
This deck of Balatro playing cards contains 56 cards. 52 are standard-issue playing cards with the rendered art from the game. The other four are Jokers from the game’s massive number of Joker cards. The Jokers you can get from this deck are:
- Joker
- Juggler
- Blueprint
- Gros Michel
How Did We Get Here?
This deck, preordering on Fangamer at this very moment, was announced by Balatro‘s official account on Twitter in this post. Balatro‘s account posted this just before Noon Eastern on December 4th. With a simple exclamation of “Fineeeee!” before the preorder link, it is clear that fans have been clamoring for this merchandise for a while.
Furthermore, Balatro gained even more traction since being nominated for Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024. This means even more people are playing the game. Therefore, that demand has risen even higher than before its nomination. While Balatro has extremely steep competition for GotY, it was nominated for four other categories at The Game Awards. For an indie game, that’s no small feat. The Game Awards will air on multiple social media platforms, including Twitch, on December 12th.
Balatro‘s official deck of 52 playing cards and four Jokers will come out some time in March. You can find the preorder link by clicking here.
You can find our review of Balatro here, or check out our 10 tips and tricks for getting started with the game.
