Joker and The Duo: scoring order
A verified comparison showing why additive and multiplicative Mult order matters.
This pair has 28 chips and base Mult 2. Joker adds 4 Mult; The Duo doubles Mult for a pair. Joker then The Duo yields 28 × (2 + 4) × 2 = 336. Reversing those Jokers yields 28 × (2 × 2 + 4) = 224. Joker slots retain their specified order, although played and held cards are optimized.
Exact inputs
{
"contract_version": "balatro-web-v1",
"played": [
"9H",
"9S"
],
"held": [],
"jokers": [
{
"id": "joker",
"edition": "none"
},
{
"id": "the_duo",
"edition": "none"
}
],
"levels": {}
}Computed result
pair: 336 chips; comparison: 224 chips (pair).
Engine 0.1.0; rules balatro-001a-rules-v0.1; interface balatro-web-v1; status completed. Snapshot originated on aarch64-apple-darwin and is regenerated after validated engine releases.
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Scope and trust
Supported model: 20 validated Jokers, 150 catalog names; exact analysis accepts 1–8 hand cards, 0–12 draw cards, 1–2 hands and 0–2 discards. Uniform replacement draws and optimal continuation are assumed. Unsupported boss, consumable, shop, history and scaling effects are rejected. No standalone sampled full-deck advice. Card order is optimized; Joker slot order is preserved.
Mathematical action values are conditional on the stated game model, not estimates of real-game success. Equal values are ties. Incomplete searches provide no completed recommendation. This independent tool is not affiliated with the game publisher.