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I played a game of Big Two, which is the game that Balatro was in its proto-Balatro days. It’s so obviously far from that now that I didn’t expect Big Two to resemble Balatro at all, but the two games share a tiny bit of the same vibe because of the big draw situation. Having more than one viable poker hand and deciding which ones to break up for the situation at hand and which to keep together are an element of both games. Anyway, regardless of Balatro-resemblance, I recommend it. It’s sort of like competitive gin.