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PEGI gives balatro an 18+ rating (x.com)
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

It's dressed up solitaire.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day 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.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day 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.