When to skip?

[AwesomArcher]

When is the right time to skip in a run?

[DAKKA]

When the tag particularly benefits you or playing that blind doesn't (i.e the Blind gives no money).

If I see a Double Tag, I always take it because it's quite valuable.

[Draco18s]

Negative, Polychrome Joker: always (unless its ante 1 as I won't be able to afford it)
Cash now: depends on its value (generally "double the blind's reward + interest" or better)
Cash after boss: only on no-cash small blinds (or no-interest deck)
Joker pack: if I have at least one open joker space or a joker I can sell without worry
Arcana, Planetary pack: depends
Double tag, voucher tag: honestly almost never (heavily depends on other factors)
Free reroll in shop: never
Boss reroll: depends on the boss

If the boss is The Pillar: always take skips.

[sab0t]

Originally posted by Draco18s:

Negative, Polychrome Joker: always (unless its ante 1 as I won't be able to afford it)
Cash now: depends on its value (generally "double the blind's reward + interest" or better)
Cash after boss: only on no-cash small blinds (or no-interest deck)
Joker pack: if I have at least one open joker space or a joker I can sell without worry
Arcana, Planetary pack: depends
Double tag, voucher tag: honestly almost never (heavily depends on other factors)
Free reroll in shop: never
Boss reroll: depends on the boss

If the boss is The Pillar: always take skips.

+1, this is pretty great advice for when/how to skip and is usually how I rank them in terms of priority. Although I use double tag a decent amount, using that on a Negative or Polychrome tag is just so good!

The +3 levels to a specific hand type can also be incredibly useful if it's actually a hand type I may use.

[Draco18s]

Originally posted by sab0t:

+1, this is pretty great advice for when/how to skip and is usually how I rank them in terms of priority. Although I use double tag a decent amount, using that on a Negative or Polychrome tag is just so good!

Oh for sure. But that's why I say its so dependent on other factors. If it's a double tag on a Big Blind I'm more likely to skip because I don't know what's coming up next and would rather visit the shop before the boss.

The +3 levels to a specific hand type can also be incredibly useful if it's actually a hand type I may use.

Yes that also. I had a run where I had a double tag (two?) lingering and saw that with Two Pair and went "hell yeah." It didn't help me with my actual goal (10 vouchers) but it was a nice run all the same.

[sab0t]

yeah, the real answer, as with most things, is definitely "it depends"

[PusherPlayer]

tbh it's almost never good to skip blinds, because the skips most of the time are not worth missing the shop for.

[VastGirth]

The free stuff in shop is a good one to skip if you get it on the very first round. Then beat the 2nd for a whole shop full of stuff for free

[srn347]

In general, it's usually better to play the rounds than to skip and in ante 1 it's almost never correct to skip. That said, anaglyph deck and throwback provide somewhat strong incentives to skip some blinds. Vouchers and negative jokers can provide some great long-term value, but even then it's a bit of a gamble as you could get something completely useless. There's also various money-providing tags (double your money, $5 per unused discard, etc) that you'll notice and take a "free" $40 or however much it is.

[brickey.8]

Once you reach at least red stake, skipping the small blind becomes a lot more tempting. In particular I skip the first blind of the game if the reward is anything remotely useful.

That said, another thing to keep in mind is what jokers you have. If you have a joker that grants cash after each round, or gives something that scales with more hands/rounds/discards (ie space joker, burnt joker, trading card, certificate of authenticity) playing the round is a lot more valuable. And a few jokers (turtle bean and sparkling water mostly) incentivize skipping so you can get as far as possible before they run out.

[DrunkBunny94]

Its so situational.

Early game free shops are great same with large buffoon pack and 15$ on boss can be worth too - but later on they would be bad.

Larger Spectral packs early can be good too if you aren't committed to playing a specific hand type yet, there a lot of things you can hit that give you a clear direction to move in. You have to know its a gamble though. Obviously this doesnt apply to ghost deck.

I'd have to be real desperate to consider any small pack (pick 1 of 2) and i would never take a tarot or planet pack.

If you are still searching for a source of X multi but don't have a large bank to roll the shop then poly joker can be worth it in a few cases. Its not something i'm always taking though.

If you already have a hand thats working and are full on jokers negative joker can seem like a good idea but its inconsistent, like the spectral pack its a gamble you get something useful.

Playing more blinds is going to consistently yield more money than skipping though so i don't do it too often.