Black deck is the bane of my existance.

[ShvanTU]

I swear there has to be some kind of baked in rng to lessen the chance to get the needed cards.

All the other non-stake decks have took me an hour or 3 to unlock each deck.
I just need one single clear so i can unlock the checkered deck but it's like the game KNOWS that and wants me to spend more then 10 hours failing.

If I play straights? Go through my entire discards to never get the one I need.
Flushes? Same thing
Fullhouse, or 3/4 of a kinds? I have had 10+ cards of a single rank/suit and not once gotten the one I need.

It's wild how unlucky this entire deck feels, it just feels bad to play.

I have had at least a dozen or so runs getting up to ante 5/6, to always get ♥♥♥♥ by rng with only needing one card out of my entire deck.

Any else here gotten the worst luck with this deck?

EDIT:

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I did it. On the 4 run after making this post I FINALLY got an insane joker luck and was able to snowball crazy fast.

Picked up the half joker and riffraff then an early To the Moon which gave me some good early antes. And ended with Burglar, Vampire, Throwback, Blueprint, Baseball Card, and The Trio.
Using mostly Pair's and 3 of a Kind. Lv6 both. Also got very lucky with Ouija that turned them all into Aces.

I can't believe that complaining about it finally made it happen!

I am never playing this damned deck again!

[sab0t]

i really struggled with this deck when i first started playing. imo getting a strong economy going with a joker as well as interest, is the key for this deck. pick up anything basic that gives some mult / chips at the start, and then try and save up money to build interest and keep an eye out for a money-making joker. this has been my "general" strategy and i've beaten the first 3 stakes with it now.

i believe malogoss has cleared gold stake with this deck, he will probably have much better advice.

[Kiro]

That deck kills by me also my nervs.
The other white decks were pretty simple in comparison.

You're constantly chasing money because you start with one less hand.

Often there is just one dollar missing to buy a good pack or a suitable joker.

Same think on the first red stacks.
Even with the blue deck it is very hard to survive when u dont get a moneymaking joker in the first shops.

[Goblin]

Congrats on beating it finally. It's generally considered the hardest deck, mostly because of the -1 hand per round - it lowers your potential score, your income through leftover hands, in turn gives you slower interest buildup, and as you've noticed means 5 less cards you can pull from your deck. There's at least nothing in the code that makes it try to screw you over - unless your computer is sentient and hates you maybe.

About not pulling even one of a rank even when you have a lot, getting more of a card you want is always nice, but don't miss out on getting rid of cards you don't want. Every card you destroy is a card you never have to discard again. You get to see 38 cards from your deck if you always play/discard 5 (on black deck white stake). To guarantee you always pull a card, bringing 52 closer to 38 by subtracting two (Hanged Man) is faster than bringing 4 to 14 with +1 (Death) - 7 hanged men vs 10 Deaths, and the hanged men guarantee you 4 of a rank while the deaths only guarantee you at least one. Ideally you want to mix both strategies of course, especially since you rarely get both at once in a pack.

[TurboPascal]

My solution: Uninstalled this piece of ♥♥♥♥.