why is royal straight flush in the game

[poopgaming2]

its lvl 1
does not use straight level
theres no double dip
why would i ever want this at the end of my run

[tim.]

There are decks and synergies that can make it more valuable and worthwhile.

IDK what the consensus is on spoilers for a game like this, but consider this a warning i guess that i'll be talking about unlockables below.

There's a deck that gives you just hearts and spades, that makes royal straights inherently more practical and valuable than a default deck. Getting that combined with the any straight synergy jokers + flush jokers + all of a suit Jokers with mult and retriggers on face cards and you get way better numbers than you'd get with just regular straights.

Conversely, you might find synergies with, for example, Ancient Joker that changes bonus hand types per round or "If played hand contains X,Y,Z that favor regular straights instead.

It also adds more potential for run variations which is the lifeblood of roguelites.

[malogoss]

The Royal Flush is just a straight flush that was given a special name to make it feel good about itself.

So if you are playing straights and never upgraded the straight flush level, then yes, a Royal Flush will be level 1.

The game counts the hand that is closest to the top on the hand value chart. Not the hand that is worth more points or at a higher level.

Get your straight flush to level 8, the Royal Flush will be level 8 too.

[S♥ShiMe]

we didn't have royal flushes last time. Dev added sometime during demo period.

[Descending Minor Key Line Cliche]

I actually think the dev should change it back so that it says straight flush specifically because of posts like this. Maybe just add a little popup that celebrates getting a royal flush when you play it.

[Ally]

Wait until you find out about 5 of a kind flushes.

[A bear]

I like it in there so you can get the special joker though. Just have to remember to discard it instead of playing it.