Orange stake

[Egg Head]

-Just here to vent-

I'm stuck with this stake on my checkered deck. How the first 2 or 3 must have atleast one multing joker that matches the deck or else you're cooked on a 1.8k chips in ante 2.

You could argue that picking whatever comes first even though it has zero sinergy with flushes is an option too but the deck is exclusively useful for that kind of play.

Thats it, thanks for coming y'all.

[malogoss]

Checkered deck makes the first few antes a lot easier. You can score Flushes, beat blinds quickly, make good money, buy good jokers and keep going.

If your plan is to stick to Flush through the whole run no matter what, well, good luck then. It's not the easiest path but it can be done if you are very patient. You might need to come vent here some more if that's the path you choose. But Flush does scale slowly, 5 card hands tend to be a problem and will be an even bigger problem when you do reach gold stake.

Good luck

[Winter Wolf]

The problem is you kind of get stuck with five card hands with some decks. Especially knowing the RNG will roll against you every time you try to shift to something else. I am not saying the game actively thwarts players plans but it sure seems like it sometimes. Especially with how the shops put forth (or not) most games.

[malogoss]

Originally posted by Winter Wolf:

The problem is you kind of get stuck with five card hands with some decks. Especially knowing the RNG will roll against you every time you try to shift to something else. I am not saying the game actively thwarts players plans but it sure seems like it sometimes. Especially with how the shops put forth (or not) most games.

Any deck can make high card, pairs and 3 of a kind work. The only difference is the way to get there from one deck to another.

If you think that the RNG is actively working against you, the paranoia is real but it's still the product of false beliefs. You'll progress much faster by not having such beliefs.

[Godhand]

I think checkered deck was the first deck I beat the orange stake with.

I suggest you try to build your flush deck into a flush house/flush five deck over the course of the run.

- Try to copy one card as much as you can to go for flush five.
- If you're forced to copy a card, but don't have the desired card to copy as an option, copy the second best card to prepare for flush houses.

OR

Have luck and get jokers which make it easier to create straights. That way you can go for sttraight flush, which is strong especially if play it consistently.

- There's a joker which lets you create straights with gaps
- and a joker which allows you to have straights & flushes with just 4 cards.
- Also the smeared joker which makes it so heart & diamond and clubs & spades count as the same suit.

[Egg Head]

After playing a few more games and giving away the tunnel vision around flush builds I must say that you're all absolutely right.