Dave the DiverChineseJimbo's Game
Overview
Jimbo's Game is a mini-game within Dave the Diver. Junak will walk you through a basic tutorial during Jimbo's Game Craze!.
Overview
While you have to play against others, note you'll be the only one actually trying to score points: your opponent merely sets the score you need to obtain in each round as well as a special debuff they'll set in the third round. When you first start playing, you'll see a few things on the left: the top shows the minimum points you need to earn for that round, right below that, the current amount you've earned for that round, and in the bottom, you'll see a few other important numbers: * How many plays you have left for that round * How many discards you have remaining for that round * How many Jimbo Tokens you currently have * Stage you're on * Round you're currently on (there are 3 rounds per stage)
Basics
These tokens are earned by winning a round. The amount that gets paid out is based on a few things: * How many remaining plays you had left (you get a token for each play left, so you want to win in as few plays as possible) * If you had any unused tokens, interest is earned on them. You earn 1 token per 5, with a max of 5 interest allowed. This means if you have more than 25 tokens, the rest won't earn interest. * How many was set as the reward for that round (displayed under the score you need to hit) Keep in mind that tokens cannot be carried over between players, so make sure you maximize them by the last stage/round. Joker cards are what puts a twist on this card game. There are a number of different ones, with different stats that can do things such as add point values to certain cards/suits, multiply amounts, duplicate another card's stats, or other functions. Note that you can only have up to 6 Joker cards (they'll be displayed at the top). However, you can sell any back for a small amount of Jimbo Tokens if you see a later card you want. Also keep in mind that you can reorder them as you see fit between rounds. That said, like the tokens, these cannot be carried over between players. Any cards you "win" from an opponent are also not giving you an actual card to use whenever, but opens up the option for them to then appear in the mini-game's store to obtain them there to use. There are 33 Joker cards in the game, all of which are based on their equivalents from Balatro: Icon — Name — Description — Rarity — Cost — Resell — Abstract Joker — Gain a Mult of +3 for every Joker card — Common — 4 — 2 — Ancient Joker — Gain a Mult of X1.5 each time a random suit card scores. The suit changes at the end of the round — Rare — — — Banner — Gain +30 points for each remaining Discard — Common — 5 — — Blue Joker — Gain +2 points for each card remaining in Deck — Common — — — Blueprint — Copies ability of Joker to the right — Rare — 10 — 5 — Card Sharp — Gain a Mult of X3 when playing a Hand Type that has already been played this round — Uncommon — 6 — — Castle — Each time a random suit card is discarded, the score of this Joker becomes +8. The suit changes every round (Currently +0 points) — Uncommon — — — Even Steven — Gain a Mult of +4 ever time an Even rank (10, 8, 6, 4, 2) card scores — Common — 4 — — Fibonacci — Gain a Mult of +8 every time a Ace, 2, 3, 5, or 8 scores — Uncommon — 7 — 3 — Flower Pot — Gain a Mult of X3 and +50 points when scoring with 4 or more cards, all including suits (Diamond, Club, Heart, Spade) — Uncommon — — — Four Fingers — Make a Straight and a Flush with only 4 cards — Common — — — Gluttonous Joker — Gain a Mult of +4 every time a Club suit card scores — Common — 5 — — Greedy Joker — Gain a Mult of +4 every time a Diamond suit card scores — Common — 5 — — Green Joker — This Joker gains +3 Mult per hand played, -3 Mult per discard (Currently +0 Mult) — Common — 4 — — Hack — Retrigger each played 2, 3, 4, or 5 — Uncommon — 6 — — Half Joker — Gain a Multi of +20 when fewer than 3 cards are played — Common — 5 — — Joker — +4 Mult — Common — 2 — — Lusty Joker — Gain a Mult of +4 every time a Heart suit card scores — Common — 5 — — Merry Andy — +3 discards each round, -1 hand size — Uncommon — 7 — — Misprint — [This card does not have a set description/it constantly flickers to indicate it's random] — Common — 4 — 2 — Pareidolia — All cards are treated as Face cards — Uncommon — 5 — — Photograph — Gain a Mult of X2 when a Face card scores, up to 1 time per play — Common — 5 — 2 — Scary Face — Gain +30 points each time a Face card scores — Common — 4 — 2 — Seeing Double — Gain X2 Mult if played hand has a scoring Club card and a scoring card of any other suit — Uncommon — 6 — — Shortcut — Allows a Straight to be made even with a rank gap of 1 (Example: 10 8 6 5 3) — Uncommon — 7 — — Smeared Joker — Treats Heart and Diamond as the same suit, and treats Spade and Club as the same suit — Uncommon — 7 — 3 — Smiley Face — Gain a Mult of +5 each time a Face card scores — Common — 4 — 2 — Sock and Buskin — Retrigger all played Face cards — Uncommon — 6 — — Splash — Every played card counts in scoring — Common — 3 — 1 — Square Joker — Each time exactly 4 cards are played, this Joker gains +12 points (Currently +0 points) — Common — 4 — — Supernova — Gain Mult at 3 times the number of each Hand Type played during this stage — Uncommon — 5 — 2 — The Order — Gain X3 Mult if played hand contains a Straigh — Rare — 8 — — Wrathful Joker — Gain a Mult of +4 every time a Spade suit card scores — Common — 5 — In between rounds, you'll be able to access the mini-game's store. This will allow you to buy from 2 random Joker cards or pick a card from a random booster pack (it will show you a few random options based on the pack but you can only pick 1-2 cards based on how many it will show). Note also you can re-roll the displayed joker cards in the store with tokens, but this reroll cost will go up each time you reroll it. For the Booster packs, only one will be shown and cannot be re-rolled. +Available booster packs — Icon — Name — Description — Cost — Buffoon Pack — Choose 1 of up to 2 Joker cards — 4 — Jumbo Buffoon Pack — Choose 1 of up to 3 Joker cards — 6 — Mega Buffoon Pack — Choose 2 of up to 4 Joker cards — 8
Hands
The hands you can play are akin to poker hands. This includes, from highest to lowest scoring: * Straight Flush * Four of a Kind * Full House * Flush * Straight * Three of a Kind * Two Pair * Pair * High Card
Notes
*This game got added in with the October 24 Content Update as part of the collaboration with the game Balatro.