Hanging Chad

Hanging Chad

Effect

Retrigger first played card used in scoring 2 additional times

Rarity

Common

Unlock Requirement

Beat a Boss Blind with a High Card

Stats

Buy Price

4

Sell Price

2

Type

Retrigger

Activation

On Scored

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✓ Yes

Hanging Chad is a Common Retrigger Joker that can retrigger the first scoring played card in a Poker Hand twice. This includes any Card Modifiers and/or extra+ Chips from Hiker (Every played {{hl|orange|card}} permanently gains {{Chips|+5}} when scored Uncommon Chips On Scored Hiker.png), making it three times more effective.

• Hanging Chad will not retrigger a Red Seal (Retrigger this card {{hl|orange|1}} time Red Seal.png). A card with a Red Seal that is played as the first scoring card will only trigger for a total of four times (once for the initial trigger, twice for Hanging Chad, and once more for the Red Seal).
• DNA (If {{hl|orange|first hand}} of round has only {{hl|orange|1}} card, add a permanent copy to deck and draw it to {{hl|orange|hand}} Rare Effect On Played DNA.png) will not be triggered another two times by Hanging Chad and will only produce one copy of the played card.
• To unlock this Joker, the player must beat a Boss Blind with a High Card.

• The need for powerful enhanced cards to use with Hanging Chad makes it important to utilize Tarot Cards and/or Spectral Packs.
  • The Zodiac Deck ( Start run with {{V|Tarot Merchant|class=hl-purple}}, {{V|Planet Merchant|class=hl-cyan}}, and {{V|Overstock|class=hl-orange}} Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Red}} difficulty or harder Zodiac Deck.png) increases the rate of Tarot Cards in the Shop with its starting Tarot Merchant ({{Tarot|}} cards appear {{hl|orange|2X}} more frequently in the shop Base Tarot Merchant.png) voucher.
  • The Ghost Deck ( [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Spectral}}]] cards may appear in the shop, start with a {{spectral|Hex}} card Win a run with the {{D|Yellow}} on [[Stakes|any difficulty]] Ghost Deck.png) allows for Spectral Cards to be found in the Shop, allowing for cards like Aura (Add [[Foil|{{hl|edition|Foil}}]], [[Holographic|{{hl|edition|Holographic}}]], or [[Polychrome|{{hl|edition|Polychrome}}]] effect to {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in hand Available from start. Spectral Aura.png), Talisman (Add a [[Gold Seal|{{hl|orange|Gold Seal}}]] to {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in your hand Available from start. Spectral Talisman.png), etc. to be more likely to acquire.
• The Yellow Deck ( Start with extra {{Money|10}} Discover at least {{hl|orange|50}} items from your [[Collection|collection]] Yellow Deck.png) and Green Deck ( At end of each Round: <br> {{Money|2}} per remaining {{hl|blue|Hand}} <br> {{Money|1}} per remaining {{hl|red|Discard}} <br> Earn no {{hl|orange|Interest}} Discover at least {{hl|orange|75}} items from your [[collection]] Green Deck.png) can improve the player's early economy to purchase Booster Packs. These include Standard Packs which may have Modified cards, reducing the need for further modification.

• Cards in a Poker Hand can be rearranged in a player's hand before it is played, such that their highest scoring or most Modified card gets retriggered by Hanging Chad (i.e. the left-most card in a played hand). It does not matter how the cards are re-ordered in a player's Poker Hand. For example, a Straight will still count as one even if its played as Queen, Ace, King, Jack, 10. The Queen, in this case, will have triple its effect this way (i.e. it was a Polychrome Bonus Card).
• Smaller hands like High Card or Three of a Kind can help mitigate their lack of played scoring cards, by using Hanging Chad. A singular especially powerful card can make triple its impact with this Joker.

• Photograph (First played {{hl|orange|face}} card gives {{xmult|2}} when scored Common Multiplicative Mult On Scored Photograph.png) is one of the best duos with Hanging Chad, since it's also a common Joker, making it much more attainable. If a Face Card is the first scored card in a hand, it gives a whopping X8 Mult, making it a strong early game to late game combination.
• When paired with Hiker (Every played {{hl|orange|card}} permanently gains {{Chips|+5}} when scored Uncommon Chips On Scored Hiker.png), the first played scoring card will be permanently upgraded thrice, adding +15 Chips to the card, instead of the usual +5 Chips.
• Any Jokers that are reliant on a specific type of played card to trigger can benefit from Hanging Chad, as it allows it to be triggered two additional times.
  • Face-card Jokers like Scary Face (Played {{hl|orange|face}} cards give {{Chips|+30}} when scored Common Chips On Scored Scary Face.png), Triboulet (Played Kings and Queens each give {{xmult|2}} when scored Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Multiplicative Mult On Scored Triboulet.png), Smiley Face (Played {{hl|orange|face}} cards give {{mult|+5}} when scored Common Additive Mult On Scored Smiley Face.png), etc. will be more effective with the additional triggers.
    • Business Card (Played {{hl|orange|face}} cards have a {{hl|green|1 in 2}} chance to give {{Money|2}} when scored Common Economy On Scored Business_Card.png) can provide up to $6, with a face-card being the first card played (which can be guaranteed with Oops! All 6s (Doubles all [[listed probabilities|{{hl|orange|listed}} {{hl|green|probabilities}}]] <br> {{hl|grey|(ex: {{hl|green|1 in 3}} -> {{hl|green|2 in 3}})}} In one hand, earn at least {{hl|orange|10,000}} chips Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Oops!_All_6s.png)).
  • Suit-based Jokers like Greedy Joker (Played cards with {{Suit|Diamond}} suit give {{Mult|+3}} when scored Common Additive Mult On Scored Greedy Joker.png), Gluttonous Joker (Played cards with {{Suit|Club}} suit give {{Mult|+3}} when scored Common Additive Mult On Scored Gluttonous Joker.png), Onyx Agate (Played cards with {{Suit|Club}} suit give {{mult|+7}} when scored Have at least {{hl|orange|30}} cards with {{hl|orange|Club}} suit in your deck Uncommon Additive Mult On Scored Onyx Agate.png), Ancient Joker (Each played card with [[Card Suits|{{hl|orange|[suit]}}]] gives {{xmult|1.5}} when scored, <br> <small>suit changes at end of round</small> Rare Multiplicative Mult On Scored Ancient Joker.png), etc. can become even more powerful.
    • Bloodstone ({{hl|green|1 in 2}} chance for played cards with {{suit|Heart}} suit to give {{xmult|1.5}} when scored Have at least {{hl|orange|30}} cards with {{hl|orange|Heart}} suit in your deck Uncommon Multiplicative Mult On Scored Bloodstone.png) can provide up to X3.375 Mult with a  Heart card being played first (which can be guaranteed with Oops! All 6s (Doubles all [[listed probabilities|{{hl|orange|listed}} {{hl|green|probabilities}}]] <br> {{hl|grey|(ex: {{hl|green|1 in 3}} -> {{hl|green|2 in 3}})}} In one hand, earn at least {{hl|orange|10,000}} chips Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Oops!_All_6s.png)).
  • Other rank-based Jokers such as Fibonacci (Each played {{hl|orange|Ace}}, {{hl|orange|2}}, {{hl|orange|3}}, {{hl|orange|5}}, or {{hl|orange|8}} gives {{Mult|+8}} when scored Uncommon Additive Mult On Scored Fibonacci.png), Odd Todd (Played cards with [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|odd}}]] rank give {{Chips|+31}} when scored <br> {{hl|gray|(A, 9, 7, 5, 3)}} Common Chips On Scored Odd Todd.png), Scholar (Played {{hl|orange|Aces}} give {{chips|+20}} and {{mult|+4}} when scored Common Chips and Additive Mult On Scored Scholar.png), Walkie Talkie (Each played {{hl|orange|10}} or {{hl|orange|4}} gives {{chips|+10}} and {{mult|+4}} when scored Common Chips and Additive Mult On Scored Walkie_Talkie.png), etc. can benefit from the additional triggers.
    • If the first played card is a 2, Wee Joker (This Joker gains {{Chips|+8}} when each played {{hl|orange|2}} is scored <br> {{Currently|{{chips|+0}}}} Win a run in {{hl|orange|18}} or fewer rounds Rare Chips Mixed Wee Joker.png) can scale three times faster, by gaining +24 Chips instead of +8 Chips.
  • Lucky Cat (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.25}} every time a [[Lucky Cards|{{hl|orange|Lucky}}]] card {{hl|green|successfully}} triggers <br> {{Currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Mixed Lucky Cat.png) can gain more XMult, by having a Lucky Card ({{hl|green|1 in 5}} chance for {{mult|+20}}<br>{{hl|green|1 in 15}} chance to win {{money|20}} Lucky Card.png) be played first, allowing it to potentially trigger more often.
• Tarot and Spectral generating Jokers like Vagabond (Create a [[Tarot Cards|{{hl|purple|Tarot}}]] card if hand is played with {{Money|4}} or less Rare Effect Independent Vagabond.png), 8 Ball ({{hl|green|1 in 4}} chance for each played {{hl|orange|8}} to create a [[Tarot Cards|{{hl|purple|Tarot}}]] card when scored<br>{{room}} Common Effect On Scored 8_Ball.png), Séance (If [[Poker Hands|{{hl|orange|poker hand}}]] is a {{ph|Straight Flush}}, create a random [[Spectral_Cards|{{hl|sblue|Spectral}}]] card <br> {{room}} Uncommon Effect Independent Séance.png), etc. can provide the necessary consumables to empower playing cards, and help in triggering the above mentioned Jokers (ex. changing the suit of a card with The Sun (Converts up to {{hl|orange|3}} selected cards to {{Suit|Hearts}} Available from start. Tarot The Sun.png) for Bloodstone ({{hl|green|1 in 2}} chance for played cards with {{suit|Heart}} suit to give {{xmult|1.5}} when scored Have at least {{hl|orange|30}} cards with {{hl|orange|Heart}} suit in your deck Uncommon Multiplicative Mult On Scored Bloodstone.png)).

• Gold Seal (Earn {{money|3}} when this card is played and scores Gold Seal.png) can give a total of $9.
• Glass Cards ({{xmult|2}}<br>{{hl|green|1 in 4}} chance to destroy card Glass Card.png) benefits greatly as it can provide a whopping X8 Mult base Mult.
• Lucky Cards ({{hl|green|1 in 5}} chance for {{mult|+20}}<br>{{hl|green|1 in 15}} chance to win {{money|20}} Lucky Card.png) have a higher chance to proc with three triggers.
• Polychrome ({{xmult|1.5}} Joker (Polychrome).png) Cards also greatly benefit as it can provide X3.375 Mult base Mult.

• The dot and line markings along the left edge of the card are binary numbers, where a dot represents 0 and a dash represents 1. The four visible numbers are, from top to bottom, 1, 2, 4, and 5. The hanging chad presumably obscures the symbols "••||" or "0011", which is binary for 3.
• A "chad" is the fragment of paper created when a hole is made in paper or similar substances, such as with a hole punch. A "hanging" chad is one that hasn't fully separated, remaining attached at a single corner. This became a major issue during the 2000 U.S. presidential election, where hanging chads on punch card ballots led to controversy and multiple recounts, ultimately requiring a court decision on whether such ballots should be counted.
  • A visual reference to this appears in "How I Met Your Mother", where Ted Mosby wears a "Hanging Chad" costume in Season 1, Episode 6. This specific depiction of a "Hanging Chad" closely resembles the design of the card.
• Despite being see through from the front, this Joker has the default face down texture.
• This is the only retrigger joker that is not uncommon.

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