Space Joker

Space Joker

Effect

1 in 4 chance to upgrade level of played poker hand

Rarity

Uncommon

Unlock Requirement

Available from start.

Stats

Buy Price

5

Sell Price

2

Type

Effect

Activation

On Played

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✓ Yes

Space Joker is an Uncommon Effect Joker that has a 1 in 4 chance of upgrading the poker hand that is played. The upgrade is triggered before scoring of the hand, thus the hand will get a higher score itself.

• Blue Deck ( {{hl|blue|+1}} hand every round Discover at least {{hl|orange|20}} items from your [[collection]] Blue Deck.png) gives an extra hand, meaning more chances to level up a poker hand.

Simple hands such as Pair or Two Pair are easier to find and play, allowing the player to consistently level these hands up.

• 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) increases your chances of upgrading the hand to 1 in 2, or 50%. Two copies of Oops! All 6s makes it guaranteed.
• Burglar (When [[Blind|{{hl|orange|Blind}}]] is selected, gain {{hl|blue|+3}} Hands and {{hl|orange|lose all discards}} Uncommon Effect On Blind Select Burglar.png)'s +3 Hands are perfect for trying to level up easy-to-assemble hands like High Card and Pair.
• 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) promotes playing flush hands. So with time your flush can become extremely strong!
• Supernova (Adds the number of times [[Poker Hands|{{hl|orange|poker hand}}]] has been played this run to Mult Common Additive Mult Independent Supernova.png) pays out Mult based on the number of times you've played a hand previously, which can enable a player to consistently build huge Mult values with simpler hands like Pair and Two Pair.
• When there are multiple Space Jokers (or when copied with Blueprint (Copies ability of [[Jokers|{{Hl|orange|Joker}}]] to the right Win a run Rare Effect Blueprint.png) and Brainstorm (Copies the ability of leftmost [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]] Discard a {{ph|Royal Flush}}. Rare Effect Brainstorm.png)), their triggers are calculated separately. This provides more opportunities and consistency for leveling up poker hands.

• Grabber (Permanently gain {{hl|blue|+1}} hand per round Base Grabber.png) and Nacho Tong (Permanently gain an additional {{hl|blue|+1}} hand per round Play a total of 2,500 cards Upgraded Nacho Tong.png) both provide an extra hand, giving the player more chances to level up a specific poker hand.

• Black Deck ( {{hl|orange|+1}} Joker slot <br> {{hl|blue|-1}} hand every round Discover at least {{hl|orange|100}} items from your [[collection]] Black Deck.png), Blast Off ( ), and Golden Needle ( ) don't allow the player many chances to level up a poker hand due to their reduced number of hands.

• Burnt Joker (Upgrade the level of the first {{hl|orange|discarded}} poker hand each round Sell 50 cards. Rare Effect On Discard Burnt Joker.png) is similar, but it provides an upgrade when discarding hands instead of playing them.
• The reason why an astronaut joker was chosen for this effect might be because planet cards are the primary way of upgrading poker hands.
• The fact that Space Joker is triggered by chance may be a reference to the fact that space launches carry risks and may not always succeed. However, according to NASA's data, the average historical success rate of spacecraft launches is about 80%, way higher than Space Joker.