Square Joker

Square Joker

Effect

This Joker gains +4 Chips if played hand has exactly 4 cards
(Currently 0 Chips)

Rarity

Common

Unlock Requirement

Available from start.

Stats

Buy Price

4

Sell Price

2

Type

Chips

Activation

Mixed

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✗ No

Eternal

✓ Yes

Square Joker is a Common scaling Chips Joker that adds Chips to played hands. The amount of Chips added begins at +0 and is permanently increased by +4 when the player plays a hand that contains only four cards. The four cards played do not have to score, and all four can be debuffed.

• Plasma Deck ( Balance [[Chips|{{hl|blue|Chips}}]] and [[Mult|{{hl|red|Mult}}]] when calculating score for played hand <br> {{hl|red|X2}} base Blind size Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Blue}} difficulty or harder Plasma Deck.png): Due to the balancing feature, Square Joker can be very beneficial if picked up early and scaled adequately throughout the run.
• Blue Deck ( {{hl|blue|+1}} hand every round Discover at least {{hl|orange|20}} items from your [[collection]] Blue Deck.png): Having one extra hand allows more scaling for Square Joker.

The following hands are made up of no more than four cards, and thus can scale Square Joker:

• Four of a Kind
• Three of a Kind
• Two Pair
• Pair
• High Card

Hands that require fewer than four cards can be padded with non-scoring cards to scale anyway.

Flushes, Straights, and Straight Flushes can synergize with this Joker if Four Fingers (All {{ph|Flushes}} and {{ph|Straights}} can be made with 4 cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Four Fingers.png) is also present.

• Four Fingers (All {{ph|Flushes}} and {{ph|Straights}} can be made with 4 cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Four Fingers.png): Allows Straights and Flushes to be made with only four cards.
• Splash (Every {{hl|orange|played card}} counts in scoring Common Effect N/A (Passive) Splash.png): Allows High Cards to score with all 4 cards, providing more bonus.
• Spare Trousers (This Joker gains {{Mult|+2}} if played hand contains a [[Poker Hands|{{hl|orange|Two Pair}}]] <br> {{currently|{{mult|+0}}}} Uncommon Additive Mult Mixed Spare Trousers.png): Requires Two Pairs hand to scale, which is exactly 4 cards.
• 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): Provides three extra hands, allowing Square Joker to scale more.
• Other scaling Additive mult Joker based on hands, like Green Joker ({{mult|+1}} per hand played <br> {{mult|-1}} per discard <br> {{Currently|{{mult|+0}}}} Common Additive Mult Mixed Green_Joker.png), Ride the Bus (This Joker gains {{Mult|+1}} per {{hl|orange|consecutive}} hand played without a scoring {{hl|orange|face}} card <br> {{Currently|{{Mult|+0}}}} Common Additive Mult Mixed Ride the Bus.png), or 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), can be used alongside with Square Joker.

• 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) give additional hands per round, allowing Square Joker to scale even higher.

• This Joker is easily distinguishable when played against Amber Acorn ( Showdown Amber Acorn.png), as it retains its unique shape even when flipped face-down.

In general, the only time Square Joker will not scale or score is when a hand is not allowed. Boss Blinds that can prevent specific hands are:

• The Eye ( Boss The Eye.png): No repeat hand types this round
• The Mouth ( Boss The Mouth.png): Only one hand type can be played this round
• The Psychic ( Boss The Psychic.png): Must play 5 cards

• 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 ( ) all have poor synergy with Square Joker due to their reduced number of hands.

The following hands are made up of five cards, and thus cannot scale Square Joker:

• Straight*
• Flush*
• Full House
• Straight Flush (and Royal Flush)*
• Five of a Kind
• Flush House
• Flush Five

*Unless holding Four Fingers (All {{ph|Flushes}} and {{ph|Straights}} can be made with 4 cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Four Fingers.png).

• The Psychic ( Boss The Psychic.png) forces the player to play five cards, which means that Square Joker cannot scale.

• 

  The artwork of this Joker is an exaggerated version of pixel art, which is slightly ironic considering all the artwork in this game is in that style. Even the "Joker" text on the card has been squared off, with chunky letters.
• The value 4 is a square number, which are numbers made by multiplying one number with itself. 4 is 2², or 2×2.
• The Joker's sprite is also exactly a square, being 138x138 pixels.
• This Joker is part of a set that doesn't adhere to the standard joker size, along with 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), Photograph (First played {{hl|orange|face}} card gives {{xmult|2}} when scored Common Multiplicative Mult On Scored Photograph.png), and Half Joker ({{Mult|+20}} if played hand contains {{hl|orange|3}} or fewer cards Common Additive Mult Independent Half Joker.png).
• In early versions, Square Joker had the same size as other Jokers. This was changed in 1.0.1f.
  • The Steam Trading Card of Square Joker still retains its old shape.^[1]

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