Walkie Talkie

Walkie Talkie

Effect

Each played 10 or 4 gives +10 Chips and +4 Mult when scored

Rarity

Common

Unlock Requirement

Available from start.

Stats

Buy Price

4

Sell Price

2

Type

Chips and Additive Mult

Activation

On Scored

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✓ Yes

Walkie Talkie is a Common Joker that uniquely gives a boost to Chips and Additive Mult simultaneously. Whenever a 10 or a 4 is scored, this Joker will give an immediate +10 Chips and +4 Mult; if the 10 or 4 is retriggered either by a Joker effect or its own Red Seal (Retrigger this card {{hl|orange|1}} time Red Seal.png), the effect of Walkie Talkie will activate again on that same card.

Even without additional assistance, this Joker represents a +50 Chips and +20 Mult bonus on a hand full of scoring 10s and 4s. For reference, a Level 1 Full House (10 10 10 4 4) would normally yield 312 score; this Joker increases it to a whopping 3,072 all by itself. The score increase is even higher on hands that allow for high amounts of 10s and 4s to score while having even higher base Chips and Mult.

With the amount of Deck manipulation present in the game thanks to the presence of certain Tarot Cards and Spectral Cards, Walkie Talkie is especially appetizing for its rarity and is definitely worth building around if acquired early, as it can allow for pivots into the very strong secret hands.

Any Deck synergizes well with Walkie Talkie due to its versatility. However, these have a slightly easier time using it than the others:

• Abandoned Deck ( Start run with no {{F|}}[[Card Ranks#Face cards|{{hl|orange|Face Cards}}]] in your deck Win a run with the {{D|Green}} on [[Stakes|any difficulty]] Abandoned Deck.png): Has the highest state of advantage with this Joker, due to having less cards in the Deck overall, thereby making it easier to find 10s and 4s.
• Painted Deck ( {{hl|orange|+2}} hand size, <br> {{hl|red|-1}} Joker slot Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Green}} difficulty or harder Painted Deck.png): This Joker serves as good role compression, providing Chips and Additive Mult while taking up just 1 of the 4 Joker slots. On top of this, the increased hand size allows easier finding of higher quantities of 10s and 4s.
• Erratic Deck ( All [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|Ranks}}]] and [[Suits|{{hl|orange|Suits}}]] in deck are randomized Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Orange}} difficulty or harder Erratic Deck.png): A seed favoring 10s and 4s would be most optimal, but any seed with a higher-than-average number of either can work well.
• 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), Magic Deck ( Start run with the {{V|Crystal Ball|class=hl-purple}} voucher and {{hl|orange|2}} copies of {{tarot|The Fool}} Win a run with the {{D|Red}} on [[Stakes|any difficulty]] Magic Deck.png), and 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): All these have more overall access to the Deck fixing methods that this Joker loves, but they do not have a distinct consistency advantage right away like the aforementioned ones do.

Focus on these hands in the early game to consistently maximize this Joker's impact:

• Two Pair
• Three of a Kind
• Full House (the best choice, due to having 5 scoring cards while not being substantially harder to find)

As you manipulate your Deck to include more 10s and 4s, pivot towards these hands (note that 3 of these 4 are secret hands, meaning you will not be able to level scale them right away):

• Four of a Kind
• Five of a Kind
• Flush House
• Flush Five

• Retrigger Jokers (except Sock and Buskin (Retrigger all played {{hl|orange|face}} cards Play a total of {{hl|orange|300}} face cards Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Sock and Buskin.png)) will all work remarkably nicely with this Joker. Hanging Chad (Retrigger {{hl|orange|first}} played card used in scoring {{hl|orange|2}} additional times Beat a Boss Blind with a {{ph|High Card}} Common Retrigger On Scored Hanging Chad.png) is the easiest one to find, guaranteeing an extra +28 Chips and +8 Mult at the very least if a 4 is at the start of the hand. Dusk (Retrigger all played cards in {{hl|orange|final hand}} of the round Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Dusk.png) (retriggering all cards when 0 hands remain), Hack (Retrigger each played {{hl|orange|2}}, {{hl|orange|3}}, {{hl|orange|4}}, or {{hl|orange|5}} Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Hack.png) (retriggering all 4s), and Seltzer (Retrigger all cards played for the next {{hl|orange|10}} hands Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Seltzer.png) (temporarily retriggering all cards) have much higher ceilings, but are slightly more conditional.
• Even Steven (Played cards with [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|even}}]] rank give {{Mult|+4}} when scored <br> {{hl|gray|(10, 8, 6, 4, 2)}} Common Additive Mult On Scored Even Steven.png): Meshes well with this Joker early on, and can do so even later in the presence of a retrigger Joker, essentially doubling the yield of the Additive Mult when scoring.
• Clever Joker ({{Chips|+80}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Two Pair}} Common Chips Independent Clever Joker.png), Sly Joker ({{Chips|+50}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Pair}} Common Chips Independent Sly Joker.png), and Wily Joker ({{Chips|+100}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Three of a Kind}} Common Chips Independent Wily Joker.png): These Chip Jokers can provide a little bit of a boost, mostly in the early game, to the hands one would be aiming to play anyway. A Full House or Flush House would trigger any (and all) of the three.
• Jolly Joker ({{Mult|+8}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Pair}} Common Additive Mult Independent Jolly Joker.png), Mad Joker ({{Mult|+10}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Two Pair}} Common Additive Mult Independent Mad Joker.png), and Zany Joker ({{Mult|+12}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Three of a Kind}} Common Additive Mult Independent Zany Joker.png): Similar to the above Jokers, but for Additive Mult. These are even less advisable to keep as the run progresses, as there are far stronger sources of Additive Mult than Chips, but can clear most Blinds early on, especially when combined with this Joker.
• Flower Pot ({{xmult|3}} if poker hand contains a {{Suit|Diamond}} card, {{Suit|Club}} card, {{Suit|Heart}} card, and {{Suit|Spade}} card Reach Ante level {{hl|orange|8}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Flower_Pot.png): A Multiplicative Mult card that will give a strong X3 Mult benefit as long as the played hand contains at least 1 each of  Hearts,  Spades,  Diamonds, and  Clubs. Hands with multiples of the same rank, like the ones Walkie Talkie builds want to play, are generally easier to fit 1 of each suit in. Consider pairing with Wild Cards or Smeared Joker ({{suit|Hearts}} and {{suit|Diamonds}} count as the same suit, {{suit|Spades}} and {{suit|Clubs}} count as the same suit Have at least {{hl|orange|3}} [[Wild Cards|{{hl|orange|Wild Card}}]] in your deck Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Smeared Joker.png) for extra ease of use.
• Seeing Double ({{xmult|2}} if played hand has a scoring {{suit|Club}} card and a scoring card of any other suit Play a hand that contains {{hl|orange|four}} <abbr title="Other suits that count as clubs (e.g. wild suits) with rank 7 will also count.">{{hl|orange|7 of Clubs}}</abbr> Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Seeing_Double.png): Though easier to trigger than the above card, only needing at least 1  Clubs card and 1 of any other suit, it only gives a middling X2 Mult bonus. It is more useful in the early-to-mid-game, but is a potential take when combined with another Multiplicative Mult source.
• Shortcut (Allows {{ph|Straights}} to be made with gaps of {{hl|orange|1 rank}} <br> {{hl|gray|(ex: {{hl|orange|10 8 6 5 3}})}} Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Shortcut.png): Most Straights starting with a 10 and having at least two gaps can also include a 4 (Q/J 10 8 6 4 also work). Since Saturn (Increases {{ph|Straight}} hand value by {{mult|+3}} and {{chips|+30}} Available from start. Planet Saturn.png) has the highest Planet Card scaling of all the non-secret hands (excluding Neptune (Increases {{ph|Straight Flush}} hand value by {{mult|+4}} and {{chips|+40}} Available from start. Planet Neptune.png), which technically also benefits but is much harder to pull off), and the hand also has access to powerful support like The Order ({{xmult|3}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Straight}} Win a run without playing a {{ph|Straight}}. Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent The Order.png), this Joker can pair well with it in a pinch.
• 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): This scaling Additive Mult Joker complements Walkie Talkie's power incredibly, gaining +2 Mult whenever a Two Pair, Full House, or Flush House is played - all of which would likely be frequently played anyway. If acquired early, it can build up mid-to-high double digits' worth of Mult, and still be kept even when playing stronger hands like Four/Five of a Kind, as its final result still applies to all played hands.
• The Duo ({{xmult|2}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Pair}} Win a run without playing a {{ph|Pair}}. Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent The Duo.png), The Trio ({{xmult|3}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Three of a Kind}} Win a run without playing a {{ph|Three of a Kind}}. Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent The Trio.png), and The Family ({{xmult|4}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Four of a Kind}} Win a run without playing a {{ph|Four of a Kind}}. Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent The_Family.png): As hands containing multiple 10s and 4s are the most optimal to play with this Joker, these are the best Multiplicative Mult cards to pair with it. Of notable importance, Four/Five of a Kind and Flush Five will trigger any (and all) of them.

Tarot Cards:

• The Hanged Man (Destroys up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards Available from start. Tarot The Hanged Man.png) can be used to thin out the deck and make 4s and 10s easier to find.
• Death (Select {{hl|orange|2}} cards, convert the {{hl|orange|left}} card into the {{hl|orange|right}} card<br>{{hl|gray|(Drag to rearrange)}} Available from start. Tarot Death.png) can be used to turn other cards into 4s or 10s.
• Strength (Increases rank of up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards by {{hl|orange|1}} Available from start. Tarot Strength.png) can be used to upgrade 3s into 4s or 9s into 10s.

Spectral Cards:

• Deja Vu (Add a [[Red Seal|{{hl|red|Red Seal}}]] to {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in your hand Available from start. Spectral Deja Vu.png) can add a Red Seal to 4s or 10s and allow Walkie Talkie to trigger them multiple times.

• Mad World ( ) doesn't start with any 10s, which makes Walkie Talkie weaker.

• Walkie Talkie is one of only two Jokers to provide both Chips and Mult buff to scored cards, the other being Scholar (Played {{hl|orange|Aces}} give {{chips|+20}} and {{mult|+4}} when scored Common Chips and Additive Mult On Scored Scholar.png).
• The affected cards, and score values, are a reference to the phrase "10-4", commonly used by US law enforcement to acknowledge that they have understood a message received over their walkie-talkies. It became more common knowledge among the public around the mid-to-late-1950s, and is now sometimes used in informal conversation in Anglophone countries to show acknowledgement of a statement.