Delayed Gratification is a common Joker which provides $2 per discard if no discards are used during a round.
With the average deck giving 3 discards, Delayed Gratification will likely pay off $6 per blind early on. Blue Stake lowers this to 2 discards, making Delayed Gratification significantly worse for higher stakes.
Synergies[]
Decks[]
Red Deck provides an additional discard, which increases the money earned when this Joker is triggered.- Painted Deck has a larger hand size, which increases the likelihood of drawing a strong Poker Hand without discarding.
- Green Deck already incentivizes using few discards.
Poker Hands[]
This Joker disincentivizes discarding, so it is recommended to play more common Poker Hands like High Card, Pair, Two Pair, or Three of a Kind.
Jokers[]
- Works well with any Jokers that reward you for not discarding, especially Banner and Green Joker.
- Any Joker which increases the number of discards (for example, Drunkard or Merry Andy) will benefit Delayed Gratification.
- Though, Merry Andy decreases hand size, which could make it harder to form hands.
- Though,
- Jokers that make poker hands easier to make, like Shortcut, Four Fingers or Smeared Joker decline the need to discards, thus make Delayed Gratification have more change to take effect.
- Jokers that affect hand size like Juggler, Turtle Bean, and Troubadour make it significantly easier to form hands without discarding.
Anti-Synergies[]
Decks[]
- Black Deck is harder to work with Delayed Gratification due to its -1 hand per round.
Poker Hands[]
Without heavy deck modification, strong five-card hands like Flush, Straight, Full House will be hard to assemble without using any discards.
Jokers[]
- Burglar removes all discards, rendering Delayed Gratification useless.
- Jokers that encourage discarding like Castle, Mail-In Rebate, Faceless Joker, Burnt Joker, and Yorick all have anti-synergy with Delayed Gratification.
- Jokers that decrease hand size like Merry Andy and Stuntman could make it much harder to form hands, as Delayed Gratification heavily encourages not discarding
Blinds[]
- The Hook's forced discards are also considered and will prevent Delayed Gratification from taking effect.
- Starting with no discards, The Water prevents Delayed Gratification from taking effect.
Trivia[]
- The hourglass is an ancient method of measuring time, with sand falling from the top bulb to the bottom. An hourglass symbol was also used by many computer systems, to tell the user the system was busy and that they should wait until it is finished.
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | 延迟满足 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 最後獎賞 | |
| Dutch | Uitgestelde voldoening | |
| French | Récompense différée | |
| German | Verzögerte Belohnung | |
| Indonesian | Delayed Gratification | |
| Italian | Gratificazione ritardata | |
| Japanese | 遅れた満足感 | |
| Korean | 늦춰진 희열 | |
| Polish | Gratyfikacja z opóźnieniem | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Gratificação Atrasada | |
| Russian | Запоздалое признание | |
| Spanish (Spain) | Satisfacción retrasada | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Satisfacción demorada |
