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The Jolly Joker is a common Joker which provides +8 Mult if the hand contains a Pair. The hand itself doesn't have to be a Pair, as long as it contains 2 of the same card rank. Thus, a Three of a Kind would trigger Jolly Joker, as would a Full House.

Synergies[]

Decks[]

  • The Abandoned Deck Abandoned Deck, having fewer total cards in the deck, gives a higher chance of drawing a pair.
  • The Ghost Deck Ghost Deck helps with having several spectral cards helping to either make more of 1 card rank or remove other card ranks.
  • The Erratic Deck Erratic Deck will have cards of a certain rank appear more then others.
  • Usually, this shouldn't be taken with the Plasma Deck Plasma Deck, as this wont affect the first few antes as much and it doesn't give enough Mult to effect the later antes.

Poker Hands[]

By default, Jolly Joker will trigger on any hand except for High Card, Straight (and derivatives) and Flush. As usual, Pair and Two Pair are easier to achieve.

Jokers[]

  • Sly Joker Sly Joker and The Duo The Duo pair well with this, as both will trigger on the same activation as this joker.
  • Half Joker Half Joker can be easily triggered along with this joker.
  • Square Joker Square Joker also becomes easier to use, as playing a pair doesn't require playing five cards.
  • Spare Trousers Spare Trousers pairs well with this joker, as triggering it will always trigger Jolly Joker.
  • Jokers that discourage discarding, such as Banner Banner, Delayed Gratification Delayed Gratification, or Green Joker Green Joker, work well with this joker, as pairs are easier to achieve than most other hands.
  • Similarly, Jokers that rely on having no discards between hands, such as Burglar Burglar or Mystic Summit Mystic Summit also work well.
  • Stuntman Stuntman can also work well due to the hand size not mattering as much.

Trivia[]

In other languages[]

Language Name Notes
Chinese (Simplified) 开心小丑
Chinese (Traditional) 開心小丑
Dutch Vrolijke Joker
French Joker joyeux
German Lustiger Joker
Indonesian Jolly  Joker
Italian Jolly allegro
Japanese ジョリージョーカー
Korean 쾌활한 조커
Polish Wesoły Joker
Portuguese (Brazilian) Curinga Alegre
Russian Веселый джокер
Spanish (Spain) Comodín contento
Spanish (Latin America) Comodín alegre


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