Stakes 1-8 Guide

Stake-by-stake walkthrough from White to Gold: what changes at each stake and how your strategy should adapt.

Guide highlights

How Stakes Change the Game Each stake stacks new rules on top of the previous ones. The core idea: the higher the stake, the earlier your deck must be fixed . White / Red / Green — Learning Phase White Stake : baseline rules. Learn hand values and shop economy here. Red Stake : one extra ante. Keep enough money for interest to survive the longer run. Green Stake : score requirements grow faster. Start taking scaling Jokers by Ante 2. Black / Blue — Pressure Phase Black Stake : Jokers can appear Eternal and cannot be sold. Never buy an Eternal scaling Joker that needs a future pivot. Blue Stake : one fewer discard. Hand fixing suits and ranks becomes mandatory, so invest in Tarot cards. Purple / Orange / Gold — Endgame Phase Purple Stake : even steeper score curve. Your build should be complete by Ante 5; late shops are for vouchers only. Orange Stake : Perishable Jokers expire after 5 ro