Pantaloon’s Partner Game for October is Ballionaire!
So this is a fun one!
Let me cast your mind back to April 2024. Our very first Bold and Bizarre Game Bulletin. We featured a little Itch.io demo for a pachinko roguelike game that caught my attention. It was an early build, a bit scrappy like, but it was fantastically compelling even in that embryonic form.
Fast forward to 2025 and the game - since picked up and published by Raw Fury - has gone onto great things. And it was all because of us.
Today we bring that game to you, as part of our biggest partnership to date. Want a copy? Bonk the button below to show us you're keen. Keys will hit inboxes on October 30, and yes, there will be an update to Puzzletrunk this month giving you a way to guarantee your key.
A Roguelike Autobonker
💰Bonk Your Way to Victory: Drop a ball to bonk triggers, earn money, and spawn more balls! Draft new triggers each round to increase the chaos and your earnings! Build an overpowered scoring engine or an unstoppable spawn spammer! Or maybe both?
💰 Satisfy the ELDERS’ Monetary Demands: Each run, survive by paying tribute to three ELDERS. They’ll challenge you by introducing devious game-changing TRIBULATIONS. Fail and PERISH. Succeed and you’ll become a BALLIONAIRE - then try a new way to win!
💰 Master Multiple Boards: You've built the perfect layout on the Pyramid, but what happens when up is down on the Danger Wheel? Can you make a skill shot on the Pinball table? Highly varied game boards require fresh theorycrafting! Play your way! Ban triggers or boons to shape your ideal set of score-busting tools.
💰 145+ Triggers, 55+ Boons: Spawn Eggs with a Chicken, cut Coins in half with an Axe, feed a Whale until it blows every ball back out! Get a second chance with the Boomerang, double your bonks with the Eject Button, and keep your board running smoothly with the Air Conditioner. Win with food, win with weapons… whatever you choose, just make sure you appease the Elders!
💰 Play In A Sandbox: Experiment in the Laballatory - hone your theory-crafting before a run, make a meme, or build an impossibly busted board. Share your board with friends and see who can rack up the biggest bucks!!
Reminder: Keys drop October 30th. If you subscribe to the newsletter already, hit the button in today’s (Oct 2nd) email, and if you’re a new subscriber, hit the button in our Welcome Email.
GL!
pantaloon.