Pitch Pot can feel very hard at first, but most of the difficulty comes from one thing the game does not really explain: Resolve. If your Resolve is low, the circles are tiny and fast. If it is high, the whole mini-game slows down and gives you way more room to react.
Pitch Pot Difficulty Depends on Resolve
The fastest way to increase that stat is through Madiao. Each win gives 7 Resolve, and once you play a couple of tables, you get the hang of the bluffing pretty quickly. After around ten wins, Pitch Pot already becomes noticeably easier.
Resolve directly affects how big and how fast your circles move.
- Low Resolve = tiny, fast circles
- High Resolve = slower circles with a much bigger window to aim
That is why early Pitch Pot duels feel quite hard. Some NPCs, like the old man on the cliff, are basically not worth attempting until your Resolve gets higher.
Use the Spacebar Skill, It Helps a Lot
A lot of players do not notice the icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
That skill, Drunken Precision, speeds up your aim recovery and makes lining up the circles way easier. You can activate it with Spacebar on the keyboard, X on PS5, and A on an Xbox controller.
If Pitch Pot feels punishing or “too fast,” this skill alone changes the experience.
Input Method Makes a Difference
Pitch Pot with keyboard and mouse can feel stiff because you move the blue circle with WASD.
On controller, the stick movement is a bit smoother, and the mini-game becomes easier, especially during the double-circle phases.
If you keep losing by a tiny margin, switching input can fix it.
How to Play the Madiao Card Game
Madiao is also worth learning because it feeds your Resolve stat extremely quickly.
The basic rules:
- NPCs declare what cards they are placing (truth or bluff)
- You can challenge them if you think they are lying
- Yellow cards are wildcards
- If someone loses a challenge, they “drink” and get closer to being knocked out
- Game ends when someone runs out of cards or gets too drunk
A simple way to start Madiao is to play honestly for a bit, see how aggressive the table is, then mix in bluffs once you get a feel for it. If an NPC drops four or more cards at once, they are usually bluffing.
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