Cry Baby might sound like a game about whining (which wouldn’t be much fun), but behind the playful name lies a clever trick-taking challenge full of tough choices, risky predictions, and just the right amount of drama.
In this colorful card game, you compete over four rounds of seven tricks, trying to predict exactly how many tricks you can win. Guess correctly, and the rewards are sweet. Miss your mark, and well… sometimes being a crybaby has its advantages.
Every card in your hand can be flipped, changing both its value and color before the round begins. That means your strategy starts before the first card is even played. Will you prepare for strong tricks, aim low to control the flow, or set yourself up for flexibility later?
Then comes the twist: at the end of each trick, the player with the lowest card becomes the “Cry Baby,” gaining a bonus that can help turn the tide. You might flip one of your remaining cards to improve your hand or simply take bonus points and dry your tears.
Cry Baby takes familiar trick-taking mechanics and adds a layer of tactical unpredictability. Every decision matters, from how you orient your hand to when you choose to “cry”, and the result is surprising reversals and satisfying mind games. So don’t be fooled by the tears, crying can be a winning strategy.
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=crybaby
We would like to thank Frédéric Vuagnat, the game designer, as well as BLAM!, the publisher, for bringing this inventive trick-taking game to players everywhere. We also want to thank Moof for developing it on BGA.
This is your Monday release.
Sometimes the smartest move is to know exactly when to cry. Take care and play fair…
Cry Baby：眼泪、诡计和战术转折
Cry Baby 听起来像是一款关于抱怨的游戏（那样就没什么意思了），但在这俏皮的名字背后，却隐藏着一个巧妙的技巧挑战，充满了艰难的选择、冒险的预测和恰到好处的戏剧性。
在这款色彩缤纷的纸牌游戏中，你将进行四轮比赛，每轮七墩，目标是准确预测你能赢得多少墩。猜对了，奖励丰厚。猜错了，嗯……有时候，爱哭鬼也有它的特长。
你手中的每张牌都可以在回合开始前翻开，改变其点数和颜色。这意味着你的策略在第一张牌打出之前就已经开始了。你会为强力牌型做好准备，还是会选择低点数来控制局面，又或是为后续的灵活调整留出空间？
接下来是关键环节：每轮结束后，牌面最小的玩家会变成“哭包”，获得一项可以扭转战局的奖励。你可以翻开剩余牌中的一张来改善牌面，或者干脆拿走奖励分数，然后擦干眼泪。
Cry baby在熟悉的抢墩机制基础上加入了战术上的不可预测性。每一个决定都很重要，从你如何摆放手牌，到你选择何时“哭泣”，结果都是令人惊喜的逆转和令人满意的心理游戏。所以别被眼泪所迷惑，哭泣可以成为赢家策略。
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=crybaby
我们要感谢游戏设计师 Frédéric Vuagnat 和发行商 BLAM!，感谢他们将这款极富创意的吃墩游戏带给世界各地的玩家。我们还要感谢 Moof 在 BGA 平台上开发这款游戏。
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有时候，最明智的做法就是知道什么时候该哭。保重，公平竞争……
