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：淚水、吃墩與轉折
Cry Baby 聽起來像是一款關於抱怨的遊戲（那樣就沒什麼意思了），但在這俏皮的名字背後，卻隱藏著一個巧妙的技巧挑戰，充滿了艱難的選擇、冒險的預測和恰到好處的戲劇性。
在這款色彩繽紛的紙牌遊戲中，你將進行四輪比賽，每輪七墩，目標是準確預測你能贏得多少墩。猜對了，獎勵豐厚。猜錯了，嗯……有時候，愛哭鬼也有它的好處。
你手中的每張牌都可以在回合開始前翻開，改變其點數和顏色。這意味著你的策略在第一張牌打出之前就已經開始了。你會為強力牌型做好準備，還是會選擇低點數來控制局面，又或是為後續的靈活調整留出空間？
接下來是關鍵環節：每輪結束後，牌面最小的玩家會變成“哭包”，獲得一項可以扭轉戰局的獎勵。你可以翻開剩餘牌中的一張來改善牌面，或者乾脆拿走獎勵分數，然後擦乾眼淚。
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
我們要感謝遊戲設計師 Frédéric Vuagnat 和發行商 BLAM!，感謝他們將這款極富創意的吃墩遊戲帶給世界各地的玩家。我們也要感謝 Moof 在 BGA 平台上開發這款遊戲。
以上就是本週一發布的消息。
有時候，最明智的做法就是知道什麼時候該哭。請謹慎並公平競爭…
