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Calico

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description Calico Overview

Calico is a tile-placement board game designed by Kevin Russ and released in 2020. In the game, players assume the role of quilt makers who draft and place hexagonal fabric tiles onto their personal player board. The objective is to strategically create color and pattern matches to attract cats and achieve the highest score. It is intended for fans of casual strategy and puzzle games.

help Calico FAQ

How do you attract cats in the board game Calico?

In Calico, designed by Kevin Russ and released in 2020, players attract cats by placing hexagonal tiles that match each cat's specific color and pattern preferences. Each cat tile lists the colors it is drawn to, and meeting those conditions adds the cat to your quilt board for points.

How does Calico compare to Cascadia?

Both Calico and Cascadia are 2020 tile-placement games from the Flatout Games production line, but Calico focuses on pattern building and cat collection while Cascadia emphasizes spatial map-building with wildlife tokens. Many hobbyists consider Calico the tighter, more puzzly experience of the two.

How many players can play Calico?

Calico supports one to four players and works particularly well at two players, where it functions as a low-conflict, head-to-head puzzle. Games typically last around 30 to 45 minutes.

Is Calico difficult to learn for new board game players?

Calico's rules are relatively simple, but the strategy is challenging because tile placement is permanent and you must balance dual goals of creating color clusters for cats while completing button patterns for scoring. New players often find that early tile decisions can lock them out of later objectives.

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