Calico is a charming and visually delightful tile‑laying board game that blends the theme of quilting with a love for cats. Players compete to create the most beautiful and coziest quilt, one that will attract as many cats as possible — each with their own unique preferences for patterns and colors.
In the game, you are a quilt designer aiming to craft the perfect combination of colors, patterns, and shapes to lure feline friends such as Coconut, Leo, Millie, and more. Each cat has its own requirements — some prefer long straight lines of matching patterns, while others are drawn to specific shapes. In addition to cats, you can earn buttons by forming groups of colors, adding both extra points and visual charm to your quilt.
Players choose and place hexagonal tiles with various colors and patterns onto their personal quilt board. Each player has three goal tiles that award points if they are correctly surrounded by the required combinations of colors or patterns. Cats appear on the quilt when a player creates a pattern that matches their preferences (e.g., five identical patterns in a straight line). Groups of three or more tiles of the same color grant a button — each button is worth 3 points. Players must cleverly combine colors, patterns, and shapes to fulfill multiple objectives at once. When the quilt is complete (22 tiles), the game ends. The player with the highest score wins.
The game begins calmly but quickly evolves into a thoughtful puzzle that requires solid planning.
🐾🧶 Create the coziest quilt, attract the cutest cats, and become a master quilter! 🧶🐾
