Calico BGG ↗

Calico · English edition · (2020)

Your rating: 8.0

My BGG Comment

One of my favorite solos. A hex tile laying game where tiles score off certain süstial conditions either from their color or from their pattern or both. This may look like a harmless family game but it can be a brain burner if you tend to get hung up on optimization. I have only ever played in the easiest mode (beginner goals and cats) and it remains a fun puzzle challenge.

In Lists

20 Best Cozy Games
2026: Yashima's Game Diary
This is the game that was published before Cascadia and was the cause that I initially dismissed Cascadia and now I end up always comparing the two. This is the more thinky game of the two but also with less variance play by play because I end up playing the same setup everytime because even with the most basic setup I barely ever manage to fulfill all 3 conditions and so I keep playing at that setup without changing it because I feel I am not ready to move to a more complex scenario. Not fulfilling the 3 conditions also feels unsatisfying. It seems like this puzzle might be just a bit too complex for me or my metric is bad. * Player Count: 1 * My current rating: * Total Lifetime Plays: 23 * Rules Retention: Very good. Can be taught easily. * Keeper: I think yes? But it lost some of its appeal to Cascadia. * Recommended: Fans of hex-tiles and/or cats. * Competition: Cascadia (hex tiles)
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Yashima's 2023 Top 20 Solo Games
I enjoyed this immensely when I first got it. But I have since figured out that the good fun brain burniness aside it feels more repetitive than some of my other favorite tile layers and so down it goes. Ranking last year: 12 (🔻7 )
Yashima's 2026 Top 20 Solo Games
Yashima’s 2022 Top 20 Solo Games
#12 By far my favorite game involving cats and blankets. This is such a smooth brain burner puzzle. Reasonably fast setup, no need for a bot. This is a game I can play before breakfast or after lunch. I had not played in a while (I sold my German copy to replace it with the KS version from the Verdant KS) and I noticed how bad I got at this. But I have always played this fast rather than puzzling long for each tile. I‘d rather try again. And the more I play, the better I get. Lovely, if you like patterns, hex-tiles and puzzles.

Owned Expansions

Calico: Kickstarter Promo Cats

BGG Game Details

Year	2020
Designers	Kevin Russ
Artists	Beth Sobel
Publishers	Ravensburger AG, Lucky Duck Games, Maldito Games, Popcorn Games, Arclight Games, Kaissa Chess & Games, MINDOK, Gémklub, White Goblin Games, Grok Games, Lord of Boards, Alderac Entertainment Group, CrowD Games, Hid Konem (Хід Конем), Flatout Games, Cryptic Cardboard, Little Rocket Games
Players	1–4
Time	30–45 min
Status	Owned
BGG Rating	7.4
Categories	Abstract Strategy, Animals, Puzzle
Mechanics	Set Collection, Tile Placement, Open Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hexagon Grid, Enclosure, Pattern Building, Grid Coverage, Solo / Solitaire Game
BGG Rank	269
Complexity	2.19 / 5
Language	No necessary in-game text

Extended Game Annotations

Segmentation	KEEPER
My category	Abstract Strategy
My mechanic	Hexagon Grid
My Genre	Patterns
Theme	Cute & Cozy

Best at	1 players

Play History

Date	Location	Duration	Qty	Players	Scores	Winner
2026-08-24	Board Game Arena	–	1	Yashima	56.00	56.00
2026-06-07	Board Game Arena	–	1	Yashima	60.00	60.00
2026-01-09	At home	–	1	Yashima	61.00	61.00
2026-01-09	At home	–	1	Yashima	63.00	63.00
2026-01-09	At home	–	1	Yashima	51.00	51.00
2024-03-13	App	–	1	Yashima	74.00	74.00
2023-07-19	At home	–	1	Yashima	71.00	71.00
2023-07-18	At home	–	1	Yashima	69.00	69.00
2023-05-17	At home	–	1	Yashima	58.00	58.00
2022-10-27	At home	–	1	Yashima	61.00	61.00
2022-10-26	At home	–	1	Yashima	53.00	53.00
2021-12-24	At home	–	1	MourningDragon, Papa, Yashima	47.00, 42.00, 54.00	54.00
2021-12-10	At home	–	1	Yashima	64.00	64.00
2021-07-17 Details Variant Mauze／Felix／Billie	At home	–	1	Yashima	67.00	67.00
2021-05-20 Details Variant Emy／Lilly／Mimmi	At home	–	1	Yashima	72.00	72.00
2021-04-03 Details Variant Emy／Lilly／Mimmi	At home	–	1	Yashima	62.00	62.00
2021-03-23 Details Variant Emy／Lilly／Mimmi	At home	–	1	Yashima	80.00	80.00
2021-03-21 Details Variant Emy／Lilly／Mimmi	At home	–	1	Yashima	44.00	44.00
2021-03-19 Details Variant Emy／Lilly／Mimmi	At home	–	1	Yashima	56.00	56.00
2021-03-17 Details Variant Emy／Lilly／Mimmi	At home	–	1	Yashima	59.00	59.00
2021-03-17 Details Variant Emy／Lilly／Mimmi	At home	–	1	Yashima	63.00	63.00
2021-03-13 Details Variant Emy／Lilly／Mimmi	At home	–	1	Yashima	59.00	59.00
2021-03-13 Details Variant Emy／Lilly／Mimmi	At home	–	1	Yashima	54.00	54.00
2021-03-12 Details Variant Emy／Lilly／Mimmi	At home	–	1	Yashima	73.00	73.00
2021-01-03	TTS	–	1	Yashima	38.00	38.00