very hard but the tutorial really helps
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NOTE: I am in no way affiliated with Kevin Russ , or Flatout games . This is purely an expression of love for the design . If you enjoy this in any amount , PLEASE support the original developers and publishers by buying a copy of the real game- or by following the progress of the REAL digital version coming to steam
Rules
Select a single patch tile from your hand and sew it into your quilt, then draw another patch into your hand from the three available. If you are able to create a color group, you may sew a button onto your quilt. If you are able to create a pattern combination that is attractive to any of the cats, it will come over and curl up on your quilt! At the end of the game, you score points for buttons, cats, and how well you were able to complete your unique quilt pattern.
Calico is a complex game ! I highly recommend playing the tutorial before your first game .
FAQ :
Cat tokens cannot be scored with shapes containing either pattern and not both
Design goal "=/=" means have none of the same colour or pattern
Colour tokens are always worth 3 points !
Patterns for the shape goals can be rotated in any orientation
Controls
- Use the X key to place tiles
- Use the Z key to control the camera
- Double tap Z to view the patterns
Calico is playable on Mobile ! Be sure to access the pico8 menu and press "swap camera mode" to switch the freecam from a press and hold , to a toggle . This makes the game more comfortable to play on mobile devices !
FEATURES :
🧐 challenging yet rewarding gameplay
🥇 try to beat your high score !
🏆 25 unlockable achievements
🐈 3 hi resolution cat art images
🎹 relaxing soundtrack
FINAL NOTE: Please support Kevin Russ , Flatout Games , and Monster Couch who are responsible for designing , publishing , and developing the digital adaptation (respectively) . This project is simply a work of adoration for these three groups of people , and I am not trying to compete with these people or products in any form . If you have any comments or concern please email me at louiechapm@gmail.com . Finally , if you enjoy this "demake" please direct your money to the talented people who originally created this product here , here , and here . Thank you <3
A great game! A bit hard to learn, but it's enjoyable. Tutorial didn't made me understand this well, but as I practiced, I eventually understood some mechanics. With more time I've could score higher, that's why I think this is a decent game!
Damn, this is quite the tricky one! Due to it trying to explain the rules as best as it can, as well as having a nice level of polish and presentation to it, I gave it the ol' college try and came out...somewhat understanding it and having fun? Maybe? Maybe not?
I appreciate the inclusion of a tutorial, especially since I feel like Pico-8 games usually cut them since space is at a premium, but unfortunately even with the tutorial, I still felt hopelessly lost as it just drowns you in a bunch of information without enough examples or guidance. Trying to figure out the rules through playing is also a bit tricky since there is no real feedback on a step-by-step basis to guide you: it's only when you complete a large goal that you receive a badge, and since you can't hover over the badges (or various other facets of the interface) to see a tooltip that explains them, that doesn't help much either.
Having said that, I still tried my best to play it. While I couldn't understand the top goals very well, I was able to (I think) successfully intuit a general beginner strategy, which is trying to surround the goal tiles with matching groups of colors or patterns as a primary focus, while at the same time trying to make connected matches of colors to earn badges as a secondary focus. The interplay of these two goals creates some interesting strategy of figuring out where to use colors or patterns and where to arrange them to maximize points, especially when you combine it with the outer tiles as well. I'm still lost on the larger goals to strive for and other rules, but I felt like I was able to at least get this much from the tutorial and have a decent time, so well done in that regard!
LouieChapm responds:
I really appreciate this writeup ! The tutorial I *REALLY* struggled with , trying to fit ~11 pages of board game manuals into a single pico8 cart was tough !
The top goals function more or less the exact same as the colour group badges , a "5+" indicates that you need to have 5 or more tiles of the same pattern in a single interconnected group , and then little shape icons indicate that you need to create that shape with tiles of the same pattern .
Not too complex on it's own , but fighting against all three scoring goals are what made me fall in love with the board game !
Hovering over the badges for a tooltip on how they were awarded is a really good idea ! I wish I had just a couple hundred more tokens xD
Thanks for playing mate ! The comment is appreciated <3
"please play the tutorial before your first game"
Tutorial Text Box Speed: Warp 9
LouieChapm responds:
xD certainly needs some tweaking
Very chill and very good. Would be neat to see a multiplayer mode with larger boards.
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