Ep. 49: Calico & the Name of the Game

We review the acclaimed cat and quilt themed tile laying game Calico, and we talk game names – which ones are clever, and which ones are you embarrassed to even mention when you want to play?

1:05 Tekhenu
4:44 Kingdom Builder
6:38 Coatl
9:44 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
19:30 FEATURE REVIEW – Calico
38:52 FEATURE DISCUSSION – the Name of the Game
39:08 Medium (and a game of Medium)
43:09 Point Salad, Wavelength, Just One
44:14 Bananagrams, Flick ’em Up, Flick ’em Up: Dead of Winter
45:18 Cat Lady
45:45 HATE
46:25 Bus
46:54 Mandala
47:15 Barenpark and Parks
47:36 Orleans, Maracaibo, Great Western Trail
47:53 Space Empires: 4x
48:23 Wingspan, Scythe, Pendulum
49:06 Between Two Cities and Heaven & Ale
49:42 Above & Below
49:57 Bunny Kingdom
50:07 Rococo
50:27 Photosynthesis, Petrichor, Pipeline, and Mariposas
50:57 Junk Art
51:13 A Fake Artist Goes to New York
51:35 Demon Worker
52:30 Dogs of War
52:42 Blood Bowl and Baseball Highlights: 2045
53:13 Castles of Mad King Ludwig
53:49 Space Empires: 4x, Eclipse, and Twilight Imperium
55:16 Paths of Glory
55:24 18xx
56:10 Kingsburg, the King’s Guild, Fantasy Realms, and the King’s Dilemma
56:51 Harvest
57:49 Museum
57:57 Biblios and Ex Libris
58:13 Nova Luna
58:41 Herbaceous
59:08 Maracaibo, Castles of Burgundy, Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun, Tawanitsu: The Inca Empire, and Tzolkin: The Mayan Calendar
59:34 Root, Vast, Fort, and Oath
59:42 Azul, Reef, Century: Spice Road, Century: Golem Edition
1:00:28 Brass: Birmingham and Brass: Lancashire
1:00:42 Clank!: A Deck Building Adventure
1:01:07 Caverna: The Cave Farmers
1:01:16 Cerebria: The Inside World
1:01:40 Endeavor: The Age of Sail
1:01:50 The Crew: The Quest for PLanet Nine
1:02:00 Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization and Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
1:02:09 Roll through the Ages: The Bronze Age and Roll through the Ages: The Iron Age
1:02:41 Star Wars: Rebellion
1:04:33 A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
1:05:14 This War of Mine: The Board Game
1:05:55 Bang! The Dice Game
1:06:50 7 Wonders Duel and 7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon
1:06:55 Marvel Champions: The Card Game
1:07:17 Keyforge
1:07:22 Keyflower, Keythedral, and Key Market
1:08:02 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
1:11:00 Tiny Epic…
1:11:55 Tally Ho!, Ingenious, Fresh Fish
1:12:03 L.L.A.M.A., That’s Pretty Clever, 6nimmt
1:12:20 The Rise of Queensdale
1:12:46 Carpe Diem
1:13:14 My City
1:13:42 Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
1:14:23 Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula
1:15:19 Oh My Goods!