It’s time for the first big content patch for Quilts and Cats of Calico. We all know it’s a cozy, relaxing game, right? The purring cats, vibrant colors and soothing music can be quite calming. On the other hand, though, we know it can be a challenge, especially when the player whose turn was right before you takes the yellow flower tile which was perfect for you and you oh so wanted and oh my why did they have to ruin my perfect quilt?!

Okay, let’s calm down. Today, we want to introduce a new kind of a challenge to the game, for those who like competing in rankings and perfecting their scores on a preset board. In these weekly contests, you’ll be aiming to become (one of) the best scoring quilters and if you manage to do so, your nickname - along with your score - will be visible to players all over the world!

So how do the challenges work? Each week, a system designed for this specific purrpose (sorry, we had to) is going to draw from a bag of modes, AI difficulties, goals and rules to create an exciting premade game for everyone. Next - the puzzly fun begins! You’ll be able to play the challenge however many times you want to get that fluffy high score. Since there’s no randomness, you’ll be able to get a better score with each of your attempts. At the end of the week and for the entirety of the duration of the next challenge, 6 players with the highest scores will be put on the ranking board for all other quilters to see.

The first challenge is already available, so pounce right on in!


But that’s not all we’ve prepared for today. Besides the Challenge Mode, there are also a few quality of life changes we’ve made. Most of these relate to how Limited Rules are displayed during the games. Before, it could’ve been hard for players to access the information, so we’ve made it a bit easier. Here’s the rundown:

• We’ve added an animation showing hexes you won’t be able to place tiles on, when playing using some of the limited rules
  
• During gameplay, limited rules are now visible in a separate window you can access at any time

And finally, here’s the list of other changes that went live with this update:

• Added a pop-up informing of campaign progress loss when starting new campaign run
  
• Added a contact field to the in-game report system
  
• Some minor bug fixes
  
• Some minor visual UI and VFX fixes

So, if you think you’ve got what it takes to become one of the quiltest cat-lovers there is, we invite you to join in on the Weekly Challenge fun! Also, feel free to join our Discord server to chat about your strategies, high scores and more, cats included. If you feel like there’s not enough adorable cat pictures in your life, the Discord server is also the place for you.

[discord.gg]We hope you enjoy this new addition to the game and we can’t wait to see you on the ranking board!

Take care!