I have been playtesting a game with friends and family and am getting ready to start showing it to people I know less well. I'd like to solidify a name.
Background: The deck includes 60 birds from across North America. Players collect habitats (forest/wetland/town/grassland) and food (bugs/seeds/fish/rodents/fruit) to attract birds, based on the birds' specific needs. I have two levels of rules, one that's a medium-weight game with production and stealing mechanics, and another that's more of a draw-one, play-one game aimed at kids.
Would love some feedback on these options, or other ideas I haven't considered yet!
* Aviana (A singer has trademarked this as her stage name. How broad is trademark protection? Google reveals Aviana is also a character in World of Warcraft, and a piece of IBM software.)
* Birds of America (This is the name of a famous book by Audubon from >100 years ago, and I had it in the back of my head when I started. The fonts on the cards have the same feel as some of the fonts in the book. But it's a little dry, and definitely not good on Google.)
* Avian Attraction (no Google issues here...top result is a jstor paper)
* Bird World (apparently the name of a large park in England.)
Is there a winner here? Do you have other ideas? Thanks for your help!
thanks everybody! mjbreese, I love your idea for different animal types. I had been eyeing the copy of "Birds of Costa Rica" on my shelf...
will have to mull these over but I really appreciate the creative ideas!