New Name Needed for Snow Tails
As noted in November 2008, Asmodee will publish a new edition of the Lamont brothers’ Snow Tails in Q2 2009 – but Asmodee doesn’t think that the Snow Tails name is appropriate for an international audience. Therefore the company has announced a contest on its website that invites people to submit a new, more dynamic, more immediately accessible name. Entries must be received by midnight on Dec. 4, presumably midnight in France.
Update, Dec. 30: On Dec. 30, Asmodee announced the winning name: Too Mush. François Rouzé was one of 800 who submitted entries, and for being the first to submit this name he wins a salmon, Jack London’s White Fang, a photo of Alaska governor Sarah Palin, and other prizes.
Posted by W. Eric Martin on Dec 3, 2008 at 12:00 PM in Game News, Boardgame News / 1196
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Submitted my suggestion: Go, You Huskies! Any Mamet fans out there? Posted by Brett Myers on Dec 3, 2008 at 01:46 PM | #
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Why confuse everyone just leave it the same. Posted by Terry Bailey Sr. on Dec 4, 2008 at 07:49 AM | #
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Terry! I thought you had resigned from BGN, good to see you posting again but I must disagree with you. The name “Snow Tails” needs to go! I will enter the contest! Posted by Steve Weeks on Dec 4, 2008 at 11:08 AM | #
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Submitted my suggestion - “Mush!” Posted by Jon Theys on Dec 4, 2008 at 11:35 AM | #
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Is there any sort of hidden meaning to this name that makes it internationally inappropriate? Or do they just think it can be improved upon? Jon, “Mush” is a good choice, but there’s also an old Alan Moon game with that title. That doesn’t eliminate it from consideration, but there’s a good chance the Lamonts wouldn’t want to recycle an old title. Posted by Larry Levy on Dec 4, 2008 at 11:44 AM | #
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Some of my submissions:
-Arctic Dash
Posted by Eric Knauer on Dec 4, 2008 at 11:55 AM | #
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How about confusing everyone by calling it: -Furry Flight Posted by Matt J. Carlson on Dec 4, 2008 at 12:09 PM | #
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Has anyone suggested Iditarod? Posted by Larry Levy on Dec 4, 2008 at 12:56 PM | #
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Yeah, but it’s not exactly catchy, elegant or easy to say if appealing to an international audience is the goal. Posted by Eric Knauer on Dec 4, 2008 at 01:51 PM | #
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I like “Arctic Dash”. Excellent selection. That sounds cool, its sets a mood and tells a bit what the game is about. “Snow Tails” was a ridiculous name. I wasn’t going to get anyone to play that! Change it to “Arctic Dash”, however and I might even be persuaded to buy the game! Posted by Ryan B. on Dec 4, 2008 at 09:43 PM | #
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Someone over at Spielbox suggested Pod Racer… I never even noticed that. Now I want an Armaments expansion. pk Posted by Patrick Korner on Dec 4, 2008 at 09:53 PM | #
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My submitted title is a winner............."Blizzard Wizard” Posted by david karasick on Dec 5, 2008 at 03:03 AM | #
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And the winner of the Snow Tails renaming contest, as reported by Asmodee on Dec. 30, is...Too Mush. Eric Posted by W. Eric Martin on Dec 30, 2008 at 09:50 AM | #
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Awkward name. Posted by Eric Knauer on Dec 30, 2008 at 10:16 AM | #
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Winning name is blah!..........I really thought my name of Blizzard Wizard was much better. BTW, I already own the game so I didn’t need another copy and surely didn’t need anything with Sarah Palin! Posted by david karasick on Dec 30, 2008 at 10:22 AM | #
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Is it just me, or is the original name superior to the new one? Even “Mush” is better than “Too Mush”. Weak. Posted by Eric Knauer on Dec 30, 2008 at 10:27 AM | #
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Wow, that’s...pretty bad. Will someone *please* explain to me what was wrong with Snow Tails in the first place? Posted by Larry Levy on Dec 30, 2008 at 10:40 AM | #
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Well, I don’t “get” Snow Tails (can someone explain it to me? Is there a hidden pun or something?), and for a while I even mistakenly called it Snow Trails. Too Mush is ok, but not really catchy. Posted by Brett Myers on Dec 30, 2008 at 10:43 AM | #
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