Haha! We're Norwegian and Pelle is a name here - he was named by my daughter and the inspiration came from a children's TV/movie series called Pelle Politibil (Pelle the Police Car). The car is black and white just like our Pelle.
Incidentally, he also has skin under the fur, so the name is still quite fitting with added context!
My best friend and I like Odin's Ravens a lot! The art of the 2nd ed is gorgeous, too. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192074/odins-ravens-second-edition
We also play Wingspan, Patchwork, Bohnanza and double Carcassonne (both my game and hers to make a bigger map). But those games can be played with many players.
With husband, Sequence and Ticket to Ride: London are favourites