RULES
Rules for playing games of Pilferville can be
found here.
ENCOUNTER TOKENS AND ENTRY ARROWS
This page contains one
sheet of encounter tokens. Print
FOUR of these pages onto posterboard and cut them
out with scissors, paper cutter, or rotary
cutter. Then mix them up, flip them down, and
place them on your board and let the exploring
begin! Use the arrows to show where your
animals have broken into a building.
PRINTABLE
BOARD TILES AND STARTING SPACES
This page contains one of each tile.
There are
three types of
tiles- you'll
need one
center park, four
road corners,
and four straight
roads. print
each tile as
large as 1
sheet of
paper.
You
can mount them
to chipboard
(thick
cardboard)
using any
spray
adhesive.
Then cut the
boards out
with a heavy duty
paper cutter
or a sharp
knife and
straight edge.
Then you can
assemble a whole
variety of
boards
using the
tiles!
The standard
board setup
is a 3x3 tile
board with
road around
the outside.
Check out the
Scenarios
page (link
below)
for other
board setup ideas,
or invent your
own!
You will also need starting spaces.
These can be
saved,
printed,
mounted and
cut out just
like the
boards.
SCENARIOS
This
page contains different scenarios to
try out. Scenarios may have
different board layouts to try out, different goals to strive for, and special
rules to keep games interesting!
CRITTERS
This page contains
printable critters and townsfolk.
But don't settle for cheap cardboard, when you can buy
beautiful plastic figures
instead!
- SCHLEICH Makes beautiful
animal figurines and have an
impressive variety to choose from, including American
critters. Price ranges from $3 to $8 a figure. Most toy shops carry
their product, and they're easy to buy
online too.
- US
TOY
carries a cheap
alternative for
most of the
critters used in
Pilferville:
look for their
$6 Woodland
Toy Animals
set,
which includes
enough
components for
1 to 2 players
each,
including
squirrel,
boar, fox,
wolf, and buck
figures.
- If
you have trouble
finding a
particular
animal, feel
free to
substitute. Instead
of Boar, you
might
substitute a
Badger or a
Wolverine.
Instead
of a Buck, try
a Moose or a
Bear.
I
use small
Otter figures
to represent
my Weasels
(they're hard
to
find!).
- Although
Pilferville
uses
North
American
critters, there's
no reason you
couldn't
substitute
critters from
a different
continent!
Get
creative
and find some
entertaining
alternatives
for each type
of animal.
Mount your figures to
bases for added stability. Paint the bases
in your team color so it is easy to tell your
figures apart from the other
players. For bases, try using
"Woodsies" brand wooden rectangles- cheap, sturdy, easy to paint, and a variety of sizes to
fit your different critters. Most
craft shops (like
Michael's)
carries
them. Or make
your own,
from sheet plastic
or cardboard.
TOWNSFOLK
This page
contains printable critters and townsfolk.
But don't
settle for
cheap
cardboard,
when you can
buy beautiful
plastic
figures
instead!
- Constructive Playthings
has excellent
sets of
townsfolk
called Pretend
Professionals.
Each
set includes
12 figures,
more than you
need really,
for
about
$30 a
set. I
bought set
#2 because
it was
on sale, and
included a Segway
riding security
guard!
- SCHLEICH
also makes nice
townsfolk figures,
but somewhat
limited variety and a bit pricey at $5
each.
- Just
about any action
figures can
work for
townsfolk in
a pinch!
We used
Star Wars
figures for our
test games.
Make sure to
attach some
kind of base
to them so
they don't
fall over.
DICE
You'll need
ordinary 6-sided dice to play Pilferville. I
like to have 4 dice in each color for each player, and a
neutral color for townsfolk, so they don't get mixed up.
You'll also need a
DIRECTION die for the townsfolk's
random move. I made my own by drawing
arrows on a blank 6-sided
die. Draw an arrow on 5 sides (try to mix up the directions they
point). On the sixth side, draw a
question mark. When this is rolled,
the player with the lowest score
gets to choose
what direction
they move! A
Printable direction die will be coming
soon.
POINTS
COUNTERS
You'll
need some way to keep track
of your score. You could just write it
down, but it's more fun to collect something, like pennies
or jelly beans or
nuts! (Just don't eat your
winnings before the game is
over). I like to use glass
pebbles (available from
any craft store).