Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Protect your borders, attack your neighbors, and be the first to collect three turnip relics! Village Pillage is a 2-5 player game for players 10 and up, featuring simultaneous play and action on all fronts.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Simultaneous Action Selection
Choose actions secretly or concurrently before revealing them together.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Rock-Paper-Scissors
Resolve choices through a circular set of strengths and weaknesses.
Take That
Direct negative effects at selected opponents.
Read the full game description
Protect your borders, attack your neighbors, and be the first to collect three turnip relics! Village Pillage is a 2-5 player game for players 10 and up, featuring simultaneous play and action on all fronts. Each turn, players simultaneously choose two cards from their hand and play one against each neighbor. All cards are revealed at once, then resolved in order: Farmers, Walls, Raiders, Merchants. Farmers produce turnips, Walls block Raiders, Raiders steal turnips, and Merchants either add new cards to your hand or help you purchase a relic. All cards return to hand, and the next round begins! The game ends as soon as any one player has three royal relics.