Pie Rats
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of the Carob Bean Farm
- Pie Rats of the Carob Bean Farm (Dec. 2016)
- Kickstarter: Promo cards 1–4, wooden “First Player” token
- Publisher: the Wild East Game Company
- Card Art: Brittany Howard
- Designer: Brian Bollinger
- The Curse of the Farmer’s Wife (Mar. 2018)
- Kickstarter: Promo cards 7–9
- Add-ons: Two Play Mats (logo or cover art)
- The Legend of Farmer Jones’ Locker (announced)
- The second expansion.
Pies
| S | W | P | Pie (other) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FW | 0 | +1 | (Whipped Cream) |
| N/A | 2.4 | .6 | (Blackbird entremet) |
| N/A | 6 | 1 | — |
| N/A | 7 | 1 | — |
| CB | 8 | 1 | Banana Cream |
| CB | 8 | 1 | Chocolate Cream |
| CB | 9 | 1 | Coconut Cream |
| CB | 10 | 1 | Lemon Meringue |
| N/A | 11 | 2 | Key Lime |
| CB | 12 | 2 | Apple |
| CB | 12 | 2 | Blueberry |
| FW | 12 | 2 | Elderberry |
| FW | 13 | 2 | Strawberry |
| CB | 14 | 2 | Cherry |
| CB | 15 | 2 | Pumpkin |
| N/A | 16 | 3 | Maple Pecan |
| CB | 17 | 3 | Pecan |
| CB | 18 | 3 | Shoofly |
| P 2 | 19 | 3 | Sweet Potato |
| P 4 | 19 | 3.14 | Pi |
| P10 | 20 | .5 | (Holiday Fruit Cake) |
| N/A | 20 | 3.5 | Twenty-sided Pie |
| N/A | 21 | 4 | Blackjack |
The Point value of existing pies seems to be Weight divided by ≈5.2 (round down), allowing for future ᴡ6(ᴘ1), ᴡ11(ᴘ2), ᴡ16(ᴘ3), and ᴡ21(ᴘ4) pies.
- Pies I’d add
- (ᴡ11,ᴘ2) Key Lime
- (ᴡ12,ᴘ2) Raspberry
- (ᴡ13,ᴘ2) Strawberry Rhubarb
- (ᴡ16,ᴘ3) Maple Pecan
Promos
| I | Card | No. | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Va | Pie Rats of the Carob Bean Farm | wooden coin | Kickstarter 2016 First Player token
|
| Va | Captain Blondie | Promo 1 | PAX East Boston 2016 - Lisa Howard |
| Va | Sweet Potato Pie | Promo 2 | PAX East Boston 2016 Wgt. 19 Pts. 3
|
| Va | Captain Rigger Sefa Tiger | Promo 3 | PAX East Boston 2016 - Rhea Friesen |
| Va | Pi Pie | Promo 4 | Kickstarter 2016 Wgt. 19 Pts. 3.14
|
| Crew El Matlocko with Instructions card | Promo 5 | Card Sponsor: Mart Matlock Loy. 2 Str. 1
| |
| Va | Captain Jack Spare Row | Promo 6 | PAX East Boston 2017 Cha. 3 Str. 2
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| Va | Crew Rat Fink | Promo 07 | Kickstarter 2017 Loy.−2 Str. 2
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| Va | Crew Tell Tale Tim with Instructions card | Promo 08 | Kickstarter 2017 Loy. 2 Str. 1
|
| Va | Captain Smiley | Promo 9 | (Kickstarter 2017) Cha. 3 Str. 2
|
| Va | Holiday Fruit Cake | Promo 10 | Holiday Gift 2017 Wgt. 20 Pts. .5
|
| Va | Crew Huge Axe Man | Promo 11 | PAX East Boston 2018 Loy. 0 Str. 5
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| Va | Charisma Thorn Rag-N-Rock | Promo 12 | PAX Unplugged 2018 Def. Cha. +2
|
| Va | Oops, I did it again Brittany Spears | Promo 13 | PAX East Boston 2019 Carob Bean ×2
|
| Va | Pastry Chocolate Chip Cookie | Pastry 01 | Points .2
|
| Va | Pastry Oatmeal Raisin Cookie | Pastry 02 | Points .2
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| Va | Pastry Ginger Bread Cookie | Pastry 03 | Points .2
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| Va | Pastry Sugar Cookie | Pastry 04 | Points .2
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| Va | Pastry Snickerdoodle Cookie | Pastry 05 | Points .2
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| Va | Pastry Peanut Butter Cookie | Pastry 06 | Points .2
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| Va | Pastry Ginger Snaps Cookie | Pastry 07 | Points .2
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| Va | Pastry Walnut Snowball Cookie | Pastry 08 | Points .2
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| Va | Pastry Lemon Cookie | Pastry 09 | Points .2
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| Va | Pastry Chocolate Crinkle Cookie | Pastry 10 | Points .2
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Books
Pie Rats Ahoy!
Richard Scary’s Pie Rats Ahoy! (1994, 0-679-94760-4, 0-679-84760-X, 0-7857-4005-8) is a Beginner Book adapted from “Uncle Willy and the Pirates” in Richard Scary’s Funniest Storybook Ever (1972).
LoC summary: Uncle Willy uses a clever disguise to save his boat from a gang of pirates and makes Busytown Bay safe again.
of the Carob Bean
Pirates of the Carob Bean (978-1-4653-3885-3) is a 2011 young-adult novel by Carol Skilbeck.
of the Crescent Sea
The Pie Rats is a series of Australian children’s books by Dr. Cameron Stelzer.
Set in and around the Crescent Sea, published by Daydream Press.
| 1 | Pie Rats: The Forgotten Map | 2013 Apr. | 978-0-9874615-0-6 |
| 2 | Pie Rats: The King’s Key | 2014 Feb. | 978-0-9874615-1-3 |
| 3 | Pie Rats: The The Island of Destiny | 2014 Feb. | 978-0-9874615-2-0 |
| 4 | Pie Rats: The Trophy of Champions | 2015 Mar. | 978-0-9874615-3-7 |
| 5 | Pie Rats: Child of the Cloud | 2016 Feb. | 978-0-9874615-4-4 |
| 6 | Pie Rats: The Golden Anchor | 2017 Mar. | 978-0-9874615-5-1 |
External links
- Pie Rats of the Carob Bean Farm (2016 May 2) Kickstarter
- Pie Rats of the Carob Bean Farm (2016 Dec.) Board Game Geek
- The Curse of the Farmer’s Wife (2017 Nov. 23) Kickstarter
- The Curse of the Farmer’s Wife (2018 Mar.) Board Game Geek
- Wild East Game Company (web site)
- Wild East Games (facebook)
- Carob Bean Farm (web site)
- Wikipedia: Fictional mice and rats
- Amos from Ben and Me (1939)
- Basil from Basil of Baker Street (1958)
- Ralph from The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1965)
- Stuart from Stuart Little (1945)
Bollinger Edgerly Scale Trains (B.E.S.T.)
- Kit 1018 Colchester Reef Light House. Lake Champlain, Vt.
- Kit 1013 Hub Cap Annie. Pasadena, Calif. (LE)
- Accessories (HO scale, etched/resin)
- Details (HO scale, cast pewter)
- Roofing (O, HO & N scale)
