How to set up a game of
Truck it in the Cello

A game of musician-thieves and a high stakes heist, played entirely on trello.

Setting up your personal game board

Everyone needs a Trello account

Before we begin, everyone should make sure they have a Trello account, and that they are logged in.

Anyone can sign up for Trello for free at trello.com/signup

Make a copy of the Truck It Trello board

In order to play, you will need to set up your own copy of Amble's template Trello board, and then invite all of your players.

Only one person needs to follow the rest of these steps. This should be done by the person most familiar with Trello.

Step 1: open the Truck It in the Cello template board

You can find Amble's master template at this link

An image of the Truck It in the Cello Trello board, with the words "access the template".

Step 2. Open the Menu by clicking “Show Menu”

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Then click "more".

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Step 3: Click "copy board", name your board, and choose options

Take this opportunity to name your board, and make sure both check boxes ("Keep cards" and "Keep Template cards") are ticked.

You can choose whether to make the board Public or Private.

The trello menu with a red arrow pointing to the "copy board" option
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Congratulations! You have now created your own copy of the game, with cards that you and your players can move and change.

Step 4: Click the "Invite" button to invite your fellow players

Trello board with a red arrow pointing to the "invite" button
The "invite to board" pop up menu with the option to invite players via their Trello username, or via a link

You can invite your players by typing in their Trello username, or by sending them a unique link.

Step 5. Make sure everyone can manipulate the board

You can test this by asking each player to move a card, and then move it back.

Good work! You’re now ready to get heisting.

All the instructions on how to play are in the Trello board itself, so get going! You have pearls to steal!

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