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Varmint Cannon Mission
Varmint Cannon Mission
The new Varmint Cannon Mission has officially been released for Frontierville and here we have the complete Quest Guide for you. The mission consists of 5 parts with quests ranging from building a Foundry to crafting powder kegs and buying varmint cannons.
- Build A Foundry
- What We Need Is A Snake Cannon!
- Seriously. It Is A Cannon That Shoots Snakes
- Groundhogs: This Time It Is Personal
- A Frontierville Fox Hunt
Each Quest in this series of 5 has at least one goal that can be completed by unlocking it with horseshoes, but this is not a requirement and you can complete the whole mission without using any.

Prairie Piles
One of the most talked about collectibles on gaming forums is the Prairie Pile and how difficult it is to find. To complete the Varmint Cannon mission and to fire the cannons you will need Saltpeter to create Powder Kegs. Saltpeter is collected when trading in the Manure Collection which is why Prairie Piles have been on many wishlists since the Fourth July Independance Day Quest. Many will be required to fire the cannons, so Zynga have added a new way to collect them. When your neighbors fire their Fox Cannon the popup box asks them if they want to “Share Prairie Piles”. When they share it will show up on your wall where you can collect it.

In two of the quests you are required to buy a bucket and a pitchfork. I was able to complete both of these goals by placing the items on my homestead from my inventory instead of buying them. This could change at any time though.
When requesting items from your neighbors ( Insurance Waiver and Scrap Metal) you can only receive 3 items for every request. This means once you have been sent the first 3 you will then need to post another request and so on. An alternative way to receive these items is to check your wall and respond to your neighbors requests for the items and you will receive one in return.

The Varmint Cannon Mission Quests
- Build A Foundry
- What We Need Is A Snake Cannon!
- Seriously. It Is A Cannon That Shoots Snakes
- Groundhogs: This Time It Is Personal
- A Frontierville Fox Hunt
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A Frontierville Fox Hunt

A Frontierville Fox Hunt
The Varmint Cannon Missions part 5 is the final goal required to complete the series and it is called A Frontierville Fox Hunt. To complete this mission you will need to buy a fox cannon in the market, the cost is 55,000 coins.
The objectives this time are:
- Feed 10 Geese
- Fire The Fox Cannon
- Request 10 Pieces Of Scrap Metal From Friends
The geese must be on your own homestead so if you do not already have some go ahead and buy some in the market. Also check your inventory, you may have received some from your neighbors as gifts. To get the fox to appear you may have to feed more than 10 geese or feed some chickens if you have some.
Once the fox has appeared you can click on your fox cannon and select fire cannon, remember this will need one powder keg to fire.
To receive the Scrap Metal you will require neighbor participation, so like the insurance waiver go ahead and click on the green ask friends button on the quest mission popup box. Only 3 pieces of scrap metal can be collected per friend request so you will need to ask for help several times. Also like the insurance waiver, check your wall posts for neighbor requests for scrap metal as when you send one to help out a neighbor you will get one in return.
Once all of these are complete you will have finished the Varmint Cannon Mission and can go back to your foundry to buy the now unlocked Bear Cannon for 80,000 coins.

The Varmint Cannon Mission Quests
- Build A Foundry
- What We Need Is A Snake Cannon!
- Seriously. It Is A Cannon That Shoots Snakes
- Groundhogs: This Time It Is Personal
- A Frontierville Fox Hunt
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Groundhogs This Time It Is Personal

Groundhogs: This Time It Is Personal
Part 4 of the 5 part Varmint Cannon Mission is Groundhogs: This Time It Is Personal. To complete this quest you will need to:
- Harvest Ten Crops
- Fire Groundhog Cannon
- Buy 1 Pitchfork
To fire the Groundhog Cannon you will first need to own one so click on the foundry and select Buy Cannon. Here you will be able to buy the groundhog cannon for 30,000 coins.
You will need a groundhog to shoot at so harvesting 10 crops will complete the first part of this quest but you may actually need to harvest more than that to get the groundhog to appear.
Like the bucket in the previous quest, I was able to take the pitchfork from my inventory and place it on my homestead and it counted towards completing this goal but as the quest says to buy one Zynga may change this at any time.
Fire the Groundhog Cannon by clicking on it and selecting Fire Cannon, this will require you to use 1 Powder Keg which can be created in the foundry or bought in the market.
The Varmint Cannon Mission Quests
- Build A Foundry
- What We Need Is A Snake Cannon!
- Seriously. It Is A Cannon That Shoots Snakes
- Groundhogs: This Time It Is Personal
- A Frontierville Fox Hunt
Help your Frontierville Neighbors by clicking the like button!
Are you looking for the ultimate guide to Frontierville? Learn the tricks the top players use in the #1 guide Frontier Tycoon
Seriously It Is a Cannon That Shoots Snakes
Seriously. It Is a Cannon That Shoots Snakes
- Clear 1 Skull
- Fire Snake Cannon Twice
- Purchase A Bucket
A guaranteed way of having a Snake appear is to clear a skull, so you will need to keep an area of your homestead clear to allow one to grow.
Once your snake has appeared click on your Snake Cannon and select Fire Cannon. Watch the animation as your snake is cleared with a single click. Using the cannons will use one Powder Keg each time.
Although the quest says to purchase a bucket I was able to take one I had in my inventory and place it on my homestead and it counted towards completing the quest. This could be changed by Zynga at any time though.
The Varmint Cannon Mission Quests
- Build A Foundry
- What We Need Is A Snake Cannon!
- Seriously. It Is A Cannon That Shoots Snakes
- Groundhogs: This Time It Is Personal
- A Frontierville Fox Hunt
Help your Frontierville Neighbors by clicking the like button!
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What We Need Is a Snake Cannon
What We Need Is a Snake Cannon!
Part 2 of the 5 quest Varmint Cannon Mission is What We Need Is a Snake Cannon! For this quest we will buy our first cannon from our newly built Foundry, to complete this quest we will need to:
- Craft Or Buy 1 Powder Keg
- Get 10 Insurance Waivers From Neighbors
- Buy Snake Cannon
Powder Kegs are created in the Foundry by combining 1 Saltpeter and 5 Fire. They can also be bought in the Market at a cost of 1 keg for 1 Horseshoe or 5 kegs at a cost of 4 Horseshoes.
Saltpeter is collected when trading in the Manure Collection.
Fire is created in the Covered Wagon by combining 7 Wood with 5 Cloth.
Neighbor participation is required for the Insurance Waiver. On the quest page click on the Ask Friends button to post a request on your facebook wall. Each request can only be responded to 3 times so you will need to do this several times collecting 3 insurance waivers at a time. In addition, if you respond to your neighbors requests for insurance waivers you receive one in return for each one sent. You can unlock the insurance waiver goal for 50 horseshoes if you want to complete it quickly.
Lastly, click on the foundry to buy the Snake Cannon for 5000 coins.
The Varmint Cannon Mission Quests
- Build A Foundry
- What We Need Is A Snake Cannon!
- Seriously. It Is A Cannon That Shoots Snakes
- Groundhogs: This Time It Is Personal
- A Frontierville Fox Hunt
Help your Frontierville Neighbors by clicking the like button!
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Build A Foundry
Build A Foundry
Part 1 in the series of 5 quests that must be completed for the new Varmint Cannon Mission is Build A Foundry.
To complete the quest you will need to:
- Get 1 Saltpeter
- Craft 1 Fire
- Build Foundry
Saltpeter is the reward for turning in the Poop Collection.
Fire is created in the Covered Wagon by creating 5 wood and 3 cloth.
The Foundry can be bought in the market for 50,000 coins and 50 wood. You will need to wack the framework 25 times at a cost of 10 wood per wack.
To finish the building you will need building materials that were introduced for the Storage Shed Quest:
- 5 Shingles
- 5 Mallet
- 5 Peg
- 5 Cement
- 5 Window
Fortunately no elbow grease is required for this quest.
The Varmint Cannon Mission Quests
- Build A Foundry
- What We Need Is A Snake Cannon!
- Seriously. It Is A Cannon That Shoots Snakes
- Groundhogs: This Time It Is Personal
- A Frontierville Fox Hunt
Help your Frontierville Neighbors by clicking the like button!
Are you looking for the ultimate guide to Frontierville? Learn the tricks the top players use in the #1 guide Frontier Tycoon



