Vanity signs: sign board often display drawings of a player themselves, of the villagers, or of something important to the player (a logo for a team, a logo or character from other games, a logo for a favorite brand, etc.).Guides to landmarks and special areas: As a reminder to players in their own town, or as helpful guides to players visiting from other towns, sign boards are often used to display designs with arrows pointing to Nook's, the Police Station (where visitors can get a town map), or landmarks such as the town's lake or a player-created fruit tree orchard (which won't appear on the map).For example, to protect flowers from being destroyed by players running over them, place sign boards at the ends of a row of flowers, or build a "fence" out of sign boards surrounding them. Blocking players/directing foot traffic in town: Since players cannot walk over/through sign boards, they can be used to restrict player movement.If the design posted on the sign board is changed or deleted from the player's collection (including moving the design from the inventory to save it with the Able Sisters), the sign board too will change or go blank. Even players who did not erect the sign board themselves can change the design or take the sign board to keep, sell, or place elsewhere. After the sign board is placed, any player can change a sign board's design (by facing the sign board and pressing A) or uproot and take the sign board (by facing the sign board and pressing the pick up button, B).
Sign boards can be placed by facing the free tile where the sign should appear, opening the inventory screen, selecting the sign board, and then selecting "Erect." The sign board can only be placed in the player's town, and not in any that they are visiting. Sign boards are not to be confused with Signposts.
They can be placed on a free tile and are used to display a design. They are purchasable from Tom Nook for 500 Bells. Sign BoardsĀ first appeared in Animal Crossing.