Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Guide

I began to play this game before Christmas.  It has expanded greatly and I expect it will continue to offer new options.  Here is the little guide I am writing for the game;

Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Guide

My flat mushroom and Happy Home Academy Crew

Lyle:  Oh.  Your flat mushroom?  Really?  You left it on the floor of the first floor main room?   Bit controversial!  My crew?  Thought you were some kind of cutting-edge artist at first...  Realised you're just kind of messy.  Bam.  Penalty for you!  Each item on the floor?  One-point deductiion.  Hoe you understand.  Just how it works.  Ka.  Boom.  Might wanna straighten up a bit for next time.

Your place?  Interior theme?  Way to go!  My team?  Gave you big points.  Big points!  You?  Floored 'em!  Good pieces you got.  Tie together.  Tell a story.  Keep the theme.  Lotsa themed furniture in a room.  Really makes a nice scene.  My crew?  Loved it.  Felt a real... Quirky vibe.  Specifically mentioned your spooky sofa.  And a few other pieces.  Bam.  You wowed 'em.

Iguanadon model.  Worth 1,351 points.  That's a lot!  You're really impressing Ol' Lyle.

Katrina:  A special charm is yours... for only 10,000 Bells.  Are you interested?
Then, to you, I give this...  As long as you wear this special celebration hat all luck will flow the way you wish, i htink...  May you be protected by the stars of Scorpio... Farewell.

Interesting Facts of Little Consequence

Did you know that each of the Lucky Cats has its own 'Meow'? 

Squirrels and their best gifts

Cally:  Birthday is 4 September, the same as mine!

Best gifts:  Green and Formal, dislikes Sporty

Formal and Green Gifts:
  Only outfits

Formal, non Green:
  Includes all Editor Furniture, all Office Furniture and all Writing Furniture

Green, non Formal:
  All Bamboo Items, including Bamboo Wall and Bamboo Flooring

Other Recommended Gifts:

All Card Furniture, all Classic Furniture, all Exotic Furniture, all Gold Furniture, All Gorgeous Furniture, all Gracie Furniture, all Lovely Furniture, all Mermaid Furniture, all Regal Furniture


Poppy: 5 August

Favourite:  Modern and Green, dislikes Crazy

  Pointsettia

Modern, non-Green
  Includes all Gracie Furniture, all Harvest Furniture, all Chess Items, all Modern Furniture

Green, non-Crazy
  Includes all Green Furniture, all green plants

Other Recommended:
  Aurora Borealis, all Blue Furniture, all Card Furniture, all Cabana Furniture, all Exotic Furniture, Harpsichord, Princess, Ranch, Regal and Rococo

OTHER ANIMALS I LIKE
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Julian:

Introduction:  Hi, my name's Julian.  And yes, before you ask, I am a real horse.  Let's get that cleared up first.

  Favourites:  Gorgeous and Aqua
  Includes Golden, Gorgeous, Regal and Rococo

Aqua Items:
  Mermaid, Princess,

Other Recommended:
  Albine, Blue, Cabin, Card, Classic, Egg, Deer Scare, Gracie, Green, Harpsichord, Hinaningyo, all Posts


Ed 16 September

  Crazy, Black, Dislikes Old

  Recommended:  Creepy, Sleek, Sloppy, Shogi Piece, Moon, all Gorgeous, Sword, all Blue, all Cabana, all Card, all Classic, Deer Scare, Flower Table and Chair, all Golden, all Gracie, all Green, Harpsichord, all Mermaid, Mermaid Statue, Merlion
CATS AND THEIR GIFTS
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Rosie:
  Fancy, Red, dislikes Sporty
   Card, Flower and Jingles

Fancy, Not Red
  Includes:  Egg, Lovely, Mermaid, Ice, Sweets, Pave

Other Recommended:
  Blue, Classic, Cabana, Daffodil, Deer Scare, Exotic, Golden

Ankha:  22 September
  Old, Yellow, Dislikes Rock

Almost anythng Egyptian obviously:  Phonograph, Pyramid, Throne, Sphinx, Treasure Chest,
 

Other Recommended: Golden, Regal, Exotic, Ice, Jingle, Harvest, Mouth of Truth, Mermaid, Princess, Ranch, Rococo


DEER and THEIR GIFTS
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Beau
  5 April
  Favourites:  Safe and Beige, hates Rock

  Safe, non Beige
  Includes:  Blue, Green, Classic, Ranch,

  Other Recommended:

   Sweets Furniture, Flower Table and Chair, Gorgeous, Golden, Gracie, Ice, Mermaid
  Taiko Drum, all Chess Pieces, Tanuki Wall Clock, Harpsichord, Potted Ivy

WOLVES and THEIR GIFTS

Kyle: 6 December:

Rock and Grey, Dislikes Gorgeous

Other Recommended:
   All Pots, Drums, Creepy, Classic, Cabana, Exotic, Ayers Rock, Card, Mermaid, Ranch, Shogi Piece, Ebony Piano, Sitar, Sweets, Tiki Torch, Black Katana, Pagoda, Moon, Mouth of Truth, Asteroid

Island Items Prices

There are no comprehensive Island price guides anywhere on the internet, including the very good Thonky site, so I thought I would add them as I see them:

Sanshin: 40 Medals

Ukelele: 30 Medals

Mermaid Furniture: 40 Medals each

Cabana Furniture: 40 Medals each

Treasure Chest: 150 Medals

Whirlpool Bath: 70 Medals

Island Kitchen: 30 Medals

Beach Table: 30 Medals

Diver Dan: 60 Medals

Wet Suits: 40 Medals  (Think this is true of all colours)

Straw Hat: 15 Medals

Captain's Hat: 15 Medals

Sailor's Hat: 15 Medals

Wave Breaker: 35 Medals

Life Preserver: 20 Medals

Life Ring: 20 Medals ?

Captain's Hat: 20 Medals

Hibiscus Hairpin: 20 Medals

Tropical Floor: 100 Medals

Assuming that the Tropical Vista costs 100 Medals as well but will confirm.

Where have all the Nintendo Hot Zones gone???

Nintendo has opened the floodgates to rare items that only were available previously in Japan but at the same time, all the Hot Zones that once existed appear to be no more.  I made a rather shameful visit to the local McDonald's in order to obtain a rare item from Nintendo only to find there were NO access points.  I went then to Starbuck's with my daughter only to discover the same sad reality.  At least she bought me a delicious frozen drink they call a frappuccino.  Really lovely but hideously overpriced.

I strongly suggest that Nintendo make these items available instead at our local post offices within our games because fewer and fewer players are playing New Leaf and it is terribly depressing to be offered a rare item one then cannot obtain either for love nor money.  Nintendo always has had my utmost respect for the sturdy game consoles and handheld systems they make as well as the games they produce.  Back in the day, they even made systems that always were 'backwards-compatible' which was even better, because it showed that they knew that their old games were as worthwhile to keep playing as the new ones and moreover, that they weren't using cheap tricks simply to force people to buy a new system.

At the same time that Nintendo is inundating players within the game with announcements of special items available at Hot Zones, ALL of the Hot Zones are gone.  Even Best Buy no longer operates as a Nintendo Hot Spot.  I contacted every single local business that was listed on the official Nintendo site only to discover that this option is DEFUNCT.

How foolish and counterproductive is that???  On the plus side, the announcement that StreetPass would be available for players throughout the world for a week did appear to be true as I received hits from players in the Netherlands and France.  Why limit this to a week though?

Now, however, with the popularity of the 'smart phone' and the 'tablet' and a proliferation of online games, Nintendo is hurting financially.   It is pointless to make rare items available theoretically if you cannot renew your contracts with the places that once offered Hot Zones.  Please do reconsider this strategy one way or another.

Purchases from Villagers

I do not think you increase your friendship level with your Animal Neighbours by purchasing furniture or other items from them.  Often the prices are very inflated as well.  The reason I doubt that friendship increases is because you do not hear the little jangle that accompanies any action that raises friendship.

Why then should you purchase anything that an Animal offers?  First of all, sometimes they offer items from Redd that they purchased 'at the station' from a shifty looking fox.  Those items can be fakes and there is no way to tell before you purchase them but often they are genuine as well.  If you lack the item for your Art Museum, it is worth the gamble to purchase it.

Secondly, if the Animal is selling something that you have not added to your Catalogue yet, it makes sense to purchase it even at an inflated price.

Other than that, I do not think there is much reason to make a purchase that does not benefit you in the least.  Furthermore, there are occasions where the Animal offers the item for sale and, when you refuse, simply will make a gift of it to you.

Good friends randomly give Gifts.

Amelia:  You deserve a reward for putting up with me.  You always stick by me despite, you know, how fussy I can be.  So thanks, Princess.

Weeding Day

Weeding Day is one of the most frustrating events in New Leaf.  It occurs on different days in different lands but, in North America, it is the first Friday in April.   On that day, Leif will shut his little stall or shop, depending on how many upgrades your village has had in that department, and will stand in the middle of your square below the Tree.  When you speak to him, he will tell you to pull weeds and will give you, when asked, the total number of Weeds in your village.  When all the Weeds have been pulled, he will give you a special prize in the form of one item from his furniture series.

Here is the difficulty, however:  In New Leaf, you can enact a Town Ordinance to make your village 'beautiful'.  A Beautiful Village is one where few weeds grow, no flowers wither and no cockroaches invade your homes, however many days or weeks or even months you have been absent from said home.  It is my favourite ordinance and most players probably agree.

Even with the Beautiful Ordinance, a few weeds will sprout.  From experience in other Animal Crossing games, I instinctively would pull a weed whenever i encountered one.  Only for the sake of having weeds on the ground for Weeding Day did I desist... but lo and behold, after counting at least a dozen weeds the night before Weeding Day, when the day actually dawned, not a single Weed could be found!

If there are NO Weeds, Leif will unlock three new topiaries for your list of Projects.  This is nice, but not as valuable as his furniture.

Enormously frustated by the fact that, after saving my Weeds, they had disappeared, I was thrilled to discover that, even if your primary Character as Mayor is told that the topiaries have been unlocked instead of receiving a furniture gift, ALL OTHER CHARACTERS WILL BE GIVEN FURNITURE!!!

I did not realise this in my first village, alas, so lost the opportunity to gain three pieces of furniture.

In my first town, unfortunately, I went the traditional route initially, cancelling the beautiful Ordinance and thereby allowing weeds to proliferate while all my hybrid flowers withered or vanished and ultimately, cockroaches appeared in every home.  Not worth the effort!!!

Now I simply will count on the three subsidiary characters to obtain furniture from the series.
There is another problem, however, and this one has to do with AC Luck.  As with Saharah, the Golden Furniture, Redd's Gallery and every other situation where you can obtain items that cannot be bought in any shop, there are certain items that are 'common' and others that are 'rare'. 

In Leif's series, the common items include: Cosmos Fan, Violet Screen, Rose Sofa and Lily Record Player.  No matter how many times I reloaded, I kept receiving the same items.  If you have Katrina ensconced in her own place on Main Street, you can improve your luck somewhat but I keep missing her and she therefore only comes to the Square on occasion still.  Meanwhile, I have more than one of each of the 'common' items and do not have the others.

Some Surprising Custom Furniture Options from Cyrus

Having played all the Animal Crossing games so far, I probably tend to assume certain facts.  This can be helpful but it can lead to some holes in my knowledge...  It is only by taking furniture into the Re-Tail Shop that you sometimes find new options.  For example, I only recently discovered that furniture that is given by Leif on Weeding Day can be customised.  Here are some of those options:

Rose Sofa:
  Change colour to White or Yellow

Violet Screen:
  Change colour to White or Blue

Lily Record Player:
  Change colour of flower to Yellow or Red.

Furniture purchased in the Museum Shop obviously can be customised but I did not know that the Museum Chair could be changed.  It is not very interesting but the following can be done:

Museum Chair:
  Change colour to Black

More surprising was the discovery that some of Gracie Grace's special furniture can be customised.  Where the Card Series is concerned, you can change the back of the Card that forms the basis of each piece as follows:

Card Furniture:
  Change colour of the back of the card from Red to Black.  N.B.  Not very attractive!  I had thought it would be the white background that would change which would have offered a nice contrast.

No surprise to veteran players but still one of my favourite options is the colour change that is available for the gorgeous Rococo Furniture.  (sic: game spelling) You can change the trim as follows:

Rococo (sic)  Furniture:
  Change trim to Gothic White, Gothic Yellow or Gothic Black
  Note that these colours are far more lovely than they appear to be.  Gothic White actually is Pink.  Gothic Black actually is Lavender.  Yellow is gold.

Ranch Furniture:
  Surprisingly, a change of colour in the wood makes an entirely different type of furniture.  The wood colour can be changed to:
  Beige or White

When pieces like the Table are changed to white, they match perfectly with the Regal Series, incidentally.

Alpine Furniture:
   This was a surprise to me as although I liked some of the pieces, I never filled any room with this series.  I discovered, however, that it is one of the MOST versatile of the furniture series in terms of refurbishment.

First, you can change the colour of the wood either to Beige or Dark Brown.  Then you can change the pattern either by choosing one of Cyrus' options, or using a piece of clothing or a custom design.  Really an amazing number of options.  I experimented with some of Cyrus' suggestions but they all were very modern.  I found ultimately that the use of the Noodle Tee with beige wood was quite attractive.  When you use clothing, however, you must have an item of clothing for every piece of furniture you refurbish.  This is a little annoying as it involves a great deal of ordering and receiving in your post box.

Cyrus' suggestions for patterns are:  Square, Rain, Wave, Leaf, Mechanical, Modern, Tree.  The tree is one of the worst, as it is nothing more than a single shape that resembles a candle flame in the centre of the fabric.  Some players may like his suggestions but I did not care for them.

In using clothing, I thought the tie-dye might be pretty but did not care much for the result.  The Noodle Tee really is lovely.  I think the lace tank might be pretty as well.

Another favourite of mine is the ability to make tiny models of all the Dinosaurs.  This is not financially profitable to the player but it is not only a way to place favourite Dinosaurs on tables in your house without using tremendous amounts of space but a way to use the fossils once you have completed the Museum collection.  Note, however, that a Dinosaur such as the Diplo, with five parts, costs almost 10,000 Bells to reduce to a Model.

Ordinary Furniture:

Chaise Lounge:
  Pink, Brown

Golf Clubs:
  Green, Red or Black for the colour of the Bag

Cushion:
  An amazing array of possibiilities.  One can use Cyrus' list, use any Custom design or use any item of clothing.  A friend of mine created a Japanese teashop with cushions that all used different Asian designs from clothing items

Claw-foot Tub:
  Pink, Blue, Beige, Marble

Ores:
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Note that many pieces can be customised using Ores, including the items received from the Post Office as Rewards, such as the Piggy Bank.

April Fool's Day

Once upon a time, I believe that I wrote the longest, most definitive guide for Animal Crossing.  It was more than 250 pages and contained every bit of information I could cram into it.   Now there are many excellent sites on the internet with information about every aspect of the game.  I therefore only will give a few tips to the game on my site, trusting that players will be able to find the details they seek about most aspects of the game elsewhere.

It is fitting to post about April Fool's Day on April Fool's Day.  I have experienced this event a few times now.  It is primarily an opportunity to obtain the picture or 'pic' of every Villager without too much trouble.  You can begin the game early in the morning by finding Blanca in the Square.  Speak to her and she will declare her intention of performing pranks of professional quality.  Remember Blanca?  She is the cat with the blank face who once wandered from village to village asking players to draw a face for her.   It makes sense that she would be able to impersonate any villager.

To play the game, you need to enter a Villager's house.  A Villager is at home if you can see smoke emanating from the chimney.  I found it very entertaining to discover that Kyle, a Wolf 'rock star' had star-shaped smoke coming from his chimney when he was at home.

Enter and if you have chosen the right house, you will see double in effect, two of the same Animal puffing and huffing, facing one another.  You then have to choose which is the imposter by handing that individual a washcloth to wipe off the disguise.  If you have chosen correctly, Blanca will appear, perform a little twirl and disapppear in a puff of smoke, indicating her intention of playing the same prank with another villager.

The genuine Neighbour then will give you a picture or 'pic' of himself/herself.

Tabby:  Now I know you actually listen to me when I talk!  I'll give you this picture of me as a special thanks!

You will have to judge based on the Villager's family tree, birthday, motto or ambition in life.  Easiest is the birthday or motto.  I do not quite understand how players could remember the family tree of any Animal, even if that Animal ever divulged it!

Tabby: third of five children, born on 13 August

Luck in New Leaf

Luck is always an interesting aspect of any Animal Crossing game.  Good Feng Shui contributes to good luck but there are many different types of luck and a visit to the fortuneteller Katrina can let your character know what really is going on in your life.  She will offer a partial solution in the form of an accessory or item of apparel that either will increase your good luck or partially negate bad luck. 

There are five types of luck:  Money Luck, Friendship Luck, Love Luck, Item Luck and Physical Luck.

Money Luck operates as follows:

Good Money Luck:  Money Rocks drop more Bells and Villagers give you more Bells as well.

Bad Money Luck:  Money Rocks drop fewer Bells and Villagers give you fewer Bells as well.

Friendship Luck:

Good Friendship Luck:  It is easier to increase your friendship level with Villagers of your gender and you will experience more special dialogues with them.
Bad Friendship Luck:  It is more difficult to increase your friendship Level with Villagers of your gender and you will be able to initiate fewer special dialogues.

Love Luck:

Good Love Luck:  It is easier to win points with Villagers of the opposite gender and you will be able to experience more special dialogues with Villagers of the opposite gender.

Bad Love Luck:  It is harder to increase points with Villagers of the opposite gender and you will be able to experience fewer special dialogues with them.

Items Luck:

To me, this is one of the most important forms of Luck as it deals with the special Items given out at Festivals or by special Visitors.

Good Items Luck:  More likely to obtain exclusive items from Saharah or the rare items from Leif at the end of the Weed Day pulling.  More new items given at any special Festival or Contest as well as from Fortune Cookies, Easter, Fireworks Festival and so on.  More new seashells appear on the Beach.

Bad Items Luck:  Far less likely to obtain exclusive Walls and Carpets from Saharah, the rare items from Leif and less likely to obtain new items at any Festival, Contest, in any Fortune Cookie and fewer new shells on the Beach.

So you see how important Items Luck can be as some of these Contests or games occur only once in a year.

Physical Luck: 

Good Physical Luck  Encounter fewer jellyfish when diving, fewer mosquitoes and bees will move more slowly when flushed out of a tree.

Bad Physical Luck:  Encounter more jellyfish, more mosquitoes, bees move to strike more swiftly and your character will trip and fall frequently.  Moreover, to his/her utter chagrin, a seat will make a squelching noise when he/she sits!

Toy Day In New Leaf

Jingles requires help now.  Toy Day is Christmas Eve, from midnight to dawn.  Your character must have all the elements of a full Santa outfit and be wearing them in order to trigger the event with Jingles.  He will appoint you as his surrogate and give you a magic bag of toys to distribute to your fellow villagers.

To complete the event, you must distribute every item.  Your neighbours will have confided their Toy Day or Christmas wishes throughout the month of December, provided always that you talked to them frequently.  If you have made a note of each one, Toy Day toy distribution should be fairly simple.  If you haven't a clue, simply hand out the gifts.

When all gifts have been distributed, return to Jingles and he will give you a Festive Wreath, even if you did not give the villagers the gifts they actually WANTED.

A portrait or 'pic' of Jingles is the reward for doing the job RIGHT. 

From Asgard:

Cally:  For this year's Toy Day, I'd really like something pink.

Tabby:  You know, I've been really good this year, so I'm gonna ask Jingle for some new furniture.

Camofrog:  You know, I just really want a yellow gift from Jingle this year.  That simple!

Charlise:  Anyway, I wonder what Jingle is gonna give me this year... I hope it's clothes!  Softasilk!

Sylvia:  By the way, I always eat something fluffy and sweet on Toy Day...  Anyway, I wonder what Jingle is gonna give me this year... I hope it's furniture!  Softassilk!

Chops:  You know what I really want from Jingle this year/  Something that's grey!  That'd be so cool...

Cousteau:  This year, I'm hoping my Toy Day present is pink!


Williow:  Oh, I almost forgot to tell you!  What I really want from Jingle this year is a carpet.

Alfonso:  Anyway, I'm really hoping my present this year is yellow.

Snowballs in New Leaf

In December, snow begins to appear in New Leaf.  I first found that it would appear in scattered showers, with only a mild covering on the trees and bushes, and a small dusting on the ground.  As the days passed, however, I began to discover Snowballs.  Snowballs are part of every Animal Crossing game and are a means by which one can make the acquaintance of magical snow persons.  In all previous games, there was only one such person in the form of the Snowman.  Create the Snowman by rolling two snowballs together and he might bestow a special gift upon you.  The gift was sent through the post the next day in those games.

Imagine my surprise then when my first such effort in New Leaf produced a Snow Mam rather than a Man and instead of promising a gift, she requested snowflakes.  Snowflakes are another new option and I had caught snowflakes in my net prior to my meeting with the Snow Mam but after carrying them in my pockets for a few days, I finally sold them for 500 Bells each as they could not be placed nor stored.

In New Leaf, giving three snowflakes to the Snow Mam will result in a gift of an item from the exquisite Ice Series.  The wall and floor are particularly lovely but the furniture is magical as well as each piece has a snowflake engraved upon it.  Snowflake symbols actually WERE considered magical runes by the ancients, especially those who dealt with bindrunes.  As I studied comparative mythology and specialised in the Northern traditions, I was especially thrilled by the new Ice Series.

There are two aspects to the Snow Mam mini-game that are very pleasing.  First, you can collect Snowflakes and make the trade as many times as you wish, provided always that you can find the random snowflakes in your village.  Second, she appears never to duplicate items but will give you the whole collection, one item at a time, in sequence.  Finally, she did not melt in 24 hours in my village but survived into a second day,  giving me more opportunities to complete the series.

Dream Codes for Friends

My friend Cherie would like to have other Players visit her Dream Village.  Her code is:

4500 2726 2921

Halloween

 Hallowe'en has a number of different elements and steps in New Leaf.  On 1 October, you will receive a visit from Jack who will ask if you wish to be his servant on Hallowe'en.  If you agree, he will give you one of five Masks that have to be worn to scare the various villagers.  Each villager is afraid of ONE Mask.  You cannot hope to scare a villager with the wrong Mask.

Chops afraid of a Werewolf
Willow afraid of Werewolf
Tabby afraid of Werewolf
Cally is afraid of a Skeleton
Sylvia is afraid of the Mummy
Couteau is afraid of Bugs
Alfonso is afraid of insectst

Camofrog or Cally has a Mummy phobia
Camofrog not afraid of Bugs
eaither Camo or Charlise afraid of Mummy




Charades:

If you knock 'em over, you feel happy,
If you don't, you are unhappy.
Answer: Target Practice

When you hear one about you, you laugh.
When one is done to you, you are unhappy.
Answer: Joke

In winter, there is joy.
In summer, crying.
Answer: Snow Bunny

In summer, you are happy with it.
In winter, it makes you cold.
Answer: Ice Cream

In summer, you hate it.
In winter you love it.
Answer: Sweater

If you look at it, you love it.
If you touch it, you hate it.
Answer: Porcupine

Winning the Bug-Off and Fishing Contests in New Leaf

One would imagine that the rules for assessing Insects and Fish in order to judge the winners of the Contests in Animal Crossing's New Leaf would be the same, but they are quite different.  The Fishing Contest is quite straightforward and victory depends solely on submitting the Fish of the LARGEST size.  That is all one has to do.  Full stop.

The Bug-Off, which is the Insect Contest, is very different.  The point system is entirely RANDOM, apart from a general assessment that gives some types of insects greater values than others.  The number of points given to any specific insect, however, are random. 

After I had caught insects at the island in order to be able to submit large ones for the Contest, writing the size of each down in a notebook, I returned to my village to begin my submissions.  In my first Bug-Off, I made the error of submitting my best insect first.  I therefore only won the Gold Trophy and did not even see the limited edition furniture that can be obtained for preliminary victories.  This time, I intended to collect as many pieces of furniture as possible.

I found, however, that a small Miyama Stag with a description of no particular colour or lustre to recommend it received a larger point value than a large Miyama Stag over which he waxed lyrical.  I then submitted the same Atlas Beetle twice without saving after it was given low points.  The first time, it was given 90 points, insufficient to best the 95 point insect I had submitted previously.  The second time, it was given 75 points!

Trivial Gossip in the Village

Sylvia:  'The dude who works in the recycle shop is a real wild cat!  Something tells me he used to be a hooligan.  He probably turned his life around to settle down with his cute wife!  A hardworking former bad boy!  That's what I like to think anyway.  It's just nice that he's so cool, Softassilk!''

Myhtology of the Retail Shop:

Animals will tell you rather wistfully:  One time I found the perfect Lantern here.'

About recycled Items:

'A recycled item is something that once belonged to some one else, right?  I can make full use of an item the previous owner couldn't figure out!'

Saharah:  Many moons I have seen.  Many souls I have touched.  The future embraces Saharah.

Fruit as a Commodity

All Fruits are NOT equal in Animal Crossing but now, in New Leaf, there are even more variables with respect to their value in any given village.   You still have your Native Fruit, which has the lowest value at 100 Bells.  Even your Native Fruit has variable value now, however, when a Native Tree produces a Perfect Fruit.  Perfect Fruit if sold in your own village, is valued at 600 Bells, but if sold in another Village, will be valued at 3000 Bells.  That is a very significant difference, making the transport and sale of Perfect Fruit more lucrative than that of the old Turnip Stalk Market business.

There is a downside to the Perfect Fruit business, however in that, although a Perfect Fruit can be planted and grown into a Tree that bears ONLY Perfect Fruit, that Tree has a short life span.  When it dies, it will produce one last harvest consisting of two Perfect Fruit and one Rotten Fruit.  The Rotten Fruit has a negative value.  It is one of those items for which you must pay a disposal service fee.  Nonetheless, there is no limit to the number of Perfect Fruit Trees you can plant and grow through the lifetime of your Village.

Fruit that is 'Native' in other Villages is worth 500 Bells when transported and planted in YOUR Village.  The Fruits that are defined as Native consist of Apples, Cherries, Peaches, Oranges and Pears.  There are other Fruits that can be grown in your Village.  They are the Tropical Fruits and two new types of Fruits that appear at the Supermarket in the Home Garden Centre only when Gracie has opened her boutique on the third floor.

The Tropical fruits are divided into two categories:  those that are grown on regular soil and consist of Durian, Lemons, Lychees and Papayas and those grown on sandy beaches, consisting of Coconuts and Bananas.  You can obtain ALL these Fruits by visiting the Island.  You will not find them all on the initial Island where you can fish and net inscects as well as purchasing items as souvenirs.  You can find them, however, when you play the various Island mini-games.  Pocket one of each type of Fruit that is not grown initially on your Island and then plant them either on the Island or at home or do both.  The various Island Fruits, whether grown on regular soil or sand are not worth as much as 'Native' Fruits that are foreign to YOUR Island.  They sell only for 250 Bells each.

Persimmons, like the regular Tropical Fruits found on the various Islands are worth only 250 Bells but Bamboo Shoots sell for 750 Bells.  Bamboo Shoots are unique in another fashion as they must be harvested with a shovel.  You will not see any 'fruit' or shoots on the Bamboo Plant.  Instead, you will find a characteristic star-shaped pattern in the soil indicating a buried item.  Dig it up to harvest a Bamboo Shoot.  If left in the ground, it may produce a new Bamboo Plant. 

A note of caution here:  Bamboo can become an out-of-control problem in your village if you do not harvest the Shoots regularly.

Happy Home Academy Criteria

About Sets:

Lyle: There are five categories.  Hold still while I ratle 'em off: instruments, art, models, plants and dolls.  Gotta have three or more items from the same category in a single room.  That's they key!  More pieces?  More points!

Lyle:  Let's talk sets.  Some items go together in sets.  Could be two items.  Could be more.  Set items?  Usually sold separately.  But they want to be together.  Long to be.  Meant to be.  So get to it!

NOTES AND VALUES FOR SETS:

1000 Points for each Set in a single Room

About Series:

Lyle: How many pieces in a series?  Eleven.  Usually.  Lots of different item types can be part of a series.  A TV for instance.  One series might have one.  Another might not.  Lamp. Clock. Shelving.  Et. Cetera.

NOTES AND VALUES FOR SERIES:

Furniture Series Bonuses:

If you have all 11 items, plus the matching Wallpaper and Carpet, you will obtain 30000 Points.
If you have all 11 items, plus matching Wallpaper OR Carpet, you will obtain 25000 points.
If you have all 11 items without matching Wall or Carpet, you will obtain 20000 points.


Feng Shui:


Lyle:  Now, let's talk specifics.  Specific comments.  From my crew.  About your home.  First...  Your Triple Bananas!  Nice placement.  Very important.  Only as good as where you put it.=!  Let's talk 'they'.  They say putting yellow to the west is good.  Good for business.  Brings in the Bells.  So. Yellow.  Put your yellow items to the wet.  My crew loves that kind of stuff.  Nice touch.  Bang.  Let's ee...  That's about it!  Almost.  Little advice for the future.  Here we go.  Bang.



About Themes:

Lyle:  Let's talk themes.  Evr think about themese?  You should think about themes.  Uniformity.  Congruity.  Harmony.  Matchiness.  Bang.  Good things.  Change your score.  Change your life!  My crew?  They love interior-design themes.  Formally recognise ether of them.  Hold still while I rattle 'em off.  We got Harmonious, Rustic, Antique, Trendy, Fairy Tale, Sci-Fi, Quirky, and Toy Shop.  Yep.  Eight.  Bang!  Course, one or two items a theme does not make.  Don't bust Lyle's substantial chops.  Be serious!


Colour Bonus:

Lyle today:  Colour can be huge.  For example.  All furniture in a room?  Same colour?  Makes quite an impression.  Matching.  Matching's good.  But mix it up too!  Can't just have five yellow tables and expect a bonus!  Best thing about a colour bonus?  No need to spend a lot.  Cheap way to get points!  Give it a try!

NOTES AND VALUES OF COLOUR BONUS:

If you have 8 items of furniture in a room, you will obtain a colour bonus as follows:

If 70% to 80% are of the same colour, you obtain 300 Bonus Points per item
If 90% are of the same colour, you obtain 600 Bonus Points per item


Category Bonus:

NOTES AND VALUES OF CATEGORY BONUS:

There are five categories:  Musical Instruments, Plants, Art, Models and Dolls
If you have at least 3 items from any category in a single room


Special Items:


Lyle: Your red-tasseled lantern?  Worth big points.  My crew?  They love stumbling upon valuable pieces.  Let's see.  Red-tasseled lantern.  Worth 1,051 points!  That's alot.  You're really impressing ol' Lyle!  Guessing you worked hard for it.  Traveled a ways, maybe?  Had some refurbishing done?  Either way.  Bam!

Your mega squelchoid.  Got a nice feel to it.  Worth some points.  A collector's place for sure.  Seasonal, maybe?  Had to hunt for it?  Not found in stores, perhaps?  Ol' Lyle knows.  These things have their own stories.  So they tend to be worth some nice points!

Gaudi's Lizard.  Worth 1,051 points!  That's a lot!

You know about happy items, right?  New policy of HRA.  Good stuff.  We value nostalgia.  Feel-good items.  Seasonal stuff. Stuff that makes us smile.  Right?  Right.  Bang.  Examples.  Seasonal furniture.  Seasonal ingredients.  Fish.  Bugs.  Pictures from friends.  et cetera.  Timely items/  Higher value.  New policy.  Everybody's happy.

Life Necessities:

NOTES AND VALUES:

The furniture that is considered Necessary are Bed, Wardrobe, Dresser, Table and Chair

If you have all five in a single room, but they are from different sets, you obtain 2500 Points
If you have all five in a single room, all from the same set, you obtain 5000 Points

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