Most of the world is pretty self explanatory. You talk to people. They have quests for you to do. You find things and sell them at the shop. You take things from the dump and the lost & found and sell those too.

One special place is the Museum. It will take in donations of fish, fossils, insects, and paintings. If you find these things and bring them in to donate, your town becomes more interesting to visitors. If you are sharing your game with other players, all of you can work on the museum collection together!

Your town has a 'native fruit' which gets you 100 bells each at the store. Be sure to plant lots of non-native fruit trees too! Those fruits get you 500 bells each. Shake trees for presents. Plant trees in regular ground, with plenty of space around them. Your fruit options are: cherry orange apple pear peach coconut. Plant lots of flowers for insects and beauty.

You have a list of insects and fish you've caught over the months. See if you can get them all!

If you bury a shovel in a golden light area you'll get a shovel tree with 3 golden shovels. Great diggers!

Also you get a golden axe for being a great town for a full week.

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