Jeff's ACCF Blog

Last Sunday, I played again to try to save Big Top (if necessary). But he still didn’t mention moving, so I’m pretty sure he’s safe for now. Some of those bits of dialogue just don’t sound as conclusive as they apparently are. But after chatting with him for a bit, I took this photo of him…and my cat constellation up in the sky.

Yesterday, Mom sent me a letter about it being the season for catching colds. She actually sent me some medicine with the letter.

Today, the November fishing tournament was held. It was a carp-only contest, and Antonio informed me that he hasn’t caught many carp…up his nose. I would never have even thought to fish there!

Big Top told me about a dream in which he won the tournament. He was congratulated by a giant carp who shook his hand. 😛

Monty asked me for some white furniture, so I tried giving him a mush TV that I found while picking mushrooms. He was happy with it, and he rewarded me with an exotic wall.

Biskit was sick with a cold this week, so I gave him some medicine Sunday, Wednesday, and yesterday. By today, he was over his cold. He thanked me, and he said he’ll send me a reward in the mail (since my pockets were full).

I caught two carp for the tournament, and I took them over to Chip. They measured 32.2 inches and 28.6 inches. However, neither of them topped Big Top’s top catch that was 32.9 inches. So I did not win this tournament.

I don’t know if that was the final result or not, but it looks like Big Top’s dream may have come true! Well, except for the handshake from the giant carp.

I recently posted a compilation of my top eight tarantula moments in Animal Crossing: City Folk. If you’d like to check it out, here it is:

Now that November is here, mushrooms can be found around town. That also includes a piece of mush furniture each day, which will be disguised as a mushroom (like this mush bed).

Big Top told me he was planning on moving out of town, but I told him to stay. However, that didn’t convince him. So I kept speaking to him to try to change his mind, and he wondered if I kept talking to him just because I liked his cologne.

Way too many of my villagers have started using Big Top’s catchphrase, “in a coma.” So when Deena asked for a new one, I jumped at the chance. I told her to say “I’m down” instead. Of course, it’s a pun on the down feathers that ducks have.

As I continued talking to Big Top throughout my session, he started talking about his desire to ride a bike alongside the river! I don’t think a bike exists that would support the weight of an elephant, but it’s a nice idea at least.

Rosie asked me to play a game of hide-and-seek, and I agreed to the competition. She gave me 15 minutes to find her, Fang, and Big Top. Within a minute, I found Big Top trying to hide behind Nook ‘n’ Go.

A few minutes later, I found Rosie behind the museum and Fang behind this sign board. So none of them actually hid behind a tree this time, surprisingly. And I found all of them within five minutes!

Rosie was frustrated to lose the game so quickly.

But she rewarded me with a tall nebuloid for winning the game.

Over by the museum, I shot down a balloon present that contained a koopa shell. Now I can relax and just kick it.

A bit later, Rosie noticed a walkingstick sticking out of my pocket!

She offered to give me a harp for it, and that sounded like a great deal (with no strings attached). 🎶

Even though I talked to Big Top many, many times, he never brought up moving again. So either he changed his mind about moving without explicitly mentioning it, or he’s still planning on moving and just didn’t bring it up again for some reason. But I had the game on for nearly two hours (though I wasn’t playing continuously), so I gave it up for the night.

Maybe I’ll give it a quick try again tomorrow or Sunday, but there’s a chance he might move. I’d hate for his stay to end this way, but I didn’t want to spend all night working on it either. Hopefully he’ll be okay. See you all next time!

Today is Halloween, and I started out shortly after 5 p.m. by using my Guest character to drop 10-12 pieces of candy for my main character, Jeff. Once I switched over, I checked my mail and put on my newly-arrived pirate costume from Tom Nook. Fortunately, it was in shipshape condition. Tom Nook really hooked me up with a great costume. 🏴‍☠️

I then made my rounds, making sure to trap any villagers who were outdoors.

After I trapped the five outdoor villagers, I spotted a giant petaltail dragonfly. Despite having many opportunities at close range, I simply could not catch the darn thing.

I gave up my search once I realized it was time for the villagers’ transformations at 6:00 p.m. Here’s a GIF of one villager scooting into his Jack costume.

And with that, the Halloween event was on! I began searching for Jack, giving him candy in exchange for spooky furniture. I also did a little trick-or-treating to get some extra candy from my villagers.

I took a break at one point, but I hunted down Jack over and over, for about an hour and a half in total.

I found him a total of 26 times, and I sold those 26 spooky items for a total of 268,060 bells.

I didn’t realize this until just now, when I checked my blog entries from the past two years… But in 2023 and 2024, I also collected exactly 26 spooky items (which of course sold for the same amount, 268,060 bells). It certainly wasn’t planned, and I didn’t have any certain limit in mind (in items or time played), so it’s weird that I just happened to stop at 26 items three years in a row. 😮 Now that is a spooky coincidence!

I recently posted a video taking a look back at some previous Halloweens throughout the Animal Crossing series (which of course includes plenty of City Folk clips). If you’d like to take a look back through some of those Halloween memories, here is the video:

Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃 I’ll be back with another entry next week. Hope to see you then!

ACCF Halloween Guide