April 1st is April Fool’s Day of course, but it also brings some other changes. In particular, some trees are now pink. It definitely gives the town a springtime feeling.
And being a new month, there is new DLC available at the post office. Talk to Pelly or Phyllis and you can pick up a cherry-blossom clock. It can be re-ordered from the catalog for 4,160 bells.
April Fool’s Day means villagers will try to play jokes on you. Big Top told me Forest was changing its name to Water Bottleville.
Rolf’s prank was a bit more believable: He told me the Able Sisters have a younger brother named Gable. Maybe we’ll see him selling gloves in the next game! 😛
This area near my house had three new black roses! I didn’t even use any fertilizer! I wish hybrids were this easy in City Folk.
Once I got to the event plaza, I saw that the town tree also has pink leaves now. Pretty cool.
That’s where I ran into Blanca.
Unlike in previous Animal Crossing games, you don’t have to draw her a face in New Leaf. Instead, she’s the ultimate prankster. She will disguise herself as your other villagers and appear with them in their houses.
You have to figure out which one is real and which is fake. They will make opposing statements about their hobby, number of siblings, favorite quote, or birthday. After they’ve both made their statement, you are asked if you know who is the real villager. If you say no, you can try again with a different set of statements.
Once you know (or once you’re ready to guess), you are given a cloth and you’re told to hand it to who you think is the impostor. The animal you hand it to will then wipe off his or her face. If your choice was correct, Blanca’s true form will be revealed.
A correct decision will also result in the villager giving you his or her picture. In this case, I got Agent S’s pic!
Blanca will then move from one villager’s house to another. If Blanca isn’t in a house you go in, you’ll just get the villager trying to play a joke on you.
When I went into Tia’s house, I saw two steaming teapots!
One of the Tias told me her hobby was blowing bubbles. I figured that was the fake one. However, when it came time to had the towel, I forgot I was supposed to give it to the fake one; I accidentally gave it to the real one without realizing it until it was too late.
Seeing two Mollys was almost a cuteness overload.
And the faces they make when they are waiting for you to make your decision is pretty funny.
After playing the game in each of my villagers’ houses, Blanca said goodbye for the year.
In all, I got seven of nine correct. I ended up getting Agent S’s pic, Rolf’s pic, Aurora’s pic, Skye’s pic, Nan’s pic, Kidd’s pic, and Big Top’s pic. The pictures of Nan and Agent S are new, while the others were duplicates. The five duplicates have been added to my stash. When I do eventually have the giveaway, it will have three winners.
And speaking of giveaways, the one for the cabana set ends tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The winner will be announced in tomorrow night’s blog entry.