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Before hitting a rock, try to clear away any flowers or rubbish that might be in the way.

Each day one of the rocks in your town will give out money when you hit it with your shovel. To maximise your returns from the rock dig a row of three holes just behind yourself when facing the rock.

This means that when you hit the rock with your shovel, the recoil won’t put you out of reach of the rock so that you can hit it more times within the time you have to get bells.

You only have a limited amount of time before the rock stops giving money which is why this tip is very useful.

Bells will come out in eight increasing denominations: 100, 200, 300, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 and 8000 . If it’s your luck day, these amounts will be doubled.

Each day there is also a fake rock. If you learn the location of all the rocks in your town you can easily work out which rock is fake.

When you hit it, the fake rock gives out a gem which you can take to Cyrus for customisation. If you hit the Money Rock with the silver shovel you will get gems instead of bells.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Nintendo
  • Platforms,
    3DS
  • Genre
    Social simulation
  • Guide Release
    29 July 2013
  • Last Updated
    7 December 2020
  • Guide Author
    James Bowden

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf sees you crowned mayor as a result of a bit of an accident. When you arrive, Isabelle the town clerk will reveal that you’ve been given the post and from there you can do whatever you please! Use your powers as the mayor to shape the town however you wish, whether this means building bridges, creating public works projects or laying down laws (or ordinances as they are known). With all this freedom, you could soon have the home and town of your dreams!

Version 1.1:

  • How to get the most out of those vital first few days in town.
  • The easiest ways to stuff your coffers with loads of money.
  • Detailed information on every shop in Main Street.
  • Exact dates for every Special Event in the entire game!
  • Complete your encyclopaedia with every Bug and Fish in the game!
  • Where to find every special visitor and what they can offer you.
  • A full furniture list so you can find exactly what you need to build the perfect home.
  • Beautiful screenshots and exclusive HD 3DS tutorial videos with audio commentary!
  • Comprehensive list of furniture, wallpapers and carpets.
  • Comprehensive list of clothes and accessories.
  • Special event pages for the snowman season and Weeding Day.
  • List of all the decorative public work projects and who requests them.

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