Jeff's ACWW Blog

I grabbed my slingshot today and headed up to the north part of town. But before any balloons floated by, Rolf approached me, pinged me, and gave me his picture! Wow!

Three minutes later, a balloon present floated by. I shot it down, and it contained a tall lantern. Wait, not my golden slingshot? Hmm.

Anyway, I returned home to put Rolf’s pic in my villager photo room. His favorite quote is “I could eat you for lunch, you know.” Wow, that’s harsh. 😛

That’s not the same quote he has in New Leaf. But I hit a milestone with this pic, because it’s my 20th villager picture! Here’s a look at them all.

Back outside, Olivia showed me a letter she received from a secret admirer. Apparently her secret admirer thinks she looks like a potato. 😂

I returned to the gate, where I waited for the next balloon present. This one was yellow, and it contained a clackercart. A bit later, I shot down the last balloon of the day: a purple one that contained a water bird.

As for the golden slingshot, the online guides I’ve seen say it will appear by the 16th balloon…and I’ve now shot down 18. And I’m sure I did not miss it (or any balloon) today, because I went up to the gate at every xx:x4 during my session.

So it seems that the online guides aren’t entirely accurate, or at least not complete. Perhaps there’s some randomness involved and it won’t always be the 16th balloon. At any rate, I’ll keep trying later in the week and I’ll let you know what happens!

Bunnie apparently thought I caught her doing something embarrassing or suspicious, and she begged me not to tell anyone. The only problem was that I didn’t actually see anything out of the ordinary. I guess it’s her lucky day. 😛

Peanut was still sick with a cold, so I gave her some more medicine.

Before wrapping up my game for the day, I caught a jewel beetle, a birdwing butterfly, and an emperor butterfly…all in a span of 30 seconds! They sold for a total of 7,900 bells. That might not be a huge sum, but it’s pretty good for 30 seconds of work. 😉

Unfortunately, there were no visitors in town today. But I’ll be back later in the week with another update or two.

By Wednesday, Rolf was over his cold. He thanked me again for the medicine, and he gave me a wet roadway sign.

Today, I shot down three balloon presents. They gave me a daffodil table, a lovely chair, and a cream sofa. I found it hard to believe that I haven’t shot down enough for the golden slingshot yet! So I (just now) searched through my previous blog entries… Including the three balloons from today, that makes a total of 15! So that means my very next balloon should be the golden slingshot! 👍

Peanut is the latest villager to catch a cold. I swear, this town can’t go more than two days without someone being sick. Fortunately for Peanut, I had some medicine to give her.

Rolf was packed up and ready to move today…but I’m not letting him go until I get his picture.

Gracie was in town, so I took her fashion quiz. I used my normal strategy, which is to answer how I think Gracie herself would answer…and it paid off again. I earned my Fashionista badge, and I then paid her 5,000 bells for some new fashion. In return, she gave me a two-ball shirt.

Surprisingly, there was no accessory this time. 🤷 I confirmed this by trying to remove the accessory that I wasn’t wearing. The game promptly told me that I have nothing.

Bunnie asked me for a new catchphrase, and I normally don’t bother with these requests. But she was now using Big Top’s catchphrase of “villain,” and I really don’t like when villagers use catchphrases that are meant for someone else. 😛 So I told her to say “hop to it” instead.

Just before wrapping up my day, I found a green counter in the recycle bin at town hall. But despite that free gift, it was kind of a disappointing week. Pascal didn’t show up, so I never got my golden axe. And I didn’t get my golden slingshot either, although I now know I’m very, very close. So next week should be better. Hope to see you then!

It was raining in town as I started up the game tonight. It was x:x6 (9:36), so I quickly rushed up to the north of town with my slingshot out. One minute later, the UFO flew overhead! It’s hard to believe that the UFO is showing up more than Saharah or Pascal lately.

I shot it down without much trouble, and then headed to the crash site to wake up Gulliver. He shared the secret of long life with me.

Tasting terrible. I guess that means Nintendo Switch game cards will live forever. 😛

He asked me to collect his UFO parts, so I kept my eyes open for them as I played.

When I got back home, I found a letter from the mayor in the mail. He confirmed my Bug-Off win, and he sent me my 2nd bug trophy.

I eventually found all five of Gulliver’s UFO parts, and he was happy to get them back.

He rewarded me with a Tower of Pisa, which you can see here in my mush room.

These Gulliver items are adding up, so I may consider moving them to the room on the left, where I currently have a bunch of hybrid flowers.

Rolf was still sick (of course), so I bought some medicine for him once again.

Peanut was all packed up and ready to move, but I’m obviously not letting her move out this soon.

I’ll be back with more later in the week. Hope to see you then!