At the beginning of the year while using your TV, if you press Right(2), Up or Down quickly, then Left, you will play a mini-game with the Harvest Goddess. In it, you must guess if the next question is higher or lower then the last number. The better you do, the better your prize. This is a somewhat difficult game, but can be played five times a day for the first five days of spring. Go to your TV and press Left until you see the Harvest Goddess. If you pass her up, just press Left until you see her again. The prizes for this game include the following:
- 1 win: Nothing
- 2 wins: A type of grass or herb
- 3 to 9 wins: Unknown
- 10 to 14 wins: Relaxation Tea Leaves
- 15 to 19 wins: Hand Lotion
- 20 to 24 wins: Water
- 25 to 29 wins: Tissues
- 30 to 39 wins: Perfume
- 40 to 49 wins: Pre-wrapped Dress
- 50 to 59 wins: Golden Log (put in shelf and never outside)
- 60 to 69 wins: Fish Fossil (sell for 5,000)
- 70 to 79 wins: Treasure Box (sell for 10,000 )
- 80 to 89 wins: Ketchup Recipe
- 90 to 99 wins: Fried Potato Recipe
- 100 wins: A Book Â
On the day of the Horse Racing Festival, get your Basket and proceed to Rose Square. Make a bet on a race and try to win 300 Medals. At the end of the Festival, talk to the Mayor and exchange your Medals for Truffles and place them all on your basket. Leave Rose Square, then place your Basket in the Shipment Box. Continue the game as normal afterwards. When Gotz picks it up the next day, you will earn 15000 G.
A good way to build up some profits is to take some Orichalc Ore found in the Spring Mine to the blacksmith with 1,000 G. Have him make any of the jewelry. Return when he is done and pick it up. Then, put it in the shipment box and sell it for 2,000 G. Repeat the process with more ore as many times as desired.
Start with 10,000 G and have the basket. On one of the horse racing days, take the basket to one of the entrances of the Rose Plaza. Save the game. Take the basket in with you and go to the Mayor. Have him start each race, but do not bet on them yet. Write down or remember who won which race. Reload from the saved game of just before you went in. Go to the mayor and bet on the winning horses. It should be the same winners unless there was an extreme change in the winners pay out multiplier, such as 5 or less jumping to 13, and another horse getting very low or close to the winner’s amount. Bet as much as desired. The pay outs are usually very close to what they were each time you reload the game. You should get lots of medals this way. Purchase the brooch for 18 medals. Fill up the basket if you can. Leave the horse races after all three are completed. Take the basket and dump it into your shipping bin. The next day when Zack picks up your things, he will comment on having so much there for him. The money will come from the brooches you just sold for 2,000 G each. If you do not win that many race medals, or want to try again, reload the saved game and start over.
Go to the Fall horse race and bet an even amount on all contestants. You can get a necklace for 20 medals, then sell it for 2000 G. For example, with Hephestus, bet 10 medals (cost 500 G) and 60 medals. This is worth 6000 G; 500 G multiplied by four is only 2000 G, giving you a profit. Note: This will not work only if the winner is x2, but then you will break even. Having the large backpack is recommended.
To get help from the Harvest Sprites, give each of them a lot of bread, which you can buy in the supermarket. The gnomes love bread. After you feed them, their heart points should rise to 3. You can now ask them to do your work (watering, taking care of animals, harvesting), or you can play a game with them. Do not forget to give them some bread each week (one piece for each) to maintain their heart level. Note: Buy them flour instead of bread. It is cheaper and they like it more. You can get 18 flours or 9 bread for the same price.
Build a fence on your field and throw your chickens in there. Since they are trapped in there, they cannot run around your farm and be difficult to find. They will also find their own food in the same area everyday, so you do not need to feed them.
When you get your horse, always talk to and brush it. When it is an adult, ride it all the time. In two or three days Barley will appear. If you did not take good care of your horse, he will take it.
Sometime when you are Thomas’ friend, he will come to you with a problem. He will say that he got into an boasting match with the Mayor of the next town over and needs you to get him an item. You have until 7:00 p.m. if you want to help him. He will come to your home, so be outside. Your reward is a piece of Golden Lumber. Each time this happens, it is a different item. Try saving different of items, such as truffles and bracelets. To get Gold Lumber, have 999 Wood in your shed. Gotz will sell you Gold Lumber for 100,000 G each. This seems a lot, but it will not rot.
