Easiest Gifts List

Although each Individual in Harvest Moon/Rune Factory has specific Likes and Dislikes where Gifts are concerned, it can be convenient to give more than one Character the same Item, especially when storage or rucksack space is limited. Furthermore, although each Character has a 'Most Favourite Gift' worth +800 AP/FP, the simple act of 'meeting and greeting' any Character is worth +100 FP. A Gift he/she Loves is worth +150 AP/FP in Grand Bazaar, rather than the usual +300 AP/FP in other Harvest Moon games. An 'acceptable' Gift is worth +50 AP/FP. It therefore is better always to go to the trouble of meeting and greeting a Character daily even if you have no Gifts that will excite him/her. A Gift that is acceptable is better than none.

A Most Favourite Gift in Grand Bazaar, as in any Harvest Moon/Rune Factory game tends to elicit a Response that is unique and one that mentions the item by name. For example, when you give Ivan Herb Perfume, he will respond:

Ivan for Herb Perfume: This is herb perfume. What? I can have it? Thank you very much. I really love how this perfume smells.

Lloyd similarly responds to his Favourite, Paella with:

Lloyd for Paella (laughing) Paella!! For me? I really love this. Thanks!

When you give an individual an Item he/she Loves, worth 150 AP/FP, he/she usually will accompany the response with a laugh or chuckle or, in Lloyd's case, an embarrassed cough. Ivan's Response for a Gift he Loves is:

Ivan for Toy Flower, any other Flower or Herb, Fried Rice Ball or Egg Rice: What? Is this for me? (with a laugh) Thank you very much.

For a Gift that is acceptable, the Character will thank you politely but will not display any outward sign of delight. Ivan's Response for a Gift that is merely acceptable:

Ivan for Chocolate Cookies: Is this for me? Thank you very much.

As you can see, the text of the two Responses Ivan makes are almost identical. What distinguishes one from the other is the delighted laugh he gives when he accepts a Gift he Loves.

Characters WILL accept Gifts that they dislike, detest or view with utter Horror. These Items have a negative AP/FP value. If any Character refuses to accept a Gift, it is because you have neglected him/her for a couple of days. This is another reason why you should meet and greet every one on a daily basis. Fortunately, the effects of Neglect dissipate fairly quickly compared to a game like Sunshine Islands where a Character could reject a Gift for six Days if you ignored him/her for a week or more.

A second Gift on any given day, however, will not be accepted, but the Character will make it clear that he/she received a Gift from you previously.

An 'Easiest Gifts' List often is very helpful in Harvest Moon/Rune Factory. The Items listed usually are not 'Most Favourite Gifts' for any of the Characters but they are Gifts that the Individual Loves and they have the advantages of being inexpensive or easy to obtain as well as being suitable for more than one Character.

Flowers are at the top of the List. In Grand Bazaar, Flowers will be accepted happily by EVERY Individual during the Flower Festival but their Responses to a Flower will differ from their ordinary Responses to a Gift of the same Flower. You therefore cannot judge a Character's true feelings about Flowers as Gifts by his/her Responses during the Flower Festival.

Another easy Gift is Insects. In the majority of cases, however, Characters will respond positively to specific types of Insects rather than Insects in general. The exceptions to this are Lloyd and Kevin who love ANY Insect. Generally, Items found when foraging are the easiest and least valuable Gifts. You cannot give them to every Character but you will find that you can give them to MOST Characters. The Cooked Dishes are Recipes that require no special Cookware.

Here is a preliminary Easiest Gifts List:

Characters who Love all Flowers: Daisy, Ivan, Emiko (+150 AP/FP)
Who Love Moondrop: Angelo, Claire, Sherry, Stuart(+150 AP/FP)
Who Love Blue Magic Flower: Lloyd, Antoinette, Ethel(+150 AP/FP)
Who Love Red Magic Flower: Dirk, Freya, Raul, Felix(+150 AP/FP)

Characters who like Flowers: Sherry, Freya, Dirk, Angelo, Mayor, Wilbur, Isaac, Claire, Ethel (+50 AP/FP)

Characters who Love all Insects: Lloyd, Kevin (+150 AP/FP)
Who Love Beetles: Dirk (+150 AP/FP)
Who Love Butterflies: Freya, Sherry, Daisy (+150 AP/FP)
Who Love Dragonflies: Cindy, Ivan (+150 AP/FP)
Who Love Fireflies: Daisy (+150 AP/FP)
Who Love Frogs: Antoinette (+150 AP/FP)
Who Love Locusts: Stuart, Felix (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Like Insects: Dirk, Angelo, Ivan, Claude (+50 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Walnuts: Angelo, Daisy, Ethel (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Chestnuts: Angelo, Daisy, Stuart, Ethel (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Sea Urchins: Claude (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Like Sea Urchins: Lloyd (+50 AP/FP)

Characters who Like Rocks: Isaac, Wilbur (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who like Branches: Isaac, Wilbur (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Fish: (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Like Fish: Claude (+50 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Chocolate: Freya, Antoinette, Daisy, Claude, Stuart (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Honey: Angelo, Daisy, Nellie, Claire (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Baked Yam: Stuart, Ethel (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Roasted Eggplant: Ivan, Stuart, Ethel (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Egg Custard: Stuart, Ethel (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Kurikinton: Angelo, Antoinette, Daisy, Stuart (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Cheesecake: Dirk, Angelo, Antoinette, Daisy, Stuart (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Milk Tea: Antoinette, Freya, Stuart, Ethel (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Straight Tea: Stuart, Ethel (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Boiled Egg: Ivan, Stuart, Ethel (+150 AP/FP)

Characters who Love Fish Stew: Felix (+150 AP/FP)

I will add to the list as I test Items on more individuals.

The Danger of Jumping to Conclusions in Harvest Moon games

As a veteran Harvest Moon/Rune Factory player, when I first begin to play any new game in the series, I often have some advantages over players who never played Harvest Moon or Rune Factory games before. On the other hand, it is easy for me to jump to conclusions and that can be dangerous.

There are two ways to approach the task of writing strategy guides for players. The best method obviously would be to write the guide and perfect it before publication. If one has advance access to the games, one can do this to some extent, although test versions tend to be a little different from the ultimate retail version. Furthermore, where Harvest Moon or Rune Factory games are concerned, there are so many details that one needs months to work on any guides, irrespective of being able to PLAY the game for months.

The second way to write guides, especially on the internet, is to publish as quickly as possible in order to give players some point of reference and then update constantly until the guides are completed. Players have urged me to follow this course again and again.

Unfortunately, in the interest of making some information available to players as quickly as possible, my preliminary Guides for most games require constant updates for a few months after they first are published on the internet. This method of writing guides can be a little humiliating for the writer sometimes when she discovers that she has made some errors. I do apologise for any errors that appear in them, but I do try to correct these as quickly as possible.

I made some fundamental errors where Grand Bazaar was concerned based on past Harvest Moon games in terms of upgrades. This was an example of 'jumping to conclusions'. In the case of the Fishing Rod upgrades, I should have read the description at the Windmill more carefully. I paid the price personally for my carelessness when, after upgrading my Short Fishing Rod five times to the maximum 5 Star Quality and obtaining all ingredients for the Medium Fishing Rod upgrade, I was unable to transform the Short Fishing Rod into a basic Medium Fishing Rod. Serves me right! The error has been corrected in my Guides. It is not a bad idea to upgrade the Short Fishing Rod to Five Stars as it does improve fishing results but it will not become a different Tool.

Another similar error I made was in my initial descriptions of the ingredients required to make a few items at the 1st Windmill. What appeared to be the icons of Medium and Larg Milk in fact are icons for Jersey Milk and Golden Milk.

I would urge players always to refer to the latest versions of my Grand Bazaar Guides at this point in time. They remain 'works in progress' and I try to update them constantly with new information as well as corrected information whenever necessary.

Multiplayer Tips and Tricks for Grand Bazaar

Some players have had trouble in finding Seeds and other Items at the Weekly Bazaar. My own Grand Bazaar Walkthrough/General Guide lists the items that have appeared in my own files in various Seasons, before and after expansions, but there are players who have not found all these items on offer in their games.

Essentially, the principles by which new items in all Harvest Moon and Rune Factory games usually are one of the following:

1. The total of Items one has shipped. For example, some actions that unlocked new options in other games included: 100 of each of 4 types of Spring Crops, 100 Cheese created in a Maker and so on

2. The total one has spent at a specific shop. For example, in Sunshine Islands, new pets were unlocked by the total one spent at the Animal Supplies Shop.

3. The purchase of a specific item. For example, in HM DS/Cute DS, one had to buy the Round Table from the Shopping Channel in order to unlock the ability to expand the Farmhouse.

4. The appearance of new Characters. For example, in Sunshine Islands, it was the appearance of a specific number of members of the Ranch Team that would unlock Sheep.

5. A specific percentage of 'completion' in one or more aspects of the game. Bazaar expansions in Grand Bazaar depend upon this.

6. A specific Friendship/Affection Level with another Character in the game.

In other words, if specific items fail to appear at your Weekly Bazaar, it is possible that specific purchases on your part may unlock the items you need. In all my files, the Brush appeared at Felix's Stall the week after I purchased my first Livestock animal. Once I purchased the Brush, the Bell appeared. When I purchased the Bell, the Stethoscope appeared. When I purchased the Stethoscope, the Cat Bell and Dog Bone appeared. It was at the end of the first Summer, I believe that the Cat Bell and Dog Bone first appeared.

My Character always purchases all possible upgrades as quickly as possible. She therefore had purchased all three Cookware Utensils, had upgraded her Storage and purchased 2 Chickens and 2 Cows before the end of the first Summer. She had purchased all items sold by Raul and all Seeds and other items sold by Chen and Sherry. She had ordered a Storage upgrade from Gannon. She had steadily increased Friendship Levels with all Characters in Zephyr Village. She had purchased Cooked Dishes from Joan and added a fair number of Recipes to her Cookbook. She had used all three Windmills. Whether or not any of these purchases or actions affected the appearance of any new items at any Stall, I do not know.

Other players have not found the Cat Bell or Dog Bone at Felix's Stall even after purchasing all Ranch Tools including the Stethoscope. My first instinct was to ask whether or not they had achieved the first Bazaar expansion. It is possible that you will not be able to purchase these items until the Bazaar has been expanded once. If, however, any Player has not expanded the Bazaar, but has been able to purchase Cat Bell or Dog Bone, I will know that this is not the requirement... I will be interested to hear from players about this.

The point I have been trying to make here is that you usually can unlock all new options without knowing precisely how you are doing it simply by diligent action in all areas of life.

In fact, unlocking Cats and Dogs at Enrique's Amazing Animals Stall is based on the number of Chickens or Livestock you have purchased previously. If you purchase four Chickens, you will unlock Cats. If you purchase four Livestock Animals, he will begin to sell Dogs.

If, however, you are unable to unlock any item that you want or need as quickly as you would wish, the Multiplayer option offers a method of obtaining those items.

Crop Seeds and Tree Seeds that have not appeared in your own game can be purchased at a Neighbourhood Bazaar at another Player's Stall in Multiplayer Mode. The Cat Bell actually can be sold there as well. Cooked Dishes that are purchased in Multiplayer Mode are sold WITH their Recipes. This is a way to add more Recipes to your Cookbook. Fish and Insects can be sold at Neighbourhood Bazaars but when you purchase them, they will not be added to your own collection list. You actually have to catch them yourself in order to add them to the Lists in your Farm Assets Menu.

Most Fish that are purchased at another Player's Stall in Multiplayer Mode can be used as ingredients in Recipes. There are Fish that cannot be used in the Kitchen, even when your Character caught them in your own village. Among these are the Ayumodoki, the Bluegill and the Moray Eel.

Many different Fish can be used to create such Dishes as Fish Stew, Fish Paste and Grilled Fish. Although the Recipe will specify a particular variety, you can use others successfully by trial and error.

For example, the Recipe for Sashimi specifies Tuna but Sculpin can be used as well.
Similarly, although the Recipe for Fish Stew specifies Silver Goby, Dark Sleeper, Gin-Buna and Mackerel all can be used to create the Dish. If you need a specific type of Fish to create a Dish but the Fish cannot be caught in the current season, you either can visit another village in that Season or buy the Fish from another player.

There is an aspect of Cooking that has confused players which is that of 'Cooking with Recipe'. Recipes in Grand Bazaar are item-specific. In other words, if you use a Silver Goby to create Fish Stew, and the game records that as the Recipe, only Silver Goby will be recognised as the ingredient to make Fish Stew when you use the option to 'Cook with Recipe'. In other words, if you KNOW that your Mackerel can be used to make Fish Stew, but Silver Goby is given as the Ingredient in the Recipe, the game will tell you that you do not have the necessary ingredients to make Fish Stew. To use different ingredients, you have to 'Cook Without Recipe'. (The actual wording of the prompt may be different. I am writing from memory at the moment.) In other words, to use a different Fish such as a Mackerel, choose the option to 'Cook without Recipe', then place the Fish manually in the Ingredient Slot.

After the Dish is made, the game will ask if you wish to change the Recipe. If you do so, it will give Mackerel now as the Ingredient instead of Silver Coby.

In other Harvest Moon games, Fish usually are distinguished only by size. Recipes require Medium Fish for the most part, irrespective of variety. Grand Bazaar distinguishes Fish by species rather than size.

In terms of Multiplayer sessions, there are a few tips that can be very useful. Visits to another Player's village should be made on a day when all of his/her Crops are ripe. In such a case, EVERY player, including the Host will be able to harvest every Crop in the field.

If it is Friday in your game and you need to rid yourself of items, a Multiplayer game is a good way to achieve this without loss of profit as you can sell items at another player's Stall. Remember not to buy all the items on display, however, until you have completed your own sales. Once the Stall is 'sold out', no more transactions can occur. If, therefore, you intend to fish and/or dive for items, it is best to leave one item on another player's Stall until you have completed all your own activities so that you can sell excess items before the Multiplayer game comes to an end.

Incidentally, another Tip where Fishing is concerned is to do as much as possible when the weather is nastiest. Fishing in a Hurricane or Snowstorm can bring great rewards, even with a Short Fishing Rod. The Hotel Screen appears to be best for most ocean Fish. Evidently, the storm affects the tides and brings them into the river during the worst storms.

A Peek at a Princeling

Amir in Grand Bazaar, like Will in Sunshine Islands, is a Character who is not introduced into the game immediately. Like Will, he has a very long name and a privileged background. The similarities end there, however. Where Will had an easy, open manner with strangers, Amir is a little reserved at the start.

As a 'prince from a faraway land', Amir has two names that actually translate to royal titles. 'Amir' is Prince in Arabic. 'Raj' is King in more than one language in India. He has the long silver hair that is so attractive in Harvest Moon bachelors but the resemblance to Skye or Vaughn ends there as his skin has a dusky hue.

You should be introduced to Amir for the first time by Felix on 3 Winter. He will stay in a guest room on the upper floor of the Hotel. Although he will accept flowers politely, he really loves Milk. By Winter in the first year, you ought to have at least one Cow who gives Milk daily.

If you court Amir, you will have no Rival for his affections. The same is true with respect to Emiko. Amir is added to the list of Eligible Bachelors if your Character is a Girl and Emiko will be added in the second year to the list of Eligible Girls if your Character is a Boy.

Although Heart Events occur only if Amir/Emiko is Eligible for Marriage in your Game, there are some Friendship Events that can be experienced even when the Character is not Eligible for Marriage. These will be found in my Characters Guide when I have time to include all of them.

Cooking Festivals in Grand Bazaar in the first Year

Cooking Festival



Cooking Festival


You will experience two Cooking Festivals in the middle of the first Autumn. By this time, your Character should have all Cookware and a decent array of Ingredients and Recipes. The Festival occurs in two consecutive days. The Theme on the first day is Entrees and the Theme on the second is Desserts.

One of the purposes of any Cooking Festival in Harvest Moon is to introduce new Dishes to players. In the first year, you are likely to see Dishes on the Table that you have not encountered at Joan's Cafe or Stall.

As with most Festivals in Grand Bazaar, the Cooking Festivals are held at noon in the Town Square. Felix presides but then announces a visiting expert judge in the person of Pierre from Sunny Island/Sunshine Islands!

It is not difficult to win 1st Prize in the Cooking Festival in Grand Bazaar. A player can cheat a little by purchasing a Cooked Dish in Multiplayer Mode but you will not win if you enter a Dish purchased from the Cafe as they are of poor quality at 1/2 Stars.

For the Entree, a simple Fish Stew of 3 1/2 Stars Quality made with a Silver Goby in a Pot won 1st Prize. The prize is a Truffle, given by Pierre.

The theme for the second Day in the Cooking Festival is Desserts in the first year. Freshness possibly is as critical in determining the quality of your Dish as the Rank or Stars that it has. With a 4 Star Pudding that was only 'fairly fresh', Freyja did not win 1st Prize, but with a 4 Star Pumpkin Pudding that was 'Super Fresh', she did. The prize if you win in both Categories is a Pink Diamond.

Incidentally, in another file, Freyja submitted a 4 Star Pudding that was 'Super Fresh' and won 1st Prize, so it was the lack of freshness rather than the choice of Dish that was significant.

In my game, Freyja won 1st Prize on both days, but a player who won only on the second day shared the information that the prize for winning only the Dessert Contest is a Tin of Blueberry Tea.

A Note about Pierre: You will be able to find Pierre at the Bazaar during the Winter Season from 2.30 p.m. or so until 5.00 p.m. Freyja caught him on the path leading from the Hotel to the Bazaar, and they conversed about the Bazaar. Searching for him during her 'break' later, she found him, not unexpectedly hovering about Joan's Stall. His Bazaar dialogues are included in the Characters Guide.

Multiplayer Games

Multiplayer Games


Grand Bazaar has a Multiplayer Option that allows four players to play together. One player must host the game at his/her farm. One to three other Players can join him/her either through DS to DS local connection or the Nintendo World Centre with a Friend Code. You do not need a Friend Code to play DS to DS but you do need to have one if you wish to use the internet option. Any one who has unlocked the Multiplayer Option will be capable of joining a game.

The Multiplayer Option allows up to three players to 'visit' another player's farm. When this visit occurs, it will not occur on the current date in any player's game but may be instead on the first day of the Host Player's current season. All Players will begin at the Hotel, where Stuart will greet them and tell them the rules.

Before you embark on any Multiplayer venture, you should choose three Bazaar items to sell at the Neighbourhood Bazaar (the Multiplayer Bazaar). As with the weekly bazaar, you can choose a stack of items or a single item for each of the three slots. In the Multiplayer option, you can choose to sell the items either for full price or half-price. Half-price is the price that Raul or any merchant normally pays for your items, incidentally.

With respect to this, it is only items that are in your Bag that are eligible. You cannot go to your Storage once you choose Multiplayer Mode. This can present a problem if you did not plan ahead for the Multiplayer game and the items you intended to sell remain in your Storage Room. You therefore need to place the items you wish to sell in your Bag on the previous night before you go to bed and save the game.

There are three basic steps to follow in order to play in Multiplayer Mode. First choose the method by which the game will be played, whether it is 'local' (DS to DS) or internet (Nintendo World Centre). Then select three items from your Bag to sell at the Bazaar. You must select the items before you begin the Multiplayer Game but if you do not wish to sell any items for any reason, you can decline this option.

The location of the game is the next choice, whether you wish to Host the game on your own farm or visit another farm. Season is the most important consideration here. Any Multiplayer game begins, by default, on the 1st day of the Host's current season. If the Host is willing to share Crops to the other players, he/she should make certain that they are ready to harvest or will be ready in a day or so. Other seasonal considerations are the types of Fish that can be caught in the Host's town.

When one player has chosen the option to Host the game, he/she must save. Other players then will be able to join the game. When all players have joined, the Host will be able to begin the Multiplayer Game.

The game will begin at the Hotel with a rather long-winded explanation by Stuart. Due to an unspecified 'incident', it is forbidden to hold items over a player's head during Multiplayer games. What this means, in fact, is that items cannot be tossed on the ground or given as Gifts. They CAN be sold at the Neighbourhood Stalls of other players as long as the Stalls have items on display.

In any Multiplayer game, you can explore the host's village, speaking to other Characters as well as harvesting any Crops that are ripe on the host's field. You will not be able to find any Insects or items for foraging but you can dive in the river for items. If you have a Fishing Rod, you can fish.

Remember to keep empty slots in your Bag if possible in order to be able to store the Fish you catch and the items you find in the River.

When you wish to sell or buy items, you need to go to the Bazaar Grounds where you will find that agents have set up stalls for all the Players. You can Buy the items at any Stall or sell items from your Bag but only while another Player still has items to sell at his/her Neighbourhood Stall. Once all items are purchased, the only message you will receive is the fact that the items are sold out.

You can speak to Zephyr Town Characters in Multiplayer Mode and some of them will give you the 'Records' of all participating players in collecting Insects, bouncing off Animals and other activities. You cannot use the Windmills in Multiplayer Mode, nor can you purchase any items at the Cafe, although Marian will urge you to bring your Friends to the Cafe for a cup of coffee. You may learn interesting information from players as well. The Twins will tell you that although Cindy likes Yam dessert, it is Lauren's Most Favourite Dish.

Characters have different dialogues on different days. By staying in Multiplayer Mode more than one day, you may discover more interesting facts. For example, Freya may tell you on the third day that:
Freya: Ivan loves herb perfume. I like it too, so I told him about a perfume and cologne shop in the city.

Another interesting fact can be gleaned from Ivan with respect to the Huchen, a rare fish.

Ivan: You can find a rare fish here when it gets cool. What was it called...? Bochen? Muchen? It was something like that, but I can't quite remember.

If you do not dismiss Nellie as some one who simply 'talks about nothing' as her daughter Cindy declares, you may learn something useful.

Nellie: You can use Wonderfuls to enhance the Windmills. A purple Wonderful lets you make special items. You should give it a try sometime.

When you are finished with the multiplayer game, return to the Hotel and tell Stuart that you are ready to sleep for the night in your room. All players must go to bed before the game can be saved and terminated.

You can play through more than one day in Multiplayer Mode. It is the Host's prerogative to end the game at the end of the day or continue it. If you wish to play through more than one day, it is a good idea to keep the Neighbourhood Stalls open by leaving one item for sale at each one. That way, you can sell unwanted items in order to maintain empty slots in your Bag. You can make quite a decent profit if you spend a few days fishing in Multiplayer Mode as long as you can continue to sell the fish you catch.

Be warned, however, that Items in your Bag will deteriorate over the course of time even in Multiplayer Mode. If the item is merely 'fairly fresh' when you begin the game and you stay more than a day or two, it may begin to go off. It is better, therefore to sell items that are 'fairly fresh' at the Neighbour Stall immediately or you will find that their value has decreased by the time you are forced to sell the item before it rots completely.

Note about Host Farm: Although any Multiplayer game begins on the first day of the Host Player's current Season, time does run as far as Crops are concerned. You therefore do need to water any Crops that have not matured or they will appear dry the next day. When Multiplayer Mode continues through more than one day, you need to water all Crops every day. Any player can do this. Weather is variable and on rainy days, Crops need no care.

When any Crop dries out from a day's neglect, it can be recovered if you water it the following day, but this neglect will delay your harvest by at least a day and possibly downgrade the quality of the Crop as well. It appears that Multiple Harvest Crops can be harvested only once in any Multiplayer game. When any Crop is harvested on the Host's Farm, it becomes black for the remainder of the game. This does not signify death, by the way, but simply that it cannot be harvested again. You should continue to water Crops that have turned black!


One of the great virtues of Multiplayer Mode is the ability to obtain items that are not in season in your own game. There are a few Recipes that require items from more than one season. For example, Herb Salad requires all three Herbs. Perfumes use Flowers or Fruits from more than one season.

If one of the players has all three Windmills and the others do not have them yet, Multiplayer Mode will allow you to 'sell' raw ingredients to the Player with the Windmills, so that he/she can process them. Start another Multiplayer game after the first has been terminated to 'sell' the items in processed form back to the Player who provided them.

Note that, if any Player buys a Cooked Dish for which he/she does not have the Recipe yet from a Neighbourhood Stall, the vendor will teach him/her the Recipe. This is a method by which new Recipes can be added to your Cookbook if you do not have the ingredients to make them yet.

Grand Bazaar Heart Events Calendar

This Calendar includes all Heart Events and Rival Heart Events for all Bachelors and Eligible Girls with the exception of Emiko. Emiko's Heart Events can occur on any Day of the Week in any Season, with the exception of her 4th Heart Event which will not occur in Winter when the Waterfall is frozen. Another reason I have not included Emiko's Events in this Day-by-Day Calendar is because each Event has a Gift total Requirement. You will find the schedule of her Heart Events with their Requirements in the section of this Guide that is devoted to Emiko.

There are two separate Day-by-Day Calendars here. The first lists all Heart and Rival Heart Events that have no Requirements in terms of Year. The second consists solely of Rival Heart Events for the second year and later. ANY Event that is listed in the Day-by-Day Calendar for the first year can be triggered in any subsequent year provided any and all Requirements have been met.

The difference between Heart Events and Rival Heart Events in terms of Heart Level Requirements often confuses players but if you view it logically, you will see that the Event requirements are based on the degree of Affection that the Eligible Girl or Bachelor has for your Character. Rival Heart Events will not trigger if the Heart Level of the Eligible Girl or Bachelor is TOO HIGH. As any Rival Heart Event deals with the relationship between the Eligible Girl/Bachelor and your Rival, it makes sense that he/she would not be interested in your Rival if his/her Affections are focused on your Character. Each successive Rival Heart Event brings your Rival closer to the Eligible Girl or Bachelor.

In Grand Bazaar, Rival Heart Events lead nowhere ultimately as there are no Rival Marriages so there is no reason to avoid them. At the same time, as they will not lead to any Rival Marriage, there is no compelling reason to experience them apart from being able to experience as many Events as possible.

Rival Heart Events always are 'year-specific'. It is only the first Rival Heart Event that can be experienced in the first year. To experience the 2nd Rival Heart Event, you must wait until the second year and make certain that you have not raised the Heart Level of the Eligible Girl/Bachelor too high.

The third Rival Heart Event cannot be experienced before the third year and the fourth and final Rival Heart Event will not trigger before the fourth Year.

If you wish to experience all Rival Heart Events, there are two main strategies for doing so. The first would be to raise the Heart Levels of any Character for whom a Rival exists VERY SLOWLY. This strategy is not practical for any one who likes to interact with all Characters often, remembering Birthdays and celebrating all Festivals.

The second strategy is the one that I employ and recommend. Go ahead and raise the Heart Levels of every Character as quickly as possible in order to be able to experience all Heart Events and other Events with Friendship requirements. Do not worry about the Rival Heart Events until you reach the fourth year.

Once you reach the fourth year, you can LOWER the Heart Levels of every Eligible Girl/Bachelor with a Rival and then effortlessly experience all four Rival Heart Events for each couple. By the fourth year, you should be able to obtain the 'Most Favourite Gift' for every Character without any trouble. As a Most Favourite Gift is worth +800 AP, you can raise Heart Levels again very quickly after experiencing all Rival Heart Events.

If you wish to marry before the 4th Year (and many players do), you either should choose Amir or Emiko (as they have no Rivals) or resign yourself to missing the Rival Heart Events for the Character you intend to marry.

In terms of Heart Events, there is no upper limit to Heart Levels. You can experience all four Heart Events for any Eligible Girl or Bachelor even if the individual is at deepest red Heart Level, if you did not experience them previously. Where Heart Events are concerned, the Heart Level requirements all stipulate a minimum Heart Level. This is very logical as each successive Heart Event presupposes a deeper level of affection between the Eligible Girl/Bachelor and your Character.

In the following Day-by-Day Calendar, unless Weather requirements are stated, you should assume that the Event can occur on any Sunny or Cloudy Day. NO Events will occur on the Days of Festivals or the Weekly Bazaar.


Sunday


Amir's 1st Heart Event: Enter his Guest Room on upper floor of Hotel between 6.00 a.m. - 9.00 a.m.

Antoinette's 1st Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Town Screen from 1.00 p.m. to 4.25 p.m.

Dirk's and Antoinette's 1st Rival Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Town Screen from 1.00 p.m. to 3.50 p.m.
Requirements: May not occur before 5 Summer in the first year and Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Black

Angelo's 2nd Heart Event: Enter Felix's House at 1.15 p.m.

Sherry's 1st Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall screen at 2.00 p.m.

Daisy's 4th Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen between 2.00 p.m. and 4.40 p.m.

Freya's 2nd Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Town Screen at 2.00 p.m.

Antoinette's 4th Heart Event: Enter your Farmhouse between 2.00 p.m. and 4.50 p.m.

Ivan's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen 4.00 p.m. to 5.50 p.m.

Lloyd and Sherry 1st Rival Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Hotel Screen from 4.50 p.m. to 5.40 p.m.
Requirements: Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Black

Ivan's 4th Heart Event: Enter Ivan's House from 9.00 p.m. to 10.50 p.m. (good weather)

Dirk's 4th Heart Event: Enter Dirk's House from 9.00 p.m. to 10.59 p.m.

Freya's 4th Heart Event: Enter Freya's House from 10.30 p.m. to 11.55 p.m.


Monday


Angelo's 1st Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Farm Screen at 8.00 a.m.

Sherry's 2nd Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Town Screen at 1.00 p.m.

Antoinette's 4th Heart Event: Enter your Farmhouse between 2.00 p.m. and 4.50 p.m.

Dirk's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Cafe from 4.00 p.m. - 5.25 p.m.

Ivan's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen 4.00 p.m. to 5.50 p.m.

Lloyd and Sherry 1st Rival Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Hotel Screen from 4.50 p.m. to 5.40 p.m.
Requirements: Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Black

Angelo and Daisy's 1st Rival Heart Event: Enter Hotel Screen from Town Screen from 6.20 p.m. to 6.55 p.m.
Requirements: Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Black

Dirk's 1st Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen from 7.30 to 7.45 p.m.

Freya's 1st Heart Event: Enter Cafe at 8.00 p.m.

Ivan's 4th Heart Event: Enter Ivan's House from 9.00 p.m. to 10.50 p.m. (good weather)


Tuesday


Angelo's 1st Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Farm Screen at 8.00 a.m.

Freya and Ivan's 1st Rival Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen from 11.00 a.m. to 11.55 a.m.
Requirements: Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Black

Sherry's 2nd Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Town Screen at 1.00 p.m.

Antoinette's 4th Heart Event: Enter your Farmhouse between 2.00 p.m. and 4.50 p.m.

Angelo and Daisy's 1st Rival Heart Event: Enter Hotel Screen from Town Screen from 6.20 p.m. to 6.55 p.m.
Requirements: Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Black

Dirk's 1st Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen from 7.30 to 7.45 p.m.

Freya's 1st Heart Event: Enter Cafe from 8.00 p.m. to 9.50 p.m.

Freya's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Cafe from 8.00 p.m. to 9.50 p.m.


Wednesday


Angelo's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Angelo's House from 6.00 a.m. to 1.59 p.m.

Angelo's 4th Heart Event: Enter Angelo's House from 6.00 a.m. to 1.59 p.m.

Amir's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Farm Screen from 9.00 a.m. to 10.49 a.m.

Amir's 4th Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Farm Screen from 9.00 a.m. to 10.59 a.m.

Freya and Ivan's 1st Rival Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen from 11.00 a.m. to 11.55 a.m.
Requirements: Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Black

Antoinette's 4th Heart Event: Enter your Farmhouse between 2.00 p.m. and 4.50 p.m.

Dirk's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Cafe from 4.00 p.m. - 5.25 p.m.

Ivan's 1st Heart Event: Enter Hotel Screen from Town Screen at 5.40 p.m. - 9.59 p.m.

Freya's 1st Heart Event: Enter Cafe from 8.00 p.m. to 9.50 p.m.

Freya's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Cafe from 8.00 p.m. to 9.50 p.m.


Thursday


Lloyd's 1st Heart Event: Enter his house from 6.00 a.m. to 7.59 a.m.

Lloyd's 4th Heart Event: Enter Lloyd's House from 6.00 a.m. to 7.59 a.m.

Freya and Ivan's 1st Rival Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen from 11.00 a.m. to 11.55 a.m.
Requirements: Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Black

Angelo's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Angelo's House from 6.00 a.m. to 1.59 p.m.

Angelo's 4th Heart Event: Enter Angelo's House from 6.00 a.m. to 1.59 p.m.

Amir's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Farm Screen from 9.00 a.m. to 10.49 a.m.

Amir's 4th Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Farm Screen from 9.00 a.m. to 10.59 a.m.

Amir's 2nd Heart Event: Enter Hotel from 10.00 a.m. - 11.59 a.m.

Antoinette's 2nd Heart Event: Enter Hotel Screen from Town from 11.00 a.m. - 1.50 p.m.

Sherry's 2nd Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Town Screen at 1.00 p.m.

Angelo's 2nd Heart Event: Enter Felix's House at 1.15 p.m.

Antoinette's 4th Heart Event: Enter your Farmhouse between 2.00 p.m. and 4.50 p.m.

Lloyd's 2nd Heart Event: Enter Felix's House from 2.00 p.m. - 3.59 p.m.

Dirk's 2nd Heart Event: Enter Hotel Screen from 2.00 p.m. - 4.40 p.m.

Ivan's 1st Heart Event: Enter Hotel Screen from Town Screen at 5.40 p.m. - 9.59 p.m.

Lloyd's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen from 6.25 p.m. - 7.59 p.m.

Lloyd's 4th Heart Event: Enter Lloyd's House on Thursday from 6.00 a.m. to 7.59 p.m.


Friday


Angelo's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Angelo's House from 6.00 a.m. to 1.59 p.m.

Angelo's 4th Heart Event: Enter Angelo's House from 6.00 a.m. to 1.59 p.m.

Sherry's 2nd Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Town Screen at 1.00 p.m.

Antoinette's 1st Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Town Screen from 1.00 p.m. to 4.25 p.m.

Antoinette's 4th Heart Event: Enter your Farmhouse between 2.00 p.m. and 4.50 p.m.

Ivan's 2nd Heart Event: Enter Ivan's House from 2.00 p.m. to 4.25 p.m.

Antoinette's 4th Heart Event: Enter your Farmhouse between 2.00 p.m. and 4.50 p.m.

Freya's 1st Heart Event: Enter Cafe from 8.00 p.m. to 9.40 p.m.

Freya's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Cafe from 8.00 p.m. to 9.40 p.m.

Antoinette's 3rd Heart Event: Enter her home from 6.30 p.m. to 8.55 p.m. when Claude has 2 Hearts

Ivan's 4th Heart Event: Enter Ivan's House from 9.00 p.m. to 10.50 p.m. (rainy day)


Saturday


Amir's 1st Heart Event: Enter his Guest Room on upper floor of Hotel between 6.00 a.m. - 9.00 a.m.

Antoinette's 1st Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Town Screen from 1.00 p.m. to 4.25 p.m.

Dirk's and Antoinette's 1st Rival Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Town Screen from 1.00 p.m. to 3.50 p.m.
Requirements: Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Black

Antoinette's 4th Heart Event: Enter your Farmhouse between 2.00 p.m. and 4.50 p.m.

Sherry's 1st Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen at 2.00 p.m.

Freya's 2nd Heart Event: Enter Waterfall Screen from Town Screen at 2.00 p.m.

Daisy's 4th Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen between 2.00 p.m. and 4.40 p.m.

Ivan's 3rd Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen 4.00 p.m. to 5.50 p.m.

Lloyd and Sherry 1st Rival Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Hotel Screen from 4.50 p.m. to 5.40 p.m.
Requirements: Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Black

Ivan's 4th Heart Event: Enter Ivan's House from 9.00 p.m. to 10.50 p.m. (good weather)

Dirk's 4th Heart Event: Enter Dirk's House from 9.00 p.m. to 10.59 p.m.


Day-by-Day Calendar after the First Year


This Calendar contains listings solely of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Rival Heart Events for each Couple. You can assume that any Heart or Rival Heart Event that can occur in the First Year can occur in any subsequent Year as well.


Sunday after 1st Year


Lloyd's and Sherry's 2nd Rival Heart Event: Enter Sherry's House between Noon and 3.50 p.m. on Sunday or Saturday
Requirements: Must be 2nd Year or later: Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Purple

Lloyd's and Sherry's 3rd Rival Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Hotel Screen from 5.00 p.m. to 7.55 p.m. on Sunday or Saturday
Requirements: Must be 3rd Year or later; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Blue

Angelo's and Daisy's 2nd Rival Heart Event: Enter Angelo's House from 8.00 .p.m. to 9.50 p.m.
Requirements: Will not occur before 2nd Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Purple

Angelo's and Daisy's 3rd Rival Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen from 1.00 p.m. to 4.50 p.m.
Requirements: Will not occur before 3rd Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Blue.

Angelo's and Daisy's 4th Rival Heart Event: Enter Hotel at any time
Requirements: Will not occur before end of Flower Festival in the 4th Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Yellow

Ivan's and Freya's 3rd Rival Heart Event: Enter Ivan's House from 8.00 p.m. to 8.50 p.m.
Requirements: Cannot occur before 3rd Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Blue



Monday after 1st Year


Angelo's and Daisy's 2nd Rival Heart Event: Enter Angelo's House from 8.00 .p.m. to 9.50 p.m.
Requirements: Will not occur before 2nd Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Purple

Angelo's and Daisy's 4th Rival Heart Event: Enter Hotel at any time
Requirements: Will not occur before end of Flower Festival in the 4th Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Yellow

Ivan's and Freya's 3rd Rival Heart Event: Enter Ivan's House from 8.00 p.m. to 8.50 p.m.
Requirements: Cannot occur before 3rd Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Blue



Tuesday after 1st Year


Angelo's and Daisy's 2nd Rival Heart Event: Enter Angelo's House from 8.00 .p.m. to 9.50 p.m.
Requirements: Will not occur before 2nd Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Purple

Angelo's and Daisy's 3rd Rival Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen from 1.00 p.m. to 4.50 p.m.
Requirements: Will not occur before 3rd Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Blue.


Angelo's and Daisy's 4th Rival Heart Event: Enter Hotel at any time
Requirements: Will not occur before end of Flower Festival in the 4th Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Yellow

Ivan's and Freya's 2nd Rival Heart Event: Enter Cafe from 8.00 p.m. to 9.50 p.m.
Requirements: Cannot occur before 2nd Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Purple


Wednesday after 1st Year


Ivan's and Freya's 2nd Rival Heart Event: Enter Cafe from 8.00 p.m. to 9.50 p.m.
Requirements: Cannot occur before 2nd Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Purple


Thursday after 1st Year


Lloyd's and Sherry's 4th Rival Heart Event: Enter Sherry's House between Noon and 3.50 p.m. on a rainy Thursday
Requirements: Must be 4th year or later; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Yellow


Ivan's and Freya's 4th Rival Heart Event: Enter Ivan's House from 7.00 p.m. to 8.50 p.m.
Requirements: Cannot occur before 4th Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Yellow



Friday after 1st Year


Ivan's and Freya's 3rd Rival Heart Event: Enter Ivan's House from 8.00 p.m. to 8.50 p.m.
Requirements: Cannot occur before 3rd Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Blue


Saturday after 1st Year


Lloyd's and Sherry's 2nd Rival Heart Event: Enter Sherry's House between Noon and 3.50 p.m. on Sunday or Saturday
Requirements: Must be 2nd Year or later: Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Purple

Lloyd's and Sherry's 3rd Rival Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Hotel Screen from 5.00 p.m. to 7.55 p.m. on Sunday or Saturday
Requirements: Must be 3rd Year or later; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Blue


Angelo's and Daisy's 2nd Rival Heart Event: Enter Angelo's House from 8.00 .p.m. to 9.50 p.m.
Requirements: Will not occur before 2nd Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Purple

Angelo's and Daisy's 3rd Rival Heart Event: Enter Town Screen from Waterfall Screen from 1.00 p.m. to 4.50 p.m.
Requirements: Will not occur before 3rd Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Blue.

Angelo's and Daisy's 4th Rival Heart Event: Enter Hotel at any time
Requirements: Will not occur before end of Flower Festival in the 4th Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Yellow

Ivan's and Freya's 3rd Rival Heart Event: Enter Ivan's House from 8.00 p.m. to 8.50 p.m.
Requirements: Cannot occur before 3rd Year; Heart Level of Character Eligible for Marriage cannot exceed Blue

Insect Locations in Grand Bazaar

The Fine Art of Critter-Catching


Insects are as important as Fish in Grand Bazaar in terms of completing your Character's Collections in his/her Farm Assets Menu. There is a separate Tab for Insects where you will find every type of Insect that you have caught listed.

Your Character will have a 'Critter-Catching' Title as well and when he/she catches a specific number of new types of insects, his/her Skill level will increase and a new Title will be awarded. It is not the sum total of ALL insects caught that raises Skill but the total of new types of Insects.

Catching Insects requires a number of different strategies that depend on the type of insect. Some insects need to be approached slowly by walking. Others can be caught only if your Character leaps into the air. Knowing your Insects' behaviour patterns is the key to success.

To catch any Butterfly, you either can walk towards it and catch it while it is hovering close to the ground or leap upward to catch it in mid-flight. Butterflies are fairly easy to catch.

Easier even than Butterflies, however, are the Locusts and Grasshoppers that hop across the ground on every screen. You simply need to position yourself properly to catch them. Whether you walk or run is irrelevant, although you probably can position yourself more precisely if you are walking.

Fireflies appear in the Summer and these require very slow movements. In fact, if you run towards a Firefly, it will fly away and disappear from the screen. Walk towards the Firefly, then note its precise position and stand in front of that spot. Its light will wink in and out. When its light appears, catch it from your stationary position.

A large variety of Cicadas and Beetles appear in Summer as well on the trunks of Trees as well as the walls of buildings. These require some skill to catch in the sense that it is a two-part process. As with Fireflies, if your Character is running, the Insects will be startled and fly away to disappear entirely from the screen. What you need to do is walk very slowly to a position that is within a square of the Insect's position. In some cases, it is easier to approach it from the side rather than the front. The Tree in front of Angelo's house is an example of a situation where you will have greater success if you approach from the side. The second part of the strategy requires that your Character leap towards the Tree, pressing the B Button to catch the Insect at the same time. With these Insects, you only have one chance to succeed. If you miss, the Insect will fly away.

Dragonflies can be caught either when running or walking, leaping or standing. They are fairly fast, however, and will cross the river repeatedly. In the section that gives the locations of all Insects by Season, Dragonflies are listed on both the north and south back of the River on almost all screens. You cannot be more precise than that. Even on the Farm screen, the Dragonflies and Skimmers will move from north to south and cover considerable ground.

Frogs appear only in bad weather and certain varieties only appear during Hurricanes. They will appear on every screen, but as always, the varieties are location-specific.

Insects are time-specific as well as location-specific. Some Insects are found only during the Evening and Night. Others are found in the Morning or during the entire Day. You need to hunt Insects at all hours of the Day and Night in every type of Weather if you wish to achieve 100% completion and the ultimate Critter-Catching Title.

Incidentally, in some locations, you will see that there are two specific Insects that can be found during any Season. One often is more uncommon than the other. This is particularly true of the Insects that are found on Tree Trunks on any screen.


Insect Locations



Spring Season



Farmhouse Screen


Spiked Locust at very top of Meadow

Swallowtail below Farmhouse
Small White below Farmhouse

Small White to the right of Farm Windmill

Longheaded Locust below Farm Windmill

Rainy Days:
Tree Frog below Well



Waterfall Screen


Pale Cloud Yellow on top tier
Purple Emperor on Top Tier
Hira Grasshopper on top Tier

Scarce Large Blue bottom tier
Spotted Locust on bottom tier
Comma Butterfly on bottom tier

Hira Grasshopper to the right of the Waterfall

Kobane Grasshopper to the left of Lloyd's house

Spiked Locust below Lloyd's House

Small White near lamp post in square

Rainy Days:
White-Lipped Frog to the right of the Waterfall


Town Screen


Dirt Grasshopper on little plateau above Mayor's house

Comma Butterfly, south shore to the left of the Town Bridge
Small White, south shore to the left of the Town Bridge
Miyama Swallowtail, south shore, to the left of the town Bridge

Nymph Butterfly, south shore, to the right of the Town Bridge

Piggyback Locust beneath Antonette's house

Dirt Grasshopper on path near south shore of River

Rainy Days:
Red-Eyed Tree Frog near Pool below Mayor's House
Tree Frog on South bank of river, to the left of Bridge
Red-Eyed Tree Frog beneath Antoinette's House


Hotel Screen


Nymph Butterfly on south shore, to the left of Bridge
Pale Cloud Yellow on south shore, to the left of Bridge
Kobane Grasshopper to the left of the Bridge on south shore

Pale Cloud Yellow on south shore, to the right of Bridge

White-Lipped Frog below Angelo's house on rainy day

Spiked Locust beneath the Windmill

Pale Cloud Yellow beneath the Windmill

White Swallowtail above second little round hill, leaping

Spiked Locust on plateau north of Hotel

Dirt Grasshopper at bottom of skateboard course

Rainy Days:

Tree Frog next to Fountain

Tree Frog below Windmill


Summer



Farmhouse Screen


Opal Cicada on northeast tree in meadow (morning)

Elephant Beetle on northwest tree in meadow (night)
White Beetle on northeast tree in meadow (night)

Purple Brush-Foot on Meadow (night)

Evening Cicada (day, tree closest to farmhouse in Meadow)
Spring Cicada (day, tree closest to farmhouse in Meadow)

Kaempfer Cicada on tree to left of Farmhouse

Rhinoceros Beetle on tree to left of farmhouse (night)

Eastern Locust on the field

Hira Grasshopper on the field (rainy)

Japanese Firefly beneath Well


Waterfall Screen


Kutsuwa Katydid on top tier

Purple Brush-Foot on top tier

Sitting Cicada on 1st Tree on Top Tier (day)
Princess Cicada on 2nd Tree on top Tier (day)

Screeching Cicada on 1st Tree on top Tier (day)
Brown Cicada on 1st Tree on Top Tier (day)

Singing Cicada on 2nd Tree on top Tier (day)

Stag Beetle on 1st Tree on top tier (night)
White Morn Beetle on 1st Tree on Top Tier (night)

Pincer Beetle on 2nd Tree on top tier (night)

Anubis Beetle on 2nd Tree on top tier (late night)

Nymph Butterfly on bottom tier

Black Firefly in 'elbow' of river near 2nd Tier

Spotted Locust to the right of the Waterfall

Princess Firefly (blue) to the right of the Waterfall

Piggyback Locust below Lloyd's house

Candle Firefly on south bank below pier, north of Lloyd's house

On Rainy Day:

Tree Frog to the left of entrance to Farm Screen, or 'elbow' of river

Hurricane:
Spotted Pond Frog to the left of Lloyd's House
White's Tree Frog to the right of Waterfall


Town Screen


Cabbage Firefly on north bank to the left of bridge.
Spotted Firefly on the north bank to the left of bridge

Candle Firefly on south bank to the right of bridge

Piggyback Locust on south bank of river to left of bridge
Dirt Grasshopper on path on south bank to the left of bridge
Kobane Grasshopper on south bank to the right of bridge

Kutsuwa Katydid by pool to the right of Mayor's house
Summer Firefly by pool to the right of Mayor's house

Singing Cicada on window of Kevin's house

On Rainy Day:

Red-Eyed Tree Frog below Antoinette's house
White Swallowtail on south shore, to the left of bridge



Hotel Screen


Eastern Locust outside Hotel

Spring Cicada on tree below Windmill (day)

Bear Cicada on tree below Windmill (day)

Big Pincer Beetle on tree below Windmill (night)

Yellow Firefly on pier below Windmill
Candle Firefly on pier below Windmill

Grass Cicada on Tree next ot Angelo's House
Princess Cicada on Tree next to Angelo's House
Chattering Cicada on Tree next to Angelo's House

Ring Butterfly below Angelo's House

Black Firefly next to Angelo's House

Piggyback Locust on south shore to the left of bridge

Summer Firefly on south shore to the right of bridge

Longheaded Locust on plateau above Hotel

Common Skimmer (north and south banks in the last few days of Summer)

Rainy Day:
Tree Frog on south bank, left side of bridge
White's Tree Frog on north bank, beneath Windmill

Spotted Pond Frog below Windmill (hurricane)


Autumn



Farmhouse Screen


Scarce Large Blue on northwest corner of Meadow above Farm
Cricket in Meadow
Yellow Damselfly outside Farmhouse
Blue Dragonfly near field or outside Farmhouse

Red Dragonfly below Windmill


Waterfall Screen

Nymph Butterfly on top tier
Common Skimmer on top tier

Velvet Brush-Foot bottom tier

Emma Field Cricket on the plateau to the right of the top tier

Kobane Grasshopper to the left or right of the Waterfall

Risi Dragonfly below Lloyd's house and in lamppost area

Town Screen


Azure Dragonfly on little plateau above Mayor's house
Cornered Cricket in alcove to the left of Mayor's house

Eastern Locust by little pool to the right of the Mayor's House

Cobalt Dragonfly by little pool to the right of the Mayor's house

Cobalt Dragonfly in Town Square

Longheaded Locust on south side of river, to the left of bridge

Pacific Dragonfly north and south banks of river
Sunrise Dragonfly north and south banks of river

Rainy Day:

White-Lipped Frog on left side of bridge, south bank


Hotel Screen


Hira Grasshopper left side of bridge

Hira Grasshopper right side of bridge

Pacific Dragonfly on north and south banks of river

Amber Dragonfly outside of hotel

Cobalt Dragonfly outside of hotel

Aegis Dragonfly on north and south banks of the river

Yellow Damselfly on north and south banks of the river

Sunrise Dragonfly on north and south banks of the river

Aegis Dragonfly on round plateau above Angelo's House

Migratory Locust on plateau above Hotel

Kutsuwa Katydid on plateau above Hotel

Longheaded Locust below Windmill

Rainy Day:
White's Tree Frog on left side of bridge, south bank


Winter



Farm Screen


Dirt Grasshopper in meadow

Kobane Grasshopper in meadow

Spotted Locust below Farmhouse


Waterfall Screen


Kobane Grasshopper to the left of Lloyd's House


Town Screen


Dirt Grasshopper to the left of the bridge on south bank


Hotel Screen


Dirt Grasshopper to the left of the bridge

Freya and Freyashawk

So many players are asking about the Character of Freya in Grand Bazaar and my own name. I have been writing strategy guides under the name of Freyashawk for a number of years and my Character in any Harvest Moon or Rune Factory game always has been Freya (if female) and Freyr or Frey (if male) whenever one is not allowed enough letters to name a Character Freyashawk.

Natsume did promise to name a Character after me. Whether or not the new Character in Grand Bazaar was named with me in mind or not, I cannot say as I didn't produce the game!

Mind you, in my first Grand Bazaar file, I named my Girl Character Freya as usual and then had a confusing situation where the small village of Zephyr Town had TWO girls named Freya!

Bazaar Dialogues

This is an excerpt from a new section added to my General Guide/Walkthrough:

The Weekly Bazaar in Grand Bazaar, apart from being the venue for many Stalls where unique items and services can be purchased, actually consists primarily of two separate Mini-Games at your Character's Stall. The first is the Selling Game. When you offer items in the three slots at your Stall, you must be quick and accurate if a Customer offers to buy them. The number of items a Customer wishes to buy will be displayed and you must press the A Button the correct number of times to fill the order. If you are too slow, the Customer will leave and you will lose the sale.

The second Mini-Game is the Reputation Mini-Game. This consists of Dialogue with a Customer. The Customer can be one of the unnamed generic Customers who attend the Weekly Bazaar or it can be one of your fellow villagers. A request for Dialogue is displayed by an icon of a little head with mouth open. You always will be given a choice of three Responses. The Response that you choose will determine whether your Reputation increases or decreases. In some cases, your Response can result in a significant profit or loss in terms of sales as well.

The following are specific Dialogues with Customers. The correct response and the result in terms of Reputation and profit or loss are included.


Hungry Customer


I... I'm so hungry i can barely move... I think I'm going to pass out...

My choices:

Take one of my items!
Oh no! Oh no!
Don't give up! You're fine!

Correct Response: Take one of my items!

R-Really? Then I'll take one of these Turnip Salad! Thank you! I'll sell it and buy myself some food!

Your rep went up a lot.

She paid nothing for it!


False Teeth Dialogue


Old man: Hey dere, couldja dell me where da laffing stall ish?

My choices:

Uh... What?
The laughing stall...?
Wrapping stall? Go left.

Correct Response: Wrapping stall? Go left.

Old man: Danks! One segond...
Ah! That's better! My false teeth fell out! No wonder no one could understand me!

Your rep went up a lot!


Lost Eyeglasses


Lady: Oh, my glasses! I can't find my glasses!

My choices now:

We don't sell glasses...
Do you need help looking?
They're on your head!

Correct Response: They're on your head!

Lady: What?! Oh, you're right! Thank you! I didn't notice them at all!

Your rep went up a lot!


Quest to Help the World


Customer: Greetings! I just have to help people out whereever I go! Therefore, I insist that I help you in any way I can!

My choices:

Thank you!
I don't need your help!
Buying something to help!

Correct Response: Thank you!
You're quite welcome! Now then... Attention, every one! This stand is the finest at the bazaar! *pant* *pant* ... How was that?

Your rep went up a lot!

If you choose: Buying something to help!

Buying something to help!

Customer: Oh, but that's terrible, trying to solve everything with money!

He goes off with cross hurt and your rep goes down.



Request for Item No.1


Customer: Hey, you there! Could you give me this Boiled Egg?

Your options:

Of course not!
Sure!
Hmm... Let me think...

I said: Sure!

Oh! Thank you! I'm actually a secret critic! Just kidding! I just like getting stuff for free! Thanks!

Your Rep went up a lot!
No payment for item.


Lloyd's Fan


Customer: Oh, how cute (star) Would you give me this Egg Custard?

Your options:

Sure! Take it!
You mean for free...?
Could you buy it, please?

Correct Response: Could you buy it, please?

Customer: You got me! You win! As a reward, I'll pay double for this instead!

Your rep went up a lot!
You receive double the amount for the item.

If you chose: Sure! Take it!

Customer: Thank you! (heart) I'm so happy! (heart)
Then: Heh, that was too easy!

Customer goes off with cross hurt.

Your rep goes down a lot.


Lloyd's Fan


S-Sorry... I was wondering if you know where .... L-Lloyd was...

Your choices:

Down and to the right.
Down and to the left.
Lloyd's not here.

Correct Response: Down and to the right.

Thank you so much! I'm a very big fan of Lloyd, you see... Thakn you again! (red heart)

Your rep went up a lot!


Item Request, No. 2


Customer: Hey, I want one of these Cabbages. Can I have one?

Your choices:

Go on, take one!
And the money?
What? No way!

Correct Response: Go on, take one!

Customer: Yay! Thank you! You're the best! Bye!

Your rep went up a lot!
No payment.


Injured Child


Boy customer: Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

Your choices:

A-Are you okay?
Did you say something?
That's why you don't run.

Correct Response: A-Are you okay?

Boy: I-I'm fine... I'm not gonna cry, because I'm a big boy!

Your rep went up a lot!


A Nice, Long Chat


Old Man: Oh, you look just like my grandchild. Could we talk for a bit?

Your options:

I'm busy right now...
Sure!
No, I can't.

Correct Response: Sure!

Old Man: Really?! Well then ................... Ah, that was a nice chat! To show my thanks, I'll buy all of your Honeycomb...

Your rep went up a lot!
You can make an enormous profit, as the Customer will buy an entire stack of items if that is the slot he chooses.


Where is Lucy?


Customer: Hey, did some one named Lucy come by here earlier?
Your choices:
Crying by the animal shop?
Who's that?
Might be at the ore stand?
Correct Response: Might be at the ore stand?
Customer: What? At the ore stand? She must be buying me a diamond or something! What a sweetheart! Lucy really is the best!
Your rep went up a lot!

I Love Lucy


Customer: hey there! We're the famous comedy duo, Lucy and Ricky! What a wonderful day for a bazaar!
Your Choices:
So you play two parts?
You're bothering me!
Ricky, where's Lucy?
Correct Response: Ricky, where's Lucy?
Customer: What?! Lucy's not here? Where did she go?! I bet she went shopping again! Come back here, Lucy! You got some 'splainin' to do!
Your rep went up a lot!

Concert Venue


Lady Customer: Ah! This must be the stage for my concert! Hello, every one! Come and listen to my performance!

Your Choices:

Hey! This is a bazaar!
You can't carry a tune!
What a beautiful voice!

Correct respons has to be: Hey! This is a bazaar!

If you respond: What a beautiful voice!

Customer: Oh, thank you! (red heart) Then I'll sing some more! La la la! La la la!
Your rep went down!


Ivan and the Lost Child


Ivan: Oh, Freya, there's a lost child...

My choices:

Who cares?
Look for their parents!
Oh no! Let's help!

Correct Response: Oh no! Let's help!

Ivan: Heh heh, calm down. It's OK. I found the parents. You really are as kind as I thought.

Your rep goes up a lot!


Ivan's Friendly Chat


Ivan: Looks like you're working hard. How are things going?

Your choices:

Not bad...
Terrible!
Great!

Correct Response: Great!

Ivan (laughing) Good to hear. That's the type of positive attitude I like to see.


Antoinette's Request


Antoinette: Hmm... this Piggyback Locust...

My choices:

What about it?
You can have it!
You can't have it!

Correct Response: You can have it!

If you choose: What about it?
Antoinette: Oh, nothing. Never mind...

Cross hurt: Your reputation went down


Dirk's Request


Dirk: Hmm, do I have enough for this Piggyback Locust?

My choices:
How about for half price?
You can have it for free!
Guess not!

Correct Response: How about for half price?

Dirk: What? Really? Great! Thanks!

Your rep goes up a lot!


Ivan's Request


Ivan: Could you give me a deal on this Turnip?

My choices:

For double the price?
For half price?
You can have it for free!

Correct Choice: For half price?

Ivan (laugh): Thank you. I appreciate it.

Your rep goes up a lot!


Ivan and the Seasons


Ivan: Hello, Freyja. There's something nice about the spring bazaar. I thnk it's my favourite.

Your choices:

It has a nice atmosphere.
Winter is better.
Who cares! Buy something!

Correct Response: It has a nice atmosphere.

Ivan: You think so too? That makes me happy.

Your rep went up a lot!

Little Tips and Tricks for Grand Bazaar

This information is included in my General Guide now but it may be useful to players who are beginning the game for the first time.


Tips and Tricks


Any item that is not 'Super Fresh!' will be less valuable than the same item in its freshest state. When items begin to go off, they can be sold, but they usually are worth no more than 1G each. If, however, you are able to use the Item either in your Kitchen to create a Cooked Dish or in a Windmill Recipe, it will regain its Freshness and its value will be as high as that of the same Dish or Item when made with a 'Super Fresh' ingredient! You therefore should use all Items that have lost their freshness rating in a Cooked Dish or Windmill Recipe.

Storage is a problem in most Harvest Moon games, especially at the start. There are some ways to store items temporarily outside of your Storage Room. Crops that have ripened, for example, can be left in the Ground at least for a day. If a Bazaar is scheduled the next day, it is better to leave all ripened Crops in the ground overnight for two reasons. The first is to increase your Storage space. The second is because Seeds are sold at the Bazaars. Once you harvest any Crop, the land will revert to untilled soil overnight. If you harvest Crops the day before a Bazaar, you will be forced to retill the land for the Seeds purchased at the Bazaar. If, however, you harvest the Crops on the morning of the Bazaar, you can come home in the evening to plant your new Seeds without having to till the soil.

Another temporary storage location exists in each Windmill. You can leave up to 6 completed items in the Windmill. If a Bazaar is scheduled, leave any items you intend to sell at the Bazaar in the Windmill if possible until the day of the Bazaar.

Diving for Items in the River is a good way to find valuable Ores and Sea Urchins, but it takes Energy. Using the Multiplayer option will allow you to dive to your heart's content as you can play through more than one day in Multiplayer Mode. Make certain that you have sufficient slots in your Bag before you embark upon your adventure, as you will not be able to give items to other Characters in Multiplayer Mode.

You can sell items at the Neighbourhood Bazaar in Multiplayer Mode. This is a method by which you can obtain more space in your Bag or sell items to obtain funds on a day when Raul's Shop is shut. If you need money on any Friday, try to enter Multiplayer Mode.

Multiplayer Mode is unlocked on Tuesday, 17 Spring in a visit from Mayor Felix. Until then, you will be unable to use the option.

Note that any items that appear on the ground on the morning of any Bazaar Day will disappear by the time the Bazaar ends at 7.00 p.m. Be careful, especially when storage space is limited to collect all valuable items from the ground before the end of the Bazaar.

You can open and shut your Stall at any Bazaar repeatedly. Your options are not limited to exploration of other Stalls. You actually can leave the Bazaar and return with more items if you wish to do so. Knowing the shortcuts from screen to screen is very helpful in this respect.

The little stone pathway to the left of the Bazaar leads directly to the Town Screen to a plateau above the houses. Leap down from there and take the path east to the Mayor's house. Leap onto the Barrel to find yourself on a plateau above the top tier on the Waterfall screen. Now you can walk east to the entrance to the Farm screen. This saves a lot of time on the day of any Bazaar.

If you have found any Ore Stones in the River, do not sell them either to Raul or at the Bazaar! Wait until you have a Hammer (sold at Felix's Stall the week after you purchase a Sickle from him), then smash the Ore Stone to find an Ore/Gem inside. Note that the result is random and is loaded at the moment you smash the Ore Stone. You therefore should wait until 6.00 a.m. on the morning of a Bazaar or any other morning after saving your game. Smash the Ore Stone. If it contains only Scrap Metal, reload your game and try again.

Fairly worthless items can be processed to create useful or valuable items. 1 Weed + 1 Branch creates Fertiliser in the first Windmill, unlocked on 24 Spring. Any Branch when chopped with an Axe becomes Lumber. Any Rock when smashed with a Hammer becomes Material Stone. Items retain their rank when processed.

One more point should be made with respect to fairly worthless items. Almost anything placed on your Stall at the Bazaar WILL sell. It is best to place a variety of items on the Stall, however, as customers are more likely to buy one if you have three different types of items on display. In other words, for example, rather than selling three types of insects, it would be better to display one Cooked Item, one Insect and one Crop or Flower. As soon as one slot is empty, fill it with another item, even if all you have are Weeds. Some one will buy...

Another Bazaar strategy is useful in terms of current Sales Goals. Although meeting your Sales Goal is no guarantee that the Bazaar will expand the next week, it certainly brings Zephyr Town closer to expansion. In Multiplayer Mode, it is better to buy expensive items, depleting your own income, to sell at the next Bazaar than to be in a position where all the Items that you possess, if sold, would not allow you to meet the Sales Goal. Agreeing with other players to sell items at half-price is the best way to make certain that every one can afford to buy the Items on display.

Another tip for Multiplayer Mode is to sell raw ingredients to a Player who has unlocked all the Windmills if you have not done so yourself. Once you quit the game, the buyer can process the items, then sell them back to you in a new Multiplayer game. Good communication is the key to a profitable Multiplayer Neighbourhood Bazaar. You can sell items at the Stalls of other Players at a Neighbourhood Bazaar, but remember always that any item sold is one less item that can be sold at your Weekly Bazaar.

As far as catching insects is concerned, most Insects are caught only if your Character walks instead of running. To catch any Firefly, you should stand in front of the location where its light appeared and, when the light winks into view again, catch the Insect. There are Insects that can be caught only if your Character leaps into the air. A double leap or somersault, followed by a press of the B Button can allow you to catch flying insects that could not be reached from the ground. This is a strategy for catching the Insects that you spy on Tree Trunks. Walk slowly to position yourself in front of the Tree Trunk. When the Insect begins to fly, leap into the air to catch it.

The Mechanics of Heart Events and Rival Heart Events in Grand Bazaar

You will find most of the early Heart Events and Rival Heart Events for the Eligible Girls and Bachelors in my Courtship and Marriage Guide now. As always, I am able to update my posts of these guides on weekends, while the version of IGN remains unchanged until Monday. You therefore will find newer expanded versions of my Guides usually on this site.

It is interesting to note that other Events such as the Events that unlock the three Windmills will occur on different days in different files, so it is possible that they are loaded into the game randomly within a specific 'window of opportunity'. In five different files now, I have experienced the Windmill Events on a number of different days, within a seven day period! I never have triggered one on a rainy day, however, so good weather may be a requirement. Another Requirement is that the Events will not occur on a Festival Day or a Bazaar Day.

In Hero of Leaf Valley, there was a specific hierarchy for Events. Events that were mandatory for the best successful 'ending' had first priority. It is possible that Grand Bazaar has a little hierarchy in certain situations as well. For example, if you purchase an Animal or an Expansion at the Bazaar, the Delivery of that Animal or Announcement of completion of the Expansion ALWAYS occurs on the next morning at 6.00 a.m.

The Visits by Felix in the first year to deliver Tea for the Tea Party and Wine for the Wine Festival respectively did not occur on the same day in different files. Obviously, the Event must occur before the Festival date, but within that requirement, there apparently is room for variation.

Events and Weather for the next day evidently are loaded into the game when you save it before going to bed on the previous night. The save File actually will include sound effects for the Weather that is current when you awaken.

Originally, I thought that Heart Events might be random to some extent once any requirements had been met. I now realise that they simply obey specific rules as in any Harvest Moon game. They will not occur on any Festival or Bazaar Day and most require fine weather. If an Eligible Girl/Bachelor's Heart Event will occur only on Sunday, for example, one has less chance of experiencing it as soon as all requirements are met as most of the Weekly Bazaars occur on Saturday or Sunday. With rainy weekends and Bazaars, my male Character had no opportunity to experience Sherry's 1st Heart Event until fairly late in Spring. It was so late in fact, that she had attained Purple Heart level by the time he was able to experience her 1st Heart Event and her 2nd Heart Event occurred the very next day.

I do believe now that Rival Heart Events have Heart Level 'ceilings' as in other Harvest Moon games. It appears that, once the Eligible Girl/Bachelor reaches Purple Heart Level, you no longer will be able to experience the 1st Rival Heart Event. If any one can refute this, I would be happy to hear it, but in the files where my Character raised Heart Levels too quickly, he/she missed the 1st Rival Heart Event for one or more couples. Rivals never marry, but most players like to experience as many Events as possible. I therefore would advise players not to raise Heart Levels too quickly in Grand Bazaar. The Spring Festivals such as Flower Festival and Spring Harmony Day offer extra opportunities to boost Heart Levels. It may be better on ordinary days simply to 'meet and greet' all Eligible Girls/Bachelors than to ply them with too many Gifts until you have triggered the 1st Rival Heart Events for all couples.

As far as marriage requirements are concerned, there is an added requirement for each Eligible Girl and Bachelor to raise the Heart Levels of specific Villagers before any proposal of marriage will be accepted.

These involve the Eligible Girl or Bachelor's Family or another individual who is treated like a family member and are as follows:

Ivan: Must have at least 3 Hearts with Dirk for a successful proposal
Dirk: Must have at least 3 Hearts with Ivan for a successful proposal
Lloyd: Must have at least 3 Hearts with Felix and Sherry for a successful proposal

Sherry: Must have at least 3 Hearts with Felix and Lloyd for a successful proposal
Antoinette: Must have at least 3 Hearts with Claude for a successful proposal
Daisy: Must have at least 3 Hearts with Stuart and Ethel for a successful proposal

The text of all Heart and Rival Heart Events will be found in my Courtship and Marriage Guide in the sections that deal with each of the Eligible Girls and/or Bachelors involved in the Events.

Heart Events and Rival Heart Events are romantic Events that occur either between your Character and an Eligible Girl or Bachelor or between the Eligible Girl or Bachelor and your Rival for his/her affections. The first Heart Event has no requirements in terms of Heart Level but subsequent Heart Events do. As indicated previously, where Rival Heart Events are concerned, there is a 'ceiling' in terms of the Heart Level of the Eligible Girl/Bachelor. If the Eligible Girl or Bachelor's Heart Level exceeds a specific Level, you no longer will be able to experience the Rival Heart Event. In terms of the 1st Rival Heart Event, the basic Requirement is that the Eligible Girl/Bachelor has not attained Purple Heart Level. Once Purple Heart level is reached, you no longer will be able to experience the 1st Rival Heart Event.

Heart Events actively involve only your Character and an Eligible Girl or Bachelor even if other Characters are present. There is a point in the Event where you will be required to make a choice between two Responses. The Response that you choose will affect the Character's Heart Level either positively or negatively. Both results are included in the text of any Heart Event.

Rival Heart Events, on the other hand, involve only the Eligible Girl or Bachelor and your Rival for his/her affections. You will witness the Event but not be an active participant in it. There may be other peripheral Characters in the Event but the main Characters are the Eligible Girl/Bachelor and your Rival.

If you choose the incorrect response in the course of any Heart Event, it may decrease the Heart Level of the Eligible Girl/Bachelor but it will not prevent you from experiencing the next Heart Event nor from marrying the individual when all requirements are met. If you feel that you made the wrong response, you can reload your game to experience the day again with any Events that can be triggered, but once you have saved any result, you will not be able to experience that Event again.

As in other Harvest Moon games, any Heart Events can be experienced when the Character has exceeded the Heart Level requirement for the Event. In other words, if you did not trigger the Heart Event at a lower level, you can experience even the Black Heart Event when the Eligible Girl/Bachelor is at deepest red heart. You NEVER need to lower an individual's Heart Level in order to trigger any Heart Event. It is the Heart Events that are a requirement for marriage to any Eligible Girl or Bachelor.

Rival Heart Events involve only the Eligible Girl or Bachelor and your Rival for his/her affections. You will witness the Event but not be an active participant in it. There may be other peripheral Characters in the Event but the main Characters are the Eligible Girl/Bachelor and your Rival.

As Rival Couples never marry, Rival Heart Events are not as significant in Grand Bazaar as they are in other Harvest Moon games. If the Heart Level of the Eligible Girl or Bachelor is too high, you no longer will be able to trigger the Rival Heart Event associated with a specific Heart Level. As previously stated, you no longer will be able to experience the 1st Rival Heart Event if the Eligible Girl or Bachelor has attained Purple Heart Level.

The purchase of the traditional Harvest Moon 'Big Bed' is a requirement for Marriage. After marriage, you can have a Child although the Child never will become an adult.

If you choose the incorrect response in the course of any Heart Event, it may decrease the Heart Level of the Eligible Girl/Bachelor but it will not prevent you from experiencing the next Heart Event nor from marrying the individual when all requirements are met. If you feel that you made the wrong response, you can reload your game to experience the day again with any Events that can be triggered, but once you have saved any result, you will not be able to experience that Event again. If you choose the 'incorrect' Response in the course of the Event, the Heart Level of the Eligible Girl/Bachelor will decrease. Heart Colour may or may not change depending on the actual point total at the time the Event is triggered. In other words, if the Eligible Girl or Bachelor only reached Purple Heart Level on the previous day, giving the incorrect Response in the course of the Purple Heart Event will result in a colour change back to Black/Grey. If, however, the Eligible Girl or Bachelor almost has reached Blue Heart Level when the Event is triggered, the Heart Colour will remain Purple, even with the Affection Point loss.

The Gift of an item that an Individual detests will result in a subtraction of Affection or Friendship Points but it will be a smaller point loss than that which results from an incorrect Response during any Heart Event. Gifts that a Character likes will result in an increase in Affection Points and a Most Favourite has the greatest value of all. The ordinary value of a Most Favourite Gift when given as a Birthday Gift is multiplied.

The purchase of the traditional Harvest Moon 'Big Bed' is a requirement for Marriage. After marriage, you can have a Child although the Child never will become an adult.

Information received from a player, as yet not confirmed in my games:

Evidently you cannot make a successful proposal in the first year, even if you have met all Requirements for marriage. The earliest that you can marry is the 12th of Spring in the second year. Furthermore, no marriages will occur during the Winter Season in any year. (Unconfirmed in my own games, although more than one player has been unable to marry in Winter and in the first year.)

As of 23 September, the schedules of all Heart and Rival Heart Events are included in my Courtship and Marriage Guide as well as special Day-by-Day Calendars for Heart Events and Rival Heart Events.