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'''Fêng shui'''<ref>''"Well, that's just good fêng shui, <player>!"'' — [[Happy Home Academy]], {{NH}}</ref> (pronounced [[Wikipedia:IPA|ˌfʌŋˈʃweɪ]], "fung-shway"), also formatted as '''feng shui''', is a game mechanic in which the player's [[Happy Home Academy]] score and [[luck]] regarding items and money are increased based on the arrangement of furniture in the player's [[Player house|house]].
'''Feng Shui''' (Pronounced [[Wikipedia:IPA|ˌfʌŋˈʃweɪ]], "fung-shway") is an old Chinese practice in which furniture and items are arranged in a certain way to increase the flow of positive energy throughout a [[house]]. In the {{SER}}, the arrangement of items according to its own Feng Shui principles is reported to bring luck with money and items. Feng Shui is applicable only to the first room of the house. Most of the [[Normal]] villagers ask the [[Player]] about Feng Shui.
 
  
==Principles of Feng Shui==
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Fêng shui in the {{SER|nolink}} is based on a practice originating from ancient China in which housewares are arranged in a certain way to increase the flow of positive energy throughout a house.
There are two ways to affect Feng Shui: By placing items of certain colors in their correct areas of the room, and by placing 'lucky' items anywhere in the room.
 
  
===Color===
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==Item colors and house layout==
Every object has two colors which are associated with it. These can be red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, colorful, black, white or gray. For Feng Shui, only red, yellow and green are used. If an item has only one main color, then it will be labelled with that color twice. For example, the red armchair is all red. Its colors are 'red/red' or 'red(x2)'.<br>
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Every furniture item has a color assigned to it.{{Note|In {{PG|nolink}}, items do not have colors aside from those that affect fêng shui.}} Colors that affect fêng shui are red, green, and yellow. Each side of the player's house (west, east, and south) has a corresponding color, and fêng shui increases if items of that color are placed there. Red corresponds to the east end of a room, green corresponds to the south, and yellow corresponds to the west. In {{PG}} only, there are two more fêng shui colors: orange and special. Orange corresponds to the north end of a room and special items can be placed anywhere in a room and still increase fêng shui. The more items of the correct color are placed in the player's house, the stronger the luck effects of fêng shui are.
  
The key to Feng Shui is matching the color of the items to their appropriate squares in the room. The two rows of squares closest to the west wall are yellow. The two closest to the southern wall are green. Finally, those two which are closest to the east wall are red. In the corners where they overlap, the squares have both colors. As the player pays off mortgage and the room expands, the player can have non-Feng Shui tiles in the middle. Diagrams showing the arrangement of colors in the room can be seen below.<br>
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Below are graphics representing the layout of fêng shui in a player's house.
  
'''Examples''':<br>
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<gallery>
*Red Armchair: red/red: This would be best placed on an all red square, since its colors are both red, to acquire twice as much good Feng Shui.
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Feng Shui 4x4.png|Small room
*Mush Table: red: This table has only one Feng Shui color and would be best placed on any square with red.
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Feng Shui 6x6.png|Medium room
*Watermelon Table: red/green: This would be best placed on a red/green square to gain twice as much good Feng Shui.
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Feng Shui 8x8.png|Large room
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</gallery>
'''Small Room'''<br>
 
[[File:4x4.gif]]<br><br>
 
'''Medium Room'''<br>
 
[[File:6x6.gif]]<br><br>
 
'''Large Room'''<br>
 
[[File:8x8.gif]]
 
  
===Lucky Items===
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==Appearances==
Some items are lucky and bring good Feng Shui no matter where they are placed. Some of these also have colors which are used in Feng Shui and can therefore bring twice as much good luck to the player's house.
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===In {{PG|nolink}}===
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In {{PG}}, there are five types of fêng shui: yellow, red, green, orange, and special. Compared to newer games, the placing of items is the same as shown on the upper section, with the only difference being that orange fêng shui occupies the upper section in the same manner as the green fêng shui on the bottom.
  
==Benefits of Feng Shui==
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Each type affects one or both types of luck: item luck and money luck.
Having good overall Feng Shui will increase the number of points in the [[HRA]] score. Luck also affects a [[player]] getting [[ore]] when hitting hitting a [[money rock]] instead of [[bells]].
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{| class="styled color-gameplay"
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|-
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! style="text-align:center;"|Color
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! style="text-align:center;"|Direction
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! style="text-align:center;"|Effect
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! style="text-align:center;"|Points
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! style="text-align:center;"|Impact
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|-
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| {{Yellow}}
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| West
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| Money luck
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| 4 points
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|
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* Increases the amount of time [[money rock]]s dispense Bells.
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* Increases the amount of Bells obtained from a [[shining soil|shining spot]] and the probability that Bells buried in a shining spot grow into a money tree.
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|-
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| {{Red}}
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| East
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| Item luck
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| 8 points
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|
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* Increases the probability of items from the town's rare or uncommon group appearing, the probability of Redd-only items appearing at [[Crazy Redd's|Crazy Redd's Furniture Emporium]].
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* Increases the rate at which [[balloon]]s appear.
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|-
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| {{Green}}
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| South
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| Both money luck and item luck
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| 4 points
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|
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* Increases the same attributes as yellow and red fêng shui.
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|-
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| {{Orange}}
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| North
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| Both money luck and item luck
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| 2 points
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|
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* Increases the same attributes as yellow and red fêng shui.
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|-
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| Special
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| Anywhere
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| Both money luck and item luck
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| 8 points (money luck), 4 points (item luck)
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|
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* Increases the same attributes as yellow and red fêng shui.
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|}
  
===Yellow===
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Item luck has a limit of 20 points. Therefore, only 3 red or special fêng shui items are required to max out item luck. [[Katrina]]'s fortune may provide an additional 30 points, making the total maximum 50 points.
{{main|List of yellow furniture items}}
 
Good yellow Feng Shui will bring luck with money, increasing the number of [[bells]] given to the player by villagers as rewards for helping them. Bells are also more likely to drop when the [[player]] shakes trees.
 
  
===Red===
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The value of money luck has no limit other than the amount of items the player can place in their house. In normal gameplay, this is 192 items. Katrina's fortune may also provide an additional 100 points.
{{main|List of red furniture items}}
 
Good red Feng Shui will bring luck with items. One may find an increased number of items from outside one's [[furniture]] group in [[Tom Nook's store]]. Items are also more likely to fall when the [[player]] shakes trees.
 
  
===Green===
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Certain items facing the wall deduct points from both item and money luck. Each item facing the wall deducts 5 points of item luck and 10 points of money luck. Katrina's fortune may also reduce money luck by -50 points and item luck by -30 points. The minimum value for money luck is -80 and the minimum value for item luck is -30.
{{main|List of green furniture items}}
 
Good green Feng Shui will bring overall luck.
 
  
===Lucky items===
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===In {{WW|short|nolink}}===
*Arwing
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In {{WW}}, there are three types of fêng shui: yellow, red, and green.
*Big Festive Tree
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{| class="styled color-gameplay"
*Birthday Cake
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|-
*Bug Trophy (x2)
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! style="text-align:center;"|Color
*Dracaena
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! style="text-align:center;"|Direction
*Fish Trophy (x2)
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! style="text-align:center;"|Effect
*Flower Trophy (x2)
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! style="text-align:center;"|Impact
*Garden Gnome
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*Ivory Piano
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| {{Yellow}}
*Jack-in-the-box
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| West
*Lefty Lucky Cat
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| Money luck
*Lovely Phone
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*Lucky Black Cat
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* Increases by 10 Bells per point, the number of Bells given by villagers to the player (as a reward, when paying for items, etc.) and decreases the number of Bells taken from the player (when playing for money or selling items).
*Lucky Gold Cat (x2)
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* Increases the duration time of hitting the money rock, letting the player get up to 8 Bell bags.
*Lucky Cat
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|-
*Master Sword
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| {{Red}}
*Music Box
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| East
*Piggy Bank
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| Item luck
*Raccoon Figurine
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*Samurai Suit
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* Increases the chance of items from rare groups appearing at [[Tom Nook's store]].
*Treasure Chest
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* Increases the probability of paintings sold by Redd being real.
*Triforce
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* Affects the rarity of items received from villagers.
*Washer/Dryer
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|-
*Lucky Frog
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| {{Green}}
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| South
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| Both money luck and item luck
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* Increases the same attributes as yellow and red fêng shui.
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* Except it has no impact on the money obtained from the [[money rock]] or the quantity of Bells paid to / received from villagers.
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|}
  
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Furniture that are 2 to 4 squares wide will not count towards the fêng shui value if they do not fit into the whole area for that color.<ref>https://wikiwiki.jp/ds-doubutu/%E9%A2%A8%E6%B0%B4</ref> The Happy Room Academy awards a 100 point bonus for each item placed correctly in the fêng shui layout.
{{Furniture}}
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[[category: Gameplay Elements]]
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===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
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In {{CF}}, there are three types of fêng shui: yellow, red, and green
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{| class="styled color-gameplay"
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|-
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! style="text-align:center;"|Color
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! style="text-align:center;"|Direction
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! style="text-align:center;"|Impact
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|-
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| {{Yellow}}
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| West
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|
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* Increases the number of Bells given by villagers as a reward.
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* Increases the amount of time [[money rock]]s produce Bells.
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* Increases the probability of money trees bearing Bells.
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* Increases the probability of genuine paintings appearing at Crazy Redd's.
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|-
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| {{Red}}
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| East
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* Increases the probability of items from the [[Mario Theme]] appearing in [[balloon]]s.
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* Increases genuine paintings appearing at [[Crazy Redd's]], and Redd-only items appearing at Crazy Redd's.
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|-
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| {{Green}}
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| South
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* Increases the probability of [[spotlight item]]s appearing at [[Tom Nook's store]].
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* Increases genuine paintings appearing at [[Crazy Redd's]], and Redd-only items appearing at Crazy Redd's.
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|}
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As in {{WW|short|nolink}}, the Happy Room Academy awards a 100 point bonus for each item placed correctly in the feng shui layout.
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===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
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In {{NL}}, there are three types of fêng shui: yellow, red, and green.
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{| class="styled color-gameplay"
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|-
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! style="text-align:center;"|Color
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! style="text-align:center;"|Direction
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! style="text-align:center;"|Effect
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! style="text-align:center;"|Impact
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|-
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| {{Yellow}}
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| West
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| Money luck.
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|
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* Increases the probability of money trees bearing Bells.
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* Decreases the price of items sold by villagers.
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* Decreases the price of artwork sold at Redd's Gallery.
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|-
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| {{Red}}
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| East
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| Item luck.
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* Increases the probability of the player receiving prizes from [[Fortune Cookie]]s.
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* Increases the probability of receiving genuine artwork from villagers.
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* Increases the probability of receiving exclusive wallpaper and flooring from [[Saharah]].
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|-
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| {{Green}}
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| South
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| Both money luck and item luck.
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* Increases the probability of spotlight items appearing at [[Timmy and Tommy's store]].
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* Increases the probability of genuine artwork appearing at Redd's Gallery.
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* Increases the probability of the player receiving genuine artwork from villagers, and of receiving exclusive wallpaper and flooring from [[Saharah]]
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|}
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The Happy Home Academy awards a 300 point bonus for each item placed correctly in the fêng shui layout.
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===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
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In {{NH}}, there are three types of fêng shui: red, green, and yellow. The [[Happy Home Academy]] awards a 500 point bonus for each wall with at least one matching color.<ref>[https://chibisnorlax.github.io/acnhfaq/island-dev/hha/ Animal Crossing: New Horizons FAQ from chibisnorlax]</ref> Unlike in previous games, fêng shui has no effect on the player's luck.
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==Lists of furniture that influence fêng shui==
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===For {{DnM|nolink}}===
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*[[Furniture/Doubutsu no Mori/Yellow|Yellow furniture in {{DnM|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Doubutsu no Mori/Red|Red furniture in {{DnM|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Doubutsu no Mori/Green|Green furniture in {{DnM|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Doubutsu no Mori/Orange|Orange Furniture in {{DnM|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Doubutsu no Mori/Special|Special Furniture in {{DnM|nolink}}]]
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===For {{PG|nolink}}===
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*[[Furniture/Animal Crossing/Yellow|Yellow furniture in {{PG|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Animal Crossing/Red|Red furniture in {{PG|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Animal Crossing/Green|Green furniture in {{PG|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Animal Crossing/Orange|Orange Furniture in {{PG|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Animal Crossing/Special|Special Furniture in {{PG|nolink}}]]
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===For {{DnMe+|nolink}}===
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*[[Furniture/Doubutsu no Mori e+/Yellow|Yellow furniture in {{DnMe+|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Doubutsu no Mori e+/Red|Red furniture in {{DnMe+|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Doubutsu no Mori e+/Green|Green furniture in {{DnMe+|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Doubutsu no Mori e+/Orange|Orange Furniture in {{DnMe+|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Doubutsu no Mori e+/Special|Special Furniture in {{DnMe+|nolink}}]]
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===For {{WW|short|nolink}}===
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*[[Furniture/Wild World/Yellow|Yellow furniture in {{WW|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Wild World/Red|Red furniture in {{WW|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/Wild World/Green|Green furniture in {{WW|nolink}}]]
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===For {{CF|short|nolink}}===
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*[[Furniture/City Folk/Yellow|Yellow furniture in {{CF|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/City Folk/Red|Red furniture in {{CF|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/City Folk/Green|Green furniture in {{CF|nolink}}]]
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===For {{NL|short|nolink}}===
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*[[Furniture/New Leaf/Yellow|Yellow furniture in {{NL|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/New Leaf/Red|Red furniture in {{NL|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/New Leaf/Green|Green furniture in {{NL|nolink}}]]
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===For {{NH|short|nolink}}===
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*[[Furniture/New Horizons/Yellow|Yellow furniture in {{NH|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/New Horizons/Red|Red furniture in {{NH|nolink}}]]
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*[[Furniture/New Horizons/Green|Green furniture in {{NH|nolink}}]]
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==Notes==
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{{Note list}}
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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{{Gameplay Elements}}

Revision as of 15:53, July 24, 2021

Fêng shui[1] (pronounced ˌfʌŋˈʃweɪ, "fung-shway"), also formatted as feng shui, is a game mechanic in which the player's Happy Home Academy score and luck regarding items and money are increased based on the arrangement of furniture in the player's house.

Fêng shui in the Animal Crossing series is based on a practice originating from ancient China in which housewares are arranged in a certain way to increase the flow of positive energy throughout a house.

Item colors and house layout

Every furniture item has a color assigned to it.[nb 1] Colors that affect fêng shui are red, green, and yellow. Each side of the player's house (west, east, and south) has a corresponding color, and fêng shui increases if items of that color are placed there. Red corresponds to the east end of a room, green corresponds to the south, and yellow corresponds to the west. In Animal Crossing only, there are two more fêng shui colors: orange and special. Orange corresponds to the north end of a room and special items can be placed anywhere in a room and still increase fêng shui. The more items of the correct color are placed in the player's house, the stronger the luck effects of fêng shui are.

Below are graphics representing the layout of fêng shui in a player's house.

Appearances

In Animal Crossing

In Animal Crossing, there are five types of fêng shui: yellow, red, green, orange, and special. Compared to newer games, the placing of items is the same as shown on the upper section, with the only difference being that orange fêng shui occupies the upper section in the same manner as the green fêng shui on the bottom.

Each type affects one or both types of luck: item luck and money luck.

Color Direction Effect Points Impact
Yellow West Money luck 4 points
  • Increases the amount of time money rocks dispense Bells.
  • Increases the amount of Bells obtained from a shining spot and the probability that Bells buried in a shining spot grow into a money tree.
Red East Item luck 8 points
  • Increases the probability of items from the town's rare or uncommon group appearing, the probability of Redd-only items appearing at Crazy Redd's Furniture Emporium.
  • Increases the rate at which balloons appear.
Green South Both money luck and item luck 4 points
  • Increases the same attributes as yellow and red fêng shui.
Orange North Both money luck and item luck 2 points
  • Increases the same attributes as yellow and red fêng shui.
Special Anywhere Both money luck and item luck 8 points (money luck), 4 points (item luck)
  • Increases the same attributes as yellow and red fêng shui.

Item luck has a limit of 20 points. Therefore, only 3 red or special fêng shui items are required to max out item luck. Katrina's fortune may provide an additional 30 points, making the total maximum 50 points.

The value of money luck has no limit other than the amount of items the player can place in their house. In normal gameplay, this is 192 items. Katrina's fortune may also provide an additional 100 points.

Certain items facing the wall deduct points from both item and money luck. Each item facing the wall deducts 5 points of item luck and 10 points of money luck. Katrina's fortune may also reduce money luck by -50 points and item luck by -30 points. The minimum value for money luck is -80 and the minimum value for item luck is -30.

In Wild World

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, there are three types of fêng shui: yellow, red, and green.

Color Direction Effect Impact
Yellow West Money luck
  • Increases by 10 Bells per point, the number of Bells given by villagers to the player (as a reward, when paying for items, etc.) and decreases the number of Bells taken from the player (when playing for money or selling items).
  • Increases the duration time of hitting the money rock, letting the player get up to 8 Bell bags.
Red East Item luck
  • Increases the chance of items from rare groups appearing at Tom Nook's store.
  • Increases the probability of paintings sold by Redd being real.
  • Affects the rarity of items received from villagers.
Green South Both money luck and item luck
  • Increases the same attributes as yellow and red fêng shui.
  • Except it has no impact on the money obtained from the money rock or the quantity of Bells paid to / received from villagers.

Furniture that are 2 to 4 squares wide will not count towards the fêng shui value if they do not fit into the whole area for that color.[2] The Happy Room Academy awards a 100 point bonus for each item placed correctly in the fêng shui layout.

In City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, there are three types of fêng shui: yellow, red, and green

Color Direction Impact
Yellow West
  • Increases the number of Bells given by villagers as a reward.
  • Increases the amount of time money rocks produce Bells.
  • Increases the probability of money trees bearing Bells.
  • Increases the probability of genuine paintings appearing at Crazy Redd's.
Red East
  • Increases the probability of items from the Mario Theme appearing in balloons.
  • Increases genuine paintings appearing at Crazy Redd's, and Redd-only items appearing at Crazy Redd's.
Green South

As in Wild World, the Happy Room Academy awards a 100 point bonus for each item placed correctly in the feng shui layout.

In New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, there are three types of fêng shui: yellow, red, and green.

Color Direction Effect Impact
Yellow West Money luck.
  • Increases the probability of money trees bearing Bells.
  • Decreases the price of items sold by villagers.
  • Decreases the price of artwork sold at Redd's Gallery.
Red East Item luck.
  • Increases the probability of the player receiving prizes from Fortune Cookies.
  • Increases the probability of receiving genuine artwork from villagers.
  • Increases the probability of receiving exclusive wallpaper and flooring from Saharah.
Green South Both money luck and item luck.
  • Increases the probability of spotlight items appearing at Timmy and Tommy's store.
  • Increases the probability of genuine artwork appearing at Redd's Gallery.
  • Increases the probability of the player receiving genuine artwork from villagers, and of receiving exclusive wallpaper and flooring from Saharah

The Happy Home Academy awards a 300 point bonus for each item placed correctly in the fêng shui layout.

In New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, there are three types of fêng shui: red, green, and yellow. The Happy Home Academy awards a 500 point bonus for each wall with at least one matching color.[3] Unlike in previous games, fêng shui has no effect on the player's luck.

Lists of furniture that influence fêng shui

For Doubutsu no Mori

For Animal Crossing

For Doubutsu no Mori e+

For Wild World

For City Folk

For New Leaf

For New Horizons

Notes

  1. In Animal Crossing, items do not have colors aside from those that affect fêng shui.

References