Desert Island Escape

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Desert Island Escape
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Wii U, 3DS
Input methods	Wii U GamePad

Desert Island Escape is one of the 9 games in Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. It involves escaping a desert island by obtaining four parts of a raft (three logs and a sail), without running out of food supplies, or running out of days to escape.

A port of the game also appears in the Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo update. It can be accessed through the Wii U furniture item.

Special powers

There are a total of 18 different special powers in Desert Island Escape that vary depending on a villager's species, or in the case of special visitors, are unique to each individual character.

Villager cards

Species	Ability	Description	Movement	Hunger	Vision	Fav. fruit
Hamster Squirrel	Chef du Jour	Chooses to either explore or cook at the start of each new day.	x3	x2	x2
Octopus Monkey	Dexterity	Nimble hands enhance tool use. Can make tools in lieu of exploring. Can detect materials while exploring.	x4	x1	x2
Goat Sheep	First Aid	Can sniff out nearby medicine and treat own injuries immediately. Can use food to treat injuries at camp if needed.	x4	x2	x2
Cat	Fish Fetcher	Can catch fish without using a fishing rod! No squiddin’!	x4	x2	x2
Bird	Flight	Able to freely fly on magnificent wings, even over mountains. But precision suffers a bit, so no landing on adjacent spaces!	x2	x2	x3
Anteater Pig	Gimme! Gimme!	Might snack on some collected food instead of stashing it for the group. Very resilient, though—a fair trade.	x4	x3	x3
Horse Ostrich	Going the Distance	Can move many spaces in one day. Handy for exploring new areas! Pays no attention to surroundings. Only looks at feet while moving.	x6	x1	x0
Bovine Rhino	Headlong Charge	Possessed of a straightforward personality. Charges straight ahead. Gives all to ensure victory in battle.	x4	x3	x3	—
Bear Cub	Honey Hunter	Good at collecting honey, and really tough against bees!	x4	x2	x3
Eagle	Hunter	Skilled at using slingshots. Can turn defeated monsters into foods and medicines.	x4	x2	x3
Tiger Wolf	Lone Wolf	Prefers solo activity, even when it comes to camping. Focused on finding raft materials and food. Won’t rely on tools or medicines.	x4	x2	x2
Alligator Rabbit	Sleepy	Dislikes needless moving and is able to preserve strength by sleeping. Can move much further after sleeping.	x3	x2	x2
Chicken Dog	Sniff 'Em Out!	Has a heightened sense of smell. Can detect items in nearby spaces.	x3	x2	x2
Deer Duck	Stealthy Movement	Sensitive to enemy presence. Great at stealthy movements. With a bit of luck, can evade fights altogether.	x5	x1	x1
Elephant Gorilla Hippo Lion	Strong and Fearless	A good fighter who can break rocks. A little slow, though.	x3	x2	x2
Frog Penguin	Swimmer	Loves being in the water and isn’t great on land. Only good in shallow water.	x6	x2	x1
Mouse	Tunnel Digger	Digs tunnels in the ground and moves freely. Detects adjacent pits. May fail to reach distant dig destinations.	x3	x2	x1
Kangaroo Koala	Whimsy	May explore a lot or not at all each day, depending on mood. Unpredictable but strong. Very capable when motivated.	x7?	x1	x3

Special characters

Name	Ability	Description	Movement	Hunger	Vision	Fav. fruit
Brewster Franklin	Chef du Jour	Chooses to either explore or cook at the start of each new day.	x3	x2	x2
Cyrus Labelle Mabel Porter Reese Sable	Dexterity	Nimble hands enhance tool use. Can make tools in lieu of exploring. Can detect materials while exploring.	x4	x1	x2
Luna	First Aid	Can sniff out nearby medicine and treat own injuries immediately. Can use food to treat injuries at camp if needed.	x4	x2	x2
Blanca Chip Katie Rover	Fish Fetcher	Can catch fish without using a fishing rod! No squiddin’!	x4	x2	x2
Blathers Celeste Gulliver Pelly Pete Phyllis	Flight	Able to freely fly on magnificent wings, even over mountains. But precision suffers a bit, so no landing on adjacent spaces!	x2	x2	x3
Wendell	Gimme! Gimme!	Might snack on some collected food instead of stashing it for the group. Very resilient, though—a fair trade.	x4	x3	x3
Jingle Saharah	Going the Distance	Can move many spaces in one day. Handy for exploring new areas! Pays no attention to surroundings. Only looks at feet while moving.	x6	x1	x0
Joan Pavé	Headlong Charge	Possessed of a straightforward personality. Charges straight ahead. Gives all to ensure victory in battle.	x4	x3	x3	—
Nat	Honey Hunter	Good at collecting honey, and really tough against bees!	x4	x2	x3
Redd Tom Nook Timmy Tommy	Hunter	Skilled at using slingshots. Can turn defeated monsters into foods and medicines.	x4	x2	x3
Kicks Pascal Shrunk	Lone Wolf	Prefers solo activity, even when it comes to camping. Focused on finding raft materials and food. Won’t rely on tools or medicines.	x4	x2	x2
Leif Tortimer Zipper	Sleepy	Dislikes needless moving and is able to preserve strength by sleeping. Can move much further after sleeping.	x3	x2	x2
Booker Copper Digby DJ KK Harriet Isabelle K.K.	Sniff 'Em Out!	Has a heightened sense of smell. Can detect items in nearby spaces.	x3	x2	x2
Gracie Phineas	Strong and Fearless	A good fighter who can break rocks. A little slow, though.	x3	x2	x2
Grams Kapp'n Leila Leilani Lottie Lyle	Swimmer	Loves being in the water and isn’t great on land. Only good in shallow water.	x6	x2	x1
Don Resetti Resetti	Tunnel Digger	Digs tunnels in the ground and moves freely. Detects adjacent pits. May fail to reach distant dig destinations.	x3	x2	x1
Jack Katrina	Whimsy	May explore a lot or not at all each day, depending on mood. Unpredictable but strong. Very capable when motivated.	x7?	x1	x3

Gallery

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  Molly finding the sail, one of the four components of the raft needed to escape.