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Feng Shui (風水/风水) is an old Chinese practice where furniture and items are arranged in a certain way to increase the flow of positive energy throughout a house. This supposedly brings good health and fortune to the members of the household.

Main article: Wikipedia:Feng Shui

In the Animal Crossing series, the guidelines for Feng Shui are fairly easy. Furniture must have certain properties to contribute to Feng Shui, and it must be positioned properly in the room. There are a few lucky items that contribute to Feng Shui without requiring specific placement, but for the most part, location is key.

Feng Shui in New Horizons[]

In New Horizons, the effect of Feng Shui was changed so that furniture items placed according the principles of Feng Shui no longer have an effect on the player's luck with finding Bells or items; they only add Feng Shui bonus points to the player's Happy Home Academy score. These bonus points are calculated from all rooms in the house, not just the main room.

It is yet to be determined whether the Lucky Items in New Horizons affect the player's luck.

Feng Shui prior to New Horizons[]

Prior to New Horizons, Feng Shui only applied to the main room of the player's house. Items placed in other rooms did not affect the player's luck.

Principles of Feng Shui[]

Objects[]

Every object has two colors associated with them - the colors that take up the majority of the item. For items that have only one major color, the "two" colors are the same (see examples). However, the only colors that contribute to Feng Shui are red, green, and yellow. Customized items also have Feng Shui! If you do not have an item of a certain color, customizing your furniture to a certain color could help.

Examples[]

  • Red Armchair: This is pretty much all red. Its two colors are Red/Red.
  • Mushroom Table: This is red and white. Its two colors are Red/White. White does not contribute to Feng Shui, so for our discussion here, the mushroom table is simply Red.
  • Watermelon Table: This has green skin and red flesh. Its two colors are Red/Green (order doesn't matter).

Position[]

In organizing the room, use the following charts to determine where to place the items:

First, the only tiles in the room that have an impact on Feng Shui are the two tiles closest to the right/east, bottom/south, and left/west walls. In Animal Crossing the top/north wall is used as well, for orange-colored furniture. For the first room, the player has (4x4), that covers the whole room. Once the house is upgraded, however, there will be non-Feng Shui tiles in the center and top/north parts of the room.

Each tile that has Feng Shui has two colors associated with it. The west wall's tiles are Yellow/Yellow, the south wall's tiles are Green/Green, and the east wall's tiles are Red/Red. In the corners where they overlap, the tiles have one of each color. The diagrams above illustrate this.

  • Putting yellow items in the west part of the rooms will increase the amount of money that the player can find. High amounts of Feng Shui will increase the player's chances of getting more Bells from a Money Rock (or the maximum amount of ores if that occurs).
  • Putting red items in the east part of the rooms will increase the number of items that the player can find.
  • Putting green items in the south part of the rooms will increase the player's overall luck (money and items).
  • In Animal Crossing (Gamecube), putting orange items in the north part of the rooms will increase overall luck (money and items).

Placement[]

In Feng Shui (both real and in-game), placement is everything. The key is to match the color of the item to the color of the tile as best as possible. If an item has only one color, it will only match once; if an item has two colors, then it should be placed so that it matches twice. Let's use the items we described above.

Examples[]

  • Red Armchair: Red/Red. This is best placed on the east side, at least three tiles from the bottom, so that it sits in a Red/Red tile. Since two colors match, it gets two Feng Shui points. If the player were to place it in a Red/Green tile, only one color would match, and it would get only one Feng Shui point.
  • Mushroom Table: Red. This only has one color. It can be placed in any tile that has red in it, and will always only get one Feng Shui point, even if the tile is Red/Red (since it has only one color match).
  • Watermelon Table: Red/Green. This is best placed in the southeast corner, where the tiles are also Red/Green. Since two colors match, it gets two Feng Shui points. If the player places it in either a Green/Green, Red/Red, or Yellow/Green tile, it would get only one Feng Shui point.
Note: Tables and items on them that are in a Feng Shui tile both count for points. Getting good tables is part of the strategy. Items on the walls are also evaluated.

Maximum Feng Shui points[]

A player can attain a total of 184 points:

Show (1)

Lucky items[]

Some items are considered lucky and add one point for being anywhere in the room. A few items, such as the Lucky Gold Cat, have both Feng Shui colors and lucky statues. The Lucky Gold Cat, Bug Trophy, Fish Trophy and Flower Trophy are Yellow/Yellow, so if the player places them on Yellow/Yellow tiles, they will count for three points each! The list of lucky items are as follows:

  • Angler Trophy (AC:GC)
  • Arwing
  • Autumn Metal (AC:GC)
  • Big Festive Tree (x2)
  • Birthday Cake
  • Bug Trophy (x3)
  • Dracaena (x2)
  • Festive Tree (AC:GC)
  • Fish Trophy (x3)
  • Flower Trophy (x3)
  • G Logo (AC:GC)
  • Garden Gnome (x2)
  • Hinaningyo (AC:GC)
  • House Model (AC:GC)
  • Manor Model (AC:GC)
  • Ivory Piano
  • Jack-in-the-box
  • Lefty Lucky Cat
  • Lovely Phone
  • Lucky Black Cat
  • Lucky Gold Cat (x3)
  • Lucky Cat
  • Lucky Frog
  • Luigi Trophy (AC:GC)
  • Mailbox (AC:GC)
  • Mario Trophy (AC:GC)
  • Master Sword
  • Music Box (x2)
  • Piggy Bank
  • Post Model (AC:GC)
  • Raccoon Figurine
  • Samurai Suit (x2)
  • Spring Metal (AC:GC)
  • Tanabata Palm (AC:GC)
  • Tissue (AC:GC)
  • Treasure Chest (x3)
  • Triforce
  • Washer/Dryer (x2)

Feng Shui Color Guide[]

Yellow Items[]

  • Alarm Clock (x2)
  • Basic Yellow Bed
  • Blue Bed
  • Blue Table
  • Bow
  • Bug Trophy (x3)
  • Cancer Table (x2)
  • Candle
  • Cash Register
  • Cement Mixer (x2)
  • Classic Sofa (x2)
  • Clothes Closet (x2)
  • Common Painting
  • Diver Dan
  • Elephant Slide
  • Fish Trophy (x3)
  • Flower Trophy (x3)
  • Flowery Painting
  • Flying Saucer
  • Gold Econo-Chair (x2)
  • Gold Stereo
  • Hi-Fi Stereo
  • Jasmine Bonsai
  • Judge's Bell
  • Jukebox
  • Kayak (x2)
  • Lucky Gold Cat (x3)
  • Lunar Lander
  • Mama Bear (x2)
  • Mountain Bike
  • Mummy's Casket
  • Odd Clock (x2)
  • Oil Drum (x2)
  • Picnic Table (x2)
  • Pineapple Bed (x2)
  • Phonograph
  • Portrait
  • Pyramid
  • Rare Painting
  • Samurai Suit
  • Screen (x2)
  • Snowman TV
  • Sphinx
  • Sprinkler (x2)
  • Starman
  • Steam Roller
  • Striped Cone
  • Sword
  • Tea Vase (x2)
  • Triple Banana

Red items[]

  • Apple TV (x2)
  • Barbecue (x2)
  • Basic Red Bed
  • Bonfire
  • Campfire
  • Candy Machine
  • Clear Model
  • Daffodil
  • Dharma (x2)
  • Doghouse
  • Dolly (x2)
  • Dreamcatcher
  • Executive Toy
  • Extinguisher (x2)
  • Fire Hydrant
  • Garden Gnome
  • Gas Pump (x2)
  • Glass-top Table
  • Gerbera
  • Giant Dharma (x2)
  • Handcart (x2)
  • Haz-Mat Barrel (x2)
  • Iron Frame (x2)
  • Jackhammer
  • Kart (x2)
  • Lantern
  • Lawn Mower (x2)
  • Life Ring
  • Maple Bonsai
  • Metal Guitar (x2)
  • Metronome (x2)
  • Mini-Dharma (x2)
  • Miniature Car (x2)
  • Mush Bed (x2)
  • Mush Stand
  • Mush Table
  • Mush TV
  • Nice Painting
  • Orange Cone (x2)
  • Pagoda
  • Quince Bonsai
  • Red Armchair (x2)
  • Red Boom Box
  • Red Clock
  • Red Corner
  • Red Drum (x2)
  • Red Sofa (x2)
  • Red Vase
  • Rocket
  • Sandbag (x2)
  • Saw Horse
  • Sleigh
  • Snowboard (x2)
  • Stool (x2)
  • Stove
  • Tiki Torch
  • Traffic Cone (x2)
  • Trash Bin
  • Vacuum Cleaner
  • White Golf Bag

Green Items[]

  • Aloe
  • Azalea Bonsai
  • Baby Panda
  • Basic Green Bed
  • Big Festive Tree
  • Billiard Table
  • Bird Bath (x2)
  • Cactus
  • Caladium
  • Clothesline Pole
  • Coconut Palm
  • Corn Plant
  • Deer Scare
  • Desert Cactus (x2)
  • Dracaena
  • Fan (x2)
  • Fan Palm
  • Festive Tree
  • Froggy Chair (x2)
  • Grapefruit Table
  • Green Bed
  • Green Bench (x2)
  • Green Chair (x2)
  • Green Counter (x2)
  • Green Desk (x2)
  • Green Dresser
  • Green Drum (x2)
  • Green Golf Bag
  • Green Lamp
  • Green Lava Lamp (x2)
  • Green Pantry (x2)
  • Green Table (x2)
  • Green Wardrobe (x2)
  • Hawthorn Bonsai
  • Holly Bonsai
  • Hospital Bed
  • Iris Chair
  • Iris Table
  • Jade Econo-Chair (x2)
  • Lady Palm
  • Lily-Pad Table (x2)
  • Lime Chair (x2)
  • Mahjong Table
  • Mugho Bonsai
  • Museum Model
  • Nook's Cranny
  • Nookway
  • Pachira
  • Pear Dresser
  • Pear Wardrobe
  • Pine Bonsai
  • Pipe
  • Ponderosa Bonsai
  • Pothos
  • Ranch Armchair
  • Ranch Couch
  • Ranch Tea Table
  • Retro Fridge
  • Robo-Lamp
  • Round Cactus
  • Rubber Tree
  • Ship Cannon
  • Sleeping Bag (x2)
  • Snake Plant
  • Rock Guitar
  • Table Lamp
  • Tall Cactus
  • Tennis Table (x2)
  • Train Set (x2)
  • Washer/Dryer
  • Weeping Fig

Red/Yellow Items (all worth 1 point)[]

  • Apple Clock
  • Music Box
  • Super Mushroom
  • Throne

Red/Green Items[]

  • Bromeliaceae
  • Mansion Model
  • One-Story Model
  • Poinsettia
  • Tulip Chair
  • Tulip Table
  • Two-Story Model
  • Watermelon Chair
  • Watermelon Table

Yellow/Green Items[]

  • Daffodil Chair
  • Daffodil Table
  • Glow Clock
  • Lemon Table
  • Melon Chair
  • Sunflower
  • Tea Set
  • Treasure Chest

Feng Shui Color Guide in Animal Crossing[]

Orange items[]

  • Spooky Wardrobe
  • Spooky Dresser
  • Shogi Board
  • Screen
  • Ruby Econo-chair
  • Orange Chair
  • Maple Bonsai
  • Jack-o'-Lantern
  • Spooky Bed
  • Spooky Chair
  • Spooky Bookcase
  • Spooky Sofa
  • Spooky Table
  • Spooky Clock
  • Spooky Lamp
  • Spooky Vanity
  • Gerbera
  • Mario Bros
  • Super Mario Bros
  • Bunny O. Balloon
  • Merge Sign
  • Wet Roadway Sign
  • Detour Sign
  • Men at Work Sign
  • Flagman Sign
  • Cement Mixer
  • Oil Drum

Green items[]

  • Green Wardrobe
  • Green Dresser
  • Froggy Chair
  • Lilly-pad Table
  • Ranch Couch
  • Ranch Armchair
  • Jade Econo-chair
  • Tall Cactus
  • Round Cactus
  • Train Set
  • Caladium
  • Lady Palm
  • Green Bed
  • Green Bench
  • Green Chair
  • Green Pantry
  • Green Counter
  • Green Lamp
  • Green Table
  • Aloe
  • Bromeliaceae
  • Coconut Palm
  • Snake Plant
  • Rubber Tree
  • Pothos
  • Fan Palm
  • Lime Chair
  • Weeping Fig
  • Corn Plant
  • Croton
  • Pachira
  • Cactus
  • Deer Scare
  • Pine Bonsai
  • Mugho Bonsai
  • Ponderosa Bonsai
  • Azalea Bonsai
  • Jasmine Bonsai
  • Hawthrone Bonsai
  • Holly Bonsai
  • Green Drum
  • Green Desk
  • Frog
  • Chalk Board
  • Green Balloon
  • Market Model
  • Tree Model
  • Weed Model
  • Grass Model
  • Bird Bath
  • Green Pipe
  • Koopa Shell
  • Desert Cactus
  • Sleeping Bag

Yellow items[]

  • Classic Sofa
  • Gold Econo-chair
  • Lemon Table
  • Exotic Lamp
  • Blue Table
  • Striped Cone
  • Barricade
  • Fence
  • Plastic Fence
  • Fence and Sign
  • Melon Chair
  • Robotic Flagman
  • Warning Sign
  • Sunflower
  • Pinball
  • Yellow Balloon
  • Seam Roller
  • Super Mushroom
  • Kayak
  • Sprinkler
  • Tent Model
  • Pansy Model Y.
  • Cosmos Model Y.
  • Tulip Model Y.

Red items[]

  • Jingle Wardrobe
  • Jingle Dresser
  • Lovely Dresser
  • Red Sofa
  • Red Armchair
  • Lovely Lamp
  • Ranch Bed
  • Birdcage
  • Blue Dresser
  • Cabin Bed
  • Grapefruit Table
  • Plum Bonsai
  • Giant Dharma
  • Dharma
  • Mini-dharma
  • Quince Bonsai
  • Traffic Cone
  • Orange Cone
  • Red Drum
  • Iron Frame
  • Watermelon Chair
  • Watermelon Table
  • Detour Arrow
  • Cabin Table
  • Goldfish
  • Crawfish
  • Red Snapper
  • Clu Clu Land
  • Donkey Kong
  • Donkey Kong 3
  • Red Boom Box
  • Jingle Lamp
  • Jingle Chair
  • Jingle Shelves
  • Jingle Sofa
  • Jingle Bed
  • Jingle Clock
  • Jingle Table
  • Jingle Piano
  • Post Box
  • Red Balloon
  • Tailor Model
  • Miniature Car
  • Fireplace
  • Haz-mat barrel
  • Barbecue
  • Hamster Cage
  • Red Corner
  • Tulip Model R.
  • Latern
  • Lawn Mower
  • Noisemaker

Trivia[]

  • The Flower Trophy is considered a lucky item, but is only in Wild World. The replacement item for New Leaf may be the Gold HHA Trophy, but there is no current evidence to support this theory.
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