A trick to increase your chances of getting a good/rare Nook Miles island!

[Paperboy012305]

Alright, so I did this 10 times, and the only rare islands I got were the Bells and Trash island, which are sorta rare (5% chance).

The other 8 islands were just common islands, and I did this with the Delight emote trick and the DAL clothing.

I can safely say this trick has been DEBUNKED.

 

[Sharpington]

I am really skeptical of this clapping thing. Animal Crossing DOES have luck mechanics but the game explicitly tells you about them, like villagers explaining feng shui or Katrina telling you a specific thing to wear. If making him blush changed anything he would have special dialog to indicate it. From a game design point of view it really does not make any sense at all.

The DAL clothing I could see being real. Lucky clothing is already an established mechanic in the series, and they are special items. But again if there is no in-game indication that those clothes are lucky I don't think they are.

In both cases you have to remember that you have a better chance of encountering rare things the more times you fly, and people hearing this get excited and then visit a bunch of islands when they wouldn't have otherwise. I think that's the biggest factor.

If you are serious about affecting in-game luck, feng shui is your best bet.

Having fun is the most important thing though. If it helps you enjoy the game clap at everybody, it's always cute when they blush

 

[Aleigh]

I do remember that I wasn't doing or wearing anything special, and I wasn't even trying to find it, and I landed myself on tarantula island. It was a nice and scary surprise. But hey, that's just luck

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you make more with tarantula island. I remember I read about the exact max profit from each island and tarantula won if you fill your pockets (with the biggest size of pocket)

Update: I tried it. I put on the merch, made him blush, and ended up on money rock island for the first time ever. Could be just a coincidence, but I thought I'd share. Will try again tomorrow.

 

[Rosch]

I got curious. Since I had a few tickets to spare, I tried it 3 times. I wore the DAL shirt and DAL eye mask. I also equipped my rod during all 3 trips because I want to end up on the big fish island.

1 - Hybrid flowers, Sea Bass/Black Bass island
2 - Trash Island
3 - Money Rock

I've never been to the first two islands before. So I guess that's cool.
I'll try again in the evening but with the net equipped to see if I can land on tarantula/scorpion island. Haven't seen either yet.

 

[Shyria]

OK PEOPLE THANK YOU FOR EXISTING!
I spent at least 50 NMT (I know it's not much for people touring island to find a villager but to me I spend a lot of time on Mystery islands!!) and never have I seen ONE hybrid island (or tarantula island, for what it's worth, and only 1 money rocks. Tons of bamboo though...)

I wore the tee + eyemask, clapped (for good luck, who knows) and got my very first hybrid island! Pink & blue windflowers (native are mums)

Thanks so much for sharing the tips!

I'm kind of low on NMT right now, but I'd love to actually try the clap/non clap thing on several trips to see if there seem to be a difference! I personally don't think it's that far fetched for AC?

 

[Bulbamander]

Again the responses seem to be very 50/50. I tried wearing the DAL merch and clapping at Orville and got money island and tarantula island back to back. I think I will just do these things and tell myself I'm doing something useful when I'm going to mystery islands. Guess I will leave the DAL shirt permanently on display outside the airport Maybe I will make a Duty Free stall right outside with all the merchandise Thanks for all your comments. I'm glad at least it seems to have helped some people!