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There are a number of mini-games in the DS version of Harvest Moon that can be accessed only by performing a specific action. How many Girls?: This game can be played from the start of the game if you go to your record cabinet at 6.01 a.m. precisely and press 'A'. To do this, you need to exit the house as soon as you awaken at 6.00 a.m. and re-enter it immediately. When you press the 'A' button, you will open a little game. In this game, there will be 12 girls on the screen, each facing one of the four directions. There may be more than one of any given 'eligible girl' in the game. In other words, there may be three Floras, two Muffys, four Celias and two Namis and one Lumina. The configuration of 12 girls will flash on the screen for a moment and then you will be asked a question. The question may be as simple as how many of the girls were Lumina? You may be asked instead how many of the girls were facing east. If you guess correctly, the only prize you will obtain is a few points towards your Farming Degree. If you want to make certain to win, save your game BEFORE you press 'A'. If you lose, reload and play again. Which Bear? This mini-game can be played only at the stroke of midnight if you press 'A' in front of your television. You will see the Witch Princess with three bears. She will sprinkle coloured powder on the bears and you will be required to choose the bear she indicates after she changes their positions rapidly. This game will last for ten rounds if you keep winning. If you choose correctly 10 times, you will gain 100 AP with the Witch Princess. N.B. This game is NOT available in the English version of the game once you purchase the DVD player. All you can do with the television then is to use it to watch DVDs once you have purchased the DVD player and a DVD. If, therefore, you wish to play the Three Bears game, do not buy the DVD player immediately. You do need the DVD player to experience Lumina's 2nd Heart Event, however. Gladiator Girls This mini-game can be activated only at 4.44 a.m. when you press A in front of your doghouse. The Witch Princess will officiate here, choosing an opponent for you from the eligible girls in the game. When the game opens, she will say: So you're finally here. Let's test your power and see what you're like. Here we go.' You will engage in a typical turn-based RPG battle with the girl the Witch Princess has chosen. If you win, the Witch Princess will choose another opponent for you randomly. One by one, you will be forced to battle against 5 of the eligible girls in the game. The Mineral Town girls are included as well. An interesting aspect of these battles is the addition of your 'rival' for each girl. The rival in each case will aid the woman he loves, and both he and the girl herself will attack. If you manage to emerge victorious from all five encounters, you will be able to fight the Witch Princess herself! Defeat her to win the Battle Master item. Recover Stamina Twice. Recover Spirit Twice. In classic RPG turn-based combat style, you will be able to choose from a number of different moves whenever it is your turn. The choices are: Attack Defend Dodge Charge Special Escape If you have sufficient Spirit, you will be able to choose to execute a 'Super Move' by choosing the 'Special' option. These include Super Attack and Super Healing. If you choose 'Super Healing', the Harvest Goddess herself will come to the arena to heal you, showing a big red heart and restoring your Stamina. The Accessory that you equip before you activate the game will have some influence on your Stamina and Spirit. It therefore would be wise to equip one that does boost your Energy. The best of these would be the Witch Princess Earrings as it restores Stamina and combats Fatigue. If you would rather see your opponent's levels of energy during the battles, equip the Truth Ring instead. (I opt for the Witch Princess Earrings myself.) I personally found it easiest to win these battles if I used 'Defend' occasionally and 'Super Heal'. The Defend move allowed me to recover some Stamina, probably because I had equipped the Witch Princess Earrings. If you win the game against the Witch Princess, it will be 4.00 a.m. You will have the 'Title Bonus' in your hands and you will not have had any sleep! The title that the Witch Princess gives you for winning the battle is 'Battle Master'. The document she gives is described as: Title Bonus: Whatever it is, you get it when you get a title. Harvest Goddess Counting Game Players familiar with FoMT or MFoMT will know this game as the one that the Harvest Goddess plays on the television with you during the first five days of the New Year. In this game, however, it will not be available until you have rescued 60 Sprites and made 20 offerings to the Harvest Goddess. If you guess correctly twice or more, you will win a random number of a random upgraded level of seeds. If you continue to give her offerings each day, she will play this game with you again periodically. Incidentally, as the prize is a random number of seeds, you cannot have any tool equipped in your tool slot when you play the game or the Goddess will tell you that you cannot carry the prize, even if there are empty slots in your rucksack. Make certain, therefore, that your tool slot is empty before you drop the offering into the Pond. Harvest Goddess: You've come so many times that I've beocme familiar with Mineral Town. Let's play a game. I'll put out a card between 0 and 9 and you guess if the next is bigger or smaller. If you guess correctly a few times in a row, I'll give you a prize. Good luck. I'm starting. Comparing to First is this one Bigger Smaller You then choose 'Bigger' or 'Smaller'. Example: Harvest Goddess: That was three. Before was three. You chose Bigger so... They are the same. So we keep going. Comparing to Next is ...3? 777777777777 That was 7, before was 3. you chose Bigger so... That's correct. N.B. It can be a little confusing because of the manner in which she speaks of the numbers in this game. If you wish to guarantee that you win the game, save your game before you drop the offering into the Goddess Pond and then reload either if you lose before winning a prize, or if you win seeds that are not particularly valuable.