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Contents

  • How to Play
    • Controls
    • Map and Menus
    • Saving Your Game
    • Loading a Game
    • Time of Day
    • Seasons
    • Being Neighborly
    • Using Tools
    • Earning Bells
  • Shops and Such
    • In Town
    • Main Street
    • Shops to Unlock
  • Catalog
    • Furniture Showcase
      • Furniture Series
      • Themes
      • Furniture Sets
      • Other Furniture
      • Wallpaper
      • Flooring
    • Clothing Catalog
      • Sets and Disguises
      • Tops
      • Bottoms
      • Dresses
      • Headgear
      • Accessories
      • Socks and Tights
      • Footwear
      • Umbrellas
    • Other Items
      • Tools
      • Stationary
      • Seashells
      • Flowers
      • Trees and Shrubs
      • Fruit
      • Mushrooms
      • Ore
      • K.K. Slider Tunes
      • Ballons and Pinwheels
      • Gyroids
    • Museum Donations
      • Art
      • Insects
      • Fish
      • Fossils
  • Mayoral Mirth
    • The Development Permit
    • Ordinances
    • Public Works
  • Home Sweet Home
    • Home Upgrades
    • Home Renovations
    • Decorating Your Home
    • Wowing the HHA
  • Island Action
    • Island Cabana
    • Exploring the Island
    • Heading Home
    • Island Tours
  • Special Events
    • Variable Events
    • Seasonal Events
  • Calendar
    • Introduction
    • January
    • February
    • March
    • April
    • May
    • June
    • July
    • August
    • September
    • October
    • November
    • December
  • Welcome to Town!
    • A Ride with Rover
    • To Town Hall
    • A Talk with Tom Nook
    • Lets Make It Official
    • Isabelles Tips
    • Home at Last
  • Friendly Faces
    • Pillars of the Community
    • Special Visitors
    • Neighbors
    • Favorite Coffee

Animal Crossing: New Leaf Guide › How to Play

Loading a Game

Whenever you turn on Animal Crossing and load your game, Isabelle will greet you and help get you set up. Before entering town, you can ask Isabelle to change the current time and date, or to perform other tasks, such as demolishing your home, or even your entire town!

Note

Only the mayor player can demolish the town. Other players may choose to demolish only their own homes.

Be aware that changing the time and date can have dramatic effects on your game. For example, if you fast-forward too far, you may find that many of your neighbors have moved away because so much time will have passed and you weren’t there to convince them to stay. Think twice before messing with these powerful settings!

Caution

Demolishing your home will undo any home upgrades or renovations you’ve purchased—you’ll be back to living out of a tent, and all of your belongings will be lost. Demolishing the town will wipe out the whole neighborhood, forcing you to start from scratch! These options can’t be undone, so consider the consequences carefully.

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