Mineral Town is fairly large, and well laid-out. The town is only slightly redesigned from the town in BTN, but the minor adjustments are good ones and make it easier to get from place to place. Shops are always closed on festival days that appear on your calendar - the only building that will remain open is the Harvest Sprites' hut.

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1. Blacksmith - Saibara runs the blacksmith shop and mentors his grandson, Gray. You'll find them both here through much of the day. It's open from 10 AM to 4 PM and closed on Thursdays. You'll need to get your tools upgraded here to make them more powerful.

2. Aja Winery - Open from 10 AM to 12 PM, and closed on Saturdays, the winery is where you can go to get some good "spirits." Manna and Duke operate the place, and during the Fall Duke might ask you to help him in picking grapes. You can tell Cliff about this job opportunity and it might boost his spirits. If you're trying to marry Karen, you'll have to visit the winery often to buy her wine.

3. Anna's House - Anna, the wife of Basil, and mother of Mary, is here most of the day. You can come in between 10 AM and 5 PM, and you'll usually find Basil here. Mary is also here sometimes. For an image of the house, click here.

4. Library - Open from 10 AM to 4 PM and closed on Mondays, the Library is a good place to go for information about the village. Mary, the librarian, is usually here. Gray sometimes stops by to talk to Mary and read. Be sure to read all the books.

5. Ellen's House - You can enter here between 10 AM and 5 PM, but Ellen will let you in earlier if you're friends with her. Ellen is always here, in her rocking chair. Stu will be here sometimes, and Elli stops by to visit her grandmother on Wednesdays. For an image of the house, click here.

6. Mayor's House - As with the other homes, you can enter here between 10 AM and 5 PM. The mayor will usually be home, but Harris, the policeman, lives here too and isn't home much. For an image of the house, click here.

7. Supermarket - The Supermarket carries many different food-related items. It's open between 9 AM and 5 PM (closed Tuesdays and Sundays) and is operated by Jeff. Karen can also be found here, as well as many of the other villagers throughout the week. The Supermarket sells cooking ingredients, seeds, and wrapping paper, as well as enlargements for your rucksack and the basket. You can also get the Blue Feather here when you're ready to propose. For a description of the seeds available and their prices, refer to the "Crops" page. See the back room here.

8. Clinic - Operated by the Doctor and Elli, the Mineral Town Clinic is open from 9 AM to 4 PM and closed on Wednesdays. You can have an examination done if you think you might be sick. To get the Bodigizer XL and Turbojolt XL, you have to have the kitchen and 2nd house upgrades.

9. Church - The Church is always open. Carter is almost always here, and you'll usually find Cliff here too. You can visit the confessional between 1 PM and 4 PM on Monday or Wednesday and confess your sins to the Goddess. There are many different sins that you can confess, but you can only confess one per day. Confessions can either improve your standing with the villagers, make your animals like you more, or recover your energy. There is no negative effect for not getting forgiven for something, even though Carter looks upset.

10. Harvest Sprites' Hut - You can find the seven Harvest Sprites here between 9 AM and 6 PM. You can go here to get the sprites to work for you, or play games with them to make them better at their jobs. You can also attend a tea party here in the spring, if you get invited.

11. Doug's Place - Open from 8 AM to 9 PM, the inn has a famous bar and is quite popular. Villagers can be found here at various times of the day. Doug operates the place, and his daughter Ann works here as well.

12. Rose Square - The ladies of the village, Manna, Anna, and Sasha, can be found here during the day, chatting. The bulletin board will tell you a bit about the next upcoming festival. You can throw garbage that you catch while fishing in the wastebasket to avoid littering (which greatly decreases villagers' affection toward you). Most events are held here as well.

13. Summer Lodge - Operated by Kai only during the Summer, and open from 11 AM to 1 PM and 5 PM to 7 PM (closed Sundays), the Summer Lodge sells food items that aren't normally available. Order Kai's specialties over the counter.

14. Poultry Farm - Run by Lillia, Rick, and Popuri, the chicken ranch has everything you need for chickens. It's open from 11 AM to 4 PM and closed on Sundays.

15. Yodel Ranch - Open 10 AM to 3 PM and closed Mondays, go see Barley (and May) at the Yodel Ranch for animal needs.

16. Gotz's House - The carpenter, Gotz, lives in the mountains and will build improvements for your farm. Visit his home from 11 AM to 4 PM any day but Saturday to ask him to work. Each upgrade requires a certain amount of money (G) and lumber. Get the necessary amount of lumber by chopping stumps on the mountain, or you can buy lumber from Gotz. If Gotz gets upset and refuses to work for you, just give him gifts (he likes eggs and honey) until he's willing to work for you again.

17. Zack's House - Zack owns the house but Won has moved in. You can get in here between 11 AM and 4 PM on any day but holidays. Won has a small shop in here - talk to him over the counter to purchase items.

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