Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bug-Off Event Guide! Prizes, Tips, and more!
It goes without saying that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is filled to the brim with cool activities to compete and participate in, not least of which is Bug-Off! The Bug-Off Event is a special summertime happening where players compete with one another in an effort to get awesome new Trophies, Furniture, and swag! It's the kind of activity you do to take the edge off, which makes it a perfect fit for this week! That's right: the Animal Crossing Bug-Off event is coming back, today: on the 25th of July.
For those who haven't had the pleasure of participating in Bug-Off yet, we've prepared a short guide with tips & tricks below. If you're an experienced bug-catcher, though, our section on prizes may be more your speed. The first order of business, though, is to set the start and end-times for Bug-Off!
When does Animal Crossing Bug-Off start and end?
As you may or may not know, the Bug-Off event takes place every 3rd or 4th Saturday of the month, depending on the season. It has already kicked off for the day, since it's the 25th of July, and players have the full daily rotation/reset to catch bugs to their hearts' content! If you're unsure what this means, exactly, New Horizons' "day" resets at 5 AM your time. Or, rather, it depends on the specific time-zone you've got your Switch set to. Events don't quite work on that schedule, but you still have enough time to participate in them! In practice, Bug-Off will last from 9 AM 'till 6 PM on the 25th. This should give you plenty of time still to enjoy the event and gather all the coolest rewards!
How does Bug-Off work in New Horizons?
If you'd like to participate in this most recent Bug-Off, you need to visit Flick over at your town's plaza. Talking with the red lizard-person will have you enter the competition, and you'll have a full three minutes' worth of time to catch as many bugs as you possibly can. When those three minutes are up, you'll return to Flick for him to count your points, and sell what bugs you've caught.
The good news is that you can enter Bug-Off as many times as you like! If you've got the time and the willpower, it's no problem at all for you to keep doing Bug-Off until you've exhausted all the rewards there are, so worry not! The caveat, though, is that each entry after the first will cost 500 Bells. We hope your pockets are well-lined by now!
What are the New Horizons Bug-Off Prizes?
As always, rewards are the name of the game in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Here's a handy list of all the cool items you can get for Bug-Off points:
- Artisanal Bug Cage
- Bug Aloha Shirt
- Bug Cage
- Bug Wand
- Butterfly Backpack
- Butterfly Wall
- Ladybug Rug
- Ladybug Umbrella
- Spider Doorplate
- Termite Mound
- Toy Centipede
- Toy Cockroach
Some of these items have got universal appeal, but others have a creepy-crawly quality to them that'll make them perfect for horror-themed builds and settlements!
How do you get Bug-Off points in New Horizons?
However, you might be wondering: how does the accretion of Bug-Off points work in the first place? It's easy! During your three-minute hunt, each bug you catch is worth a single point. Catching at least three before the three minutes are up will guarantee an added two-point bonus to your score! Each of the prizes mentioned above costs 10 Bug-Off points, so it shouldn't be that big of a grind unless you really want all of them right away!
What might cause some issues, granted, is that you can't choose your rewards. Instead, Flick will award you a random item for every 10 points, so depending on how lucky you are, it might take a fair few participations before you're done.
How to get the Bug-Off Trophies?
Aside from all this furniture, there are also three special Bug-Off Trophies to chase after! We'll admit that it is a bit of a grind to get them, check it:
- Bronze Bug-Off Trophy - 100 points
- Silver Bug-Off Trophy - 200 points
- Gold Bug-Off Trophy - 300 points
The trophies themselves will be mailed to your house soon as you reach the target score. It might take a while, though!
How to get as many points in Bug-Off as possible?
Now, that's all well and good, but you're probably wondering - how could you possibly maximize your Bug-Off point earnings and get as many rewards and trophies as possible? The foolproof way is to grind, grind, grind. The smart way, however, would be to follow some of the tips we've prepared for you!
The obvious tip is to play with others! Your total score will be added and awarded to each participating player when those three minutes are up, and it goes without saying that two (or more) players can be far more productive than one. If nothing else, you can cover more ground, ensuring you catch at least three bugs to get the special score bonus!
Another important tip is to run around flower beds, tree stumps, trees, and other places where bugs frequent. If you don't get the chance to maximize your rewards this time around, prepare large swathes of flower beds for the next Bug-Off Event!
Wrap-up!
We hope that you find our short guide on the New Horizons Bug-Off Event handy! It's a pretty simple ordeal, all things considered, but preparation and a bit of strategy will go a long way towards minimizing your grind in the long run!
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