Desert Island Escape

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Desert Island Escape
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Developer(s)		Nintendo
Publisher(s)		Nintendo
Platform(s)		Wii U, 3DS
Input methods		Wii U GamePad

Desert Island Escape is one of the 9 games in Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. It involves escaping a desert island by obtaining four parts of a raft (three logs and a sail), without running out of food supplies, or running out of days to escape. Monsters can fight the player.

A port of the game also appears in the Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo update. It can be accessed through the Wii U furniture item.

Special powers

There are a total of 18 different special powers in Desert Island Escape that vary depending on a villager's species, or in the case of special visitors, are unique to each individual character.

Villager cards

Species	Ability	Description	Movement	Hunger	Vision	Fav. fruit
Villager species: Hamster Squirrel	Chef du Jour	Chooses to either explore or cook at the start of each new day.	x3	x2	x2
Villager species: Octopus Monkey	Dexterity	Nimble hands enhance tool use. Can make tools in lieu of exploring. Can detect materials while exploring.	x4	x1	x2
Villager species: Goat Sheep	First Aid	Can sniff out nearby medicine and treat own injuries immediately. Can use food to treat injuries at camp if needed.	x4	x2	x2
Villager species: Cat	Fish Fetcher	Can catch fish without using a fishing rod! No squiddin’!	x4	x2	x2
Villager species: Bird	Flight	Able to freely fly on magnificent wings, even over mountains. But precision suffers a bit, so no landing on adjacent spaces!	x2	x2	x3
Villager species: Anteater Pig	Gimme! Gimme!	Might snack on some collected food instead of stashing it for the group. Very resilient, though—a fair trade.	x4	x3	x3
Villager species: Horse Ostrich	Going the Distance	Can move many spaces in one day. Handy for exploring new areas! Pays no attention to surroundings. Only looks at feet while moving.	x6	x1	x0
Villager species: Bovine Rhino	Headlong Charge	Possessed of a straightforward personality. Charges straight ahead. Gives all to ensure victory in battle.	x4	x3	x3	—
Villager species: Bear Cub	Honey Hunter	Good at collecting honey, and really tough against bees!	x4	x2	x3
Villager species: Eagle	Hunter	Skilled at using slingshots. Can turn defeated monsters into foods and medicines.	x4	x2	x3
Villager species: Tiger Wolf	Lone Wolf	Prefers solo activity, even when it comes to camping. Focused on finding raft materials and food. Won’t rely on tools or medicines.	x4	x2	x2
Villager species: Alligator Rabbit	Sleepy	Dislikes needless moving and is able to preserve strength by sleeping. Can move much further after sleeping.	x3	x2	x2
Villager species: Chicken Dog	Sniff 'Em Out!	Has a heightened sense of smell. Can detect items in nearby spaces.	x3	x2	x2
Villager species: Deer Duck	Stealthy Movement	Sensitive to enemy presence. Great at stealthy movements. With a bit of luck, can evade fights altogether.	x5	x1	x1
Villager species: Elephant Gorilla Hippo Lion	Strong and Fearless	A good fighter who can break rocks. A little slow, though.	x3	x2	x2
Villager species: Frog Penguin	Swimmer	Loves being in the water and isn’t great on land. Only good in shallow water.	x6	x2	x1
Villager species: Mouse	Tunnel Digger	Digs tunnels in the ground and moves freely. Detects adjacent pits. May fail to reach distant dig destinations.	x3	x2	x1
Villager species: Kangaroo Koala	Whimsy	May explore a lot or not at all each day, depending on mood. Unpredictable but strong. Very capable when motivated.	x7?	x1	x3

Special characters

Name	Ability	Description	Movement	Hunger	Vision	Fav. fruit
Villager species: 20px Brewster 20px Franklin	Chef du Jour	Chooses to either explore or cook at the start of each new day.	x3	x2	x2
Villager species: 20px Cyrus 20px Labelle 20px Mabel 20px Porter	Dexterity	Nimble hands enhance tool use. Can make tools in lieu of exploring. Can detect materials while exploring.	x4	x1	x2
Villager species: 20px Luna	First Aid	Can sniff out nearby medicine and treat own injuries immediately. Can use food to treat injuries at camp if needed.	x4	x2	x2
Villager species: 20px Blanca 20px Chip 20px Katie 20px Rover	Fish Fetcher	Can catch fish without using a fishing rod! No squiddin’!	x4	x2	x2
Villager species: 20px Blathers 20px Celeste 20px Gulliver 20px Pelly	Flight	Able to freely fly on magnificent wings, even over mountains. But precision suffers a bit, so no landing on adjacent spaces!	x2	x2	x3
Villager species: 20px Wendell	Gimme! Gimme!	Might snack on some collected food instead of stashing it for the group. Very resilient, though—a fair trade.	x4	x3	x3
Villager species: 20px Jingle 20px Saharah	Going the Distance	Can move many spaces in one day. Handy for exploring new areas! Pays no attention to surroundings. Only looks at feet while moving.	x6	x1	x0
Villager species: 20px Joan 20px Pavé	Headlong Charge	Possessed of a straightforward personality. Charges straight ahead. Gives all to ensure victory in battle.	x4	x3	x3	—
Villager species: 20px Nat	Honey Hunter	Good at collecting honey, and really tough against bees!	x4	x2	x3
Villager species: 20px Redd 20px Tom Nook 20px Timmy 20px Tommy	Hunter	Skilled at using slingshots. Can turn defeated monsters into foods and medicines.	x4	x2	x3
Villager species: 20px Kicks 20px Pascal 20px Shrunk	Lone Wolf	Prefers solo activity, even when it comes to camping. Focused on finding raft materials and food. Won’t rely on tools or medicines.	x4	x2	x2
Villager species: 20px Leif 20px Tortimer 20px Zipper	Sleepy	Dislikes needless moving and is able to preserve strength by sleeping. Can move much further after sleeping.	x3	x2	x2
Villager species: 20px Booker 20px Copper 20px Digby 20px DJ KK	Sniff 'Em Out!	Has a heightened sense of smell. Can detect items in nearby spaces.	x3	x2	x2
Villager species: 20px Gracie 20px Phineas	Strong and Fearless	A good fighter who can break rocks. A little slow, though.	x3	x2	x2
Villager species: 20px Grams 20px Kapp'n 20px Leila 20px Leilani	Swimmer	Loves being in the water and isn’t great on land. Only good in shallow water.	x6	x2	x1
Villager species: 20px Don Resetti 20px Resetti	Tunnel Digger	Digs tunnels in the ground and moves freely. Detects adjacent pits. May fail to reach distant dig destinations.	x3	x2	x1
Villager species: 20px Jack 20px Katrina	Whimsy	May explore a lot or not at all each day, depending on mood. Unpredictable but strong. Very capable when motivated.	x7?	x1	x3

Gallery

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  Molly finding the sail, one of the four components of the raft needed to escape.