Shops and Mini-Games
Shops
Clock Town
Tingle
Location: North Clock Town
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs/day
Goods (Prices): Clock Town map (5 rupees), Woodfall map (40 rupees)
What You Should Get From Here: Clock Town map (maps are always cheaper in the area they map out, so don't get the Woodfall map yet)
Trading Post
Location: West Clock Town
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs/day, except for a 1-hr. break at 9 p.m.
Goods (Prices): 30 Arrows (30 rupees), 50 Arrows (40 rupees), 1 Deku Stick (10 rupees), 10 Deku Nuts (30 rupees), 1 Fairy (50 rupees), 1 Green Potion (30 Rupees), 1 Red Potion (30 rupees), 1 Hero's Shield (80 rupees), 1 fish (free from pond)
What You Should Get From Here: Whatever you need to stock up on. I recommend the free fish!
Bomb Shop
Location: West Clock Town
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs/day
Goods (Prices): Bomb bag (50 rupees), 10 bombs (30 rupees), 10 Bombchu (40 rupees), Bigger bomb bag (90 rupees if you stopped the robber in North Clock Town), Powder Keg (50 rupees, talk to the Goron)
What You Should Get From Here: Bomb bag, bigger bomb bag, bombs (if you need to stock up), bombchu (to have it added to your status), powder keg (convenient)
Milk Bar/Latte
Location: East Clock Town
Hours of Operation: 10 p.m.- 6 a.m.
Goods (Prices): Milk (20 rupees), Chateau Romani (200 rupees), provide your own bottle
What You Should Get From Here: Either one if you need it to replenish.
Curiosity Shop
Location: West Clock Town
Hours of Operation: 10 p.m.- 6 a.m.
Goods (Prices): All-Night Mask (500 rupees)
What You Should Get From Here: All-Night Mask (need the following: stop robber in North Clock Town on Day 1, have Giant Wallet, 500 rupees, Mask of Kafei); if you need quick rupees, the man will buy items off you. Gold Dust, Chateau Romani or Big Poe brings in 200 rupees. A fish or fairy brings in 20 rupees.
Southern Swamp/Milk Road
Tingle
Location: Milk Road
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs.
Goods (Prices): Romani Ranch map (20 rupees), Great Bay (40 rupees)
What You Should Get From Here: Romani Ranch map
Gorman Bros. Farm
Location: Milk Road (first entrance to the left)
Hours of Operation: 6 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Goods (Prices): Milk (50 rupees)
What You Should Get From Here: Nothing! It's a rip-off. You can get stronger milk for 20 rupees at the Milk Bar/Latte.
Tingle
Location: Southern Swamp
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs.
Goods (Prices): Woodfall map (20 rupees), Snowhead map (40 rupees)
What You Should Get From Here: Woodfall map
Magic Bean Salesman
Location: In a hole in a maze in the Woodfall Palace
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs/day
Goods (Prices): Magic beans (10 rupees for 1)
What You Should Get From Here: Beans, whenever you need them
Magic Hags' Potion Shop
Location: Southern Swamp
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs/day
Goods (Prices): Red Potion (20 rupees), Green Potion (10 rupees), Blue Potion (60 rupees after you bring Magic Mushrooms)
What You Should Get From Here: Potions, if you want to replenish
Mountain Village
Tingle
Location: Area from village, north of the log cabin
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs/day
Goods (Prices): Snowhead map (20 rupees), Romani Ranch map (40 rupees)
What You Should Get From Here: Snowhead map
Mountain Smithy
Location: Mountain Village
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs.
Goods (Prices): Razor Sword upgrade (100 rupees), Gilded Sword upgrade (100 rupees and Gold Dust)
What You Should Get From Here: Razor Sword, Gilded Sword.
Goron Shop
Location: Inside Goron Shrine on bottom floor
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs/day
Goods (Prices): 10 Bombs (40 rupees), 10 Arrows (40 rupees), Red Potion (80 rupees)
What You Should Get From Here: Whatever you need to stock up on, but the prices are steep until you beat Snowhead Temple. Then those items are 10, 20 and 50 rupees each respectively.
Powder Keg Holder
Location: Mountain Village
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs/day
Goods (Prices): Powder Keg (50 rupees)
What You Should Get From Here: Powder Keg, if you need one. You can also get one at Clock Town's Bomb Shop from another Goron.
Great Bay Coast
Tingle
Location: Great Bay Coast, across the ocean in front of the Marine Research Lab
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs/day
Goods (Prices): Great Bay map (20 rupees), Stone Tower map (40 rupees)
What You Should Get From Here: Great Bay map
Zora Shop
Location: Zora Hall
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs/day
Goods (Prices): 1 Hero's Shield (90 rupees), 10 Arrows (20 rupees), Red Potion (60 rupees)
What You Should Get From Here: Anything you need to stock up on, though the prices are a bit steep.
Ikana Canyon
Tingle
Location: Ikana Canyon
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs/day
Goods (Prices): Stone Tower map (20 rupees), Clock Town map (40 rupees)
What You Should Get From Here: Stone Tower map
Mini-Games
Fun Meter:
*= boring
**= fair to good
***= fun
****= very fun
*****= fasten your seatbelts!
Clock Town
Post Office- Timing Game
Location: West Clock Town
Hours of Operation: 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., Days 1 and 2
Price: 2 rupees (first try), 10 rupees afterwards
Object: To stop the clock on EXACTLY 10'00
How To Play: Talk to the Postman while he's in "training" in the post office. Pay 2 rupees and watch the clock. Time it right and press A when the clock is at 10 seconds.
Strategies: Wear the Bunny Hood when you talk to him and it slows down the clock, making it easier to get.
Prize(s): Heart Piece; afterwards rupees.
Fun Meter: * 1/2
Swordsman's School
Location: West Clock Town
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs., except on Day 3
Price: 1 rupee for Amateur Course, 10 rupees for Novice Course
Object: To learn new skills and for the novice course, to chop down all the logs and earn 30 points.
How to Play: Choose your course and pay the fee. The amateur course has lessons on different skills in combat and swordsmanship. The novice course is the mini-game. You have to chop down all the logs that appear and earn 30 points.
Strategies: For the amateur course, just follow his instructions exactly as said and you shouldn't have a problem. For the novice course, remember to draw your sword first! I have done this numerous times and wonder why Link rolls towards the log instead of hacking it. Anyway...remember that. Also, to earn the maximum number of points, you need to slice the swords with the lunge attack (A + Control Stick up with sword drawn).
Prize: Heart Piece for first completion of amateur course
Strategies: * 1/2
Lottery Shop
Location: West Clock Town
Hours of Operation: Tickets- 6 a.m.- 5:59 p.m., Exchanges- 6-11 p.m.
Price: 10 rupees
Object: Like a real lottery, to have the winning numbers that are drawn.
How to Play: Buy a ticket and select your 4 numbers. Come back during Exchange time and see if your numbers were drawn.
Strategies: Play once and then write down the winning numbers. Reset to Day 1 and play again, picking the winning numbers from the other day. This worked for me!
Prize(s): 50 rupees
Fun Meter: * 1/2
Deku Flying Game
Location: North Clock Town; Deku Playground
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs.
Price: 20 rupees
Object: To collect all the rupees on the small moving platforms, breaking previously set records, three days in a row.
How To Play: Talk to a Deku and pay 20 rupees. Burrow into a flower and launch out. Fly to each platform and collect the rupees as quickly as possible.
Strategies: The best way to win is to conduct a pattern for yourself and follow it each time.
Prize(s): 50 rupees for both wins on Days 1 and 2; Heart Piece on Day 3 win.
Fun Meter: *** 1/2
Honey and Darling- Bombchu Gallery, Basket Bomb and Target Shooting
Location: East Clock Town
Hours of Operation: 6 a.m.- 10 p.m.
Price: 20 rupees
Object: To win all three games three days in a row.
How To Play: Talk to the dancers, Honey and Darling and pay 20 rupees each on Days 1, 2 and 3. The first game is Bombchu Gallery where you place bombchus down and they crawl to the targets on the wall. The second game is Basket Bomb. Like the sport of basketball, throw the bombs into the baskets hanging on the wall while the platform moves. The third game is Target Shooting. Fire arrows at each target on the wall while the platform moves. The trick to all three is that you cannot get off the platform to do the tasks.
Strategies: For the bombchu game, try to line up with the target before you drop the bombchu. If you are relatively straight with it, you will hit it. For the bomb basket game, again line yourself up with the basket before throwing the bomb. For the arrow shooting game, you have a sniper view, so its much easier. Use the Control Stick to guide the sniper while the platform is moving. Do it slowly so you don't lose control.
Prize(s): 50 rupees on Days 1 and 2; Heart Piece on Day 3.
Fun Meter: *** 1/2
Clock Town Shooting Gallery
Location: East Clock Town
Hours of Operation: 6 a.m.- 10 p.m.
Price: 30 rupees
Object: To hit all the red octoroks while avoiding the blue ones and beating the clock.
How To Play: Pay 30 rupees and fire arrows at the red octroks
Strategies: You cannot possibly beat this game the first time you play. You need to develop a pattern and think very fast. You can't even think about where the octorok will appear, you have to know where it is before it appears.
Prize(s): First time you get them all, Largest Quiver (50 arrows). Second time, Heart Piece. If you do it a third time or break the record, but don't get them all, 50 rupees.
Fun Meter: *****
Treasure Chest Game
Location: East Clock Town
Hours of Operation: 6 a.m.- 10 p.m.
Price: 20 rupees
Object: To get to the chest through the wall maze that appears
How To Play: Pay 20 rupees and walk on the checkered floor. If you get trapped, go around and try another way.
Strategies: Play as Goron Link, because that's how you get the Heart Piece. Walk anywhere and when a wall appears, move quickly around it. If you get trapped, get to a safe spot and try another path.
Prize(s): Heart Piece for Goron Link; 50 rupees for other Link forms
Fun Meter: * (personally, my least favourite)
Southern Swamp
Southern Swamp Shooting Gallery
Location: Southern Swamp, to the left in the first area
Hours of Operation: 6 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Price: 20 rupees
Object: To hit all the enemies that appear within the time limit
How To Play: Pay 20 rupees and shoot the enemies that appear. You will see constant patterns.
Strategies: Remember to get the Deku high up on the left stone wall and on the right tree branch, as well as all the enemies that appear in the main area. Also, remember that the birds appear on the left and then the next time they come, is on the right. Two wolves appear, one in the back and one in the front, always moving from left to right. Dekus appear in a row of 5.
Prize(s): If you get them all, you first get the Large Quiver (40 arrows), second time: Heart Piece; otherwise 50 rupees if you break a record or get them all again after getting the Heart Piece.
Fun Meter: ****
Koume's Boat Cruise Shooting Game
Location: Southern Swamp- Boat Cruise/Tourist Centre
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs.
Price: free for first try; costs you rupees afterwards
Object: To hit the target on Koume at least 20 times and not hit Koume more than 5 times.
How To Play: Pay inside the boat cruise/tourist centre at Koume's window after you finished Woodfall Temple and beat Odolwa and saved Koume from the forest. Use arrows on Koume's target, but try not to hit her.
Strategies: Steady your aim with the Control Stick slowly. Don't aim too high or you'll hit Koume. She moves around, so watch that, too.
Prize(s): Heart Piece for first win; rupees afterwards
Fun Meter: ***
Romani Ranch/Milk Road
Doggy Racetrack
Location: Romani Ranch, back of the farm, left door.
Hours of Operation: 6 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Price: bet anywhere from 10-50 rupees
Object: To pick the dog that will win the race.
How To Play: Talk to Mamamu Yan (the lady) and she'll let you pick a dog. Pick up the dog you think will win and go up to the lady. Confirm your choice and then choose your wager. Watch the race (your dog has an arrow pointing at it).
Strategies: Save your money and play the game when you have the Mask of Truth. Wearing the Mask of Truth allows you to read the thoughts of the dogs and, therefore, pick a more likely winner. Choose a dog with the most confident thought.
Tip from David C. Barber: If you bet 80 rupees at the dog track, your dog only has to finish second to win the 150+ prize. Since most dogs that start out saying "Ruff" tend to run in the top 5 anyway, you'll almost always at least get your bet back. If you have the Giant Wallet and already put your 5000 rupees in the bank for that HP, you can withdraw 500 again and run a lot of races until you win.
Prize(s): 1st place with a 50-rupee bet- Heart Piece (the biggest prize); otherwise rupees if you come in 1st-5th place.
Fun Meter: ***
Gorman Racing
Location: Gorman farm, located off Milk Road
Hours of Operation: 6 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Price: 10 rupees
Object: To race both Gorman brothers on your horse, Epona and win.
How To Play: First, you need to get Epona, your horse, back. When you do, you talk to the Gorman brothers while on your horse to race them. Pay 10 rupees to race.
Strategies: Don't eat up all your carrots, because it'll really slow down your horse and it will take a while to get them refilled. Use all but 1 or 2, then wait a bit and it will refill one at a time. Avoid the sand pits, because you can get stuck with them. You can hop the fences if you have the right timing and carrot energy.
Prize(s): Garo Mask
Fun Meter: ***
Romani's Shooting Practice
Location: Romani Ranch
Hours of Operation: Day 1, when you open the entrance to the ranch
Price: free
Object: To pop all the balloons within the time limit
How To Play: Talk to Romani after you open the ranch to become her assistant. Say yes to practicing and, while on Epona, draw your bow and shoot all the orange alien balloons within the time limit.
Strategies: This game isn't too hard. Keep your bow drawn and, if you need to turn around, put it away and move first.
Prize(s): Epona is returned to you.
Fun Meter: **
Mountain Village
Goron Races
Location: Mountain Village
Hours of Operation: Whenever you open the cave
Price: free to compete
Object: To race the other Gorons, dodge trees, bombs and other Gorons and come in first.
How To Play: Get a Powder Keg and bomb the race entrance, which is in the area with Tingle at the beginning of the area on the right side, up the steps. Talk to the little Goron once inside and you automatically enter. Hold the A button to curl up and hold the Control Stick up to power up.
Strategies: Get a head-start by rolling just before "GO!" appears. Speed up and collect magic jars from the pots. Avoid the trees, bombs and other Gorons, otherwise you'll collide and have to power up again.
Prize(s): Gold Dust in a bottle (if you win on Day 1)
Fun Meter: *****
Great Bay
Fisherman's Jumping Game
Location: Great Bay Coast
Hours of Operation: after 6 p.m. and after you defeat Gyorg
Price: 10 rupees
Object: To jump on the island that has a lit torch 20 times and not fall off.
How To Play: Go along the beach to the right of the Marine Research Lab until you see a lit torch and a boat. Jump on the boat and take out your hookshot. When you approach a palm tree, hookshot to it on the fly. Talk to the fisherman and pay him 10 rupees. Jump to the island with the lit torch. You must get 20 correct jumps in the time limit to win.
Strategies: This game does not have a full view of all the islands at once, so it's hard to turn around and see which island is lit and then jump to it when the clock is ticking. My advice would be to take your time, because you have a lot of it. Jump carefully and don't go too fast, otherwise you'll lose control and fall in the water.
Prize(s): Heart Piece for first win; rupees afterwards.
Fun Meter: **
Beaver Racing
Location: Great Bay Coast, Waterfall Rapids
Hours of Operation: 6 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Price: free
Object: To swim through all the rings within the time limit and in order.
How To Play: As Zora Link, approach the beaver and race through 20 rings. If you win, you need to race his brother through 25 rings to win a bottle. Exit and come back in. Race the one beaver and then the other. Win both times and you win a Heart Piece.
Strategies: Follow the beaver and hold down the A button to swim your fastest at all times. Go through all the rings in the order in which they appear.
Prize(s): Bottle; Heart Piece
Fun Meter: ****
Zora Game Site
Location: Great Bay Coast, just off Waterfall Rapids
Hours of Operation: All 3 days, 6 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Price: Free; fine for broken pots if you don't hit them all
Object: To hit all the pots in one shot.
How to Play: As Zora Link, use your boomerang weapon and aim strategically to break all the pots at once.
Strategies: It's all about angles.
Prize: Rupees
Fun Meter: * 1/2
Ikana Valley
Ghost Hut
Location: Ikana Village, top level, left of cave
Hours of Operation: 24 hrs.
Price: 30 rupees
Object: To defeat all 4 Poes.
How To Play: Pay 30 rupees and enter the arena. Defeat Amy, then Beth and Jo together, then finally Meg.
Strategies: Have a lot of hearts in case battling is not your strong point. Shoot Amy with arrows. Beth and Jo are both coming at you, so use your shield to block and slash with your sword. Like in Ocarina of Time, Meg appears in multiples. Shoot an arrow at the real Meg, who spins once when she first appears.
Prize(s): Heart Piece
Fun Meter: **