Animal Crossing Newbie- what do I need to know?

Hello there, we bought this for DD to cheer her up during lockdown only we are all fighting over it. What's the best way to get visitors?

I might have said this already, but a lot of my villagers are in pairs! Yuka and Eugene (koalas), Wendy and Stella (sheep) and Plucky and Goose (chickens). That leaves Skye, Pippy, Goldie and Stitches. Skye and Goldie are never leaving (mwahaha!) so that just leaves Pippy and Stitches that I can afford to lose. Unfortunately, everyone but them is trying to leave!

Morning,
I've found a reddit page to share custom designs and use on your own island, its r/ACQR
Going to have a go later but lots of cute ones on there from more talented people than me...!
Loving animal crossing though

I got a lovely new little flowery elephant called Tia on a Nook miles trip earlier. Did three NMT’s today and got a Coelecanth and an Oarfish on every one of them!

However my ACNH time is about to drop considerably as I’m back to working from my normal place of work from Monday :( (not that I’ve been playing in work time, I’ll just have a lot less free time in general with the commute, etc).

If it’s someone you’d like to leave to make space for a newbie then you can tell them it’s okay to go!

Just tell them they should stay when they say they’re thinking about leaving!

Was it a Raymond the annoying villager?

I have blocked in the one villager who annoyed me!!

I’ve caught some new things today, tiny things from the rivers. Rainbowfish and a nibbler. First visit from CJ today to buy my fish.

I have ten villagers, however one (Mac) has just left so a new bunny called Carmen could move in, and one of my original islanders Tammy is moving out tomorrow, so I’ll hopefully be able to meet new people on my Nook Miles trips again.

Despite having 10 islanders, three bridges and multiple inclines, as well as 50+ fruit trees (all available fruits), and nearly every type of flower, including hybrids and lots of outdoor areas, I’ve still only got a 3 star rating. I am going to start experimenting more with my island designer app.

@Taddda I've only tried with 10,000 may try with a higher amount tomorrow. It is so addictive!

Isabelle now wants me to put fences up. There is no pleasing her

Have spent some of the day redesigning my island. Really want one of mine to leave though!!

Thanks @bearlyactive!

In terms of getting rid of villagers, you need amiibo.

The cards are available online (at varying prices depending on who you want). Take Skye - I had her in my very first New Leaf town back in 2013 so when the Welcome Amiibo update happened in 2016 I got her card online. Now I can use it for New Horizons by scanning her on the Nook Stop. I think you have to do it on three separate days, fulfilling the character's request each time, before you get the option to invite them to live on your island.

If you have less than ten villagers and an open plot, the character moves in without a problem. But if you have less than ten, the islander will kick one of your existing ones out. You don't get to choose in the game, but what you can do is reset as soon as they mention a particular islander (before it gets a chance to autosave), rinse and repeat until they offer to kick off the islander that you want rid of. The unwanted one will immediately be in boxes, and the wanted islander will move a couple of days later.

So it's a bit long-winded but it's the only way so far, I think!

whatonearthmother Every island is the same size, it's the amount of terraforming and stuff that they cram into it that makes it seem so much bigger.

See I need to do this. When I have been to other islands they seem to be much bigger than mine.

I have the water building thing and cliff thing but how can I make it bigger

@whatonearthmother I would like to know this too as I hate one of my villagers! Can we share island pics? Here’s my new cafe.

Apparently all the fish and bugs change in June! I have used the Turnip Exchange to visit some other islands so have managed to get all the fruit trees and some flowers.

Does anyone know how you get rid of islanders???

Cherry I'm just doing the stamp thing to decorate my house, I'll be making a feature wall of the trophies at this rate Also some of the fish will change at the start of June - we'll get sharks (lots of Bells) and I cannot wait!

Anyone else having nightmares about sea bass and black bass right now... just me... okay...!

I love animal crossing but I'm getting bit fed up that I get the same fish every time despite me trying on different islands and different times/places etc, every fossil I get Blathers doesn't want and it's getting harder to find fossils on other islands for some reason.

I also can't understand the stamp bonus thing in the museum you can do every day but the prize is still the same , so why would anyone do more than once as you don't get that many bells for them anyway?

Pacmanitee Normal one if that's okay? (At risk of being a pain, can I have two please...?)