The buzz these days is the reimagined video game Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It’s a 2020 life simulation game developed and published by Nintendo. In New Horizons, players control a child-character who moves to a deserted island after purchasing a getaway package from a Critter named Tom Nook. The task is to develop the deserted island into a bustling paradise as creatively as possible. Players can gather and craft items, customize the island, and form it into a community with anthropomorphic animals as permanent residents. By connecting with and ‘friending’ other players, it becomes an interactive game of sharing, competing, cooperating, challenging, aiding, problem-solving…all significant life skills.
The caches located on this property have been designed to represent some of the things that a player would encounter on the island, including the critter-characters, fossils, and the dreaded bees! They were published in December 2020 when the SEMAG event was scheduled to occur at the property but had to move at the last minute due to a snowstorm.
Although you may have already completed the series you haven’t experienced the actual Event. (We had planned some games and a raffle to add to the fun of attending Events.) So please consider coming for the comradery and conversation. It’d be great to see you.
Place: Pavilion at Everett Leonard Recreation Park
Location: N 41 56.089; W 71 11.878
Date: Saturday May 1, 2021
Time: 11am – 1pm.
Safety Matters! **Due to the current situation with the coronavirus, there will be some restrictions placed on this event. MA currently is in Phase 4, Step 1 of reopening and still requires face coverings in public places. If you feel sick, please stay home. In addition, please avoid touching others (shaking hands, etc.) and attempt to maintain a distance of six feet from other attendees at all times. Hand sanitizer will be provided, but you are encouraged to clean your hands when possible as well. Please reference this site for more information:https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-prevention-and-treatment
