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Like all villagers in the game, Sam has a shifting schedule that changes with the seasons as well as possesses different tastes in gifts. The ideal way to win him over is to present him with the material goods that he loves the most.
Sam’s Schedule For Every Season
When one is looking for a particular NPC, it can sometimes be tricky to track them down, as they all have different lives full of varying interests, hobbies, and jobs. Spring and Summer are the most diverse in terms of schedule, so it may be more convenient to get closer to Sam in the Fall or Winter.
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Spring
Monday & Wednesday
10:00 AM - Stands in the center of his bedroom 11:00 AM - Goes to JojaMart 12:50 PM - Starts work at JojaMart 4:00 PM - Finishes shift and leaves JojaMart 6:00 PM - Stands in front of his bookshelf in his bedroom 9:30 PM - Goes to sleep
Tuesday
10:00 AM - Stands in the middle of his bedroom 10:40 AM - Plays his guitar 2:00 PM - Stands by the Mayor’s Manor 6:30 PM - Goes home
Thursday
10:00 AM - Stands in front of his dresser 10:40 AM - Plays his guitar 1:40 PM - Walks to the shrub southeast of Lewis’ home 3:00 PM - Stands in front of the shrub near Lewis’ home 6:30 PM - Goes home 7:50 PM - Stands in front of his desk 9:00 PM - Goes to sleep
Friday
10:00 AM -Plays his guitar 11:00 AM - Skateboards outside his home 3:00 PM - Goes to the Stardrop Saloon 4:00 PM - Plays pool near the arcade in the saloon 9:20 PM - Leaves the Stardrop Saloon 10:20 PM - Goes home
Saturday & Sunday
10:00 AM - Moves around his room 10:40 AM - Plays his guitar 1:40 PM - Stands near Lewis’s home by the river 6:30 PM - Goes home 9:00 PM - Goes to bed
Summer
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday
10:00 AM - Stands in the center of his bedroom 11:00 AM - Goes to JojaMart 12:50 PM - Starts work at JojaMart 4:00 PM - Finishes shift and leaves JojaMart 6:00 PM - Stands in front of his bookshelf in his bedroom 9:30 PM - Goes to sleep
Tuesday & Sunday
10:00 AM - Moves around his room. 11:00 AM - Plays his guitar 1:40 PM - Walks to the beach with his brother Vincent 7:00 PM - Goes home 9:00 PM - Goes to sleep
Saturday
10:00 AM - Stands in the middle of his bedroom 2:00 PM - Stands around next to Sebastian 6:00 PM - Walks with Sebastian to the river in front of his home 7:50 PM - Goes home and goes to sleep
Fall
Every Day
10:00 AM - Moves around his room 10:40 AM - Plays his guitar 1:20 PM - Walks to the forest southwest of Leah’s Cottage 7:00 PM - Goes home 9:00 PM - Goes to sleep
Winter
Every Day
10:00 AM - Moves around his room 10:40 AM - Plays his guitar 1:20 PM - Walks to the Stardrop Saloon 7:00 PM - Goes home 9:00 PM - Goes to sleep
What Kind Of Gifts Sam Loves, Likes, Dislikes, & Hates
The Best way to level up one’s relationship with Sam, and any other villager, is to give them things that they like or love. While blatantly seeming like one is buying Sam’s affection with these gifts, try to remember that it is the thought that counts in Pelican Town, and knowing what someone is fond of shows that the player is in tune with their needs.
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Love
All Universal Loves Cactus Fruit Maple Bar Pizza Tigerseye
Like
All Universal Likes (except, Mayonnaise, Duck Mayonnaise, Pickles, & all Vegetables) All Eggs (except Void Egg) Joja Cola
Neutral
All Universal Neutrals All Fruit (except Cactus Fruit, Salmonberry, & Fruit Tree Fruit,) All Milk
Dislike
All Universal Dislikes (except Coal, Copper Bars, Gold Bars, Gold Ore, Iridium Bars, Iridium Ore, Iron Bars, Refined Quartz, & Tigerseye) All Vegetables Chanterelle Common Mushroom Daffodil Dandelion Ginger Hazelnut Holly Leek Magma Cap Morel Purple Mushroom Quartz Salmonberry Seaweed Snow Yam Wild Horseradish Winter Root
Hate
All Universal Hates (except Joja Cola & Seaweed) Coal Copper Bar Duck Mayonnaise Gold Bar Gold Ore Iridium Bar Iridium Ore Iron Bar Mayonnaise Pickles Refined Quartz
What Happens After You Marry Sam
After the player has given enough gifts to max out their relationship level with Sam, they will be able to marry him. After marriage, Sam’s schedule changes as he now will be focusing on being with the player a lot more than before.
He moves into the farmhouse with the player and sets up his bedroom next to theirs so that he can always stay nice and close. Sam will also set up a halfpipe behind the farmhouse where he will sometimes be found practicing his skateboarding tricks.
It will also become possible to receive gifts from Sam on rainy days and nights, such as a Cactus Fruit, a Coconut, an Earth Crystal, a Geode, or a Pizza. When Sam isn’t doing tricks on the halfpipe around back, he can sometimes be found in the farmhouse and will on occasion gift the player with some Pancakes.
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