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Jester Hat


Jester Hat
Jester Hat
Type Hat
Location Abandoned House
Achievement Two Thumbs Up
Price 25000g

The Jester Hat is the valley's reward for an evening at the pictures. Buying a ticket and sitting through a film earns the Two Thumbs Up achievement, and the mouse at the Abandoned House then asks 25,000g for the hat, one of the highest prices on its shelves. The gap between the two is the joke of the thing: the task itself takes an afternoon and a thousand gold, while the cinema that makes it possible is one of the hardest buildings in the game to put up. Everything in this hat's story happens after the Community Center has been dealt with one way or the other.


Location


The cinema has to exist first, and there are two roads to it. Restoring the Community Center is the long way round. On the night before the first rainy or stormy day after the building is finished, lightning strikes the abandoned JojaMart, and the ruin can then be walked into. Inside waits the Missing Bundle, a last set of rare goods, and the night after it is filled the Junimos raise the Movie Theater in Joja's place. The other road is Joja's own: finish every community upgrade Morris sells and he will put the theatre on the counter for 500,000g, turning the warehouse into a cinema without any help from the forest spirits.

With the doors open, a Movie Ticket costs 1,000g at the booth outside. Walking in with it and watching the showing is all the achievement asks. A second ticket bought the same day can be handed to a villager as an invitation, which is a strong friendship gift in its own right, so the trip is worth making even without a hat at the end of it.

The hat waits afterwards at the Abandoned House, in the south of Cindersap Forest, where a mouse has set up as a hatter. The shop opens once any first achievement has been earned and then adds a hat for each new milestone, so by the time the cinema is standing the shelves are already crowded.

Effect


The hat is a floppy, many-pointed fool's cap with bells at the tips, bright and lopsided and entirely at odds with work clothes. It suits the louder shirts and anyone dressing for a festival rather than a day in the fields. Headwear in the valley is appearance only, so the cap grants nothing but the right to look ridiculous in public.

Notes


Twenty-five thousand gold for a jester's cap is a steep ask next to the thousand the ticket cost, and the mouse does not haggle. The money is better spent after the farm is earning properly, which is usually the case anyway by the time a cinema has been built.

The film on show changes with the season and cycles round over a couple of years, and every villager has films they love, like or sit through politely. Taking a guest to one they love is worth a large jump in friendship, so the ticket that earns this hat goes further when it is spent on a neighbour rather than on a solo visit. The cinema opens in the morning and closes at nine, and it shuts on most festival days, so the trip needs a quiet one.

All Hats


Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name Image Location
??? (hat) ??? (hat) Volcano Caldera
Abigail's Bow Abigail's Bow Desert Festival
Arcane Hat Arcane Hat Adventurer's Guild
Archer's Cap Archer's Cap Abandoned House
Beanie Beanie Tailoring
Blobfish Mask Blobfish Mask Tailoring
Blue Bonnet Blue Bonnet Abandoned House
Blue Bow Blue Bow Desert Festival
Blue Cowboy Hat Blue Cowboy Hat Skull Cavern
Blue Ribbon Blue Ribbon Abandoned House
Bluebird Mask Bluebird Mask Island Trader
Bowler Hat Bowler Hat Abandoned House
Bridal Veil Bridal Veil Tailoring
Bucket Hat Bucket Hat Trout Derby
Butterfly Bow Butterfly Bow Abandoned House
Cat Ears Cat Ears Abandoned House
Chef Hat Chef Hat Abandoned House
Chicken Mask Chicken Mask Abandoned House
Cone Hat Cone Hat Night Market
Cool Cap Cool Cap Abandoned House
Copper Pan (hat) Copper Pan (hat) Copper Pan
Cowboy Hat Cowboy Hat Abandoned House
Cowgal Hat Cowgal Hat Abandoned House
Cowpoke Hat Cowpoke Hat Abandoned House
Daisy Daisy Abandoned House
Dark Ballcap Dark Ballcap Desert Festival
Dark Cowboy Hat Dark Cowboy Hat Skull Cavern
Dark Velvet Bow Dark Velvet Bow Desert Festival
Delicate Bow Delicate Bow Abandoned House
Deluxe Cowboy Hat Deluxe Cowboy Hat Island Trader
Deluxe Pirate Hat Deluxe Pirate Hat Volcano Dungeon
Dinosaur Hat Dinosaur Hat Tailoring
Earmuffs Earmuffs Abandoned House
Elegant Turban Elegant Turban Abandoned House
Emily's Magic Hat Emily's Magic Hat Emily's 14-heart event
Eye Patch Eye Patch Abandoned House
Fashion Hat Fashion Hat Tailoring
Fedora Fedora Stardew Valley Fair
Fishing Hat Fishing Hat Tailoring
Flat Topped Hat Flat Topped Hat Tailoring
Floppy Beanie Floppy Beanie Tailoring
Forager's Hat Forager's Hat Tailoring
Frog Hat Frog Hat Ginger Island
Garbage Hat Garbage Hat Garbage Cans
Gil's Hat Gil's Hat Desert Festival
Gnome's Cap Gnome's Cap Abandoned House
Goblin Mask Goblin Mask Abandoned House
Goggles Goggles Tailoring
Gold Pan (hat) Gold Pan (hat) Gold Pan
Golden Helmet Golden Helmet Golden Coconuts
Golden Mask (hat) Golden Mask (hat) Tailoring
Good Ol' Cap Good Ol' Cap Abandoned House
Governor's Hat Governor's Hat Abandoned House
Green Turban Green Turban Desert Trader
Hair Bone Hair Bone Tailoring
Hard Hat Hard Hat Adventurer's Guild
Hunter's Cap Hunter's Cap Abandoned House
Infinity Crown Infinity Crown Abandoned House
Iridium Pan (hat) Iridium Pan (hat) Iridium Pan
Jester Hat Jester Hat Abandoned House
Joja Cap Joja Cap Desert Festival
Junimo Hat Junimo Hat Abandoned House
Knight's Helmet Knight's Helmet Adventurer's Guild
Laurel Wreath Crown Laurel Wreath Crown Desert Festival
Leprechaun Hat Leprechaun Hat Cindersap Forest
Living Hat Living Hat Weeds; Wilderness Golems; Iridium Golems
Logo Cap Logo Cap Tailoring
Lucky Bow Lucky Bow Abandoned House
Magic Cowboy Hat Magic Cowboy Hat Desert Trader
Magic Turban Magic Turban Desert Trader
Mouse Ears Mouse Ears Abandoned House
Mr. Qi's Hat Mr. Qi's Hat Qi's Walnut Room
Mummy Mask Mummy Mask Desert Festival
Mushroom Cap Mushroom Cap Mushroom Trees
Mystery Hat Mystery Hat Mystery Boxes; Golden Mystery Boxes
Official Cap Official Cap Abandoned House
Pageboy Cap Pageboy Cap Abandoned House
Panda Hat Panda Hat WeGame exclusive
Paper Hat Paper Hat Abandoned House
Party Hat (blue) Party Hat (blue) Tailoring
Party Hat (green) Party Hat (green) Tailoring
Party Hat (red) Party Hat (red) Tailoring
Pink Bow Pink Bow Volcano Dungeon
Pirate Hat Pirate Hat Tailoring
Plum Chapeau Plum Chapeau Abandoned House
Polka Bow Polka Bow Abandoned House
Propeller Hat Propeller Hat Tailoring
Pumpkin Mask Pumpkin Mask Tailoring
Qi Mask Qi Mask Tailoring
Raccoon Hat Raccoon Hat Giant Stump; Raccoon Wife's Shop
Radioactive Goggles Radioactive Goggles Tailoring
Red Cowboy Hat Red Cowboy Hat Skull Cavern
Red Fez Red Fez Traveling Cart
Sailor's Cap Sailor's Cap Festival of Ice
Santa Hat Santa Hat Abandoned House
Skeleton Mask Skeleton Mask Adventurer's Guild
Small Cap Small Cap Island Trader
Sombrero Sombrero Abandoned House
Sou'wester Sou'wester Abandoned House
Space Helmet Space Helmet Abandoned House
Sports Cap Sports Cap Mayor's Manor; Abandoned House
Spotted Headscarf Spotted Headscarf Tailoring
Squid Hat Squid Hat SquidFest
Squire's Helmet Squire's Helmet Metal Heads; Hot Heads; Metal Head (dangerous)
Star Helmet Star Helmet Tailoring
Steel Pan (hat) Steel Pan (hat) Steel Pan
Straw Hat Straw Hat Egg Festival
Sunglasses Sunglasses Tailoring
Swashbuckler Hat Swashbuckler Hat Tailoring
Tiara Tiara Abandoned House
Tiger Hat Tiger Hat Tiger Slimes
Top Hat Top Hat Casino
Totem Mask Totem Mask Tailoring
Tricorn Hat Tricorn Hat Desert Festival
Tropiclip Tropiclip Abandoned House
Trucker Hat Trucker Hat Abandoned House
Warrior Helmet Warrior Helmet Tailoring
Watermelon Band Watermelon Band Abandoned House
Wearable Dwarf Helm Wearable Dwarf Helm Tailoring
White Bow White Bow Abandoned House
White Turban White Turban Tailoring; Skull Cavern
Witch Hat Witch Hat Tailoring