Stardew Valley: Complete Guide to Accessing Ginger Island

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Diversify your Stardew Valley experience with a vacation to Ginger Island
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Ginger Island is an extra region that Stardew Valley players can explore once they’ve played through the main portion of this relaxing RPG game. We’ll walk you through the different requirements you have to meet to unlock this fun island map, as well as what you can do once you get there.

Things You Should Know

  • Visit Willy at his shop after fixing up the community center or Jojamart.
  • Repair Willy’s boat by giving him 200 pieces of hardwood, 5 battery packs, and 5 iridium bars.
  • Pay 1,000 gold for Willy to take you to Ginger Island, or craft an island obelisk to teleport to the island from your farm.
Section 1 of 3:

How to Unlock Ginger Island in Stardew Valley

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    Ginger Island is considered a post-game feature in Stardew Valley , so you need to complete the main objective of the game first: either repairing the community center or completing the Joja Community Development Form.
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    Once you’ve finished repairing the community center or completing the Joja Community Development Form, receive a letter in your farmhouse mailbox that invites you over to the fish shop. Once there, Willy will show you his boat, which needs to be repaired.
    • This boat will eventually take you to Ginger Island.
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    Submit these items to Willy to finish the repairs:
    • Where to find hardwood : In the secret woods; on the forest and four-corners farm maps
    • Where to find iridium ore: At the lower levels of the regular mines; in the Skull Cavern
    • Where to find battery packs: In lightning rods after a thunderstorm; at the Traveling Cart
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    Head to the back room of the fish shop between 9 AM and 5 PM to access the repaired boat. Pay 1,000 gold to enter the boat, which Willy will board and use to transport you to Ginger Island (shown in a cutscene).
    • You'll need to pay 1,000 gold to Willy each time you want to visit Ginger Island. This is a round-trip fee, so you only have to pay it when you first depart.
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How to Get the Island Obelisk

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    This building can be placed on your farm and serves as a permanent teleport to Ginger Island. Pay the Wizard 10 iridium bars, 10 dragon teeth, and 10 bananas to get it constructed on your farm.
    • Dragon Teeth and bananas are both found on Ginger Island.
Section 3 of 3:

Ginger Island Features

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    Ginger Island is divided into 4 explorable regions: Island North, Island South, Island East, and Island West. Each region has new puzzles, activities, and forageable items to discover. [1]
    • There's also an Island Southeast region that can be unlocked after you've built the beach resort.
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    The west portion of Ginger Island has a large amount of space that can be used as farmland. This land can grow all types of crops year-round, exactly like the greenhouse.
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    The north portion of the island features an area known as the volcano dungeon. This challenging but rewarding area gives players the chance to mine for valuable items while battling tough monsters.
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    All around the island, players can collect golden walnuts, which can be given to the parrots around the island to unlock certain rewards, like:
    • Accessing the west part of the island (10 walnuts)
    • Building a farmhouse, which allows you to sleep on the island (20 walnuts)
    • A mailbox on the island (5 walnuts)
    • A trading shop (10 walnuts)
    • A beach resort that Stardew Valley NPCs can visit (10 walnuts)
    • Parrot Express, a transportation system around the island (10 walnuts)
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    Leo (a young orphan boy), Birdie (an older woman who lives in a hut), Professor Snail (a researcher and archeologist), and Mr. Qi (a mystical man also found on the mainland) can all be interacted with on Ginger Island.
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    Once you unlock Mr. Qi’s room on the west side of the island with 100 golden coconuts, you’ll be able to accept a variety of unique quests, like:
    • Qi’s Cuisine
    • Let’s Play a Game
    • Qi’s Crop
    • Four Precious Stones
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