OchaKen no Heya FAQ
Version 0.5

Table of Contents

Part 1 Getting Started:
Turn it on
The Main Menu Screen in detail
Item List
Drawing Game
Exit
Multiplayer Mode
Story
Pause, Quit, Save, Misc. Options,
To Begin
To Go Back
Choose Your Main Dog
Your Room
The House Menu
House Menu Tabs
Top Screen Information Summary
The Town Map
How to Change your Main Dog or Cat

Part 2 Item List *incomplete

Part 3 Mini Game Rules and Useful Information
Mini Game list, Starting All Games, Mini Game Selected
Rules, Commands and Hints

Part 4 Why This Game is Not Like Nintendogs

Part 5 Dogs and Cats Names and Pronunciation

Part 6 Thank yous, Legal Information, Author Contact
information

Author's Note,

I am not an experienced gamer by any standard, nor can I
read Japanese.  Even so, I found this game really easy to
pick up and to play through.  It's made up of puzzles and
mini-games that you play to win items to decorate your
home.  The more items you have and the more pleasingly you
arrange them, the more Ochakens will come to your home.  As
you win items, you get new rooms for your home.  It's
similar to Nintendogs but the differences are striking- the
dogs and cats all have names and if you don't call them by
said names, they will be sad and leave your home.  At risk
of overdoing it, I am including everything I can possibly
think of and anything not in English.  If you've played
imported games before, lots of this will be familiar or
really easy to figure out.  If you haven't, then I think I
might just have covered every possible angle.  I am not
including a full translation of the story, as I've imposed
on my friends enough to translate things for me and you
don't really miss anything by not reading it.  There are
lots of pictures and good use is made of both screens.
               -E.P.







Part 1:  Getting Started

Turn it on:  The First Things You See

The first screen you see after you select the game from the
DS main menu will be a blue walled room where all the Tea
dogs and Cats are hanging out
-Ochakens will henceforth be referred to as Tea dogs and
Tea cats.
-A flashing stylus will appear on the touch screen.  Touch
it to continue.  You will then see a start-up menu.  To
begin the game, touch the icon with the green Tea dog in
front of a house in dead centre of the screen.


The Main Menu Screen in Detail: Each Icon Explained

Item List- The top icon with the green dog in the drawer is
a summary of your accumulated items and prizes from the
vending machines, which will be explained thoroughly later.

Drawing Game- The icon in the top left corner takes you to
a mini-game where you have to trace the Tea dogs on the
touch screen and the game rates your drawing skill.  Very
cute!
Mini Game Practise Area- The icon in the lower left corner
with the green Tea dog and the pink Tea cat playing cards
contains all the mini-games you need to play in order to
win items.  This is just a practise area.  To select the
game you want to play, just tap the card in the centre of
the screen and use the arrows on either side to move
through the menu.  After you chose the game, you can see
the name in English somewhere on the screen.

Exit- To exit from this menu, there is a red rectangle in
the lower right corner.  Tap it to return to the main menu.

Multiplayer Mode- Single card download play. The icon in
the lower right corner with the green Tea dog and the
telephone is your multiplayer option.  You can only play
the mini games with a friend, as far as I know.

Story- The icon in the top right corner with the green Tea
dog watching TV is the story.  It's all in Japanese.

Pause, Quit, Save, Misc. Options- To pause, press start.
You will see a menu with two choices.  The top is continue,
and the bottom is quit.  Generally when confronted by
options to continue, touch the left, top or first option
and the second to go back or quit.  I will tell you if and
when this does not apply, and if you find one that I miss,
please email and tell me about it!

To Begin: Touch the centre icon to begin the game!  After
touching the left red bar on the window that appears, you
will see a screen with two tealeaf shaped icons in the
centre.  This is important!  The left icon with the green
Tea dog in the empty room means "start from the beginning"
and if you select it after you've played, you lose your
saved information.  The right icon with the furnished room
is to continue from where you were.


To Go Back: The red arrow in a circular shape icon in the
upper right corner is "back".

Choose Your Main Dog: Next, the game will take you to
choose your dog.  A complete list of the dogs and cats
names and descriptions is in Part 5.  The dog you chose
will always come to your house.  If you want to change your
dog, you can do it by going to the park in the "town's"
main menu.  I will explain this menu momentarily.
       After you chose your dog, you go to your house... I
think you do anyway.   I was so excited when I started
playing that I am not totally sure if it takes you to your
house.

Your Room: At the start of the game you have one room and
no items to decorate it, so you need to go out and start
getting items.

The House Menu

Touch the tealeaf icon in the upper right-hand side of the
touch screen and you will get a menu with the following on
it:
Menu Tabs:
1.The first one with a little red and white thing that
looks like a house takes you out to the town.

2.The second with a brown Japanese teacup is a list of all
of your items.

3.Third with a little black microphone lets you "talk" to
the dogs.  Call them by their names and they will be happy.
See Part 5 for more information.

4.The fourth with a little black arrow lets you move
between rooms in your home.  You will need this later.

5.The fifth takes you to your vending machine prizes.

6.The sixth with the small white and grey circle is "save".
When saving, the first window is save, press the left red
bar to save, the second window that appears asks if you
want to return to the main menu.  Press the left bar for
"yes" and the right for "no".   You can also access "save"
by pressing start.

7.The seventh and final tab is for moving your camera.
It's easier to use the D-pad to move the camera in the
desired direction.

Top Screen Information Summary:

When you are in your room, the top screen will show you
which dogs and cats are in your room along with the date,
time and the number of items you have out of 250 and your
progress in completing the game in percentage form.


The Town Map

In the town, there are six stores you must visit to win
items for your home.  You touch the store you want to
visit, tap the item you want to play for and play though
the mini game to win it- more on this in Part 3.

The Town

1. Electronics and Home Appliances

2.The Furniture Store

3.Interior Design Store- wallpaper, carpets and similar.

4.The Gachapon Store-with vending machines where you can
use the coins you win after some mini games to buy small
Tea dog prizes.

5.The Garden Centre

6.The Toy Store

7.The House wares store with teacups, floor pillows and
houseplants.

8.The Town Centre- in the centre of the town map with what
looks like a big Christmas tree is the town square.  You
can find all the Tea dogs and cats here.




To Change Your Main Dog or Cat

If you want to change the dog or cat that is always in your
home, pick the one you like, touch it and then touch the
blue button in the upper left corner.  Two pink buttons
will appear in the lower, centre part of the screen.  Chose
the left button and you're done.  As far as I can tell,
there is no penalty for doing this.

Part 2:  Item List

I am not quite finished the game at this point, so my list
is incomplete.  All you have to do to open new items is win
the ones that are available when you enter the store.  When
you come back, new items are open.



Electronics Store

Clocks and Lamps:
Blue shaded light
Round-bulb light
Old-fashioned alarm clock
Digital clock
Cuckoo clock
???
???
???


TVs and Stereos:
Small TV
Big screen TV
Clapperboard
Mini portable stereo
???
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???

Appliances:
Pink two-slice toaster
Blue toaster oven
Microwave oven
Mini-fridge
Full-size refrigerator
???
???

Telephones:
Black rotary telephone
Grey modern phone
???
???
???

Etc.
Pink iron
Blue electric fan
Space heater
Vacuum cleaner
Washer
Dryer
???
???
???
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???

Furniture Store:

Chairs and Sofas:
Pink lounge chair
Black office chair
White sofa
Black sofa
Red wooden-armed sofa
Pink sofa
Rocking chair
???

Tables:
Round wooden table
Glass-topped modern table
Brown rectangular table
Pink desk and chair set
Kotatsu- Japanese table with a heater covered in a blanket
Square table.

Beds:
Futon with blue duvet cover
Futon with red and white duvet cover
???
???
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???

Shelves:
Light brown wooden bookshelf
Brown wooden utility shelf
Silver metal utility shelf
Glass utility shelf
Low wooden shelf
Black either shelf or entertainment unit I am not sure
which
Brown wooden shelf/unit
Brown wooden shelf/unit with two drawers
???
???
???

Etc.
Round wicker wastepaper basket
Full-length mirror
Brown wooden dressing table
Brick fireplace
Nabe pit*   Nabe is a Japanese winter stew and this item is
used for cooking it
White screen with wooden trim
Yellow-dot pattern screen with green trim
???
???
???
???
???


Interior Design Store

Floor Coverings:
Tatami- Japanese floor mats made of woven reed
Red, yellow and green plaid rug
Red and yellow Chinese motif rug
Purple and yellow rug
Blue and white diamond pattern carpet
Green and beige square carpet
Another very similar green and beige carpet with slightly
bigger squares
Yellow and purple carpet
???
???
???

Blinds:
Green and white window covering
Red with blue and yellow cross curtains
Gold with red Chinese motif curtains
Pink floral curtains
Yellow curtains
Red, green and yellow blinds
Brown blinds
Pink shiny curtain
???
???
???

Wallpaper:
Blue and white floral wallpaper
Brown and cream brick pattern wallpaper
Red and gold Chinese motif wallpaper
Yellow and purple floral wallpaper
Blue, brown and beige brick pattern wallpaper
Green, yellow and blue wallpaper
Beige and cream wallpaper
Pink floral wallpaper
???
???
???

The Garden Centre
Grass and Trees:
Grass turf
Grass turf- slightly different texture
Pine Tree
Circular Tree
???
???

Playground Equipment
Exercise Bar
Swing
Seesaw
???
???
???

Swimming Pools
Rectangular pool
Inflatable circular wading pool
???
???
???

Garden Entertainment
Firework-small
Firework-medium
Firework-large
Snowman
Japanese water fountain
Fountain with Cherub
Japanese bamboo garden decoration
???
???
???
???


Etc.
Circular decorative rocks
Square decorative rocks
Mountain shaped decorative rock
Old-fashioned Street Lamp
Tent
???
???

Toy Store

Tea Dog and Cat Figures
Green Tea Dog
Red Tea Dog
Black Tea Dog
Pink Tea Dog
Beige Tea Dog
Black Tea Dog with brown ears
Light Brown Tea Dog with crinkly ears
Pink Tea Cat
???
???
???

Balls and Musical Instruments
Orange rubber ball
Multicolour volleyball
Soccer ball
Mini piano
Violin
???
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???
???
???
???
???

Party Favours and Toys
Balloon
Christmas cracker
Jack in the Box
Bubble machine
???
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More Toys
Top
Striped beach ball
Daruman- a Japanese good luck figure, little red ball with
a white face
Globe
Rocking horse
Tube
Slide
Trampoline
???
???
???
???

Etc.
Red toy car
Yellow car-shaped dog bed
Robot
Santa Claus
Rabbit
Teddy bear
Clown
???
???
???
???
???


Tea Dogs Special Store

Teacups
Brown teacup
Beige teacup
Red teacup with white star
Purple teacup
Pink teacup
Green teacup
Blue pattern teacup
Pink stripe teacup
???
???
???

Pillows
Blue floral pillow
Orange floor pillow
White round pillow
Blue tubular pillow
???
???

Houseplants
Red tulip
Pink flower
African violet
Sunflower
Green leafy plant
Mini palm tree
Small tree
Fern

Etc.
Tissue box
Piggy bank
Treasure chest
Empty box
Teapot
Riding duck
Goldfish bowl, with fish
Mosquito coil
Heart-shaped box? I am not exactly sure what this is
???
???
???

The question marks in this section represent items I have
yet to obtain.

Part 3 Mini Game Rules and Useful Information

Mini Game List

Air Hockey
Black and White a.k.a. Othello
Blackjack
Bowling
Connect the Tiles
Daifugo
Hide and Seek
Hula Hoop Game
Jigsaw Puzzle
Memory
Old Maid
Page One
Poker
Rhythm Game
Sevens
Slider Puzzle
Red Light, Green Light

Starting All Games

-After you've selected the item from the store, you will be
taken to the mini game you have to play to win the item
-The first screens you see explain the rules to the game,
in Japanese
-To skip these screens hit the button in the lower left
corner to continue to the game
-If you don't like or can't win any game, quit and come
back to it later, sometimes it will change to another game!


Mini Game Selected Rules, Commands and Hints

I have decided not to include a full set of rules for each
game, as they're easy to figure out if you don't already
know them.  I will include which buttons are useful.  Also,
there is no penalty for losing any mini game, so just keep
playing until you win.


Air Hockey
- Use the touch screen to control your puck
-No special rules
Hints
-The computer will usually follow your lead when it comes
to speed, so slide your puck faster or slower depending on
how much of a challenge you want
-Old or well used DS's may have some less sensitive areas
on the touch screen, so be aware of this


Black and White
- Use the touch screen to place your pieces
-No special rules.
Hints
-The computer player gains skill as the game progresses, so
don't always expect an easy win

Blackjack
- Use the stylus to "hit" or "stand"
-To "hit" or to "stand" use the two buttons in the lower
left corner of your touch screen
-The top red button is "hit" and lower red button is
"stand"
-No special rules.
Hints
Nothing really, but I hit on a 14 when I feel lucky.

Bowling
-Use the stylus to "throw" your ball down the alley and
score
-No special rules
Hints
-Use the lines of the rainbow on the alley to line up your
shots

Connect the Tiles
-Use your stylus on the touch screen to connect the
matching pairs of blocks
-You cannot cross tiles when matching
Hints
-This is easy!

Daifugo
-Use your stylus to select the cards you want to play on
your turn
-The object of the game is to get rid of all your cards
-Select 1 card or up to 5+ cards of the same number value
and play them by pressing "OK"
-Place your cards or pairs in ascending or descending value
-The Joker can join any cards you chose
-The cards values in this game are 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ,10,
Jack, Queen, King, Ace, 2.
-The computer chooses ascending or descending value
-You will always go first...in my experience
-The button below "OK" is "Pass"
-If your cards do not match the sequence, hit "Pass"
Hints
-Get rid of your mid level cards first
-The Joker can help you win the game, so save it if you've
got it.
-If you're still unsure of the rules, try to play the cards
you have
-Select the cards you want and hit "OK"
-If nothing happens, you can't play those particular cards



Hide and Seek
-The dogs and cats you need to find will appear in a line
on your top screen
-The dog or cat you need at any given time in the game will
be slightly below the line of dogs and cats
-When that particular dog or cat peeks out at you on the
touch screen, tap it with your stylus to "find" it
-You have a time limit, shown on the touch screen
-You can make a few mistakes...usually, in my experience so
far.
Hints
-Make sure you are familiar with all the dogs and cats to
win the game quickly

Hula Hoop Game
-Use your stylus to throw the red hula hoop onto one of the
3 dogs or cats who appear on your top screen
-Each time you successfully get 5 hoops on one dog, you get
100 points
-You need more points to win as the game goes on
-Your score will appear in the upper right corner of the
top screen
-Your time remaining will be counting down in the upper
left corner of the top screen
-If one of the dogs or cats lies down and goes to sleep,
you can't throw hoops onto it, so try another one
Hints
-Harder is not necessarily better when it comes to throwing
the hoops
-Practise a bit to find the perfect throwing strength
-You can miss as many times as you need to, there is no
penalty

Jigsaw Puzzle
-Use your stylus to put the puzzle together
-If the pieces are overlapping when you place them on the
board, you will hear a warning sound and you will not be
able to pick up another piece until you move the first one
-Your time limit will count down on the top screen
Hints
-These are really easy to do, enjoy!

Memory
-You go first, to turn over 2 cards
-If they match, you keep them and you can continue until
you make a mistake
-Beat the computer to win the game
Hints
-The computer can be very, very lucky sometimes.
-Another easy mini-game

Old Maid
-Use the touch screen to play your cards
-No special rules
Hints
-Nothing special here, just play until you win...or use the
quit and come back later trick.

Page One
Note:  I really, really do not like this game.  I almost
never win it.
-Use your stylus to choose the card you want to play and
tap it, the computer will take it and put it down
-To win, place the highest card in the suit as shown by the
card on top of the pile
Hints
-You have to win several rounds successfully to win this
game and I always seem to get bad cards, this could just be
my luck
-Use the quit and come back later trick

Poker
-Use your stylus to select the cards you want to play
-No special rules
Hints
-If you can play poker, you can win this game, the computer
is not, usually, any more lucky than it should be
- I don't play poker, but I can beat the computer

Rhythm Game
-Tap the centre of the tambourine on your touch screen, as
the tambourine icons follow the music on the top screen-
-When the hands clapping icons appear, clap your hands over
the microphone or make a loud "dat!"-sounding noise into
the microphone
-If the container at the end of the top screen is full of
water, you are doing well
-You can't pause or quit this mini game once it starts
Hints
-For the microphone on a DS, I find it easier to clap, if I
try to make noises instead, I miss more than I should
-I can't speak for the DS Lite microphone, so please do
experiment and find out what suits you

Sevens
-Use your stylus to select the card you want to play and
"toss" it in an upwards motion
-If you make a mistake, a warning will sound and your card
will be rejected
-No special rules
Hints
-Nothing really, just play until you win

Slider Puzzle
-Use your stylus to move the puzzle pieces so that you can
slide the biggest piece out through the opening in the
bottom
Hints
-Keep an eye on your time limit which appears on the top
screen
-These are so easy to do!

Red Light, Green Light
-Move your stylus in a circular motion anywhere on the
touch screen to move your dog forward
-If the other dog standing at the tree turns around sees
you moving, you will be sent back to beginning to try again
-If you make it to the tree and touch the other dog without
him/her seeing you moving, you get a point
-Get the number of points that will appear in the upper
right corner of the touch screen to win
-Your time limit counts down in the upper left corner of
the touch screen


Hints
-Don't even breathe on the touch screen when the other dog
is turned around or you will be sent back to the beginning
-It doesn't seem to matter how fast you move the stylus,
your dog will always move at the same pace


Part 4: Why This Game is Not Like Nintendogs

-You do not feed, water, or bathe the dogs and cats
-You do not take them for walks
-All cats and dogs have names and if you do not call them
by those names, and pronounce them properly in Japanese,
the dogs and cats will be sad and likely leave your room
-There are no contests
-As you win the mini games and get items, you gain a second
floor, an attic and a garden for your home...I think this
happens every 50 items
-The coins you win can only be used in the Gachapon store
to buy items from the vending machines
-The dogs and cats can't learn tricks
-The dogs and cats interact with almost all the items and
toys directly, whether looking at a flower in a pot or
playing with a ball
-The dogs and cats will come and go, sometimes purely on
whim
-There are some of the same toys as Nintendogs, but in name
only, ex. The balloon, in Ochakens, the dog can ride on the
balloon
-There is no penalty for leaving the game for days at a
time.  I have left it for 4-5 days and the dogs have come
back to my house
-You can't sell or trade items
-There's no "bark mode"
-When you have all 250 items, you've cleared the main game
-I have yet to find any secret/hidden areas, I'll keep you
posted


Part 5: Dogs and Cats Names and Pronunciations

I am going to try and explain this as clearly as possible.
Try to stress each syllable in the name equally, instead of
blending them as you would in Engish.

Green Tea dog- Ryouku pron. Lee-o-koo
Note: I have a hard time pronouncing this one, even with
help from Japanese people

Red Tea dog- Earl pron. Er-lu

Black Tea dog- Lon pron. Same as the name in English
Beige Tea dog- Chai pron. Same as Chai, like the tea, in
English

Pink Tea dog- Hana pron. Ha-na, "Ha" like a laugh, "na"
like "banana"

Brown Tea dog with round ears- Caffe pron. Ca-fey, like
"cafe au lait" in French

Pink Tea cat- Sakura pron. Sa-kew-ra

Purple Tea cat- Ran pron. Just like the English word

Yellow Tea cat- Min pron. Mee-new

Green and brown Tea cat- Sou  pron. Like "sew" in English

If you make a mistake, or the dog or cat doesn't recognize
you, just keep trying and eventually you will get it.  Good
luck!

Part 6

Thank you to Game FAQS for hosting this, to J for advising
me to buy the game in the first place, advising me to write
the FAQ, for giving me my Nintendo DS, for getting me
started playing games and for being so great to me.  Thanks
to Kaori K. for translating.

Legal
Nintendogs is owned by Nintendo
Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, touch screen and similar are
all owned by Nintendo
Ochaken no Heya DS is owned by Sega/Horipro c. 2006.
This FAQ is owned by Emily Parker, please do not re-print,
copy or otherwise display it without my permission

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