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Week of August 23rd, 2026

There’s much to cover this week! From wrapping up our Summer Olympics to releasing new autumn seasonals, the Tuxedo Times Team has all you need to know on what happened and what’s to come this fall.

You can check the latest edition of Tuxedo Times with the .tuxedotimes command!

—◊ Weekly Maxes and Averages ◊—

—◊ Maxes ◊—

AUSIA: 54 (17⇑)
EU: 103 (39⇑)
US: 74 (26⇑)

—◊ Averages ◊—

AUSIA: 48 (12⇑)
EU: 72 (13⇑)
US: 63 (17⇑)
Total: 61 (14⇑)

—◊ Weekly News ◊—

So Long, Summer Olympics!

Using the last of our Nook Miles, Rebels boarded the plane to leave the world of Animal Crossing and bid farewell to the 2026 Summer Olympics! The week was full of spirited competition as Teams Kofu, Ongaku, Okane, and Yuushi battled to earn the most medals. With a total of 527 points, congratulations to Team Okane for taking home the win!

No Olympics is complete without giving a shoutout to some of the Rebels who went above and beyond supporting their team. For their incredible sportsmanship and participation, bravo to Emi, Monistar, Euan, and Koco for being honored as this summer’s Team MVPs!

Missed any of the Olympic action? You’re in luck! The results post has a recap of the week and how each team performed, while our By the Numbers section is packed with fun facts from the games. Hope to see you at the Winter Olympics!

Fresh Fall Seasonals

Autumn has arrived here in the RPF! Pumpkins, ghosts, and ghouls aren’t the only thing returning this season, though. As the leaves begin to change, so do our seasonal roles! Check out the new Fall Seasonals and see the latest spooky roles available for you to work toward; all you have to do is help new friends join our community! You have until the end of November, so let’s get out there and start recruiting!

New Role, New Riddles

Over the summer, puzzle sleuths had the chance to become Blossoming Bookworms by participating in the Tuxedo Times’ weekly challenges. Now that the season has changed, our creative Puzzle Master, Miggy, has a new role that celebrates the coming of fall – Scholarly Scarecrow!

To obtain this straw-some role, all you have to do is complete at least 6 puzzles by the end of November, and be sure to submit each one during the week it’s released for it to count. Scroll down to this week’s By the Numbers for a look back at our summer brain teasers, then check out the first puzzle for autumn under Challenge of the Week!

Nelly’s Breaking News!

Nelly sits atop the throne this week as we celebrate her earning the Troop of the Week #405 award! She’s been nothing short of positive and friendly since joining us in June, and has already ranked up to Lieutenant. Her superb attendance during the Summer Olympics also earned her the Rebel Olympian role! Now on the Penguin Regiment team, Nelly has shown impressive eagerness to get involved in RPF, and we’re excited to see all she does!

—◊ By the Numbers ◊—

How many Rebels were promoted last week?

With a total of 45 new promotions, there were…

1 General
2 Majors
4 Captains
2 Lieutenants
4 Specialists
6 Sergeants
11 Corporals
15 Privates

—Seasonal Stats—

How many puzzlers completed each Summer Tuxedo Times Challenge of the Week?

Out of 82 people who submitted at least one puzzle this season, 34 earned the The Blossoming Bookworm role! Let’s take a closer look at how many people submitted each puzzle!

Issue #303: I-Spy – 36 people
Issue #304: Word Search – 35 people
Issue #305: Waddl – 37 people
Issue #306: NYT Challenges – 38 people
Issue #307: Connect the Dots – 22 people
Issue #308: Sudoku – 29 people
Issue #309: Hangman – 41 people
Issue #310: Word Scramble – 33 people
Issue #311: Murder Mystery – 25 people
Issue #312: PSA Decoder Challenge – 26 people
Issue #313: Fill in the Blanks – 16 people
Issue #314: Crossword – 22 people
Issue #315: Jigsaw – 33 people

Congratulations to all our brilliant puzzlers for completing the Summer Weekly Challenges, and we hope you enjoy the upcoming Autumn Challenges!

How many Rebels earned the Summer Seasonal Roles?

Fruit Punch – 13 People
Iced Tea – 3 People
Marshmallow – 1 Person
Tropicana – 1 Person

Congratulations to Officer Cadet Auuhhhlivia for being the only person to earn all 4 Seasonal Recruiting Roles this season!

—Summer Olympics 2026—

What were the Olympic stats?

Time for a nice relaxing trip to our Animal Crossing Olympic Island. Let’s check out what stats grew out of this Olympic week!

How many people participated in the 2026 Summer Olympics?
Over the course of the week, 168 People participated in at least 1 Olympic event. Of these, 79 earned the Rebel Olympian role for attending at least 1 Opening or Closing Ceremony and at least 5 Olympic Events.

Which events had the highest attendance?
The most popular Day of the Olympics was Card Jitsu, which had 202 total attendees and 394 Tournament Participants split between 3 Olympic events.

Which game had the highest percentage medal winners?
During the US game of Pizzatron3000, 85% of participants earned a medal!

How many people stepped foot on the podium?
In total, 160 people earned a spot on the podium for their team. 103 earned Gold, 30 earned Silver, and 27 earned Bronze.
Additionally, the team with the highest number of First Place Earners was Team Ongaku, with 33 in total!

How much Team Spirit did each team show?
Our team emotes were popular! Across the server, Team Kofu used their team emotes 377 times, Team Okane used their team emotes 101 times, Team Ongaku used their team emotes 293 times, and Team Yuushi used their team emotes 359 times.
In their team chats, Team Kofu shared 9,238 messages, Team Okane sent 9,767, Team Ongaku sent 10,310 messages, and Team Yuushi shared 9,059. Yap central!

—◊ Tuxedo Comics ◊—

Kipbip sure is a peach this week, dedicating their pear-fect comic to our messy but sweet Smoothie Smash tournaments!

You either smash the smoothie… or the smoothie smashes you.

Nook Miles took Ihasparkelz on a comic adventure – but at what cost?

Thanks, Mr. Nook…

—◊ Challenge of the Week ◊—

And she waddled away, waddl waddl. Miggy is kicking off the autumn season with a classic Waddl-Wordle puzzle inspired by our Summer Olympics! Click the image below to solve the word in 6 guesses or less and complete the challenge.

DM Miggywaddles on Discord the solved Waddl-Wordle puzzle for a prize of 250 Rebel Cash and to progress towards the Scholarly Scarecrow role!

Keep in mind, puzzle responses must be submitted before the next issue is released to be valid.

Do you have a comic or puzzle idea you’d like to see in an upcoming issue? Send it in using our Tuxedo Times Suggestion Form and our team just might use your idea!

—◊ Community Spotlight ◊—

“As the Olympics came to an end, team leaders got to to choose their MVP of the week, a troop who captured the spirit of sportsmanship! This week, I interviewed Team Yuushi’s MVP, Sergeant Emi.”

Emi’s MVP trophy

“I first asked Emi how she felt when she was revealed as Yuushi’s MVP. She told me she was very excited as she had only been in RPF for about a month, so this was her first Olympics. Emi was also thankful and recognised all the efforts of her team!

Next, I asked what her favourite moment from the Olympics was, to which she told me it was making inside jokes with her team, and being able to bring hype to the team when it was most needed! Emi has really captured the spirit of the Olympics – community, fun, and hype!

Thank you so much Emi for the interview, and congratulations on the Team MVP award!”

Thank you for the report, Patty!

—◊ Division Recap ◊—

—◊ Sunday ◊—

»EU«

Max: 103
Avg: 101

Hello, Islanders! The Summer Rebel Olympics are here, and this time we’re bringing the competition to the world of Animal Crossing! The troops are split into four teams: Kofu, rocking their mining outfits; Ongaku, dressed for the music; Okane, sporting Isabelle’s iconic look; and Yuushi, channeling Tom Nook! For Operation: Summer Olympics 2026 Opening Ceremony, we logged onto CPAB – Tuxedo to officially kick off the games! To watch Isabelle’s introduction, click the link below!
– Megloveniall