The other Old Woman is found in the waterfall near the Lost Hills and tells Link to go up the Lost Hills to find Level 5. One Old Woman is found near the Lost Woods and tells Link how to navigate through the Lost Woods. There are two Old Women who give Link advice for navigating areas in exchange for 30 Rupees. Rupees are used to buy items from Merchants and Life Potions from Old Women. Link can also gamble his Rupees by playing Money Making Game, where he can choose to spend 10 Rupees on one of three slots to either gain or lose Rupees. However, in addition to this, Moblins hidden in Caves around Hyrule will gift Link Rupees when visited, uttering the iconic phrase 'It's a secret to everybody.' Alternatively, Old Men can be found in hidden Caves, who will force Link to pay Rupees to repair the entrance that he damaged to get inside. Defeating all enemies in a room will sometimes reward Rupees. Normally, they can only be found by killing enemies or stumbling across hidden rooms in Dungeons, where a large formation of yellow Rupees can be found. The Rupee that flashes yellow and blue is worth 1, while the blue Rupee is worth 5. Only two varieties exist in The Legend of Zelda.

They are referred to as Rupees in the Game Boy Advance release.

In The Legend of Zelda, Rupees were originally called Rupies (singular: Rupy), while they were called Rubies in the game manual. In Link's Awakening, the value of a Rupee is specified through text rather than color because of the Game Boy's limited color palette. In Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, Four Swords, The Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, and Spirit Tracks, both size and color denote value. Generally, the greater the value of a Rupee, the harder it is to obtain, usually requiring more difficult tasks to do so. The value of a Rupee is often denoted by its color, but the value of each color is inconsistent throughout the series. Rupees are primarily used to purchase Items in Shops, play certain mini-games or progress through the game, usually by paying an important character a fee. In many games, Rupees are stored inside Wallets, in which Link can increase his carrying capacity by obtaining Wallet upgrades. The amount of Rupees that Link can carry at once differs from game to game. In some games, it is also possible to gamble for Rupees as well. In many games, it is possible for Link to sell certain Items, such as Treasures and Bugs, in order to obtain Rupees quickly and easily. They can also rarely be found simply lying around in the Overworld and in Dungeons and are sometimes given to Link as rewards for completing certain sidequests. Rupees are most commonly acquired by defeating enemies, cutting tall grass or bushes, throwing Rocks, smashing Pots, rolling or dashing into Trees, winning mini-games or found inside Treasure Chests.

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