# The Simpsons: Tapped Out
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231
**Category:** The Game Room
**Tags:** video-games-e-games
**Created:** [December 6, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231 "2012-12-06T21:08:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 13
### Author:  [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/241 "2013-03-06T18:44:31Z")
> [@Mithras](#):
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> Until a few days ago there were only the normal scratch-rs and they seemed to pay out pretty decently. Only rarely would I get a one or two bomb ticket and I actually got a jackpot once. The payout seemed high enough that I figured it’d eventually be worthwhile to build the second Kwik-E-Mart. Then there was an update and the golden scratch-rs were added (It was via an update, right?). Every scratch-r now tells you how many donuts you’d have won if you bought a golden one. Additionally, it seems like the odds on the regular tickets were changed so that now it’s pretty rare to get a prize that’s not one or two bombs. I suspect that the odds between the two ticket types are the same.
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> My take is that they’ve altered existing gameplay to squeeze more money from users. I guess EA figures the new ones have 100 donuts and they’re golden. They’re not giving those up for nothing.
Don’t make the mistake of building multiple Kwik-E-Marts. I also thought I could get more Scratch-R’s with lots of Kwik-E-Marts so I built 4 of them. You still only get 1 Scratch-R every 4 hours. Once you click on 1 Kwik-E-Mart, the other Scratch-R icons will all disappear.
I think the odds are still the same. I still win often on the regular scratch-r’s. I don’t know if I trust that the odds will still be the same on golden ones though.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/242 "2013-03-06T19:17:24Z")
> [@Sterling\_Archer](#):
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> Don’t make the mistake of building multiple Kwik-E-Marts. I also thought I could get more Scratch-R’s with lots of Kwik-E-Marts so I built 4 of them. You still only get 1 Scratch-R every 4 hours. Once you click on 1 Kwik-E-Mart, the other Scratch-R icons will all disappear.
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> I think the odds are still the same. I still win often on the regular scratch-r’s. I don’t know if I trust that the odds will still be the same on golden ones though.
Does anyone have an idea of what the odds might be? I have yet to win the jackpot on the regular scratch-offs, and I think I only hit the second prize once out of maybe 30 tries or so.
Also, is it just me or does this game have terrible touch location accuracy? Whenever I’m moving things around, even when I’m totally zoomed in, it feels like half the time it doesn’t select the object that I want, even though the objects are not in any way overlapping or anything.
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### Author:  [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/243 "2013-03-06T22:14:35Z")
I think some of that is purposeful. If you move an object, you’ll notice when you first pick it up it is accurate. But if after putting it down you try to grab it again and adjust it, the game will assume you meant to grab another object nearby. So it cycles through all the possible nearby objects until it finally decides “Oh I guess he really does want that one he’s pointing to.” It probably does this so you can grab items obscured by other items, but it is a clumsy implementation.
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### Author:  [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2013, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/244 "2013-03-06T23:06:22Z")
> [@Sterling\_Archer](#):
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> I think some of that is purposeful. If you move an object, you’ll notice when you first pick it up it is accurate. But if after putting it down you try to grab it again and adjust it, the game will assume you meant to grab another object nearby. So it cycles through all the possible nearby objects until it finally decides “Oh I guess he really does want that one he’s pointing to.” It probably does this so you can grab items obscured by other items, but it is a clumsy implementation.
You can hide categories of items which makes it easier to move stuff. I have never tried to do it on a phone, just my iPad. Its not that hard on a big screen.
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### Author:  [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/245 "2013-03-06T23:07:30Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#):
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> I don’t know about that but it’s a good question. So far I haven’t found a FAQ or anything yet, but I haven’t been looking to hard either.
When I get around to it I’ll post it on the game’s message board.
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/246 "2013-03-06T23:34:19Z")
> [@pulykamell](#):
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> Does anyone have an idea of what the odds might be? I have yet to win the jackpot on the regular scratch-offs, and I think I only hit the second prize once out of maybe 30 tries or so.
I don’t know the odds, but I won 10,000 yesterday in the regular jackpot. It took about 30-40 attempts.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/247 "2013-03-07T00:23:05Z")
> [@Loach](#):
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> You can hide categories of items which makes it easier to move stuff. I have never tried to do it on a phone, just my iPad. Its not that hard on a big screen.
Yeah, I’ve used that, but sometimes it still is a bitch to me when I want to pick up a bush and move it around.
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### Author:  [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/248 "2013-03-07T01:18:26Z")
> [@pulykamell](#):
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> Yeah, I’ve used that, but sometimes it still is a bitch to me when I want to pick up a bush and move it around.
You on the phone or iPad? With my aging eyes I don’t know if I could handle it on the phone.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/249 "2013-03-07T01:22:12Z")
> [@Loach](#):
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> You on the phone or iPad? With my aging eyes I don’t know if I could handle it on the phone.
iPhone. I pinch and zoom in, and it sometimes takes me three times before it selects what I meant it to select. I don’t have fat fingers or anything like that. I’ve never noticed this level of irritation at the accuracy of where I’m touching on the screen with other iPhone apps.
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/250 "2013-03-07T01:43:05Z")
I play on an Ipod touch and don’t have a problem.
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### Author:  [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/251 "2013-03-07T19:55:49Z")
Oooooh. St. Paddy’s Day stuff.
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### Author:  [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/252 "2013-03-07T22:16:24Z")
“What are you looking at?” The innocent words… of a drunken boy.
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### Author:  [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/253 "2013-03-07T23:57:28Z")
> [@Trion](#):
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> Oooooh. St. Paddy’s Day stuff.
Oh boy now I have to sign on
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/254 "2013-03-08T00:57:18Z")
I’m building the pub right now. O’Flanagan’s. Is there anything else?
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### Author:  [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/255 "2013-03-08T01:05:52Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> I’m building the pub right now. O’Flanagan’s. Is there anything else?
Well, building the pub is titled “St. Paddy’s Day Part 1” so I’m assuming there will be a part 2.
And the water’s all green. I don’t like that part.
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### Author:  [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/256 "2013-03-08T01:48:19Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> I’m building the pub right now. O’Flanagan’s. Is there anything else?
If you have a lot of donuts there is a leprechaun.
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### Author:  [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/257 "2013-03-08T17:14:31Z")
I got the donut glitch!!! But it stopped after I had only earned about 80 donuts. Ah well. I bought Hans Moleman and Squeaky Voiced Teen but I am kinda regretting not going for a building, like Aztec Theater. Hopefully it happens every time I max my XP!
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### Author:  [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/258 "2013-03-08T18:00:29Z")
> [@Sterling\_Archer](#):
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> I got the donut glitch!!! But it stopped after I had only earned about 80 donuts. Ah well. I bought Hans Moleman and Squeaky Voiced Teen but I am kinda regretting not going for a building, like Aztec Theater. Hopefully it happens every time I max my XP!
I just leveled again and got 2 donuts.
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### Author:  [@Just1Lurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just1Lurk)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/259 "2013-03-08T19:22:40Z")
> [@Loach](#):
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> If you have a lot of donuts there is a leprechaun.
And when you tap the leprechaun, you get money!
(That sounds vaguely dirty, doesn’t it?)
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### Author:  [@Mithras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithras)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/260 "2013-03-08T20:08:11Z")
> [@pulykamell](#):
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> Does anyone have an idea of what the odds might be? I have yet to win the jackpot on the regular scratch-offs, and I think I only hit the second prize once out of maybe 30 tries or so.
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> Also, is it just me or does this game have terrible touch location accuracy? Whenever I’m moving things around, even when I’m totally zoomed in, it feels like half the time it doesn’t select the object that I want, even though the objects are not in any way overlapping or anything.
[These are supposedly the odds](http://simpsonstappedout.wikia.com/wiki/Scratch-R). Seems accurate based on my experience.
The touch accuracy in Tapped out is probably worse than anything else on my phone. But I think I have better results if I aim for the upper-left corner of an object.
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