# The Simpsons: Tapped Out **URL:** \ **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:** 180
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3584 "2014-10-03T16:06:53Z")
40K? damn. Have you upgraded all your castles? I have mine up to about level 18. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3585 "2014-10-04T01:23:47Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > What the hell am I going to do with 40k elixir? I don’t want to build a damn wind farm, and there’s only so many outhouses and haycarts one town can use. Sigh. This was a weirdly set-up event. I bought extra walls for my castles instead of spending donuts on them. If I don’t have enough walls by Tuesday, I’m not going to care that much. I can hide gaps with trees and decorations or combine castles. Since the nerds we could buy today can be placed in KL, I’m hoping the castles can go there. I have plenty of room still in my Springfield, but I have lots more room in KL and I think they’d look better there. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3586 "2014-10-04T13:55:23Z")
I’ve got about 15 cheaters saved up, and before this is over I’m gonna go medieval on someone’s town. BOOM ---
**Author:** ![ekweizn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7c8e57/32.png) [@ekweizn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekweizn)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3587 "2014-10-06T18:41:14Z")
I burned 29 cheaters day before yesterday. Very fun. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3588 "2014-10-06T18:55:23Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > I bought extra walls for my castles instead of spending donuts on them. If I don’t have enough walls by Tuesday, I’m not going to care that much. I can hide gaps with trees and decorations or combine castles. I tried this, but could only buy walls/towers for the main castle with elixir; Castle Recyc - er, Recycle - and Boxingham Palace required donuts. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3589 "2014-10-06T20:32:33Z")
I certainly don’t want chained-up nerds left behind in my town. That’s creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3590 "2014-10-07T01:26:38Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > I tried this, but could only buy walls/towers for the main castle with elixir; Castle Recyc - er, Recycle - and Boxingham Palace required donuts. The 2nd and 3rd castles have walls that can be purchased after they reach level 20. It takes a lot of elixir to level up and purchase the walls, however. Halloween is definitely coming soon. Maybe Tuesday. There was a notification on my device today that said to get ready for it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3591 "2014-10-07T01:57:49Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > The 2nd and 3rd castles have walls that can be purchased after they reach level 20. It takes a lot of elixir to level up and purchase the walls, however. > > Halloween is definitely coming soon. Maybe Tuesday. There was a notification on my device today that said to get ready for it. Mine, too. Rumor is that it is more or less immediately following this event. I’ve never seen back-to-back events before. It will be about 2 months since we had a non-event situation. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3592 "2014-10-07T17:36:42Z")
The Halloween event has started and the Clash of the Clones is over. Finally, our long national nightmare is over. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3593 "2014-10-08T00:22:35Z")
Here is a very well put together run down of the Halloween event and how to earn everything. I think the event looks good. No random chance and hopefully we can earn everything by visiting neighbors every day. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3594 "2014-10-08T00:24:11Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Here is a very well put together run down of the Halloween event and how to earn everything. I think the event looks good. No random chance and hopefully we can earn everything by visiting neighbors every day. No linky. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3595 "2014-10-08T01:30:29Z")
My gooooooold. It’s all gooooooooone! ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3596 "2014-10-08T02:00:25Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > My gooooooold. It’s all gooooooooone! Yeah, I think I had over 160K in gold - too bad it couldn’t be traded for…something Final bragging rights: Barbarian Homer level 113 Wizard Marge level 36 Goblin Bart level 50 Archer Lisa level 69 ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3597 "2014-10-08T02:30:36Z")
Wow! I wasn’t exactly a slouch and my Homer only got up to 45 in comparison. > [@Labtrash](#): > > Yeah, I think I had over 160K in gold - too bad it couldn’t be traded for…something > > Final bragging rights: > Barbarian Homer level 113 > Wizard Marge level 36 > Goblin Bart level 50 > Archer Lisa level 69 ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3598 "2014-10-08T02:42:03Z")
Update hasn’t pushed to Android yet. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3599 "2014-10-08T02:50:09Z")
Visit a friend who has zero gold and you’ll get the option to update to “newer content." ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3600 "2014-10-08T03:05:37Z")
I ended up buying 8 more windmills, 4 more hay carts, and another guillotine. I didn’t necessarily want them, but I didn’t want all that elixir to go to waste either. And I didn’t see the sense in upgrading castles (I stopped at level 16 for each of them)-- they were producing too many nerds to quickly as it was. I’m glad that update is over. It lasted way too long. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3601 "2014-10-08T05:09:33Z")
At least the mists are more around the edges, rather than the pea-soup gloom from last year. The “store” behaves differently now with “random” suggestions of things we might want to spend donuts on. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3602 "2014-10-08T14:14:49Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > At least the mists are more around the edges, rather than the pea-soup gloom from last year. > > The “store” behaves differently now with “random” suggestions of things we might want to spend donuts on. The store is actually a permanent redesign. I am waiting for more and more folks to be active in the collecting so I can visit more people and get more stuff for me. I like there is a local leaderboard so I know who is playing the most. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3603 "2014-10-08T14:41:55Z")
I didn’t see the leaderboard, that sounds kind of cool. I strayed a bit from friend’s Springfields (sorry everyone) at the end of the last theme because it became so time consuming, but I’ll be coming back to everyone’s for this one. I do wish that the trick or treating kids would be shorts than 8 hours, that would get me to play a little more, but what are you gonna do? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=179) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=181)