# 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:** 186
**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 20, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3704 "2014-10-20T17:27:40Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > I am officially an addict now. I set my alarm for 2am so I could get the last 60 probes to get the donut machine. I’m so ashamed. I stayed up that late for the same purpose. I kept logging back in to squish aliens one by one. ---
**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 20, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3705 "2014-10-20T17:33:15Z")
I’ve been waking up early to get in a round of trick-or-treating, so I can do it 3 times a day instead of just 2. I am extremely disappointed in myself that I let it slip once and it knocked off my whole schedule. ---
**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 20, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3706 "2014-10-20T20:56:44Z")
Good tip on hoarding bags and eggs once you’ve gotten all the prizes you want, **Fair Rarity**. I started doing that once I got the Donut Torture Machine and started off today about 300 ray guns ahead. Woohoo! It is taking me forever to get this stupid Grand Pumpkin in the “Craft-a-Thing” shop. Ack! ---
**Author:** ![blainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@blainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blainer)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3707 "2014-10-21T00:42:30Z")
I’m deleting inactive friends, so please fell free to add me, **donhomer64**. Moog in and out! ---
**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 21, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3708 "2014-10-21T01:31:48Z")
With my bag hoarding, I’m over 1200 ray guns already. Yay. I won’t keep that pace up, mind you, but it was a great start. Plus I wasn’t collecting all the probes from my alien eggs due to the glitch, and now I do. So sorry to my friends that I didn’t do a lot last week, but I’ll make up for it this week, now that I get credit for doing them and am not hoarding. I think the goal is 560 or so ray guns a day to get the copter by the end of this phase. It’s possible if you log in a lot to squish, visit the 30 friends, drop a lot of eggs, and get a few lucky UFO and bag prizes. I’m not sure if I’m full up, but I’m xamovo if new players need friends. If I have room, I accept friend requests. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3709 "2014-10-21T01:52:08Z")
You need 650 rayguns per day to get all the prizes (it’s more because this phase turned out to be one day shorter than expected). I have already collected more than that and I didn’t hoard any bags or anything. So maybe it won’t be as hard as I thought. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3710 "2014-10-21T09:54:02Z")
Is there a smart use of donuts for this event? Ammo, maybe, or buying a new kid character so I can get more treat bags? I was two candy corns away from Hugo before the game switched over and I went to bed SO SAD. I was delighted to see those crafted prizes stuck around! I finally loaded the game on my phone so I can play more often, but my wifi connection isn’t working at home and I can’t download all the million updates without killing my mobile data. Maybe I’ll sit at Starbucks for an hour on my way home today… ---
**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 21, 2014, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3711 "2014-10-21T12:24:42Z")
I just got Hugo’s house this morning but it’s an 8 hour build. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3712 "2014-10-21T13:41:01Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > Is there a smart use of donuts for this event? Ammo, maybe, or buying a new kid character so I can get more treat bags? In my opinion, the smartest use of donuts for this event are: Squeaky Voiced Teen – 30d – 1 bag/16h Kearney – 60d – 1 bag/16h Ray Gun – 150d – 1 ammo/8h Witch Marge – 75d – 1 bag/?h Uter – 150d – 1 bag/16h The Rigellian hunting license and purchasing individual bags or ammo is a total waste in my opinion. ---
**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 21, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3713 "2014-10-21T14:38:00Z")
Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Moog Moe doing the ole in and out. ---
**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 21, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3714 "2014-10-21T22:57:27Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > I just got Hugo’s house this morning but it’s an 8 hour build. Mine just finished building this afternoon - there’s a 16 hr (I think) task for Hugo right away so make sure he’s free. Only 55 candy bars away from the Grand Punkin’ (the damn Spooky house took 55 of them - grrrrr) ---
**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 21, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3715 "2014-10-21T23:00:02Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Ha ha ha ha ha ha! > Moog Moe doing the ole in and out. That was funny - but annoying - 12 times?!? ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3716 "2014-10-22T02:42:09Z")
I read that the hunting license doubles your take when squishing. The example was when you squish a friend’s alien, you get two ray guns instead of one. I don’t know if that’s true. I also read that with the ray gun you can shoot down the UFO that flies through your town, and the pilot becomes one of your residents with tasks. I don’t know the truth of that either. Does anyone have the scoop on either of these? ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3717 "2014-10-22T03:29:34Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > I read that the hunting license doubles your take when squishing. The example was when you squish a friend’s alien, you get two ray guns instead of one. I don’t know if that’s true. > > I also read that with the ray gun you can shoot down the UFO that flies through your town, and the pilot becomes one of your residents with tasks. I don’t know the truth of that either. > > Does anyone have the scoop on either of these? Yes, the hunting license doubles your take, but only when you’re in a friend’s town. So instead of 90 rayguns per day from visiting 30 friends, you can get 180 rayguns per day from visiting 30 friends. It’s a pretty small bump. If you buy the big ray gun for 150 donuts, you can shoot down the UFO that constantly buzzes your town and get Kodos as a permanent character. You will get one crashed UFO decoration and one intact ray gun. The ray gun will produce one ammo every eight hours. ---
**Author:** ![ekweizn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7c8e57/32.png) [@ekweizn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekweizn)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3718 "2014-10-22T18:24:44Z")
Level 46! My tapping finger is getting a callus. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3719 "2014-10-22T18:40:31Z")
I reached “Build the Spooky House” job three days ago – but even though I’m completely on-track for probes/ray guns, I’m still almost 100 broken fences short of being able to build the house :(. I’m drowning in gummi bears and candy corn. ! ---
**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 22, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3720 "2014-10-22T19:05:05Z")
New level. Nelson’s mom is showing up with a strip club. There’s also a clampitheater for 145 donuts and a tiki bar, which looks nice over in the squidport. ---
**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 22, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3721 "2014-10-22T20:36:47Z")
Bulldozersaurus has arrived…yay. …meh. ---
**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 22, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3722 "2014-10-22T20:38:08Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > New level. Nelson’s mom is showing up with a strip club. There’s also a clampitheater for 145 donuts and a tiki bar, which looks nice over in the squidport. My tiki bar is in my Stonecutter compound. ---
**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 22, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/3723 "2014-10-22T20:42:51Z")
I bought 10 ammo last night because I’ll never have enough donuts to get the stupid ammo-producing gun. I ended up getting like 100 candy corn, a few silver treat bags and 50 ray gun. Super. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=185) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=187)