# 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:** 203
**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:** [January 27, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4044 "2015-01-27T20:23:24Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Does it take a bout a year of daily playing to make it through all the levels now? Not even a year. I started last June, right around the time the Stonecutters started, and I just got Janey (and, over in Krustyland, the Tooth Chipper). It may depend on how many friends you have - I visit all of them 6 times a week, and have all of my characters (except Krusty, who does a 12 as it gets the 12 for Mr. Teeny as well) do 24-hour tasks when I won’t be home in the mornings, and 8s followed by 12s (which pays more overall) when I will be. It looks like I’m at the point of “buy all of the land you can while waiting for the next level to start.” ---
**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:** [January 28, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4045 "2015-01-28T02:04:24Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Question: how does Sideshow You work? > > Does each balloon have its prize determined independently, or is there a fixed set of prizes (e.g. one 50, two 25, three 10s, two 5s) in each play? The Wiki says the first one, but I have never gotten either two 50s or three 5s, so I have a feeling it’s the second. Then again, if there’s only one 50, then there has to be three of one of the others, but I also don’t remember ever getting three of the same number. I got two 50s today. Like in the same batch, not at separate times. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4046 "2015-01-28T18:11:52Z")
It looks like level 49 is here. Something to save your money for: the D’Amico Summer Home that costs $1,092,000, takes 24 hours to build and comes with a new character. And more land has been released. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4047 "2015-01-28T20:33:40Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > It looks like level 49 is here. Something to save your money for: the D’Amico Summer Home that costs $1,092,000, takes 24 hours to build and comes with a new character. And more land has been released. Sure, right after I spend something like $200,000 buying up land. Then again, I didn’t have anyplace left to place any new buildings, so it’s not a total loss. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4048 "2015-01-28T21:05:03Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Does it take a bout a year of daily playing to make it through all the levels now? I haven’t been as fast as I could be. I’ve gone through periods where I devote myself entirely to the seasonal tasks at hand, and let the level-up tasks slide. ---
**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4049 "2015-02-05T16:15:12Z")
> [@Clare\_de\_Loone](#): > > Anyone else looking to add friends? > Just started playing a few weeks ago (ruining my life, as advertised). > > I’m ClaredeLoone there too, no spaces. > > Thanks. I can’t find you. Have you changed your name? I’m 801Rhodes. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4050 "2015-02-05T18:55:27Z")
OK! Got my Origin ID. I’m OniNoMaggie. Please add me! ---
**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:** [February 5, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4051 "2015-02-05T19:04:52Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Sure, right after I spend something like $200,000 buying up land. > > Then again, I didn’t have anyplace left to place any new buildings, so it’s not a total loss. And, as it turns out, I was only about halfway (in terms of XP) to getting to Level 49, so by the time I get there, I’ll probably have more than enough money. Also, of course right after I say, “I’ve never gotten two 50s at Sideshow You”, it happens. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4052 "2015-02-06T01:45:01Z")
> [@Rhodes](#): > > I can’t find you. Have you changed your name? I found that name. Are you sure you spelled it right? Perhaps you thought it was ClairedeLoone (with an I), or ClareDeLoone (with a capital D)? ---
**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4053 "2015-02-06T02:00:22Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > I found that name. Are you sure you spelled it right? Perhaps you thought it was ClairedeLoone (with an I), or ClareDeLoone (with a capital D)? Yup, I’ve typed it very carefully. I find lots of variants spelled Lune, but no Loone. ---
**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4054 "2015-02-06T03:35:34Z")
> [@Rhodes](#): > > Yup, I’ve typed it very carefully. I find lots of variants spelled Lune, but no Loone. Heh, my bad. We’re already friends. Apparently we can’t be friends twice. :smack: ---
**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:** [February 12, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4055 "2015-02-12T02:21:25Z")
I don’t necessarily mind we haven’t gotten a V-day update, but I REALLY don’t want one to show up now. I am tired of events started right before a holiday and continuing for weeks after. I don’t put my Christmas decorations away on Dec 26, but they’re gone by the first week of January. I don’t want to be doing Valentines in March. Some people are speculating (no real info to back it up, pure speculation) that maybe because its the 3rd anniversary of TSTO that maybe they’re gearing up for a big event. Or maybe Presidents’ Day (which is also approaching rapidly). Or A Big Thing for level 50. Personally, I think there’s nothing really in the pipeline. Oh well. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4056 "2015-02-12T03:47:52Z")
I thought the “thing” nowadays was special updates based on that week’s upcoming new episode, which probably means either they add “Uber Marge” or “Janitor Moe” as a skin. Then again, they didn’t do anything for the Springfield Anthem/Homer Embraces His Fatness episode, did they? Was there much of a Valentine’s Day promotion last year? If there was, I wouldn’t be surprised if they dust off Gil to sell some of last year’s items. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4057 "2015-02-12T16:04:29Z")
Last year’s promotion was pretty involved, but the prize wheel they used turned it into a giant suck-fest (for some of us). ---
**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:** [February 12, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4058 "2015-02-12T17:12:51Z")
God that Wheel sucked. And then they went back to it again. I think they learned their lesson though. > [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > Personally, I think there’s nothing really in the pipeline. Oh well. I’m going to ass-u-me that there’s _something_ coming. It has to be too late for Valentines (which is OK by me) but EA wants our money so they’ve got to put more content out there. > [@Homer](#): > > …and that’s why I owe Clash of Candies $20,000. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4059 "2015-02-12T20:18:29Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > I’m going to ass-u-me that there’s _something_ coming. It has to be too late for Valentines (which is OK by me) but EA wants our money so they’ve got to put more content out there. They’re probably saving something big for level 50. Here’s something I can see happening: a Krustyland-style separate area expansion…into the New New York City of 3015. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4060 "2015-02-12T21:50:08Z")
Sorry about the back-to-back post, but I didn’t see this until after the edit window closed… > [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > They’re probably saving something big for level 50. The March 8 episode is going to deal with casino gambling - specifically, card counting in blackjack. I wonder if some sort of casino is going to be part of Level 50. After all, they do have a dog track where you can place bets. Then again, it would probably end up being a premium building with the only gambling being tasks for the characters (e.g. "Homer - Gamble - 4 hours; Marge - Gamble Too Much - 1 day 12 hours). ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4061 "2015-02-13T00:07:41Z")
I don’t see why it can’t be the Monty Burns Casino. I’m hoping for lots of references to “$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)”. And to reference a different Matt Groening property, if they have some sort of Gamblor reference they can shut up and take my money. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4062 "2015-02-13T02:18:26Z")
So a small Vday update today. There are hints that bigger things are coming, even though there isn’t A Big Event like previous Vdays. Most of the items are returning things, so it’s kind of dull for longterm players, but the hint of things to come once you finish the small questline is intriguing ---
**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:** [February 16, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4063 "2015-02-16T01:13:23Z")
Rumor is level 50 hits this week. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=202) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=204)