# 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:** 214
**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:** [April 30, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4264 "2015-04-30T01:58:15Z")
Ugh I can’t decide if I should get more Mystery Box or not. The last 3 I got was more ONDA, kalash stand and bomb shelter. They are coming out my ears. Before that of course I got 30 donuts so I couldn’t resist. I want Lard Lad! I’m gonna do it. Argh. Another weather van and a minnow pond. I’m 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:** [May 1, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4265 "2015-05-01T00:56:51Z")
I think after a certain point, upgrading doesn’t do anything but just allow you to earn more corn/whatever/fertilizer per tap, but if you’re upgrading, you’re not saving to build the craftable stuff. I stopped upgrading and I think I should have backed off a bit earlier. It’s a long event. I’ll probably still get everything, but it’s a real slog. Good news, friends. I should soon have enough seeds to drop one in each town. I’ve only been able to go through once this event. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4266 "2015-05-01T02:23:17Z")
Man, I am building up quite the prison district over here. I keep it in a different corner from my Event Specific Crap that Still Pays Out district, which is pretty crowded. I need to zone out an Event Specific Crap that Boosts Vanity, or Whatever area as a roadside attraction. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4267 "2015-05-01T03:33:46Z")
Last-minute Mystery Box binge. Along with some junk, I got both Kearney and Lard Lad! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4268 "2015-05-01T04:08:48Z")
Yeah, I feel that despite all the extra Itchy & Scratchy signs, \_ondas and Minnow Ponds, the mystery box is probably a good use of the doughnuts. Of course, I didn’t want three Lard Lads. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4269 "2015-05-01T10:53:22Z")
Any real reason to upgrade Frink’s herbicide? At least Monsanto allows the monkey to get a 3 hour job at a certain level. The farmers’ market quest seems out of reach. ---
**Author:** ![ekweizn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7c8e57/32.png) [@ekweizn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekweizn)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4270 "2015-05-01T13:27:16Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > Any real reason to upgrade Frink’s herbicide? At least Monsanto allows the monkey to get a 3 hour job at a certain level. The farmers’ market quest seems out of reach. You get a boost to resources dropped by Bob Clones. [Boost Amounts](http://tstoaddicts.com/2015/04/30/frinks-herbicide-squirter-upgrades/) ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4271 "2015-05-01T13:53:46Z")
After seeing a pop-up ad while playing Plants vs. Zombies, and noticing this thread, I just loaded this “new” game. I’m all of level 7 now, and I blew most all my donuts before realizing how hard they are to come by. I sent friend requests to **Clare de Loone** , **Maggie the Ocelot** , **koeeoaddi** , **Fenris** and **ColdPhoenix** since they recently invited folks to do so. I figure it probably doesn’t make sense to scan any further back in the thread for other such invites, since many of them are years old, but I’m tokyrie on Origin if anyone wants to a visit a newbie Springfield from to to time. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4272 "2015-05-01T15:34:39Z")
> [@ekweizn](#): > > You get a boost to resources dropped by Bob Clones. > > [Boost Amounts](http://tstoaddicts.com/2015/04/30/frinks-herbicide-squirter-upgrades/) So pretty much…no. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4273 "2015-05-01T15:40:07Z")
> [@Kyrie\_Eleison](#): > > …I blew most all my donuts before realizing how hard they are to come by. That’s pretty much just part of the initiation ceremony upon starting this game. I still have friend slots, Folly312. Also, I need to do some pruning of non-players. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4274 "2015-05-01T15:44:18Z")
I just tried pruning some non-players myself and the game wouldn’t let me for some reason. I’ll try again when I get home to see if that works. I got my farmer’s market yesterday evening, jeez that seemed to take forever. Oh yeah, it’s a 24 hour build so I don’t actually have it yet. Pfft. I would like the Gas N Grub also but I don’t know if I really want anything else. We’ll see as this thing goes. Is anyone following the storyline? Bart gets two 24 hour tasks in a row. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4275 "2015-05-01T17:03:03Z")
This morning I deleted the app. So if you had me as a friend “shuamort”, please go ahead and skip my town. (Long story short I thought that this was getting to be “too much work”. And then I realized it was just work plain and simple with this latest challenge and I quickly lost interest.) ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4276 "2015-05-01T17:50:17Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > So pretty much…no. But it doesn’t waste the fertilizers, and instead costs the IMHO near-worthless corn and not very useful DNA. > [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > I just tried pruning some non-players myself and the game wouldn’t let me for some reason. I’ll try again when I get home to see if that works. It happens. It should work later. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4277 "2015-05-01T18:08:21Z")
Doggonnit, I put off having Homer watch Monkey Trauma Center for a couple days now I am behind on the Soup storyline or whatever. I had no idea the Frink fertilizer blaster was a thing! I’ve still got friend slots. ZipperJJ. I’ll miss you, shuamort. Your town was a fucking mess 😃 ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4278 "2015-05-01T18:14:08Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > But it doesn’t waste the fertilizers, and instead costs the IMHO near-worthless corn and not very useful DNA. Corn is needed for the Farmers Market, which I’ll likely never get, but I want to entertain the possibility as long as possible. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4279 "2015-05-01T18:23:47Z")
duplicate ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4280 "2015-05-01T18:43:41Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > Corn is needed for the Farmers Market, which I’ll likely never get, but I want to entertain the possibility as long as possible. Right, but I’ve had enough corn for days and days, but never enough fertilizer so corn is not the limiting factor. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4281 "2015-05-01T20:35:56Z")
I just kept plugging away to get fertilizer with the 1 and 2 hour tasks. Upgrading the facility is the way to go so you can get more characters in on the action. Mine’s at level 12 now. ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4282 "2015-05-01T23:12:53Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > That’s pretty much just part of the initiation ceremony upon starting this game. Well, at least Cletus got his Backwater Brewery. **Folly** , **ZipperJJ** , invitations sent; thank you. Now that I have neighbors, is there anything in particular I should or shouldn’t do when visiting? I sort of assume that painting graffiti, for instance, is actually beneficial to both parties (hey, I get friendship points for it,) but how do I know? Is it annoying on the other end? ---
**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:** [May 2, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/4283 "2015-05-02T00:55:06Z")
> [@Kyrie\_Eleison](#): > > I’m tokyrie on Origin if anyone wants to a visit a newbie Springfield from to to time. I’m xamovo and I tried to add you but EA/Origin is being a dink. It does that a lot, especially lately. So you can add me too as I apparently can’t add you. > [@Kyrie\_Eleison](#): > > is there anything in particular I should or shouldn’t do when visiting? I sort of assume that painting graffiti, for instance, is actually beneficial to both parties (hey, I get friendship points for it,) but how do I know? Is it annoying on the other end? You get the same amount of money if you tap The Simpson House (the lowest paying building in your own town) or the most expensive building. So go for what you like to do: buildings you like, what you land on, whatever. Some people really hate graffiti, but it’s the only way you make income from those four buildings, so I don’t mind it. It lowers one of your rankings, but that’s easy to boost back up (catching Sideshow Bob, sending criminals to jail). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=213) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=215)