# 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:** 288
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5744 "2017-06-01T01:11:10Z")
I don’t think that the new Cecil trek is connected to the event at all other than it appeared at the same time. I’m guessing this is a Money Mountain or Giant Redwood type thing that will be around until you complete it. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5745 "2017-06-01T02:46:53Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > I don’t think that the new Cecil trek is connected to the event at all other than it appeared at the same time. I’m guessing this is a Money Mountain or Giant Redwood type thing that will be around until you complete it. Yes almost certainly. So there is likely no deadline; complete at your leisure. Was there any special unlock message or quest if you didn’t already have Cecil? Not sure if there is a maximum shovel limit, but looks like it’s okay to use them as soon as you get them and the excavation will remain. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk ---
**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:** [June 12, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5746 "2017-06-12T02:06:26Z")
You guys I spent 100 donuts on shovels at 2:30 am this morning, trying to get enough of those big gems to get the baby t-Rex. It was worth it. 🙂 So cute! Also doing that many digs helped me get enough shells for Caveman Moe. So that’s good. I have been a horrible grinder so far ☹ ---
**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:** [June 13, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5747 "2017-06-13T01:44:49Z")
I barely got the caveman Moe and I played a lot in act 1. The drop rate is weird. It’s slightly better than the last couple events, but I’m bored and I want the wheel back at this point for variety. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5748 "2017-06-13T02:11:47Z")
I missed both Caveman Moe and the baby T-Rex. First time in a long time, maybe a year, I didn’t finish. Now it wants 100 donuts for Moe and 80 for T-Rex. I’ll pass. Not sure why I didn’t finish. I didn’t play any less than any other event. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5749 "2017-06-13T02:55:17Z")
I got TRex at least a week ago but didn’t get Cave Moe. I think it was because I skipped visiting friends this time (if we are friends, I will start again!). I stopped because the payoff was negligible the last few events. I will now say that Cecil almost certainly won’t go away any time soon. I had tens and tens of millions of dollars and thought it would be sufficient. Nope. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5750 "2017-06-21T17:21:51Z")
The new Futurama game is coming. I don’t know if I’ll have the time for another time sink game… > **[Watch George Takei, Stephen Hawking, Bill Nye, and Neil DeGrasse Tyson Argue...](https://gizmodo.com/watch-george-takei-stephen-hawking-bill-nye-and-neil-1796277632)** > > Over the seven seasons and nearly 20 years that Futurama was on the air, the series had some pretty stellar guest stars, including Lucy Liu, Al Gore, and most of the original Star Trek cast. ---
**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:** [June 22, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5751 "2017-06-22T15:17:36Z")
I’m looking forward to it. I was playing Family guy but that is a huge time sink and I never finished an event because they make it so you have to play 24/7 or spend real world money to finish. So if this will be on par with the Simpsons it’ll be perfect for me. ---
**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:** [June 22, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5752 "2017-06-22T16:11:30Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > I missed both Caveman Moe and the baby T-Rex. First time in a long time, maybe a year, I didn’t finish. Now it wants 100 donuts for Moe and 80 for T-Rex. I’ll pass. Not sure why I didn’t finish. I didn’t play any less than any other event. The same thing happened to me. I am being a bit more lackadaisical than I have been in the past, but the prizes this time have not excited me. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5753 "2017-06-26T14:10:42Z")
Well, I for one, really want sexy pirate Fabio. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5754 "2017-06-26T14:56:10Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I’m looking forward to it. I was playing Family guy but that is a huge time sink and I never finished an event because they make it so you have to play 24/7 or spend real world money to finish. > > So if this will be on par with the Simpsons it’ll be perfect for me. I sideloaded the beta and played for awhile. It plays like the Family Guy game with an extra ‘combat’ element. It forced an upgrade on me, so I’m just waiting for the official version. At least in the beta, nothing is timed, which is the main reason I stopped playing FG. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5755 "2017-06-27T00:08:16Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > At least in the beta, nothing is timed, which is the main reason I stopped playing FG. I hope it stays that way. The FG events never gave enough time. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5756 "2017-06-28T14:27:26Z")
There’s a short, so far, 4th of July event going. So far it’s just been sending Bart and Lisa on a few 6s quests. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5757 "2017-06-28T21:02:47Z")
Looks like Futurama Worlds of Tomorrow dropped a day early. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5758 "2017-06-28T21:09:09Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Looks like Futurama Worlds of Tomorrow dropped a day early. I’ve gone ahead and opened a separate [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=829821). ---
**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:** [July 6, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5759 "2017-07-06T16:39:44Z")
New Update and Archaeology is out and Pride Festival is in. I’m contemplating making a Boy’s Town area in my Springfield. I just got to the ship and Sexy Pirate yesterday so I was right under the gun on the last leg of that quest. I also have quests leftover for Willie and Moe but they have tasks to collect Pride badges. ---
**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:** [July 7, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5760 "2017-07-07T00:44:50Z")
Yeah I have tasks for them too. I also barely finished the event logging in 3+ times a day every day. Usually 4-5. Probably never just 3. I get they use Moe and Willie and Homer and Lisa because they’re low-level characters, but it makes it impossible to do quests that don’t pay currency AND earn currency in events’ tasks with literally the same person… or have Lisa earn me useless crap on the eliminator. Maybe … oh… I don’t know… a few fucking days off between events would help in catching up. grumble grumble. ---
**Author:** ![JHBoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/13edae/32.png) [@JHBoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JHBoom)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5761 "2017-07-07T00:56:40Z")
I did surprisingly well in this last event, considering I was home on vacation for almost the entire event and was busy with family, home improvements, the never-ending “honey do…” list, etc. There were several days where I just set everyone on 24hr tasks, and collected shovels/excavated, visited friends, and used the panini press when I could. I didn’t get all the prizes & things, but still did pretty well. ---
**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:** [July 7, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5763 "2017-07-07T15:52:12Z")
Reported. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5764 "2017-07-07T22:30:53Z")
Pride event? Pride in what? [I want the non-gay explanation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szBcshQGGks)! > [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > Yeah I have tasks for them too. I also barely finished the event logging in 3+ times a day every day. Usually 4-5. Probably never just 3. I played more often than that and still failed to get all of the final prizes except the Sexy Pirate. I found this event a lot harder than the other ones, and I think used an efficient digging method and everything. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=287) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=289)