# 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:** 291
**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:** [August 8, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5805 "2017-08-08T22:30:41Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Also, > > I just read this, you get a bonus for filling a stage, so there’s a better payout to filling the two-character locations before the main stage. That’s what I’ve been doing. Fill the two spotters first and then left overs go on the main stage. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5806 "2017-08-09T15:29:07Z")
It also appears to give a higher bonus when a character with a higher star rank is placed in the “bonus” slot, so watch that auto-fill, because it doesn’t have your best interests at heart. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5807 "2017-08-10T15:14:03Z")
Cool weird glitch. I’m apparently getting free donuts. Since Sunday about once a day when I turn on my kindle to play the Simpsons I get a message saying my purchase from the store was successful. Except I haven’t been buying anything from the store. When I poked around in game I eventually noticed I had more donuts than before. At first I chalked it up to maybe I had bought some late at night when I was half asleep and just didn’t remember. Then it happened again on Monday. Huh. Then again on Tuesday. I got worried that I had somehow set it up to auto-buy 3-400 donuts a day. Well money is a little tight right now and I don’t want to be spending money on the Simpsons. So I checked my bank account and the transactions on my one credit card. Nothing there was listed indicating I was being charged for the donuts. Ok. It happened again yesterday. More donuts. I checked the bank and credit card accounts again. Still no charges. It happened again this morning. I checked my accounts. Still no charges. There were charges for the gas I bought Tuesday and the book I bought off of Amazon last night but nothing from EA or even mystery charges. On Saturday I had 120 something donuts now I am up to 1700 something. I’m not going to complain. Anyone else? ---
**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:** [August 10, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5808 "2017-08-10T15:32:28Z")
I also checked my digital orders on Amazon and none of them are listed. They have the legitimate purchase of donuts I made on the 2nd with Amazon Coins. But that’s it. Also my Amazon coins haven’t gone down. I don’t have enough to make a purchase for 300 donuts anyways. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5809 "2017-08-10T15:45:39Z")
Holy donuts, dude. I’ve never had more than 200 donuts at one time and now you are on the mother lode! Awesome for you! Seems maybe like an Amazon glitch. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5810 "2017-08-10T18:31:11Z")
I’ll trade problems. Still not fixed, and my customer service is either not responding or stuck in an infinite loop and asking me to do things I confirmed several steps ago, I think I’m on my 3rd or 4th person handling it. Not sure if a glitch or not: I just got the penultimate prize (tickets), but when I unlocked the drummer guy I also got the quest that is normally after unlocking all prizes to collect things for bonuts. So apparently I’m both gaining prizes and donuts. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5811 "2017-08-11T19:43:59Z")
It happened again yesterday. I got another 300 donuts. It happened again this morning but I only got 100 donuts. WTF glitch. Where’s my other 200 free donuts? I’m up to 2145 donuts now. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5812 "2017-08-11T19:51:50Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > It happened again yesterday. I got another 300 donuts. > > It happened again this morning but I only got 100 donuts. > > WTF glitch. Where’s my other 200 free donuts? > > I’m up to 2145 donuts now. Damn, that seems way easier and more lucrative than donut farming. 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 12, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5813 "2017-08-12T00:44:31Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Not sure if a glitch or not: I just got the penultimate prize (tickets), but when I unlocked the drummer guy I also got the quest that is normally after unlocking all prizes to collect things for bonuts. So apparently I’m both gaining prizes and donuts. Me too. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5814 "2017-08-12T04:11:43Z")
Seriously you guys gotta get in on this. I just logged in to switch up the Jams and got another 300 donuts. I checked my bank and credit card accounts. Still no charges. I checked Amazons digital orders again and still the last listed order was when I legit bought donuts last week. ---
**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:** [August 14, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5815 "2017-08-14T03:51:42Z")
Anyone else finding this event to be much less stressful than the last one? I’m logging in 2-4 times per day as usual, hitting up my friends once a day (with a couple days skipped as usual) and have gotten the prizes with time to spare. The last event I was doing the same and had to buy both the “neighbor bonus pass” and pay to get final prizes. Plus this event gives use honest-to-Og Weird Al to play with, forever, so it’s a total win! And I’m gonna end up with 9 bonuts because they gave us the bonuts two prizes early. ---
**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:** [August 14, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5816 "2017-08-14T14:38:26Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Anyone else finding this event to be much less stressful than the last one? I’m logging in 2-4 times per day as usual, hitting up my friends once a day (with a couple days skipped as usual) and have gotten the prizes with time to spare. > > The last event I was doing the same and had to buy both the “neighbor bonus pass” and pay to get final prizes. It is less stressful to me as well. But I might have to end up paying a little bit for the last prize since it ends today and I’ll only have two more chances to collect. If I do it should be a small amount of donuts. I don’t really care though since I’ve so many free ones. I’m up to 3131 donuts now. > [@](#): > > Plus this event gives use honest-to-Og Weird Al to play with, forever, so it’s a total win! True dat. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5817 "2017-08-15T02:03:23Z")
It’s so much less stressful. I’m even taking a break for a day or two. (Back tomorrow for Act II) ---
**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:** [August 15, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5818 "2017-08-15T04:08:55Z")
Well I was able to get the last prize without having to spend any donits. Hurray. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5819 "2017-08-15T04:34:28Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Cool weird glitch. > > I’m apparently getting free donuts. > > Since Sunday about once a day when I turn on my kindle to play the Simpsons I get a message saying my purchase from the store was successful. > > Except I haven’t been buying anything from the store. When I poked around in game I eventually noticed I had more donuts than before. At first I chalked it up to maybe I had bought some late at night when I was half asleep and just didn’t remember. > > Then it happened again on Monday. Huh. > > Then again on Tuesday. I got worried that I had somehow set it up to auto-buy 3-400 donuts a day. Well money is a little tight right now and I don’t want to be spending money on the Simpsons. So I checked my bank account and the transactions on my one credit card. Nothing there was listed indicating I was being charged for the donuts. Ok. > > It happened again yesterday. More donuts. I checked the bank and credit card accounts again. Still no charges. > > It happened again this morning. I checked my accounts. Still no charges. There were charges for the gas I bought Tuesday and the book I bought off of Amazon last night but nothing from EA or even mystery charges. > > On Saturday I had 120 something donuts now I am up to 1700 something. > I’m not going to complain. > > Anyone else? I’ve actually been getting the same glitch. I’m not complaining though! ---
**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:** [August 15, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5820 "2017-08-15T14:48:23Z")
Cool. It is nice to know it’s not just me. I got a tiny bump of free donuts last night and I’m now up to 3194. I’m just hoping that going into Act 2 of the event doesn’t “fix” it. I’d like to see if it’ll get up to 5000. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5821 "2017-08-15T17:59:16Z")
Act II has a separate stage that we need to build. On one hand “Ugh, I don’t need another stage in my Springfield” on the other “Cool, I can make my own Riotfest” on the other hand “Meh, whatever.” ---
**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:** [August 15, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5822 "2017-08-15T21:39:54Z")
I’m just annoyed that hitting that quest icon doesn’t take you to wondering fans anymore and I gotta go find them manually. What is this Communist Springfield? Maybe after I get the new stage built it’ll go back to that. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5823 "2017-08-15T21:42:07Z")
Go to the crafting page and click on the green number at the top right. If you have fewer tickets than that number, it will take you to fans. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/5824 "2017-08-16T03:37:50Z")
Thank you so much for the tip. Well the glitch is still working into Act 2. I got a small bump of 60 donuts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=290) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=292)