# 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:** 302
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6026 "2019-01-02T13:39:29Z")
I’ve done the above 3 times since I posted it and, yeah, it does work. I don’t know if it’s 100k or a multiple of the number of items I’ve dug up, but the above technique does work and it’s replicable. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6027 "2019-01-02T15:37:44Z")
This explains the mystery bonuts I get sometimes when starting the game ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6028 "2019-01-02T16:31:00Z")
Seems to be about 4300 xp before all my crazy multipliers kick in and end up giving me about 600000 xp. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6029 "2019-01-02T16:32:15Z")
600k or 60k? ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6030 "2019-01-02T17:01:09Z")
600k. My bonus percentage is 2638 before the collider kicks in. It actually seems to be about 4444 xp ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6031 "2019-01-02T17:15:49Z")
Hmmm. “Bonus Percentage”? What’s that? ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6032 "2019-01-02T17:23:13Z")
The extra percentage you get to money and xp collected depending on what items you have in your springfield. You can see it when you click on the conformity stats in the lower left. I’m guessing yours is about 450ish. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6033 "2019-01-02T17:27:37Z")
I just happen to be running the Mulitplier today because I had a free one in storage. I tried this trick but it didn’t work for me though – I won two items from the burial grounds, then went out and collected from buildings, exited, and then went back into the game. Do you have to leave XP and money floating and not counted for it to work? ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6034 "2019-01-02T17:32:37Z")
No. I deliberately let everything get collected first ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6035 "2019-01-02T17:52:03Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > I just happen to be running the Mulitplier today because I had a free one in storage. I tried this trick but it didn’t work for me though – I won two items from the burial grounds, then went out and collected from buildings, exited, and then went back into the game. Do you have to leave XP and money floating and not counted for it to work? Hmm. Here are the steps I just took: 1. [Started out with 28 pickaxes](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xl7mUP2Yxkdm4SO-aaf_94GN-FkiHNCp/view?usp=sharing). XP is 456,251 2. [I dug](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gOzi5v8Ps-aj6hUDdbPiEsG6GVV1A0He/view?usp=sharing) for 3 prizes. XP at the end of this was 471k. 3. Went through, got some more prizes. Ending XP [before I exited was 472,716](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WMSKeYKCGpf4I93_fne7gXAVhO08onc7/view?usp=sharing). 4. Exited the game. 5. Immediately re-entered. (in other words, did nothing else on my phone but re-tap the game icon.) 6. [I was greeted with this](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qvh1In-8zXmdvJ5E1vzqvBCTGuxqZDgq/view?usp=sharing). 7. Ending XP: [32,596](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rljdIec04o2Rz1Onfs6qLscw7CpOWhRA/view?usp=sharing) Additional XP gained: 59,880. If it’s dependent upon the number of prizes, then 19,960 per prize. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6036 "2019-01-02T17:59:45Z")
That first number should be 456,2 **6** 1. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6037 "2019-01-02T20:42:28Z")
I did it 3 times in a row and it added another base 2222 in xp (so total about 900k in my game). Also, just going to the friends screen and back triggered it without exiting. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6038 "2019-01-02T20:45:54Z")
Interesting. I’ll try that next time. But, to make sure, you’re confirming that there is a bug here? ---
**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:** [January 2, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6039 "2019-01-02T20:53:19Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Interesting. I’ll try that next time. > > But, to make sure, you’re confirming that there is a bug here? Yeah, seems to be. This XP appears to be in addition to the 15 base xp / square or 525 base xp for the whole field. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6040 "2019-01-03T02:41:52Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > The extra percentage you get to money and xp collected depending on what items you have in your springfield. You can see it when you click on the conformity stats in the lower left. I’m guessing yours is about 450ish. [More like 75%](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fgLjYUhg_UZ5WfzVYCCSCyJoIu0uIV0X/view?usp=drivesdk), if we are talking the same thing… ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6041 "2019-01-03T03:54:57Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > [More like 75%](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fgLjYUhg_UZ5WfzVYCCSCyJoIu0uIV0X/view?usp=drivesdk), if we are talking the same thing… I’m not sure. I can’t access that image. I’m not talking about your conformity percentage. You have to click on the stars. If you’re getting 19,960 per prize than yours is actually around 180% I think. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6042 "2019-01-03T20:13:03Z")
Huh. It’s actually at 74.7% To be honest, I completely ignore this part of the game. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6043 "2019-01-03T22:27:53Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Huh. It’s actually at 74.7% > > To be honest, I completely ignore this part of the game. Hmmm. Must be something wrong in my calculation or my understanding. There used to be a ‘hidden’ xp boost from certain Springfield Height buildings, but I thought they fixed that in a recent(ish) update. Maybe not though. ---
**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 4, 2019, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6044 "2019-01-04T01:43:09Z")
No, it’s not fixed. I have a 500% bonus according to the stars, but I’m really pulling 700% when I tap. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2019, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6045 "2019-01-04T06:02:05Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > No, it’s not fixed. I have a 500% bonus according to the stars, but I’m really pulling 700% when I tap. Ah… OK. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=301) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=303)