# 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:** 305
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6087 "2019-04-22T02:43:12Z")
Maggie is limited to appear on pink, purple and white houses, Kwik e Mart’s, lard lads, the Simpson house, Cletus’s farm, Moe’s Tavern, the elementary schoolhouse, Krusty Burger, and Madam Chao’s. Those are what I recall off the top of my head. If you have a pink house farm or a lard lads farm, she pops up more frequently on those. Maybe blue houses too, but I’m not sure. I have 12 lard lads set up on the Northeast border of town, and she shows up there frequently. I also turn the sound up only when playing the Maggie game. I’d say 1 of 10 times I don’t hear her even though I’m in the vicinity. I can’t say that I’ve been grinding Oscars, but I’m up 300 points to almost 1200% now. I’m thinking I can get it to 1300% playing at my usual times. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6088 "2019-04-22T12:44:32Z")
I’ve raised my % from 223% to 750%, two days to go. Have also gone from level 524 to 759 via 1 day of Kwik E Mart farming as well. With a 750% bonus and the 5x accelerator, every 6 marts raised me a level. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6089 "2019-04-22T13:05:43Z")
Kind of an imbalance in that it takes 5 donuts to buy an Oscar, but only 2 donuts to rush somebody to make one. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6090 "2019-04-22T15:44:17Z")
What is the quickest way to determine bonus again? Wasn’t it tapping a Kwik-E-Mart? ---
**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:** [April 22, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6091 "2019-04-22T15:45:36Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > What is the quickest way to determine bonus again? Wasn’t it tapping a Kwik-E-Mart? Now you can just click on your star meter and it’ll tell you at the top. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6092 "2019-04-22T15:48:45Z")
Your “scores” (levels, donuts, $, etc) are to the bottom left. Click on the row of stars. Your percentage should appear in small text. It’ll say “Total Bonus from Conformity and Decorations: 773.90% Money and XP”. Well… the number will be different, of course. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6093 "2019-04-22T16:13:16Z")
Aha, there it is. I’m at 452.15%, which is not too shabby. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6094 "2019-04-23T21:38:57Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Kind of an imbalance in that it takes 5 donuts to buy an Oscar, but only 2 donuts to rush somebody to make one. Thinking about this… I have a guy who does 2 Oscars in the same time it takes the others to do 1. Rushing him costs the same as the others: 2 donuts. Therefore, 1 tennis court can be bought with 10 donuts. (Effectively, 1 donut = 1 Oscar = .25% rating boost.) The Big Pig, Police Tank, and Hot Tub gives 2.5% and is 60 donuts, a .000416% boost per donut. Even with this mystery box, they still go for 30 donuts, a .000832% boost per donut. Question: Does 10 donuts sound like a good price for a 2.5% boost in rating? ---
**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:** [April 23, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6095 "2019-04-23T22:14:53Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Question: Does 10 donuts sound like a good price for a 2.5% boost in rating? Yeah, that’s far better than anything that can be purchased directly with donuts. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6096 "2019-04-24T14:31:02Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > Tennis courts with a 2.25% bonus for just 10 Oscars. I’m guessing it’s a glitch that will be patched. I just bought 32 of them and bumped my bonus up considerably. > [@JohnT](#): > > When you posted this, my bonus was 223%. It’s now 505%, and growing. Just grinding the hell out of those Oscars. > [@JohnT](#): > > I’ve raised my % from 223% to 750%, two days to go. > > Have also gone from level 524 to 759 via 1 day of Kwik E Mart farming as well. With a 750% bonus and the 5x accelerator, every 6 marts raised me a level. Ugh. Damn thing is finally over. When I started, I was at level 524 and had a bonus of 223%. Now I’m at 902 & 907.05% respectively. Had I realized the 10 donuts = 2.25% (not 2.5% stated above, sorry!) much earlier, I’d likely have achieved the 1000% goal I mentioned upthread by using the level donuts for Oscars (would’ve gained another 170%, if my theory iz correct!) ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6097 "2019-04-24T16:37:50Z")
I know I’m a bit behind since I took a year off, but I went from ~125% to 340% during this event, so pretty darn worthwhile. I assume I must keep the tennis courts deployed for them to count; they won’t count while in storage, right? ---
**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:** [April 24, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6098 "2019-04-24T16:45:03Z")
Correct. If you store them, you lose the bonus. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6099 "2019-04-24T21:38:16Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Question: Does 10 donuts sound like a good price for a 2.5% boost in rating? I agree with Folly. 10 donuts for 2.5% is better than anything else that I’ve seen. I was able to boost 400%. I, too, wish I had discovered the item earlier. I’m now close to 1300% and have noticed a marked bump in my collections. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6100 "2019-04-27T16:39:54Z")
I got a big update a couple of days ago but no new event. Am I missing something? ---
**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:** [April 27, 2019, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6101 "2019-04-27T23:34:53Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I got a big update a couple of days ago but no new event. Am I missing something? No update on mine that I can see. The google app store says the last update was March 5. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2019, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6102 "2019-04-27T23:49:49Z")
Ha! Finally maxed out levels, now get to play the 1/2/3 donuts game. Haven’t really done the math, but it seems that, with my % levels where they are, the smart play is that it’s always worth upgrading 1 donut for $50k, but don’t bother upgrading 2 donuts. With Maggie, I always go for 3 donuts. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6103 "2019-04-28T01:54:14Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Ha! Finally maxed out levels, now get to play the 1/2/3 donuts game. Haven’t really done the math, but it seems that, with my % levels where they are, the smart play is that it’s always worth upgrading 1 donut for $50k, but don’t bother upgrading 2 donuts. > > With Maggie, I always go for 3 donuts. At your percentage, cash will become a non-issue, and whether it’s the better play cash-wise will be immaterial. I always go for three donuts. My cash reserves continue to grow, despite my KEM farming and 3-donut strategy. There’s really nothing else of significance to spend cash on. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6104 "2019-04-28T15:09:06Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > No update on mine that I can see. The google app store says the last update was March 5. Then I’m not sure what happened. It made me upload a large update on Thursday. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6105 "2019-05-03T00:12:20Z")
Over the past two, three weeks I’ve been having severe connection issues. Anyone else? ---
**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 3, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6106 "2019-05-03T00:50:10Z")
I’m taking a break but I check in on the boards and it’s a fairly common problem, causing people to worry the game is coming to an end. It’s supposedly NOT but… with the mystery box extravaganza and the lack of updates, it’s a little worrisome. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=304) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=306)