# 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:** 68
**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:** [October 5, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1344 "2013-10-05T19:59:58Z")
What are the special haunting animations you’ve noticed? So far: Haunted Moe’s tavern: ghost puking into mug Haunted prison: ghost in an electric chair Haunted Krusty Burger: Galloping ghost horse ---
**Author:** ![djoelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@djoelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djoelie)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1345 "2013-10-05T20:01:34Z")
Thought I’d make a new list with usernames for Halloween. Only went back a couple of pages, So this list is still missing people, maybe everyone who can use more friends (or not) can add/remove themself from the list? I only added everyone who actually posted their origin id here (& in the last couple of pages). SDMB name \> origin ID Toejam \> RooshJam MOIDALIZE \> moidalize Loach \> Loach232 Fiendish Astronaut \> benyacobi HairyCactus \> ChrisT1701 Sterling Archer \> madillma NAF1138 \> NAF1138 djoelie \> djoelie84693 X \> gritngile181 X \> reneefraatz LateComer \> donspadeoa Fenris \> Fenris9999 (X = not on SDMB) ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1346 "2013-10-05T20:42:10Z")
TimeWinder -\> TimeWinder ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1347 "2013-10-05T21:18:53Z")
Has anyone else noticed that with the Halloween update that suddenly people are walking differently? Yeah, that doesn’t make sense. What I mean is, for example, I used to be able to put three people in the school and an hour later hit the three thumbs up, grab them as they came out and put them right back in. Now, all of a sudden, 2 of them go the other way. It seems like a lot more people are exiting buildings and going in different directions then they used to. I haven’t figured out if it’s random or if I just have to get used to a new pattern. At first I was figured it was because I moved a lot of people back from Krustyland that so I just wasn’t used to where all these ‘new’ people were going, but I was finding that even single people would exit buildings and turn, say, left instead of right like that had for the last two months (or do a 180 and walk through the building, over the grass and through the bushes). ---
**Author:** ![djoelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@djoelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djoelie)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1348 "2013-10-05T21:39:54Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Has anyone else noticed that with the Halloween update that suddenly people are walking differently? Yeah, that doesn’t make sense. What I mean is, for example, I used to be able to put three people in the school and an hour later hit the three thumbs up, grab them as they came out and put them right back in. Now, all of a sudden, 2 of them go the other way. > It seems like a lot more people are exiting buildings and going in different directions then they used to. I haven’t figured out if it’s random or if I just have to get used to a new pattern. At first I was figured it was because I moved a lot of people back from Krustyland that so I just wasn’t used to where all these ‘new’ people were going, but I was finding that even single people would exit buildings and turn, say, left instead of right like that had for the last two months (or do a 180 and walk through the building, over the grass and through the bushes). yeah, their walking is all wonky. They also often start out in the wrong direction after starting a task, then turn & go the right way. A lot of walking through stuff too, and they don’t stay on the streets anymore ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1349 "2013-10-05T21:56:05Z")
> [@djoelie](#): > > yeah, their walking is all wonky. They also often start out in the wrong direction after starting a task, then turn & go the right way. A lot of walking through stuff too, and they don’t stay on the streets anymore So it’s not just me. I mean, they’ve always walked through buildings when they felt trapped, but now they just do it for fun. Like, three people will come out of Moe’s and two of them will walk backwards through it. Never happened before. Part of the update must have included a change in the algorithm that controls how they move about the city. Here’s an update that I’d like to see. If you click on a building and a dialogue box pops up, I should be able to dismiss it by clicking somewhere else on the screen. Even better, clicking somewhere else on the screen should not just dismiss the box but should do whatever clicking there should do. It’s annoying enough trying to click someone (or a whole bunch of someone’s when you’re trying to reset tasks) only to miss, hit a building and know that they’re getting farther away as you’re trying to dismiss the box. Just let me click on the guy again. What’s even worse is that it then centers the screen on the what you clicked so. So if someone is why down on the bottom right corner, but you accidentally clicked a brown house, it just shifted the screen, you dismiss the box and now have no idea where all those people are. Yes, I’m annoyed by that. Don’t move the screen, make it easier to get rid of the boxes. Especially now with all the ghosts (and same for whacking day). It’s a real effin PITA to chase gremlins all over the place when I keep hitting buildings. Find a dialogue box popped up, whatever, just let me keep trying to hit the stupid gremlin as long as I can see him. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1350 "2013-10-05T22:09:31Z")
> [@djoelie](#): > > Thought I’d make a new list with usernames for Halloween. Only went back a couple of pages, So this list is still missing people, maybe everyone who can use more friends (or not) can add/remove themself from the list? I only added everyone who actually posted their origin id here (& in the last couple of pages). > > SDMB name \> origin ID > > Toejam \> RooshJam > MOIDALIZE \> moidalize > Loach \> Loach232 > Fiendish Astronaut \> benyacobi > HairyCactus \> ChrisT1701 > Sterling Archer \> madillma > NAF1138 \> NAF1138 > djoelie \> djoelie84693 > X \> gritngile181 > X \> reneefraatz > LateComer \> donspadeoa > Fenris \> Fenris9999 > > (X = not on SDMB) Mahaloth = Mahaloth ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1351 "2013-10-05T22:15:54Z")
SDMB name \> origin ID Toejam \> RooshJam MOIDALIZE \> moidalize Loach \> Loach232 Fiendish Astronaut \> benyacobi HairyCactus \> ChrisT1701 Sterling Archer \> madillma NAF1138 \> NAF1138 djoelie \> djoelie84693 X \> gritngile181 X \> reneefraatz LateComer \> donspadeoa Fenris \> Fenris9999 Mahaloth \> Mahaloth Labtrash \> Labtrash (X = not on SDMB) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1352 "2013-10-06T03:31:11Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > I poured through the thread backwards collecting names until I got to Labtrash’s post on page two. This should be just about everyone participating here and I have not verified any right now as I’m at work and without my tablet. > > Straight Dope No Homers Club: > > Doper name Tapped Name > > Reloy3: \*\*akareloy237 \*\* > Wombat99: \*\*Wombatninetynine \*\* > Trion: **Atrion66** > Intergalactic Gladiator: **jsteck13** > Sterling Archer: **madillma** > notipping (banned): **resting666** > pulykamell: **pulykamell** > even sven: **kejiaflowers** > bauble: **baublera** > Bike Rider: \*\*bikeriderflorida \*\* > LateComer: **donspadeoa** > Mahaloth: **Mahaloth** > LateComer’s friend: **Psychout3000** > Hokey Monkey: **pimaspi** > EristicKallistic: **mrdiskord** > Blisters: **MistyMeow** > Blisters’ husband: \*\*redfivestand \*\* > Steener122: **Z94WZE60X8** > Poysyn: **DDRigs** > Poysyn’s husband: \*\*DarbyRigs \*\* > Poysyn’s daughter: \*\*Megadarby \*\* > Tamarin: **JubbleJubble** > Hairy Cactus: \*\*ChrisT1701 \*\* > Raza: **razabradley** > Just1lurk: **just1lurk** > Loach: **loach232** > iftheresaway: \*\*iftheresaway \*\* > Yearsofstatic: **Yearsofs** > pancakes3: \*\*ericcshen \*\* > jackdavinci: \*\*jonjackturtl \*\* > Hockey Monkey / **pimaspi** > Just1Lurk / **sarusim** > USCDiver / \*\*USCDiver \*\* > heater2000ca / \*\*heater2000ca \*\*\*\*\*\* > jackdavinci / \*\*jackdavinci \*\* > Labtrash / \*\*Labtrash \*\* > Happycamper\*5 / **happycamper5** > Loach / **loach232** > Labtrash / \*\*Labtrash \*\* > luvrbcs / **Luvrbcs2** > Tamarin / **JubbleJubble** > HairyCactus / **ChrisT1701** > Raza / **Razabradley** > Poysyn / **Ddrigs** > iftheresaway / \*\*iftheresaway \*\* > yearsofstatic / **yearsofs** > Blisters / \*\*thehentzel \*\* (I can’t find this name to add it) > BulwerLytton / \*\*BulwerLytton \*\* Reposting a list of names from a while back. This is not complete and there are some on this list who aren’t playing anymore, but here are some friends for those in need nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1353 "2013-10-06T04:29:11Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Here’s an update that I’d like to see. If you click on a building and a dialogue box pops up, I should be able to dismiss it by clicking somewhere else on the screen. That only slightly mitigates the problem. What I _really_ want is for buildings and people who are in progress to be immune to simple taps – 99% of the time when it brings up the “rush” dialog for a brown house or something, it’s because I was actually tapping on something next to it, or tapped one too many times to clean up money/goo laying around. I bet I spend more taps bringing up and cancelling “in progress” crap than I do on legitimate game functions. Most people aren’t going to rush things most of the time. Making tap-and-hold required to rush would make the game much nicer to play, in my opinion. A preference for “never rush” would work too – I could turn it off on the rare occasions I was willing to spend donuts. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1354 "2013-10-06T10:38:49Z")
My Origin ID is **antijenic** - please add me if you haven’t already! ---
**Author:** ![djoelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@djoelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djoelie)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1355 "2013-10-06T11:43:34Z")
SDMB name \> origin ID Toejam \> RooshJam MOIDALIZE \> moidalize Loach \> Loach232 Fiendish Astronaut \> benyacobi HairyCactus \> ChrisT1701 Sterling Archer \> madillma NAF1138 \> NAF1138 djoelie \> djoelie84693 X Trion’s friend \> gritngile181 X Trion’s friend \> reneefraatz LateComer \> donspadeoa Fenris \> Fenris9999 Mahaloth \> Mahaloth Labtrash \> Labtrash Antigen \> antijenic TimeWinder \> TimeWinder Reloy3 \> akareloy237 Wombat99 \> Wombatninetynine Trion \> Atrion66 Intergalactic Gladiator \> jsteck13 notipping (banned) \> resting666 pulykamell \> pulykamell even sven \> kejiaflowers bauble \> baublera Bike Rider \> bikeriderflorida X LateComer’s friend \> Psychout3000 Hokey Monkey \> pimaspi EristicKallistic \> mrdiskord Blisters \> MistyMeow X Blisters’ husband \> redfivestand Steener122 \> Z94WZE60X8 Poysyn \> DDRigs X Poysyn’s husband \> DarbyRigs X Poysyn’s daughter \> Megadarby Tamarin \> JubbleJubble Raza \> razabradley Just1lurk \> just1lurk iftheresaway \> iftheresaway Yearsofstatic \> Yearsofs pancakes3 \> ericcshen jackdavinci \> jonjackturtl Just1Lurk \> sarusim USCDiver \> USCDiver heater2000ca \> heater2000ca jackdavinci \> jackdavinci Happycamper\*5 \> happycamper5 luvrbcs \> Luvrbcs2 Blisters \> thehentzel (I can’t find this name to add it) BulwerLytton \> BulwerLytton (X= not on SDMB) I’ve tried to take out all the doubles. When adding yourself/correcting something, just quote the latest list posted and remove the quotation code & additional text, it wil make it easier for everybody to do so (because you can’t quote a quote, so to say) ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1356 "2013-10-06T12:03:38Z")
I just noticed that the Mayan guy I got last year isn’t in storage anymore. Did anyone else lose him? ---
**Author:** ![HairyCactus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2bfe46/32.png) [@HairyCactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HairyCactus)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1357 "2013-10-06T12:33:51Z")
If you have all the ‘frightems’ from the Simpsons House, tap it now and you will be asked a question. Click below for the answer 🙂 Emerald ring And 2 rewards as well ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1358 "2013-10-06T13:05:12Z")
> [@TimeWinder](#): > > That only slightly mitigates the problem. What I _really_ want is for buildings and people who are in progress to be immune to simple taps – 99% of the time when it brings up the “rush” dialog for a brown house or something, it’s because I was actually tapping on something next to it, or tapped one too many times to clean up money/goo laying around. I bet I spend more taps bringing up and cancelling “in progress” crap than I do on legitimate game functions. > > Most people aren’t going to rush things most of the time. Making tap-and-hold required to rush would make the game much nicer to play, in my opinion. A preference for “never rush” would work too – I could turn it off on the rare occasions I was willing to spend donuts. Tap and hold will moves the building. I have no idea why they thought that was a good idea. It’s more work then just hitting the arrow button at the bottom. The next think I’d like to see is a way to find characters. For example. let’s say Smithers isn’t doing anything and I have to decide if I want him to go to the post office for 4 hours or wait for Burns to be done with his current job so they can exercise together for a 1 hour job. But where the hell is Burns? It would be nice to have some kind of pull down menu to show where everyone is and how much time they have remaining. Click on them and it would take me to the building because in some cases “Brown House” would narrow it down to about 50 possibilities". ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1359 "2013-10-06T13:07:32Z")
> [@HairyCactus](#): > > And 2 rewards as well Looks like they only tell you about one though. The other is 10 Donuts!. Anyone else get donuts for popping ghosts? I have collected 3 so far. ---
**Author:** ![HairyCactus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2bfe46/32.png) [@HairyCactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HairyCactus)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1360 "2013-10-06T13:12:43Z")
**NAF1138,** Yes, I’ve got about three too 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 6, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1361 "2013-10-06T13:54:46Z")
SDMB name \> origin ID Toejam \> RooshJam MOIDALIZE \> moidalize Loach \> Loach232 Fiendish Astronaut \> benyacobi HairyCactus \> ChrisT1701 Sterling Archer \> madillma NAF1138 \> NAF1138 djoelie \> djoelie84693 X Trion’s friend \> gritngile181 X Trion’s friend \> reneefraatz LateComer \> donspadeoa Fenris \> Fenris9999 Mahaloth \> Mahaloth Labtrash \> Labtrash Antigen \> antijenic TimeWinder \> TimeWinder Reloy3 \> akareloy237 Wombat99 \> Wombatninetynine Trion \> Atrion66 Intergalactic Gladiator \> jsteck13 notipping (banned) \> resting666 pulykamell \> pulykamell even sven \> kejiaflowers bauble \> baublera Bike Rider \> bikeriderflorida X LateComer’s friend \> Psychout3000 Hokey Monkey \> pimaspi EristicKallistic \> mrdiskord Blisters \> MistyMeow X Blisters’ husband \> redfivestand Steener122 \> Z94WZE60X8 Poysyn \> DDRigs X Poysyn’s husband \> DarbyRigs X Poysyn’s daughter \> Megadarby Tamarin \> JubbleJubble Raza \> razabradley Just1lurk \> just1lurk iftheresaway \> iftheresaway Yearsofstatic \> Yearsofs pancakes3 \> ericcshen jackdavinci \> jonjackturtl Just1Lurk \> sarusim USCDiver \> USCDiver heater2000ca \> heater2000ca jackdavinci \> jackdavinci Happycamper\*5 \> happycamper5 luvrbcs \> Luvrbcs2 Blisters \> thehentzel (I can’t find this name to add it) BulwerLytton \> BulwerLytton D\_Odds \> CSetti (X= not on SDMB) I’ve tried to take out all the doubles. When adding yourself/correcting something, just quote the latest list posted and remove the quotation code & additional text, it wil make it easier for everybody to do so (because you can’t quote a quote, so to say) ---
**Author:** ![djoelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@djoelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djoelie)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1362 "2013-10-06T13:59:05Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Anyone else get donuts for popping ghosts? I have collected 3 so far. nice, I’ve collected 1 so far. Less than 100 GOO away from next prize, yay 😃 ---
**Author:** ![satinBlack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@satinBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/satinBlack)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1363 "2013-10-06T16:22:54Z")
hi I missed last nights episode and now I don’t know the answer to the question about what item of moe’s did homer covet in this season’s treehouse of horrors episode? a sapphire tie clip a ruby nipple-stud or an emerald ring [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=69)