# 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:** 94
**Author:** ![Unpronounceable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de0a6/32.png) [@Unpronounceable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unpronounceable)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1864 "2013-12-10T19:14:26Z")
Well, at least the personal goals aren’t completely dependent on your friends’ actions like they were for the whacking day one. First pass through and I’m over 1K gift cards, so 2/3 of the way to the 2nd reward. And are the skip to previous/next friend buttons new? Or have I just been completely oblivious to them? ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1865 "2013-12-10T19:21:21Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > hmm… Not for android though? Oh, ok. It’s there now. (or I just missed it before) ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1866 "2013-12-10T19:56:56Z")
How do you leave bags/gifts in other towns? ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1867 "2013-12-10T19:59:42Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > How do you leave bags/gifts in other towns? Yeah, I don’t really get it. I think I left a couple in someone’s town and then ran out? Does the tree just give you boxes to open regularly? ---
**Author:** ![sideshowkar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sideshowkar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sideshowkar)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1868 "2013-12-10T20:00:10Z")
> [@Unpronounceable](#): > > And are the skip to previous/next friend buttons new? Or have I just been completely oblivious to them? If they’re not new, I’ve missed them too. I would probably not have noticed if you hadn’t pointed them out. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1869 "2013-12-10T20:15:20Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Yeah, I don’t really get it. I think I left a couple in someone’s town and then ran out? Does the tree just give you boxes to open regularly? The tree just gives out boxes. I assume the gift bags work like gremlins, where you leave it and then the friends taps it to get gift cards (and possibly a reward for the gifter?) Also, apparently the cards work the same as goo in the friends towns, you have to tap them all before moving on. ---
**Author:** ![sideshowkar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sideshowkar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sideshowkar)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1870 "2013-12-10T20:18:40Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > How do you leave bags/gifts in other towns? It looks like you have to have at least 3 bags. That kickstarts a quest to drop them in other towns. There is an icon on the top right. You hit it and it drops presents. It doesn’t look like you can place them yourself (maybe to prevent people from hiding them behind a house or something). Before you get your 3 bags to start the quest, the icon won’t be there. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1871 "2013-12-10T20:19:38Z")
There’s an arrow when you’re in your friend’s towns so you can scroll directly to the next town or back instead of backing out to the town list. ---
**Author:** ![Unpronounceable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de0a6/32.png) [@Unpronounceable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unpronounceable)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1872 "2013-12-10T20:21:51Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > How do you leave bags/gifts in other towns? You’re probably stuck on: Step 1: wait till friend updates game. When I went through my friend list to do the “drop off 3 presents” quest, there was only 1 friend with the button. ---
**Author:** ![sideshowkar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sideshowkar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sideshowkar)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1873 "2013-12-10T20:25:44Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Also, apparently the cards work the same as goo in the friends towns, you have to tap them all before moving on. Mine are adding up without me collecting. I’m just going in, tapping, and leaving. Another note - I would suggest adding some brown houses if you don’t have any but through your town a lot to collect money and XP. Some towns I’ve been in don’t really have anything to click on but the few things that refresh quickly like the Simpson’s house and the Quik-E-Mart. In two really small towns, I could only find 2 things to tap, then I had to re-tap the Simpson’s house to get my third. The graffiti buildings don’t seem to be active. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1874 "2013-12-10T20:26:24Z")
> [@Unpronounceable](#): > > You’re probably stuck on: > Step 1: wait till friend updates game. > > When I went through my friend list to do the “drop off 3 presents” quest, there was only 1 friend with the button. Nah, I’m sitting here with a friend that CAN give away gifts and I couldn’t give them to him. I have Bart and Homer still stuck on 8 hour jobs from this morning but he said that had a dialogue before he could do that. I’m thinking as soon as their done with their jobs, they’ll have the dialogue, go of on the first winter quest then I’ll be able to do that. No big deal, y’all will get your presents tomorrow. In the mean time I already tore through everyone’s towns today and got the first two prizes. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1875 "2013-12-10T20:48:52Z")
Hi all, I’ve got the update, so include me in any friend/community tasks, 68XR7G I haven’t read all the comments yet, but will do that now. Not sure if there is anything that requires a group effort, but if so, count me in! ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1876 "2013-12-10T20:54:52Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > The tree just gives out boxes. I assume the gift bags work like gremlins, where you leave it and then the friends taps it to get gift cards (and possibly a reward for the gifter?) > > Also, apparently the cards work the same as goo in the friends towns, you have to tap them all before moving on. I’m new and don’t know of gremlins and goo. 🙂 I’m sure it’ll all become clear soon. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1877 "2013-12-10T20:59:33Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > I have the same problem. I’ve looked on the EA forums and I’ve discovered that this is a known bug that’s been happening since the Halloween update. Hopefully it gets corrected soon, but for now, I’ve pretty much ignored building anything in Krustyland. This is where i am on KL. i’ve stopped messing with it. > [@TimeWinder](#): > > Happened 100% of the time on my iPad 3; I upgraded to an iPad Air for unrelated reasons and it’s never crashed going to KL again (although it still crashes occasionally for other reasons – log looks like it’s using too much memory.) I wonder if this is also why i can’t search for any friends any longer. It crashes every time when i search. Two folks asked to add me, and I was able to accept those requests, but I still cannot search for new friends, maybe it’s a memory thing, but I don’t know. If anyone can help me here, I’d appreciate it. I have updated everything on my iPad, including the last ios update. > [@sideshowkar](#): > > All mine are gone too. Grr. > > Best thing about the update, for me anyway - there is a new box on the top left corner that shows a character who isn’t working on a task. Tap it and their tasks come up so you can send them off to do something. I was hoping for the ability to be able to send everyone off to do tasks lasting the same amount of time, but this is at least a little better than having to search for characters who aren’t doing anything. I love not having to search for every character now. If that’s what this new feature does, it’s a welcome one. Can i ask if anyone knows if I need to keep all the gifts around the tree, or do I collect them? I collected the first ten, and then another few… And then it dawned on me I might need them to take to other towns. I’m just not sure what to do here, but i’ll muck around with it when I get some time today. Any info or tips you all can share would be appreciated. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![sideshowkar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sideshowkar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sideshowkar)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1878 "2013-12-10T21:01:42Z")
Since the need for friends tends to come up when a new event starts, here is the last list. I added the new people from the last couple of pages: Toejam \> RooshJam MOIDALIZE \> moidalize Loach \> Loach232 Fiendish Astronaut \> benyacobi X HairyCactus friend\> beverbeaver 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 haleynlenysmommy\> haleynlenysmommy Taber \> tabereins Hamlet \> JohnnyQuad asterion \> jmshirley554 Joey P \> JoeyJoeyPP X \> KAZES1LOVE HongKongFooey\>HKF3000 blainer \> donhomer64 minionkat \> minionkat Wile E \> WileESongdog enalzi \> BelowZilch malaka \> dsynadinos ekweizn \> ekweizn sideshowkar \> kaargh sideshowkar \> sideshowkar sideshowkar \> karmutt sideshowkar \> thistleor EnderW24 \> Enderboy1126 Folly \> Folly312 Hentor the Barbarian \> swat\_yukon795 Stinky Fish Pot \> 68XR7G Fair Rarity \> xamovo ---
**Author:** ![sideshowkar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sideshowkar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sideshowkar)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1879 "2013-12-10T21:06:34Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > Can i ask if anyone knows if I need to keep all the gifts around the tree, or do I collect them? I collected the first ten, and then another few… And then it dawned on me I might need them to take to other towns. I’m just not sure what to do here, but i’ll muck around with it when I get some time today. ! Those gifts are yours. The bags that you give others will come from those, so you need to collect them. The tree will give you new gifts every 5 minutes (that was the rate for ghosts during the Halloween event anyway) and you will also get some from your friends. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1880 "2013-12-10T21:09:43Z")
What are spin tokens? ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1881 "2013-12-10T21:10:37Z")
> [@sideshowkar](#): > > Mine are adding up without me collecting. I’m just going in, tapping, and leaving. Hrmmm, I went to one town when I had 175, tapped a few buildings, went to the next town and I still had 175. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1882 "2013-12-10T21:13:10Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > What are spin tokens? Looking at the premium items, where you can buy more, it looks like there’ll be some sort of wheel to spin and get gifts out of. There’s also a character for an “ice show.” Speaking of the premium items, I really wish I had donuts to buy the Simpsons snowmen. It’s one of my favorite gags on the show. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/1883 "2013-12-10T21:26:27Z")
> [@sideshowkar](#): > > Those gifts are yours. The bags that you give others will come from those, so you need to collect them. The tree will give you new gifts every 5 minutes (that was the rate for ghosts during the Halloween event anyway) and you will also get some from your friends. Thank you for the info… I cannot visit any of my friends yet, since i have a few hours before my 24 hour cycle is up on other Springfields. I’ll see more when I get into other towns, I suppose. > [@sideshowkar](#): > > Since the need for friends tends to come up when a new event starts, here is the last list. I added the new people from the last couple of pages: > sideshowkar \> kaargh > sideshowkar \> sideshowkar > sideshowkar \> karmutt > sideshowkar \> thistleor > > **Stinky Fish Pot** \> 68XR7G Thanks for this list. However, just for the record, I am Stink Fish Pot, not Stinky. Sure, that might sound like a small difference to you, but Stinky is a name that can stick with a guy. :mad: 😃 Question. Why do you have 4 different Springfields? I understand it from a friend POV, and being able to help out yourself when needed, but how much time does it take you to update all 4 towns? I only sent you one friend request when I originally went through the SDMB list, but I’ll send you other invites for the other three userid’s you have. If you want, sending me the invite is probably easier, because I still haven’t been able to send one out for over a week, but I’ll give it a shot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=95)