This contest is now closed. All entries must be in. The Addicts Crew is currently going over ALL of your Amazing Entries. We’ll have the finalists posted next week. Thank you to everyone who entered! You guys are AMAZING!! 🙂
A lil note from Wookiee…
Hey howdy hey Addictereenos! How y’all doing?
TSTO Blogging isn’t all about the game. One of the main reasons I love this gig so much is just that I love the Simpsons universe and always have since I started watching at the tender age of 8. My fanboy flag waves high for the show and even when I’m not writing or moderating or doing something connected to TSTO Addicts, I’m watching the show because it makes me happy. I like to laugh and jokes are never in short supply when it comes to Homer and company.
So, the other day, I was re-watching some of my favorite episodes and in the middle of S3:E20 “Colonel Homer”, I said to myself, “Self… this would make one heck of a level update in TSTO.” SO many great ideas that could make a new level for my favorite game. Even more, I wondered how many Addicts have watched an episode and thought the same thing. Follow this with some discussion between Team Addicts and Voila!… we decided to find out with a NEW CONTEST!!!
Yes we said a BRAND NEW CONTEST!!!! Here at Addicts HQ summer is in full swing and we’ve completely lost our minds, wait did we ever have them to begin with? 😉 We’re once again giving away FREE Donuts!!! We’ve really & completely lost our minds! So let’s talk about this Contest (before we change our minds)…..
So here’s the skinny…..
The Addicts team wants YOU the readers to come up with a level idea. Basically a building/character combo for both freemium and premium, decorations, etc. Think back on previous levels and how they usually come. Each level creation must include:
-Freemium Character/Building Combo with cost/build time
-Premium Character (or skin) with Cost. This can have a decoration or building combo with it (like Lampwick and the Rocket Car) or it can just be the character (like Blue Haired Lawyer)
-At least 1 freemium or premium decoration with pricing. Can have more than one if desired.
-Tasks with description, times and payouts for each task.
-Level Up Character, Message & Donuts awarded.
-A General Idea of what the questline would include. Actual dialog not needed, but a basic description of what kind of trouble the characters would get into. (If you want to do dialog…Feel free to make a few silly jabs at yourself, the Addicts, your neighboreenos… or even EA… just like they do)
Here’s How You Win:
All entries MUST be submitted by 11:59 pm on July 31st, 2014. The TSTO Addicts team will then go through all entries and pick the top 10 that we think are the absolute best. We will post the top 10 on our website the following week (sometime during the week of August 4th-8th) and then open it up to the readers of TSTOAddicts.com to vote on which one they like the best. Voting will open once they are posted and will close by August 10th 2014 at 11:59pm. The top 5 vote getters will be our big winners. Winners will be announced sometime during the week of August 11th – 15th.
Here’s what you can win:
-5th Place- a $10 iTunes/Google Play/Kindle Gift Card
-4th Place- a $10 iTunes/Google Play/Kindle Gift Card
-3rd Place- a $25 iTunes/Google Play/Kindle Gift Card
-2nd Place- a $25 iTunes/Google Play/Kindle Gift Card
-1st Place- a $25 iTunes/Google Play/Kindle Gift Card
How to post your entry:
Post your level ideas in the comments below or by emailing us at TSTOAddictsblog@gmail.com. Yup it’s really that simple! No screenshots to take, no town designing to do (unless you REALLY want to add some photographic examples with your entries…but it’s NOT required).
See the end of this post for the official rules…
Just think, not only do you get to use your creative juices but you might also do EA’s work for them and see your very own level idea in the Best. Game. Ever.
Because we know examples can be helpful, Wookiee did his own idea for the episode mentioned earlier. And here’s the Wookiee to explain his Level….
“Colonel Homer” really is one of my favorite episodes of this show. Quite possibly due to Lurleen Lumpkin being one of my first cartoon crushes behind Jessica Rabbit (I’m a sucker for a southern girl).
She would of course be freemium and her tasks could vary from playing country to trying to seduce Homer or even attending rehab. She could also have a task to sing with her father, pay her taxes or bowl with the Home-wreckers. If anything, she’d add another female to our short list in TSTO. Lurleen could also add a task to the Outdoor Stage.
The building I’d love to see her come with would be The Beer ‘N’ Brawl.
Of course some Simpsons nerd would remind me this is actually in Spittle County at least 100 miles away from Springfield but when has that ever mattered in TSTO? Another cool building she could come with would be her trailer.
For a premium offering (although I’d rather have everything for game cash), we’d of course have to have a Colonel Homer skin. Tasks could include avoiding Lurleen’s advances, getting gigs, attending recordings and just generally looking awesome.
This could come as just a skin or with a building. There are a lot of great ones available just from this episode.
The Corpulent Cowboy is the one that truly gets my vote but I dig both recording studios also. I included Flaming Pete’s just because that gag in the episode gets me every time and it’s obsure enough to be something EA would pick lol.
The building I truly want from this episode actually has nothing to do with the main plot other than Marge upsetting Homer at a movie. I seriously would love the Springfield Googolplex to be the premium offering behind these other two.
Other than it’s awesome math nerd name, it could add tasks for characters already in game. The kids could become desensitized to violence and Homer could have a task to ruin movies/point out movie flaws. Heck it could be a joint task for each family to all go together.
The last two items for examination are just a new decoration i thought of and a completely random NPC for giggles. This level idea could also include a Lurleen bench and Yodeling Zeke.
Lots of great things could be in a questline about Lurleen’s return. The Rich Texan could get involved. I’d love to see Sideshow Mel take Krusty’s sister to the Copa and Homer and Lenny sing to their bowling balls.
Well, those are just my ideas and an example of what a contest submission could look like. We are all super excited for this one and can’t wait to see all the awesome ideas you guys and gals come up with.
Good luck using your noodles and stay classy as usual. TTFN… Wookiee out!
And now….
Here are the Official Rules:
Each contestant may only submit ONE entry! (no revisions once submitted. If multiple entries are submitted by the same reader only the FIRST entry submitted will be accepted)
Valid email address must be provided when submitting an entry, this will be how we will contact you to let you know you’re one of the top 10. (email address provided in the comment form, they are not published on the blog and only viewable by the Addicts staff.)
Unfortunately, because of the nature of the Gift Cards, Gift Cards can only be awarded to Tappers in the US 18 and older. To our friends outside of the US 18 and older you may enter the contest but an alternate prize may be awarded at Addicts discretion if a gift card for your country cannot be secured.
Void where prohibited
No purchase necessary
Addicts writers, and family members are not eligible to participate.
You must let us know within 1 week of winning which platform (iOS, Amazon/Kindle or Android) you’d prefer the GC on.
All entries must be received by 11:59PM on July 31st 2014
Voting ends at 11:59pm August 10th 2014
Vote totals will not be seen until after contest is over.
All entries will be reviewed by TSTO Addicts writers prior to posting.
Any entry deemed by the Addicts team as not PG or offensive, will not be posted and not be eligible to participate in the contest.
Prizes are as follows:
-5th Place- a $10 iTunes/Google Play/Kindle Gift Card
-4th Place- a $10 iTunes/Google Play/Kindle Gift Card
-3rd Place- a $25 iTunes/Google Play/Kindle Gift Card
-2nd Place- a $25 iTunes/Google Play/Kindle Gift Card
-1st Place- a $25 iTunes/Google Play/Kindle Gift Card
All gift cards will be awarded to winners electronically.
Previous contest winners are not eligible to win a prize, unless it’s been more than 6 months since they’ve won. LEGO winners are exempt from this rule.
Gift cards will be awarded for the amounts indicated above. TSTOAddicts is not responsible for any taxes and fess that may occur outside of the rates indicated in Tapped Out by EA (4th and 5th Place $10 each, 3rd, 2nd and 1st place $25 each).
Contest winner is responsible for all taxes and fees that may occur when purchasing.
This contest is not affiliated with Google, iTunes, Kindle, Amazon, EA, Fox, Gracie Films or anyone else in association with The Simpsons, The Simpsons Tapped Out, Google, Kindle, Amazon, and iTunes.
For a copy of the official rules email TSTO Addicts at TSTOAddictsblog@gmail.com
(keep in mind if you ask for the official rules we’re just going to resend you this list in a PDF format)
So that’s it Tappers. Your ultimate What the Addicts Want! We can’t wait to see what you come up with!