Daily Archives: March 14, 2016

Pi Day (Contest Alert)

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Have you checked out the date today?!  Today just so happens to be 3-14 or in the  world of Geeks, Pi Day. As 3.14 is the short short short version for the symbol Pi. (Click here for more info on Pi.) Not to mention one of the Geeks of ALL Geeks, Albert Einstein, just so happens to have his birthday fall on 3-14. Seriously! It is quite a celebrated day. The College Kids at Princeton REALLY get into it each year. Just check this out.

So just why are we sharing all of this with you?  Because when we think of Pi Day…we think of PIE!!  So in honor of all the geeky nerds, nerdy geeks, and all in between…WE ARE GIVING AWAY PIE. WOOHOO!! Mmmmmmmmm PIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!

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Casino 2016 Prize Guide: Act 2, Prize 2 Lucky Casino

Posted on March 14, 2016 by | 53 comments

Special thanks to Kim (kimberlyah794) for helping out with this post.  Y’all may know Kim from the comments and from some guest posts during the Winter and Casino Event.  Thanks for the help, again, Kim!   

Hey, hey, hey, fellow Tappers!

Viva Las Springfield!  The Casino Event has arrived in Springfield…and it’s full of Vegas inspired decorations, buildings and games!

This Event is broken up into 3 Acts, with each Act containing part of the story.  To help you move along with the event you’ll get several prizes per Act.  Each prize will either be something fun for Springfield or something to help you move along in the event.  For the Second Act you’re tasked with collecting Green Chips (ico_casino_greenchip_lg) to unlock each prize!

The second Act 2 prize awarded at 18,150ico_casino_greenchip_lg  (or +11,350ico_casino_greenchip_lg from the Newark Newark Sign) is the Lucky Casino.  Bingo!

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So let’s take a closer look at this second prize and just what happens when you unlock it in your Springfield…

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Casino 2016 Prize Guide: Act 2, Prize 1 Newark Newark Sign

Posted on March 14, 2016 by | 13 comments

Special thanks to Kim (kimberlyah794) for helping out with this post.  Y’all may know Kim from the comments and from some guest posts during the Winter and Casino Event.  Thanks for the help, again, Kim!   (and a note from Alissa…we’re going to be cranking out these Act 2 prize posts over the next day or so.  Sorry they’re on the late side, so many other things going on with Act 2 (and all those Should I Buy post requests….) kept pushing these to the back burner..)

Hey, hey, hey, fellow Tappers!

Viva Las Springfield!  The Casino Event has arrived in Springfield…and it’s full of Vegas inspired decorations, buildings and games!

This Event is broken up into 3 Acts, with each Act containing part of the story.  To help you move along with the event you’ll get several prizes per Act.  Each prize will either be something fun for Springfield or something to help you move along in the event.  For the Second Act you’re tasked with collecting Green Chips (ico_casino_greenchip_lg) to unlock each prize!

The first Act 2 prize awarded at 6,800ico_casino_greenchip_lg is the Newark Newark sign.  And who wouldn’t want a giant neon sign in front of one of their casinos, especially one promoting the “Legends of Cleavage” with a rat atop it?

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So let’s take a closer look at this first prize and just what happens when you unlock it in your Springfield…

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Casino Event 101: Homer’s House of Cards

Posted on March 14, 2016 by | 86 comments

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Viva Las Springfield!  Vegas has arrived in Springfield and nothing says Vegas like rigged games of chance! Homer’s House of Cards is a place where you can experience first hand one of those rigged games of chance…as you try your luck in the TSTO’s card game!

So what can you win at Homer’s House of Cards?  How do you win?  How do you cheat?  Let’s take a look at all those questions and more as we break down the details of Homer’s House of Cards….

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