Monthly Archives: January 2019

Should I Spend Donuts On Golf ‘N’ Die Retirement Village and Principal Dondelinger?

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Love is in the air friends!  Yes, Valentine’s Day is back in our pocket-sized towns!  And this time around things are going to be done, Springfieldian Style!  Of course, an all-new event means all new premium content in our stores, just tempting us to drop those pink sprinkles!

As we all know, that limited-time label can tempt us to grab everything in sight because it’ll be gone soon.  But don’t sweat it!  That’s where we come in to tell you what’s worth those donuts and what you might want to hold off on.

Wondering if you should add the Golf ‘N’ Die Retirement Village and Principal Dondelinger to your Springfield?  Well before you hit that confirm button let’s break down the pros and cons of adding this retirement combo to your town…

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Should I Spend Donuts On CBGB, Nedward, and Capri Flanders?

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Love is in the air friends!  Yes, Valentine’s Day is back in our pocket-sized towns!  And this time around things are going to be done, Springfieldian Style!  Of course, an all-new event means all new premium content in our stores, just tempting us to drop those pink sprinkles!

As we all know, that limited-time label can tempt us to grab everything in sight because it’ll be gone soon.  But don’t sweat it!  That’s where we come in to tell you what’s worth those donuts and what you might want to hold off on.

Wondering if you should add CBGB, Nedward, and Capri Flanders to your Springfield?  Well before you hit that confirm button let’s break down the pros and cons of adding this hippie duo to your town…

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Love, Springfieldian Style: Turbo Tappin’ Week 2, Rome-Eh & Julie-Aye

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Love is in the air friends!  Yes, Valentine’s Day is back in our pocket-sized towns!  And this time around things are going to be done, Springfieldian Syle.

Love, Springfieldian Style follows the same event structure that the Simpsons Christmas Special event followed.  This event consists of 4 parts (or Acts), with each part lasting a week and taking us through a new part of the event!

For Act 2 we’re tasked with following Willie’s Valentine’s Tale…and his love/hate relationship with Groundskeeper Wilma!  Each part of the story will unlock another prize themed for Willie’s story.  So let’s take a look at the details behind Week 2 and the Turbo Tappin’ Version for Rome-Eh & Julie-Aye

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Love, Springfieldian Style Act 2 is Live!

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It’s officially 10am here on the East Coast which means it’s officially time to start Act 2 (week 2) of the Love, Springfieldian Style Event!

Now if you remember, week 1 ended with everyone telling Lisa her story was lame…

Lisa Live Outro
Autostarts

Snake: Ah, that was, pretty lame.
Lisa: What are you talking about? That was all about the platonic love of education. It’s like a meta-Valentine tale!
Skinner: No, Snake’s right. That was pretty bad.

And now, here’s the kick off dialogue you’ll see this morning (and a look at what’s in store for Act 2)

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Should I Spend Donuts On the Returning Valentine’s Day Decorations?

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Love is in the air friends!  Yes, Valentine’s Day is back in our pocket-sized towns!  And this time around things are going to be done, Springfieldian Style!  Of course, an all-new event gives EA an excuse to stock our stores with returning premium content in our stores, just tempting us to drop those pink sprinkles!

As we all know, that limited-time label can tempt us to grab everything in sight because it’ll be gone soon.  But don’t sweat it!  That’s where we come in to tell you what’s worth those donuts and what you might want to hold off on.

Wondering if you should add the returning Valentine’s Day Decorations to your Springfield?  Well before you hit that confirm button let’s break down the pros and cons of adding these throwbacks to your town…

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Love, Springfieldian Style: Week 1 Questline Lisa Live

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Love is in the air friends!  Yes, Valentine’s Day is back in our pocket-sized towns!  And this time around things are going to be done, Springfieldian Syle.

Love, Springfieldian Style follows the same event structure that the Simpsons Christmas Special event followed.  This event consists of 4 parts (or Acts), with each part lasting a week and taking us through a new part of the event!

For Act 1 we’re tasked with following Lisa’s Valentine’s Tale…and the return of Mr. Bergstrom!  Lisa is the narrator for this tale, so let’ take a look at what she has to say…

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Love, Springfieldian Style Week 2 is About to Start

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Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow morning, Wednesday, January 30th, Week 2 (Act 2) of Love, Springfieldian Style will be starting.  The official start time is 10am ET (1500 GMT).

While the Week 1 questline won’t be going anywhere, so if you haven’t finished the prizes you’ll have a chance to complete it even after Week 2 starts, some of the premium items will be leaving the store.

So of you planned to purchase Samantha or Vicki (SIBs linked) do so before they leave our games tomorrow morning.

Also, here’s some inside info to help you prepare for Week 2 to start…

Willie will be telling the story during Week 2.  Characters needed for week 2 tasks are:
Homer
Lisa
Bart
Marge
Grampa
Maggie
Wiggum
Krusty
Apu
Willie
Nelson
Vicki (Premium)
Capri Flanders (Premium)
Nedward Flanders (Premium)

There will also be one new premium characters introduced during week 2, and that character will be able to help with the currency earning for week 2.  (150 donuts will be needed if you’d like to purchase the character)

And that’s it my friends!  Be prepared for Week 2 to start up tomorrow morning!

Thoughts on week 1?  Ready for week 2?  Excited to see what story Willie tells?  Sound off in the comments below, you know we love hearing from you!

Love, Springfieldian Style: Week 1 Questlines, Premium Characters Samantha Stankey and Vicki Valentine

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Love is in the air friends!  Yes, Valentine’s Day is back in our pocket-sized towns!  And this time around things are going to be done, Springfieldian Syle.

Love, Springfieldian Style follows the same event structure that the Simpsons Christmas Special event followed.  This event consists of 4 parts (or Acts), with each part lasting a week and taking us through a new part of the event!

With Act 1 (week 1) arrives two new premium characters, Samantha Stankey and Vicki Valentine.  Each of these premium characters comes equipped with their own individual questlines, so let’s take a look at the full dialogue questline of each…

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Love, Springfieldian Style Prize Guide: Act 1, Prize 5 Mr. Bergstrom

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Love is in the air friends!  Yes, Valentine’s Day is back in our pocket-sized towns!  And this time around things are going to be done, Springfieldian Style.

Love, Springfieldian Style follows the same event structure that the Simpsons Christmas Special event followed.  This event consists of 4 parts (or Acts), with each part lasting a week and taking us through a new part of the event!

For Week 1, Act 1, we’re following a love story as told by Lisa, and the prizes we unlock all fit into the Lisa Live theme.

So let’s take a look at the fifth, and final, prize this week, Mr. Bergstrom…


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Super Safi’s Monday Morning Math Mayhem 04 – 4,294,967,295

Morning Mathematical Monsters & Maniacs!

(Today’s post is sponsored by the letter “M”)

 

Hi, I’m Super Safi and you may remember me from such stats and strategy posts as Kwik-E-Mart Farming and the advanced losing-to-win Superheroes battle strategy.

Over the past 600+ episodes, The Simpsons has taken us on an amazing mathematical journey involving fractions, probability, Fermat’s last theorem, and hundreds of other aspects from the wonderful world off mathematics.

And what better way to start your week, then by discussing math Monday morning?

This week, we’re going to step away from the TV show and talk about a mathematical number relevant to the game.

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