Category Archives: Springfield Games 2016

Season 28 Premiere Prize Breakdown: Springfield Bowl

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Alissa | 29 comments

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Ah Autumn…leaves are falling, that crispness in the air has arrived and there’s a brand new season of TV on! There’s a whole new season of TV shows…and the Simpsons Season 28 aired this past Sunday! To celebrate the Season Premiere EA has launched a fun Episode Tie-In Mini Event in our games.

This event is designed to follow a series of tasks via the questline to unlock prizes. For each part of Battle of the Brands you’ll have to earn via various character tasks in order to unlock the prize for that part. Now that the Season Premiere has aired, the final two items are available to unlock in your Springfield!

So let’s take a look the final prize…and just what happens when you unlock the Springfield Bowl in your Springfield…

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Posted in Buildings, Episode Tie-In, Special Event, Springfield Games 2016, Tips and Tricks, Updates

Tagged How Do I get the Springfield Bowl, Mr. Burns Springfield Bowl Costume, Tapped Out Tips and Tricks, The Simpsons Tapped Out, TSTO Addicts, TSTO Season 28 Premiere Episode Tie-In, TSTO Tips and Tricks, Who can Perform at the Springfield Bowl

Season 28 Premiere Prize Breakdown: New Lard Lad Statue

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Alissa | 44 comments

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So let’s take a look the fifth prize…and just what happens when you unlock the New Lard Lad Statue in your Springfield…

WARNING: Dialogue/potential episode SPOILERS ahead
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Tagged How do I get my Lard Lad to Catch on Fire?, How do I put out the fire at the new lard lad?, New Lard Lad Statue, Tapped Out Tips and Tricks, The Simpsons Tapped Out, TSTO Addicts, TSTO Season 28 Premiere Episode Tie-In, TSTO Tips and Tricks

Season 28 Premiere Prize Breakdown: New Lard Lad to the Cinnabun

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Alissa | 3 comments

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Ah Autumn…leaves are falling, that crispness in the air has arrived and there’s a brand new season of TV on! There’s a whole new season of TV shows…and the Simpsons Season 28 starts this Sunday! To celebrate the Season Premiere EA has launched a fun Episode Tie-In Mini Event in our games.

This event is designed to follow a series of tasks via the questline to unlock prizes. For each of the first 4 parts of Battle of the Brands you’ll have to earn via various character tasks in order to unlock the prize for that part. Initially you could only unlock the first four prizes, as the final two unlock once the day of the premiere arrived…(the 25th).

So let’s take a look at the details of these first four prizes. What they do, how you unlock them and questlines associated with them….

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Posted in Decorations, Episode Tie-In, Special Event, Springfield Games 2016, Tips and Tricks, Updates

Tagged Battle of the Brands Questline, Lard Lad Event, Lard Lad Update, New Lard Lad Facade, Season 28 Premiere Episode Tie-In, Simpsons Season 28, Tapped Out Tips and Tricks, Task at Cinnabun, Task at Moes Brewing Co, The Simpsons Tapped Out, TSTO Addicts, TSTO Tips and Tricks, Tunnel at Moes Brewing Co, What does Cinnabun Do, what does Moes Brewing Co Do?, What does New Lard Lad Do

Turbo Tappin’ Season 28 Premiere: Main Questline and Prizes Part 1

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Alissa | 66 comments

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Ah the first day of Autumn…leaves are falling, that crispness in the air has arrived and there’s a brand new season of TV on! Ok so it’s only the first day of fall, and it still feels completely like summer (at least here in New Jersey) BUT…the last part is true. There’s a whole new season of TV shows…and the Simpsons Season 28 starts this Sunday! To celebrate the Season Premiere EA has launched a fun Episode Tie-In Mini Event in our games..something to gear us up for Sunday.

Of course, as with all events, a questline comes with it to help move us through the ins and outs of the event…and unlock all of the prizes. As was mentioned on the rundown post this mini event is similar to the previous mini-events (like Homer’s Chiliad and the Fire Department before it), in that you’ve got to complete various tasks to unlock the prizes.

So let’s take a look at the questline to see just how to unlock all the fun Premiere Episode inspired prizes…

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Posted in Decorations, Episode Tie-In, Special Event, Springfield Games 2016, Tips and Tricks, Updates

Tagged Battle of the Brands Questline, Lard Lad Event, Lard Lad Update, Season 28 Premiere Episode Tie-In, Simpsons Season 28, Tapped Out Tips and Tricks, The Simpsons Tapped Out, TSTO Addicts, TSTO Tips and Tricks, Who Can Earn Gift Cards

Springfield Showoff: Springfield Games

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Alissa | 51 comments

As we sit here frakkin files, pulling pics, and typing a million words a minute to get our readers the latest updates and information…we find ourselves sometimes forgetting to stop and enjoy our own games. More so our neighboreenos. So we try to make it a point to hop in n out of the towns now and then to see what cool things YOU are up to. So we have decided we want to continue to focus more attention (as if we don’t already 😛 ) on YOU…our readers. Time to time we will be peaking into your towns, checking our Flickr, and also the posts in the comments below to see what cool ideas and designs YOU have come up with to make your towns unique and…well…YOU. So here is YOUR chance to show off all your hard work, time, donuts & in game cash spent. Send us your work, no matter how big or small. Brag about it to the world. We want you to. (That and Bunny loves to see other designs and get inspiration from it.) Then keep your eyes posted to Addicts to see if YOU end up on our “SPRINGFIELD SHOWOFF”.

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Tagged Springfield Games Design Guide, Springfield Games Designs, Tapped Out Tips and Tricks, The Simpsons Tapped Out, TSTO Addicts, TSTO Design Ideas, TSTO Tips & Tricks, what have you done with Springfield Games

The Springfield Games Are Coming to a Close

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Alissa | 48 comments

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Just popping in with a quick reminder that the Springfield Games mini event ends tomorrow (August 16th) at 0700 GMT (3am EDT). Which means today, Monday August 15th, is your last day to finish earning those prizes and purchase any premium items you’ve been eyeing.

Let’s take a look at what’s leaving and what we can (Spoiler Alert) expect to happen next….

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Springfield Games 2016 Prize Breakdown: Go-Karts and Betting

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Alissa | 70 comments

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

It’s time to gear up for the summer games in Springfield! Gather up those participation ribbons and be prepared for the fix to be in from Fat Tony, as we journey through the wonderful world of “sports” with the residents of our pocket-sized Springfields!

This event, like others before it, is designed to follow a series of tasks via the questline to unlock prizes. For parts 1 through 6 of the Springfield Games questline you’ll have to earn via various characters tasks in order to unlock the prize for each part. Some prizes are game related decorations, while others are animations or tasks for a building.

So let’s take a look at the last 2 rounds of prizes..and just what happens when you unlock them in your Springfield…

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Posted in Characters, Decorations, Springfield Games 2016, Tapped Out, Tips and Tricks, Updates

Tagged Go Kart Track Betting, Go-Kart Track Odds, Tapped Out Tips and Tricks, The Simpsons Tapped Out, TSTO Addicts, TSTO Go-Kart Track, TSTO Olympic Event 2016, TSTO Springfield Games Event, TSTO Summer Games Event, TSTO Tips and Tricks, What Does the Go-Kart Track do?

Springfield Games 2016 and the Conform-O-Meter

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Alissa | 9 comments

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The Springfield Games mini event released several new items into our Springfields, as well as brought back several Tap Ball favorites. Everything from cauldrons and podiums to sports stores and pin stands! So let’s take a look at how these new and items impact our Conform-O-Meter…

The Conform-O-Meter is an important part of Tapped-Out because it provides you with a bonus boost in your cash and XP from everything you collect in the game. When you achieve a 5-Star Town (it’s max rating) you will receive a 5% bonus on all money and XP collected in your town. If you missed the previous Conform-O-Meter posts check here for the basics and here for how many points you’ll need to reach 5 stars.

While the Springfield Games mini event brought no changes to the Conform-O-Meter requirements, it did bring several new buildings and decorations. So let’s take a look at how all of the new “goodies” impact our rating: Continue reading →

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Tagged How Do to Springfield games items impact the conform-o-meter, Springfield Games 2016, Tapped Out Tips and Tricks, The Simpsons Tapped Out, TSTO Addicts, TSTO Olympic Event, TSTO Tips and Tricks

Where Did THAT Come From – Go-Kart Track & Half-Pipe

Posted on August 10, 2016 by The Wookiee | 5 comments

In our silly lil game, we sometimes see things pop in that we have no clue as to their Origin. They seem familiar, but we just can’t pinpoint from where. So that is why we decided to make a fun lil reminder out of it. To let you know just Where did THAT Come From?

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