The Real Moms of Springfield Mini-Event is Nearing the End…

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Just a quick reminder that tomorrow (Wednesday, May 29th) marks the end of The Real Moms of Springfield mini-event!  So,  if you haven’t already, finish up that prize track, purchase your last few premium items, and be prepared to see the mini-event leave our games tomorrow morning! (and hopefully, something new arrives in its place)

What are your overall thoughts on the mini-event?  Have you enjoyed it?  Or did you feel like it was a bit lame?  Where have you placed the prizes? Sound off in the comments below, you know we love hearing from you!

P.S. Don’t forget your showoff submissions are due tonight (Tuesday, May 28th) at 8pm ET. Show us what you’ve done with The Real Moms of Springfield Stuff!

Addicts Bracket Challenge: Most Desired Episode Content, Week 4

It was five years ago, just after the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs bracket was complete that I thought it might be cool to do a The Simpsons Tapped Out bracket. Here we are in the thick of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs again, and it’s time for our fifth TSTO Addicts Bracket Battle!

How much longer EA can keep Tapped Out going is up for debate. But what isn’t debatable is that there is A LOT of content in the rich history of The Simpsons universe still not in our little game. There is so much in fact, that it was hard just to narrow it down to 64 entries to start with. With that in mind, we present to you TSTO Addicts’ Most Desired Episode Content Bracket Battle.

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A Memorial Day Moment

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In the USA it is Memorial Day. A day when Americans remember those who fought for our country and freedom that are no longer with us. A time to mourn the loss of those no longer with us, but to also appreciate all that have done for us to protect our freedoms.

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A few years ago Wook took the time to lay out his thoughts on Memorial Day as a Veteren of the US Air Force, definitely worth the read and can be found here.

Take the time and enjoy the day my friends, but please remember why you get to enjoy the extra time in the first place.

Here at Addicts, we’ll still have the Bracket Battle going, but beyond that we’re taking the day.  Spending some time with our families and friends.  We’ll still be popping around the comments, but that’ll be it from us today.  We’ll be back at it tomorrow bright and early for y’all.

To all our readers who have served or continue to serve in our US Armed Forces (and Armed Forces around the world), thank you.

If there is someone special you’d like to honor in the comments, please share.

Addicts Open Thread

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It’s that time of the week again, time for the Addicts Weekly Open Thread!  So, let’s get the conversation going!  Oh and remember…just because this is posted here today doesn’t mean you can’t comment on it all week long.  This open thread will still be open for comments long after today is over!

Here’s where you can talk about anything you want to talk about…TSTO Related, Simpson’s Related or ANYTHING.  Just no Add me requests…those should go here.  We’ll give you a few suggestions (like most Sunday’s you can talk about the current episode of the Simpsons) but for the most part, you’re free to talk about ANYTHING your little Tapping Fingers desire…just keep it PG.

So, here is your Open Thread…..

The Real Moms of Springfield mini-event is winding down, you’ve got until Wednesday to finish up the prize track (and buy those premium items if you wanted to).  What are your thoughts on the mini-event?  Finish the prize track?  What do you think will be next in TSTO?  Another event or more downtime?

ICYMI the Simpsons Writers/Producers are going to be on a  panel at the E3 Coliseum on June 11th.  What could this all mean?  Another Simpsons game?

Also, you may have missed Saturday’s Simpsons Trivia…all about “Girls Just Want to Have Sums” (the Jake Boyman episode).  If you missed it you can check it out here.

It’s Memorial Day Weekend here in the US, the unofficial start to summer! Any plans this weekend?  Hosting any picnics?

How’s your designing coming?  What are you doing with your town?  Share some photos in the comments below! (If you need a refresher on how to add photos to the comments check out this post)  Don’t forget about The Real Moms of Springfield Showoff this week

And finally, how about the rest of your weekend?  Do anything fun and exciting?

So chat about the Simpsons, TSTO, Update fun, or anything else you can think of! (Just no politics, it never ends well)  Can’t wait to chat with you all, you know we love hearing from you!

Have Fun!  And happy Sunday!

TSTO Addicts Saturday Simpsons Trivia: “Girls Just Want to Have Sums”

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It’s Saturday and it’s time for a new round of Saturday Simpsons Trivia!

In honor of the latest update to TSTO, The Real Moms of Springfield, I thought for this week’s trivia challenge we’d check one an episode where some of this content comes from.  So this week we’re talking about Season 17’s “Girls Just Want to Have Sums” (Jake Boyman’s episode).

Time to brush up on your Simpsons skills because today’s trivia starts now!

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Friday Filler – Getting Over Yourself – New Rituals

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Well, well, well… Last week’s Filler certainly stirred up the pot, and showed a rather contentious side to our little community. What started out as my hope that people would stop worrying about tagging, and more importantly, stop using the comments section on this site to attack and belittle one another over tagging, became a battlefield of denial and bewilderment.

Then…it became a territorial debate about whether we should abolish or keep the “Add Friends – Graffiti Free” section on the site.  Which turned into a broader debate over cause, effect, intent and entitlement.

So many ways to say the same things…

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The Simpsons News Links

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Another Friday my friends, and that means it’s time for another round of Simpsons News.  I skipped last week of news, so we’ve got a bunch to catch up on in the World of our favorite yellow family.

So here’s the latest roundup of Simpsons News and a few fun things to check out!

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The Real Moms of Springfield Prize Breakdown: Mrs. Prince

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It’s time to celebrate all things MOM in our pocket-sized towns, as The Real Moms of Springfield mini-event has made its way to Springfield! What will happen in the new update?  Will Ruth be sent back to prison?  Will Quimby find any long lost children? Will any of this make sense? You’ll have to read the dialogue to find out. Of course, a new event means new prizes to earn and new prizes mean it’s time for everyone’s favorite prize breakdown posts!

Remember, this event is designed to follow a series of tasks via the questline to unlock prizes.  For each of the parts of the The Real Moms of Springfield questline, you’ll have to earn  via various character tasks in order to unlock the prize for that part.

So let’s take a look at the fifth, and final, prize, Mrs. Prince…because even Martin deserves to have his mother back in town…


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TSTO Musings About EA’s Inability to Finish What They Start…

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Another TSTO Thursday and as usual I have some thoughts for you.  This time I’m musing about the long lost Road to Riches and Friendship points.   I’ve got a bunch of thoughts so let’s get to ‘em…

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Showoff Announcement: Real Moms of Springfield Designs

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It’s that time…calling all Addict Designers!  We’re getting ready to do the next Springfield Showoff, and with an update (finally) hitting our games it’s time to show us what you’ve done with all the new stuff!   So this time around I want to see what you’ve done with the Real Moms of Springfield Stuff! (Jittery Joes, The Needle Exchange, Kitchen Carnival, etc)  So prep those towns…because we want to see what you’ve done with your Springfield!

As always please remember to limit it to 1-2 of your favorite areas/photos…we can’t show your whole town, unless you want to send in your entire town via town portrait.

So use this time (and a holiday weekend here in the US) to polish up your town and show us how creative you can be!  Send in your Real Moms of Springfield designs and we’ll be putting up the Showoff Post featuring your designs on Wednesday, May 29th. 

So grab some screenshots of your town, or finish up those designs…just make sure to send your submissions in by about 8pm ET Tuesday, May 28th, can’t wait to see what YOU have come up with.

You can send your designs in two ways…either post a link to the image in the comments on this post or you can email them to us at TSTOAddictsblog@gmail.com.  We won’t be pulling images from anywhere else, so please if you want to be featured either submit in the comments below or email your images to us.

Note: PLEASE try to limit your submissions to only 1-2 of your favorite screenshots.  We like to try and let everyone showoff their town but it becomes difficult when some of you are sending in 7-10 images.  Pick your favorite areas and send them in (or if you stitch photos together, that works too).  We’ll try our best to get EVERYONE in, but please understand that sometimes we miss a photo or two.  If we miss you one week, we’ll try really hard to make sure we get you in the next week.  You’re always welcome to showoff your town, at any time, on our Flickr page.  We know a lot of you have awesome towns that you want to show off, but please try to stick with this week’s theme.  Remember, this isn’t a contest.  There’s nothing to win.  It’s just a fun way to showoff your town and get some design inspiration from your fellow Addicts.  🙂   

Do you want to be featured on the next Springfield Showoff?  Post your images  in the Comments below or email us your screenshots at TSTOAddictsblog@gmail.com. We can’t wait to see YOUR designs! (Need help with images, just ask.)