What Gil deals are in the files?

The Duff-Barney Blimp appears very, very briefly in the opening couple of minutes of “A Tree Grows in Springfield“, the 6th episode of the 24th season of the Simpsons. Like many of the Yard sale items, it’s one of those blink and you’ll miss it appearances, and it’s taken me since the update to acquire an image I can use in this post (which is why it’s the last to appear):

In the episode’s opening sequence, Homer dreams of being in the World Series, but his food and beer fixation keeps adding some very strange touches to his dream, including Barney as the Duff-Barney Blimp. In its few-second appearance, the Blimp drifts gently over the stadium, lets out a belch, and shoots backwards. But those few seconds were enough for the Duff-Barney Blimp to make its way into the Yard Sale at a price of 70 donuts.

The question, of course, is this: is it worth 70 donuts? There are a number of arguments in its favor:

1. It gives out the largest bonus multiplier of all the Yard Sale items at 2.75% on cash and XP from all your characters’ jobs and all the rent you earn. As with the Duff Party Bus, there are very few other decorations that will give you a similar return per donut spent. For example, Mount Carlmore, at 120 donuts, only gives you a bonus of 3.5%, and the Springfield Sign at 170 donuts, gives you a bonus of 4.5%.
2. It has animation – it gently wafts in the breeze but looks like it’s belching when you tap on it.
3. It’s a limited-time item.
4. It’s Barney and Duff – what a winning combination!

There are also a couple of arguments against it:

1. No characters interact with it or even acknowledge its existence in any way.
2. It’s a lost opportunity to add sound to a decoration – after all, they already had Barney’s belch! (Or I thought so – it seems that it belches in the Android version but not in the Apple version!)
3. It stays tethered very close to the ground rather than floating upon high (although that could have been both distracting and difficult to position properly).
4. It’s from 2 seconds of a dream sequence and, like the Inflatable Gorilla and Baboons, doesn’t really have anything to do with “real” Springfield” – although all of the Halloween buildings and decorations would also fall into that category.

So, again, The Duff-Barney Blimp is not an essential purchase, but it’s still an interesting addition if you’re decorating your Duff Stadium.

Tags donuts, Duff-Barney Blimp, episode promotions, limited time, premium decorations, The Simpsons Tapped Out, Yard Sale

Categories Donuts, Duff-Barney Blimp, Episode promotions, Limited time, Yard Sale

How many buildings (and decorations) do I need at each level to maximize my Obedience rating?

By TSTO Tips

Throughout this week, I’ve been digging into the files to see how the Conform-o-meter works and how you can maximize your conformity bonus. If you missed these posts, or you’d like to re-read them, here;s a list of them:

Part 1 of a post on the regular buildings and their ratings contributions (from the beginning of the game up to Moe’s Tavern) is here
Part 2 of a post on the regular buildings and their ratings contributions (from Jake’s Unisex Hair Palace up to the Skinner House) is here
A post on the premium buildings and their ratings contributions is here
A post on the limited-time buildings and their ratings contributions here (Duff Stadium, the Springfield Coliseum, and the Sleep-Eazy Motel can be found here as they were all limited-time at the time – however, their contribution status did not change with the Yard Sale update!)
A post on the points needed in each category at each level is here
A post on the number of shops you need to maximize your Consumerism rating is here
A post on the number of houses you need to maximize your Indolence rating is here

According to your Conform-o-meter, to boost your Obedience rating you need to have public buildings to keep your people docile:

Keeping the Obedience rating high helps move your Conformity Bonus to its 5% maximum, giving you extra cash and XP every time you tap. Every public building, whether it’s regular, premium or limited-time, contributes 10 points towards the rating. But it’s not just buildings that have an impact on your Obedience rating – there are decorations that have an effect as well:

- Stop Sign ($385 and unlocks at level 22) – 1 point
- Hail Ants Sign ($450 and unlocks at level 23) – 1 point
- Ambulance (30 donuts) – 10 points
- Police Car (40 donuts) – 200 points (yes, you read that right!)

So what are the public buildings that contribute towards your Obedience rating? Here’s a list (note that all buildings contribute 10 points except where marked):

Regular Buildings:
- Springfield Elementary
- The Nuclear Power Plant (each element looks like it contributes 10 points)
- Springfield Library
- First Church Of Springfield
- Jake’s Unisex Hair Palace
- Springfield Downs
- Police Station (1 point)
- Springfield Penitentiary (1 point)
- Town Hall
- Channel 6
- Springfield Post Office
- Hibbert’s Family Practice
- Springfield General Hospital
- Springfield Buddhist Temple
- Adult Education Annex

Premium Buildings:
- Aztec Theater
- Springfield Observatory
- Duff Brewery
- Krustylu Studios
- Lugash’s Gym
- Open Air Stage

Limited-time Buildings:
- Fort Sensible (Whacking Day event – no longer available)

So, just how many public buildings and decorations do you need to get that 5-star rating for Obedience at each level?:

Level	Points	Buildings	Notes
1-11	10	1	You should maximize your rating once you unlock the School
12-13	50	5	Each element of the Nuclear Power Plant appears to contribute 10 points
14	60	6	You should be able to maximize your rating with regular buildings alone
15	70	7	You should be able to maximize your rating when you unlock Jake’s Unisex Hair Palace
16-19	80	8	As you unlock the buildings at these levels, you should be able to keep your rating up
20	90	9	You should be able to maximize your rating with regular buildings alone
21	100	10	You should be able to maximize your rating with regular buildings alone
22	110	11	You should be able to maximize your rating with regular buildings alone
23	140	14	You should be able to maximize your rating with regular buildings alone
24	160	16	This number appears in the files, but it looks like it’s a coding error
25	142	14	You’ll also need a couple of signs to maximize your rating
26	152	15	You’ll also need a couple of signs to maximize your rating
27-28	162	16	You’ll also need a couple of signs to maximize your rating
29	200	20	To maximize your rating, you’ll need premium buildings/decorations or lots of signs!

Tags Ambulance, Buildings, Conform-o-meter, conformity bonus, Decorations, Fort Sensible, Hail Ants Sign, Obedience rating, premium buildings, premium decorations, Stop Sign, The Simpsons Tapped Out

Categories Ambulance, Buildings, Conform-o-meter, Decorations, Donuts, Fort Sensible, Gameplay, Hail Ants Sign, Obedience rating, Premium decorations, Stop Sign

Poll reminder: Which Yard Sale premium item do you buy?

By TSTO Tips

Just a reminder about the poll on the site this weekend…

As just about everyone reading this blog will know by now, 9 new items were released with the Yard Sale update – they’re all limited time and possibly only available until Monday (although they could be around for a bit longer). 2 of them are available for game dollars, and 7 of them are premium items. And as of Saturday, I’ve now posted on all but 1 of the premium items. Here are the links to those posts:
Should I spend my donuts on Frink’s Robot Dog?
What episode is the Excellence Prize Statue from and should I spend my donuts on it?
What episode is the Inflatable Gorilla and Baboons from and should I spend my donuts on them?
What episode is the Frinkosonic MHV from and should I spend my donuts on it?
What episode is the Giant Grasshopper from and should I spend my donuts on it?
What episode is the Duff Party Bus from and should I spend my donuts on it?
What episode is the Duff-Barney Blimp from and should I spend my donuts on it?

So, here’s the question: imagine that you’re only able to buy 1 of them – which one do you buy? Cast your vote even if you can’t or won’t buy donut items, so that we can help out people making this decision (and that’s why there’s no “None of them” option).

The poll will stay open for the duration of the Yard Sale, but vote early to help others make the right choice.

Tags donuts, Duff Party Bus, Duff-Barney Blimp, episode promotions, Excellence Prize Statue, Frink's Robot Dog, Frinkosonic MHV, Giant Grasshopper, Inflatable Gorilla and Baboons, limited time, Polls, premium decorations, The Simpsons Tapped Out, Yard Sale

Categories Donuts, Duff Party Bus, Duff-Barney Blimp, Episode promotions, Excellence Prize Statue, Frink's Robot Dog, Frinkosonic MHV, Giant Grasshopper, Inflatable Gorilla and Baboons, Limited time, Polls, Yard Sale

What episode is the Excellence Prize Statue from and should I spend my donuts on it?

By TSTO Tips

Like the Frinkosonic MHV, the Excellence Prize Statue comes from the 8th episode of season 24, “To Cur with Love“. At the beginning of the episode, the residents of Springfield are pitching their energy-saving ideas to Mr. Burns in the hope of winning an award. Professor Frink is pitching the Frinkosonic MHV , but he loses control of it and it crashes into the Springfield Retirement Castle. Here’s a screenshot of Kent Brockman reporting on the event before all that happens, with the Excellence Prize Statue in the background:

The Statue costs 20 donuts and is the cheapest of all the Yard Sale premium items – but is it even worth paying that price? Like all the Yard Sale items, it’s limited-time, which means that once it’s gone from your premium store it’s quite likely to be gone forever. And for its price, it earns you a quite respectable 0.5% bonus on your cash and XP collections from all jobs and rent (the same as the Burning Bush, the Cannon, and the Tree Swing). But the best point in its favor is the one Mike Shuman makes:
The Excellence Prize Statue goes well in a well laid out Burns estate (I have 2 for each side of the main driveway to the estate).

I just have one, though, and here’s what it looks like in my game:

It’s quite a nice addition and, for a limited-time decoration, it’s relatively affordable. In fact, there have been very few premium decorations in recent times at this price-point, so that alone may make it worth snapping up if you don’t have many donuts to spare.

However, if you’re buying it purely for the bonus, it’s worth noting that the Apple Tree and the Orange Tree give the same bonus amount for only 15 donuts. So, if you’re going to buy it, buy it because it looks good, it’s relatively cheap, and it’s limited time – which means people joining the game in the near future will be asking how they can unlock that Statue they see in the grounds of their friends’ Burns Manors!

Tags The Simpsons Tapped Out, limited time, donuts, Cannon, Burning Bush, episode promotions, Yard Sale, Excellence Prize Statue, Apple Tree, Orange Tree, Tree Swing

Categories Apple Tree, Burning bush, Burns Manor, Cannon, Donuts, Episode promotions, Excellence Prize Statue, Limited time, Orange Tree, Tree Swing, Yard Sale

What episode is the Duff Party Bus from and should I spend my donuts on it?

By TSTO Tips

The Duff Party Bus comes from season 24, episode 6, “A tree Grows in Springfield“. Like all the Yard Sale items, it’s not really a central feature of the episode and only appears outside Moe’s Tavern in one brief scene:

So is it worth your 50 donuts? Here are a few reasons why it is:

1. It gives you a 2.25% bonus on your cash and XP collections, making it one of the highest bonus-earning premium items in the game. Only the Duff-Barney Blimp, Mount Carlmore, and the Springfield Sign pay out more – and two Party Buses at 100 donuts gives a better bonus percentage per donut spent than the Springfield Sign!
2. It really does look good in your town, as you can see in the screenshot at the end of this post.
3. Like all the Yard Sale items, it’s limited-time – so the chances of ever being able to add it to your town again once the sale is over are very slim.
4. It’s a Duff decoration – and goes nicely with Duffman, the Duff Brewery, and Duff Stadium to really Duff out your town.

And here’s a couple of reasons why it might not be:

1. Like all vehicles except the Respectable Moe Limo, there are no tasks that involve it. Not even Duffman gets to party down on the Duff Party Bus.
2. Because you can’t place vehicles on roads (something I’d like to see change in the future), you can’t park it outside Moe’s Tavern, where it was in the episode it’s promoting.

In the interests of full disclosure, though, the Duff Party Bus was an easy purchase for me. And that’s because – if it’s Duff-branded, I’m probably at the head of the queue. Oh yeah!

Tags donuts, Duff Party Bus, Duffman, episode promotion, limited time, premium decorations, The Simpsons Tapped Out, Yard Sale

Categories Donuts, Duff Party Bus, Duffman, Episode promotions, Limited time, Moe's Tavern, Yard Sale

Where’s my extra bonus multiplier coming from?

By TSTO Tips

Buying premium decorations contributes to your bonus mutliplier. This is different from the 5% conformity bonus that you maximize by trying to get 5 stars in all your Conform-o-meter categories. But it does the same thing – it helps you earn more money from all the jobs your characters do and all buildings you collect rent from.

As you’ll see in the Yard Sale, many premium decorations help you get additional cash and XP from all rent and jobs. You can see what your bonus multiplier is by following the approach set out in this post: http://wp.me/p35pG7-1fY. Alternatively, you can manually calculate it by identifying all the premioum decorations you have and how much they add to your bonus multiplier. A few people doing it this way have come up with a discrepancy between the two.

That discrepancy might come from the Picket Fences. For a cost of 1 donut, each fence adds 0.05% to your bonus multiplier (and, honestly, this may have always been the case, but I really can’t say for sure). And like all premium decorations, they stack – so, if you have two, it will be 0.1%, three will give you 0.15% and so on.

So, if you’ve noticed a difference between the Gulp ‘n’ Blow approach to calculating your bonus multiplier and your own calculations, this may be due to the Picket Fences (although you need to consider rounding as an explanation as well).

Thanks to Andrew Osiris for hightlighting this.

Tags Bonus multiplier, Conform-o-meter, conformity bonus, donuts, Gulp 'n' Blow, Picket Fence, The Simpsons Tapped Out, Yard Sale

Categories Bonus, Donuts, Gulp 'n' Blow, Picket Fence, Yard Sale

How can I avoid the glitch with the Open Air Stage?

By TSTO Tips

A few people have commented on the Open Air Stage glitch over the last week. The glitch affects the performances of Willie and Lisa, but can go on to have an impact on the performances of other characters:

From linzdrabble:
Noticed this glitch just now. Had sent Willie to play the bagpipes came back and the stage was flashing but he was standing in front bare chested. Clicked the stage and it’s still showing the task.

And from Jason, who also identified the solution:
If Willie is in his Bare-Chested costume before you select him to perform on the Open Air Stage he will just stand in front of it and do nothing, nevertheless you will still get your $ and XP, but the next time change his costume back to default before selecting him to play in the open air stage.

It seems that for your Willie and Lisa to successfully carry out their Open Air Stage task in a glitch-free way, you need to make sure that they’re in their regular costumes when you send them to perform. So, if Lisa is in her Gymnastic Lisa costume or Willie is in his Bar-chested Willie costume, the performance is likely to glitch. That’s because their performances are tied to tasks that they only carry out when they’re in the regular clothes.

And while we’re talking about the Open Air Stage, here’s a comment and a request for help from CruisyBoy:
Is it just me or does anyone else find that rotating the Open Air Stage doesn’t achieve the desired effect? The reason I say this is because I can’t position the bench seats to face the stage to create an open amphitheatre type of environment. Any suggestions would be great.

Tags bugs and glitches, donuts, Groundskeeper Willie, Homer, Lisa, Open-Air Stage, performance, premium buildings, The Simpsons Tapped Out

Categories Donuts, Groundskeeper Willie, Homer, Lisa, Open Air Stage, Open Air Stage performance glitch

What episode is the Inflatable Gorilla and Baboons from and should I spend my donuts on them?

By TSTO Tips

The Inflatable Gorilla and Baboons comes from the same episode as Frink’s Robot Dog: season 24 , episode 9, “Homer Goes To Prep School“. It appears in a dream sequence as Homer has an out-of-body experience following an injury during a fathers’ fight at a children’s fun center. The Gorilla and Baboons are how Homer sees a Santa and Reindeers Christmas decoration while he’s unconscious, as you can see in this video:

Is it worth 30 donuts? Surprisingly, it is, especially when compared to other similarly priced decorations. It offers a 0.75% bonus on all cash and XP collected from jobs and rent – the same as the slightly more expensive Frinkosonic MHV and the Giant Grasshopper. This is also the same amount as the non-limited time Piece-of-crap Car, and slightly more than the Ambulance, which both also cost 30 donuts. However, unlike all the others (with the exception of the Giant Grasshopper), it’s animated and sways gently in the breeze that apparently blows over the device you’re playing the game on.

As with many of the other Yard Sale items, it’s not an essential purchase, and it’s probably more a matter of how you see it fitting in to your Springfield. Also, as it’s from a dream sequence, it’s not a “real” item, so you may also choose to bypass it for that reason (but then you’d also have to by-pass just about every Halloween building or decoration for the same reason!).

To help you out, here’s a screenshot of the Inflatable Gorilla and Baboons outside my Duff Stadium, where I’ve also put the Duff-Barney Blimp:

Tags Ambulance, donuts, episode promotions, Frinkosonic MHV, Inflatable Gorilla and Baboons, limited time, Piece-of-crap Car, The Simpsons Tapped Out, update, Yard Sale

Categories Ambulance, Donuts, Duff-Barney Blimp, Episode promotions, Frinkosonic MHV, Giant Grasshopper, Inflatable Gorilla and Baboons, Limited time, Piece of Crap Car, Update, Yard Sale

What episode is the Frinkosonic MHV from and should I spend my donuts on it?

By TSTO Tips

The Frinkosonic MHV comes from the 8th episode of season 24, “To Cur with Love“. The episode begins with Professor Frink demonstrating the Frinkasonic MHV vehicle (the spelling in the game differs from the spelling in the epsiode) which runs off sound waves instead of fuel. However, he loses control of the car and it eventually crashes into the Springfield Retirement Castle. As a result Grampa has to move into the Simpsons house for a while. Here’s how the Fink’s super car looks in that episode:

So is it worth 35 donuts? Like all the other vehicles it doesn’t move. It’s sole purpose is to add 0.75% to your cash and XP collections on rent and jobs – and to look good parked somewhere in your town, as you can see in this screenshot:

There are two problems with it, though:
1. For only 5 donuts more, the Police Car, the Burns Limo, and the Channel 6 News Van add 2% to your bonus multiplier (although for 5 donuts less, the Ambulance only adds 0.5% more).
2. Unlike the Limo from the Respectable Moe promotion of a couple of weeks back, there are no new tasks for Frink or anyone else that allow your characters to interact with it.

But, it’s a limited-time item – and if you’re a fan of Frink, it’s almost certainly worth buying. And if you really like Frink, as with all vehicles, you can buy more than one.

Tags donuts, episode promotions, Frinkosonic MHV, limited time, The Simpsons Tapped Out, Yard Sale

Categories Donuts, Episode promotions, Frinkosonic MHV, Limited time, Yard Sale

Poll: Which Yard Sale premium item do you buy?

By TSTO Tips

9 new items were released with the Yard Sale update – they’re all limited time and possibly only available until Monday (although they could be around for a bit longer). 2 of them are available for game dollars, and 7 of them are premium items.

I’ve already posted on two of these – the Giant Grasshopper and Frink’s Robot Dog – and I’ll be posting on the rest before the weekend is out. In the meantime, though, here’s a poll designed to help people who are considering which one most justifies a little donut splurge.

So, here’s the question: imagine that you’re only able to buy 1 of them – which one do you buy? Cast your vote, and see what other people think. The poll will stay open for the duration of the Yard Sale, but vote early to help others with making the right choice.

Categories Donuts, Duff Party Bus, Duff-Barney Blimp, Episode promotions, Excellence Prize Statue, Frink's Robot Dog, Frinkosonic MHV, Gameplay, Giant Grasshopper, Inflatable Gorilla and Baboons, Limited time, Update, Yard Sale

What do the level up messages say and who says them (an update)?

By TSTO Tips

Each time you level up, you get a message from a character that may or may not already be in the game congratulating you and awarding you donuts (you can see the last post I wrote on leveling up and find out how many free donuts you’re getting at the next level right here). And, the good news is that in amongst all information for the Yard Sale update were level up messages for level 30 and 31.

I’ve listed below the level update messages that appear throughout the game, and included the level 30 and 31 messages that appear in the files and who says them. I’m not treating these as spoilers – it’s no secret that levels 30 and 31 are planned, although we probably won’t see these until June and July, respectively.

Level	Message	Said by
2	Wow, you put the house down where it told you to.	Bart
3	You have been reincarnated to the next level. Thank you, tap again.	Apu
4	Woo-hoo! I bet leveling up is always gonna be this easy.	Homer
5	It’s always level 5 somewhere!	Barney
6	Excellent! You should celebrate by buying donuts with your money.	Mr. Burns
7	That’s some fine grinding.	Chief Wiggum
8	Now that’s a spicy accomplishment!	Luigi
9	If life were a game, leveling up would be birthdays. Happy birthday!	Lisa
10	Is it me, or do these levels seem to be taking longer and longer?	Otto
11	All that for two freakin donuts?!	Krusty
12	I take it you don’t have a family or anything.	Marge
13	Congratulations. That was a difficult but insignificant level.	Principal Skinner
14	Arr! Ye must be playing this on a long sea voyage.	Sea Captain
15	For he’s a jolly good fellow! He’s at level one-five.	Lenny and Carl
16	Worst. Level. Ever.	Comic Book Guy
17	This game is a lot like life. It stops being fun after a while, but you gotta keep doing it.	Grampa Simpson
18	Man, I’d have quit this game long ago… and I got nothing better to do.	Moe
19	You’re still playing? You should get a girlfriend… or a rake.	Groundskeeper Willie
20	You’ve played further into this game than we thought anyone would.	Frink
21	This just in, new content has been added so you don’t have to get a life.	Kent Brockman
22	Haw-haw, you just wasted months of your life.	Nelson Muntz
23	Even my Elven Mage isn’t level 23! I am green with envy.	Martin (thanks Fredie)
24	You’re suffering from video game addiction. Gain two levels and call me in the morning.	Dr. Hibbert
25	Duffman has no idea why you’re still playing this game. Oh yeah!	Duffman
26	Keep it up. Playing this much of a game is SO attractive to the opposite sex.	Edna Krabappel
27	Level 27 humans win a free trip to Rigel IV for a unique dining experience.	Kang (or Kodos)
28	Daddy said we’re not allowed to stay up past level 28.	Rod and Tod
29	You’ve been playing this game a long time now. I respect that.	Fat Tony
30	Ay! Un level est loco!	Bumblebee Man
31	There ain’t no number this high in hillbilly math.	Cletus (or Brandine)

Tags characters, donuts, level 30, level 31, leveling up, levels, messages, new levels, The Simpsons Tapped Out, Yard Sale

Categories Characters, Donuts, Level 30, Level 31, Levels, Yard Sale

Should I spend my donuts on Frink’s Robot Dog?

By TSTO Tips

According to the game information, Frink’s Robot Dog comes from the season 24 episode “Homer Goes To Prep School“. While I don’t have a video that shows Frink with his dog, here’s a video from the ANIMATION on FOX YouTube Channel the out-of-body experience that led Homer to become a doomsday prepper (and you can also see the Inflatable Gorilla and Baboons):

So, is the Robot Dog really worth your 60 donuts? Here are some reasons it is:

1. It’s a dog – and robot or not, that’s a new member for your Animals and Pets character set.

2. At 60 donuts, it’s much, much cheaper than the other member of the set, Santa’s Little Helper. And you don’t have to lash out on vet fees!

3. It’s a limited-time character, that’s likely to be no longer available within a few days – and if you don’t buy him, there will always be a Robot Dog-shaped gap in your character set.
4. While it doesn’t have any tasks, it keeps your town looking busy when the characters are doing tasks inside.
5. It does bark when you tap on it, though, and you may be able to get a duet going if ever you can every get it together with Santa’s Little Helper.
6. It’s Frink’s dog – Good Glaven – that’s not enough for you. It’s a dog… and it’s a robot…and it’s Frink’s… It’s a geek’s best friend… Isn’t that enough?

Okay, best move on to the reasons against, then… So here they are:

1. Unfortunately, there are no tasks for the Robot Dog and there is no quest associated with it.
2. None of your characters interacts with it – not even Frink. This makes it exactly the same as Santa’s Little Helper and the Funzos.
3. If you already have Santa’s Little Helper, you don’t gain the $500 or the 10XP that comes with completing a set.

But really, the main reason against the Robot Dog is that, like Santa’s Little Helper and the Funzos, it’s another character that just runs around your town. Still, this is the Yard Sale premium item I’m most convinced about and was happy to buy – but that’s possibly because Frink is one of my favorite characters and I suspect that he’s as much of a completist as I am!

Tags donuts, episode promotions, Frink's Robot Dog, limited time, The Simpsons Tapped Out, update, Videos, Yard Sale

Categories Donuts, Episode promotions, Frink's Robot Dog, Gameplay, Limited time, Update, Yard Sale

What episode is the Giant Grasshopper from and should I spend my donuts on it?

By TSTO Tips

The Giant Grasshopper is one of the easiest of the Yard Sale premium items for me to reference as it harks back to an episode that premiered only a couple of weeks ago – “Pulpit Friction”, the eighteenth episode of the 24th season and the 526th episode overall. (Or I thought so until I read Matt’s comment – see the update note below – turns out it’s from “Penny Wiseguys“. As I like the videos, though, I’ll leave them here!)

In the episode I thought it was from but stand corrected about, the Simpsons Family get a new couch – but it’s shipped from New York is full of bed bugs:

The bed bugs spread and attract a plague of grasshoppers that eat them. And then there’s the frogs (and I may have appreciated a giant frog a bit more):

So, it it worth 35 donuts? Well, it does give you 0.75% bonus money and XP on all job and XP collections. And it does have a nice animation. And it is big (much bigger than those Whacking Day Practice Snakes). But there are no tasks associated with it and no characters interact with it. And it just sits there – thankfully, it doesn’t hop around your town.

I’ll admit to being a bit lukewarm on it. I’m a completist (and it is a word), so of course I bought it. But if you’re on a donut budget, you probably won’t need to feel that you’re missing out on something special if you don’t buy it.

Update: Actually, it might be from the Penny Wisequys episode (see matt’s comments below). As my views on the Giant Grasshopper still stand and I like the videos, however, I’ll leave the post as it is. By the way, I’m having trouble referencing some of the items, so if anyone wants to send in something for a post, please be my guest!

Tags Cash, donuts, Giant Grasshopper, premium decorations, The Simpsons Tapped Out, update, XP, Yard Sale

Categories Donuts, Episode promotions, Gameplay, Giant Grasshopper, Limited time, Premium decorations, Update, XP, Yard Sale

Should I spend my donuts on Miss Springfield and the Sleep-Eazy Motel?

By TSTO Tips