The Simpsons: Tapped Out Whacking Day 2013 content update

The seventeenth content update, known as the Whacking Day 2013 content update of The Simpsons: Tapped Out was released on April 10, 2013 and is the long awaited Whacking Day update. It did not end on May 2, 2013 as originally thought, or on May 9, 2013 as originally stated in the guide but a week later on May 16, 2013. This is the first update to offer prizes, and the second requiring the player to tap on a non-playable character to kill them - the first was zombies during the Halloween Update in 2012. However, unlike the Halloween Update, the player has to enter a mode to whack the snakes - the Baton Mode.

The update comes with a new splash screen and a new icon. The update now allows players to watch every cutscene from the game in a special "Cutscene" section of the build menu; the cutscenes are "Kaboom", "Home Alone", "Treehouse" and "True Love".

The update for Google Play came with Origin, enabling Android players to add friends and visit their towns.

This update also added a new maximum building and decoration count to the game. If the player has too many buildings and decorations a notice will appear: "Too Many Buildings", then the description "Building overload! You currently have [number of buildings and decorations] buildings and decorations in your Springfield. To ensure stability, the game now has a maximum building and decoration count of 3000. You need to store or sell some things if you want to build more."

The update introduced the ability to store characters in the player's inventory, as well as a long wished for confirmation button to prevent the accidental use of donuts.

The update also added new phrases for many of the game's characters, as well as a new sound for the Gilded Truffle.

Prize gameplay

 * For more information on the prizes, click here.

After the Whacking Day features are unlocked in game, two tasks appear in the player's taskbook. One of them is "Be Sensible when Whacking", which is to "Collected [150] Whacked Snakes". Collecting unlocks Fort Sensible, the first prize. To get the building immediately, the player must pay. To whack snakes, the player must tap on the snake icon in the corner of their screen. Whacking snakes will give the player either or 1 Snake Egg.

Upon collecting whacked snakes, the player unlocks Fort Sensible, which takes 24 hours to build. The player then receives "008: License to Whack", which is to "Collected [400] Whacked Snakes". The prize for collecting whacked is the "Expert Whacking License". After unlocking the Expert Whacking License, a notice appears saying "You are now licensed to whack 5 snakes in each friend's Springfield every day so if you're a hermit, start making friends!".

Then the player receives "Little Girl in the Big Ten Pt. 1", which is to "Collected [1000] Whacked Snakes". The prize for collecting whacked is Gymnastic Lisa, Lisa's first outfit, and a Balance Beam.

Upon collecting 1000 whacked snakes and unlocking Gymnastic Lisa and the Balance Beam, the player receives "Snake Rocks Rock!", which is to "Collected [2000] Whacked Snakes". The prize for collecting whacked is a Snake Rocks.

The Snake Rocks appear in the player's inventory.

Then the player receives "King of the Whackers", which is to "Collected [3000] Whacked Snakes". The prize for collecting whacked is the Snake Statue.

After unlocking the Snake Statue, the player receives "America's Former Pastime Pt. 1", which is to "Collected [4250] Whacked Snakes". The prize for collecting whacked is the Duff Stadium.

After unlocking Duff Stadium, the player receives "Pet Snake", which is to "Collected [5500] Whacked Snakes". The prize for collecting that amount of snakes is the Pet Snake. After unlocking the Pet Snake and receiving for doing so, the player receives "Willie, Show Us Yer Muscles", which is to "Collected [7500] Whacked Snakes". After unlocking Bare-Chested Willie and receiving for doing so, the player receives "The Champ's Come-Back Pt. 1", which is to "Collected [10000] Whacked Snakes" - the prize for doing so is the Springfield Coliseum and Tatum. Upon unlocking Springfield Coliseum and Tatum, the player receives "More Than a Pretty Face - A Pretty Body Too Pt. 1", which is to "Collected [12500] Whacked Snakes", the reward for doing so is Sleep-Eazy Motel, which unlocks Miss Springfield as well. After unlocking the two, a notice appears, saying "Congratulations, you got all the Whacking Day prizes! Continue to whack snakes and you can win Whack Boxes that contain donuts and money." Then, the "Whacking Day prize" screen changes to show ten shaded Whack Boxes. Every thousand snakes, until, the player unlocks Whack Boxes which, as explained in the notice preceding the screen change, contain either donuts or money. Once the player has unlocked all Whack Boxes, in the middle of the notice where the item which the player would receive next if they raised enough snakes would appear, the text "Congratulations, you won all of the Whacking Day prizes" appears.

Characters

 * Ninja Homer - unlocked with Ninja Homer Practice Snake
 * Lugash - unlocked with Lugash's Gym
 * Lumpy -

Characters unlocked with whacking prizes

 * Gymnastic Lisa - unlocked with balance beam and skin for Lisa
 * Pet Snake - unplayble character
 * Bare Chested Willie - skin for Willie
 * Drederick Tatum - unlocked with Springfield Coliseum
 * Miss Springfield - unlocked with Sleep Easy Motel

Little Girl in the Big Ten Pt. 7

 * To see Little Girl in the Big Ten Pt. 1-4, press here.

America's Former Pastime Pt. 2

 * This marks the end of the questline, unless the player has acquired Duffman; this next part of the questline requires him to be unlocked.

Decorations

 * Basket of Snake Eggs (12 eggs) -
 * Snake Speakers -
 * Ninja Homer Practice Snake - - unlocks Ninja Homer
 * Green Practice Snake -
 * Purple Practice Snake -
 * Red Practice Snake -
 * Yellow Practice Snake -
 * Snake Rocks - / prize, unlocked after collecting whacked  - task "Hatching Snakes" - 10 snakes every 4 hours
 * Snake Stump - - task "Hatching Snakes" - 20 snakes every 4 hours
 * Hollow Snake Trunk - - task "Hatching Snakes - 30 snakes every 4 hours
 * Whacking Day Banner -
 * Whacking T-Shirt Stall -
 * Whacking Mugs Stalls -
 * Whacking Stick Stall -
 * Wind Sock -

Prizes
Unlike during previous seasonal events, the unlocking of a prize doesn't require the player to actually spend their snake currency. Prizes are unlocked by just having the required amount of snakes in your account. Missing snakes can be replaced by spending donuts, at a rate of 5 donuts for each 50 snakes missing. The Whack Box gives the player cash or donuts. The odds are as follows: 35% chance at, 30% chance at , 20% chance at , 10% chance at , and 5% chance at.
 * Fort Sensible - or  - takes 24 hours to build
 * Expert Whacking License - or
 * Gymnastic Lisa skin and Balance Beam – or
 * Snake Rocks – or
 * Jebediah Springfield and Snake Statue – or
 * Duff Stadium – or
 * Pet Snake – or
 * Bare-Chested Willie skin – or
 * Springfield Coliseum and Tatum – or
 * Sleep-Eazy Motel and Miss Springfield – or
 * Whack Box 1 –
 * Whack Box 2 –
 * Whack Box 3 –
 * Whack Box 4 –
 * Whack Box 5 –
 * Whack Box 6 –
 * Whack Box 7 –
 * Whack Box 8 –
 * Whack Box 9 –
 * Whack Box 10 –

Little Girl in the Big Ten Pt. 4

 * Upon purchase of Lugash's Gym, another part of the questline begins. Go here to view the rest of the questline.

Whacking Licenses
The Expert Whacking License, a prize, is unlocked after the player collects whacked and completes "008: License to Whack". It allows the player to whack 5 snakes in a friend's town each day.

The Elite Whacking License, which is not a prize, is available for purchase after the player completes "008: License to Whack". It costs and allows the player to whack 10 snakes in a friend's town each day.

Snakes
Below are the whack-able snakes that appear in a player's town:

Notices
New notices that appear during the event, and notices that were introduced during the event.

12 Free Donuts
On April 23, 2013, an update was released and gave the player 12 donuts.

The notice that appeared said: "To celebrate Whacking Day, here's 12 free donuts. Keep whacking!"