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The seventeenth content update, known as the Whacking Day content update of The Simpsons: Tapped Out was released on April 10, 2013 and is the long awaited Whacking Day update. It will not end on May 2, 2013 as originally thought, but a week later on May 9, 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.

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.

Gameplay

Upon installing the update:

Homer: What's your problem?

Lisa: It's Whacking Day.

Homer: Woohoooo! The greatest day of the year!

Lisa: But Dad, killing snakes is evil.

Homer: You know what snakes are, right? Slimy, slithery guys? Always up to no good? Deserve a good, solid whacking?

Lisa: Just try to whack quietly, please, so I can get some work done.

The player receives "Whacking Day Pt. 1", which is to "Make Lisa do Next Week's Homework" and to "Send Homer on a Snake Hunt!". Lisa's task rewards the player with 600 and 150 when completed on its own; Homer's task also rewards the player with 600 and 150 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

Then:

Ned: I know the whole town loves Whacking Day, but, Homer, snakes are God's creatures.

Homer: Really? What about that one who was a total jerk to Adam and that girl he was seeing?

Ned: I guess if any animal does belong to the devil, it is the serpent.

Homer: See, stupid Flanders, it's what Jebus would want.

A sound of a snake hissing then sounds and the "Whacking Guide" opens up, which allows all the Whacking Day features in-game to be unlocked.

Then the player receives two tasks in their taskbook, one of them being "Whacking Day Pt. 2", which is to "Whack [50] Snakes". To whack snakes, the player must tap on the snake icon in the corner of their screen. Whacking snakes will give the player either 1 or 1 Snake Egg. Upon whacking 50 and completing "Whacking Day Pt. 2", the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping on Apu's exclamation mark:

Apu: Welcome to your official whacking day headquarters. I've hidden a snake somewhere in the store. The first one to whack it gets a free SQUISHEE.

Then the player receives "Whacking Day Pt. 3", which is to "Make Apu Hold a Whacking Day Promotion". The task takes 24 hours and rewards the player with 10 Snakes and 150 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

After tapping on Apu's exclamation mark:

Apu: Hey! Hey! Oh, I should have put more thought into my promotion. It will take me hours to clean up this mess.

Then the player receives "Whacking Day Pt. 4", which is to "Make Apu do a Kwik-E-Mart 8hr Shift". The task takes 8 hours and rewards the player with 275 and 70 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark:

Homer: Grab a stick, Flanders, and get whacking!

Ned: Oh I couldn't. Killing defenseless animals is wrong.

Homer: Just pretend you're Ehud, and the snakes are Eglon, king of Moab.

Ned: I don't know where you got such an obscure Biblical reference, but it works for me! Let's kill some snakes!

Then the player receives "Whacking Day Pt. 5", which is to "Make Ned Send Snakes back to Hell". The task takes 24 hours and rewards the player with 10 and 150 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

After this:

Cletus: Dang! I clean forgot about Whacking Day. Where'm I gonna get a stick at this hour?

Homer: If you need a weapon, what about that shotgun in your back pocket?

Cletus: Doesn't seem very sporting...

Homer: Oh, Cletus. Whacking Day is just like any other beloved tradition: the point is to murder as many snakes as possible. By any means necessary.

Cletus: Well said, fat man.

Then the player receives "Whacking Day Pt. 6", which requires the player to "Reach Level 6 and Build Cletus's Farm" and to "Make Cletus Shoot Snakes". The task takes 12 hours and rewards the player with 5 and 100 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark:

Lisa: That's it! I can no longer sit by as our un-limbed brothers and sisters are whacked into non-existence for no other crime than being different!

Homer: They also committed the crime of being slimy. And the crime of scaring Indiana Jones.

Lisa: Those aren't crimes!

Then the player receives "Whacking Day Pt. 7", which is to "Send Lisa to Release Snakes from Another Town". The task takes 5 hours and rewards the player with 3 and 50. Once the task is set, the player's town list pops up - with only those towns that have taken part in the Whacking Day update appearing. Underneath the player's name is the amount of snakes they have whacked. The player must select a town for Lisa to release snakes from. Whichever town you pick's whacked snake count will reduce, and yours will increase. After the player selects a town, Lisa goes to the Simpson House to start her task. Note: Other Springfield has a non-changing whacked snake count of 20. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

Then:

Milhouse: Whacking Day always strikes me as a bit unfair. I mean, I'm so much bigger and stronger than a snake.

Then the player receives Whacking Day Pt. 8, which requires the player to "Reach Level 8 and Build the Van Houten House" and to "Make Milhouse Get Bullied by a Snake". The task takes 12 hours and rewards the player with 5 and 100 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

After tapping on Ned's exclamation mark:

Ned: Don't worry little brother. We'll smite these unholy serpents back to Genesis!

Then the player receives "Whacking Day Pt. 9", which is to "Make Ned Send Snakes back to Hell". The task takes 24 hours and rewards the player with 10 and 150 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, 25 and 10.

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark:

Lisa: Principle Skinner, I need to call an emergency meeting with you.

Skinner: Certainly Lisa. My door is always open. How about...

Lisa: We need to STOP this dreadful snake massacre immediately. It's cruel.

Skinner: ...next Wednesday at 11:30pm?

Lisa: But that's way past my bedtime!

Skinner: Sorry Lisa, gotta run.

Then the player receives "Whacking Day Pt. 10", which is to "Reach Level 9 and Build Springfield Elementary" and to "Make Skinner Hide from Lisa". The task takes 24 hours and rewards the player with 600 and 150 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark:

Lisa: Principle Skinner, are you avoiding me?

Skinner: What? Of course not. What self-respecting adult would hide from a little girl?

Then the player receives "Whacking Day Pt. 11", which is to "Make Skinner Hide from Lisa", again. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark:

Lisa: Fine, then I'll do this on my own.

Then the player receives "Whacking Day Pt. 12", which is to "Make Lisa Release Snakes from Another Town", again. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

After tapping on Skinner's exclamation mark:

Skinner: Willie, what's that you're injecting yourself with?

Willie: Snake venom. It makes you strong, according to the ancient Scots.

Skinner: I wonder why you never hear people talk about "the wisdom of the ancient Scots?"

Willie: Probably because they were idiots who were wrong about everything. Now shut up and let me inject myself.

Then the player receives "Whacking Day Pt. 13", which is to "Reach Level 10 and Build Willie's Shack" and to "Make Willie Inject Himself with Snake Venom". The task takes 12 hours and rewards the player with 5 and 100 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10, ending the "Whacking Day" quest-line.

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 150 unlocks Fort Sensible, the first prize. To get the building immediately, the player must pay 15. To whack snakes, the player must tap on the snake icon in the corner of their screen. Whacking snakes will give the player either 1 or 1 Snake Egg.

Upon collecting whacked 150 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 400 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 1,000 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 2,000 is a Snake Rocks.

After unlocking the Snake Rocks:

Homer: Oh my god, Snake Rocks! Now I can get even more snakes. My life is complete.

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 3,000 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 4,250 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 25 for doing so, the player receives "Willie, Show Us Yer Muscles", which is to "Collected [7500] Whacked Snakes".

Characters

• Ninja Homer - unlocked with Ninja Homer Practice Snake
• Lugash - unlocked with Lugash's Gym
• Lumpy - 55

Characters unlocked with whacking prizes

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

Buildings

Image Name Building time Costs/Requires Task Character unlocked when built Level required Lugash's Gym 175 Lugash Fort Sensible 24 hours Unlocked after collecting whacked 150 Boring Schoolchildren 5 Duff Stadium 24 hours Unlocked after collecting whacked 4,250 Denying Steroid Use 5 Springfield Coliseum Unlocked after collecting whacked 10,000 Drederick Tatum 5 Sleep-Eazy Motel Unlocked after collecting whacked 12,500 Miss Springfield 5

Lugash's Gym

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This gameplay follows on from "Little Girl in the Big Ten Pt. 4". For the gameplay preceding this part of the questline, go here.

Duff Stadium

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After building Duff Stadium and tapping on Homer's exclamation mark:

Homer: Woohoo, Duff Stadium! Truly the House that Duff Built, with a lot of taxpayer money. I can't wait to smell the grass . . . after I drink too much and fall over the railing onto it.

Then the player receives "America's Former Pastime Pt. 2", which is to "Send Homer to Yell at the Umpire". The task takes 24 hours and rewards the player with 600 and 10 when completed on its own.

Decorations

• Basket of Snake Eggs - 3
• Snake Speakers - 50
• Ninja Homer Practice Snake - 120 - unlocks Ninja Homer
• Green Practice Snake - 10
• Purple Practice Snake - 10
• Red Practice Snake - 10
• Yellow Practice Snake - 10
• Snake Rocks - 40 / prize, unlocked after collecting whacked 2,000 - task "Hatching Snakes" - 10 snakes every 4 hours
• Snake Stump - 55 - task "Hatching Snakes" - 20 snakes every 4 hours
• Hollow Snake Trunk - 75 - 30 snakes every 4 hours
• Whacking Day Banner - 1,000
• Whacking T-Shirt Stall - 4,500
• Whacking Mugs Stalls - 10,000
• Whacking Stick Stall - 15,000
• Wind Sock - 19,000

Ninja Homer Practice Snake

After unlocking Ninja Homer and tapping on his exclamation mark:

Lisa: Dad? Everyone loves Whacking Day but I hate it. Is there something wrong with me?

Ninja Homer: Yes honey.

Lisa: Then what should I do?

Ninja Homer: Just squeeze your rage into a bitter little ball and release it at an appropriate time. Like that day I hit the referee with a whiskey bottle. Remember that?

Lisa: Yeah...

Then the player receives "Wing Chun for Dummies", which is to "Place Practice Snake" and to "Make Ninja Homer Fake-Whack Pretend Snakes". Homer's task takes 60 minutes and rewards the player with 1 Snake and 26 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

After tapping on Ninja Homer's exclamation mark, if the player only has the Ninja Homer Practice Snake:

Ninja Homer: I'm tired of hitting the same practice snake. Someone needs to buy me more!

The player receives the quest again and the player must buy and place another practice snake to send Homer on the quest. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

After tapping on Ninja Homer's exclamation mark:

Ninja Homer: I'm tired of whacking just snakes. It's time for bigger game!

Then the player receives "Getting Carried Away Pt. 1", which is to "Make Ninja Homer Smash Up Flanders House". The task takes 4 hours and rewards the player with 4 and 70 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

After tapping on Ninja Homer's exclamation mark:

Ned: Glass on the front lawn. It looks like someone vandalized my house! Did you see anything, Homer?

Ninja Homer: Ummm... no... Although I did see some snakes loitering outside your house. I think they were in a snake gang.

Ned: Looks like these snakes are getting too big for their boots. It's time to take action.

Ninja Homer: Yay! I'll rally the troops.

Then the player receives "Getting Carried Away Pt. 2", which is to "Make Ninja Homer Steer the Mob in Wise Directions". The task takes 8 hours and rewards the player with 8 and 105 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

After tapping on Ninja Homer's exclamation mark:

Ninja Homer: All fake snakes fake fear the power of the ninja!

Then the player receives "I Am Bruce Lee And Snakes Are My Chuck Norris", which is to "Make Ninja Homer Twirl Whacking Stick". The task takes 12 hours and rewards the player with 10 and 150 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10.

After tapping on Ninja Homer's exclamation mark:

Ninja Homer:

Oh Whacking Day!

Oh Whacking Day!

Our hallowed snake

skull-cracking day!

We'll break their backs!

Gouge out their eyes!

Their evil hearts we'll pulverize!

Oh Whacking Day!

Oh Whacking Day!

May God bestow his grace on

thee...

*sobbing* I love this time of year.

Then the player receives "Oh Whacking Day", which is to "Make Ninja Homer Polish Stick for Whacking". The task takes 24 hours and rewards the player with 15 and 225 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 25 and 10, ending the Ninja Homer quest-line.

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 is giving the player cash or donuts. It's 5% odds for 3 donuts, 10% odds for 2 donuts, 20% odds for 1 donut, 30% odds for $1000, and 35% odds for $750.

• Fort Sensible - 150 or 15 - takes 24 hours to build
• Expert Whacking License - 400 or 25
• Gymnastic Lisa Costume and Balance Beam – 1,000 or 60
• Snake Rocks – 2,000 or 100
• Jebediah Springfield and Snake Statue – 3,000 or 100
• Duff Stadium – 4,250 or 125
• Pet Snake – 5,500 or 125
• Bare-Chested Willie Costume – 7,500 or 200
• Springfield Coliseum and Tatum – 10,000
• Sleep-Eazy Motel and Miss Springfield – 12,500
• Whack Box 1 – 13,500
• Whack Box 2 – 14,500
• Whack Box 3 – 15,500
• Whack Box 4 – 16,500
• Whack Box 5 – 17,500
• Whack Box 6 – 18,500
• Whack Box 7 – 19,500
• Whack Box 8 – 20,500
• Whack Box 9 – 21,500
• Whack Box 10 – 22,500

Gymnastic Lisa and Balance Beam

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark:

Gymnastic Lisa: Dad, dad! I got a new gym outfit and a balance beam.

Homer: I know, sweetie. We got it for you to shut you up about killing snakes...I mean, to help you pass gym class.

Then a notice appears stating that the player has completed "Little Girl in the Big Ten Pt. 2", and receives 100 and 10

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark:

Gymnastic Lisa: Training on this balance beam could help pull my grade up in gym class. And I need it -- without perfect grades, I don't really have a "thing."

Then the player receives "Little Girl in the Big Ten Pt. 3", which is to "Make Gymnastic Lisa Walk the Beam". The task takes 12 hours and rewards the player with 420 and 100 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

After tapping on Gymnastic Lisa's exclamation mark:

Homer: That's my little girl. Who's got your Daddy's athletic genes?

Lisa: Your genes are exactly my problem. How am I ever going to pass gym class?

Then the player receives "Little Girl in the Big Ten Pt. 4", which is to "Make Gymnastic Lisa Dream about Passing Gym Class". The task takes 24 hours and rewards the player with 600 and 150.

After the task is completed:

Lisa: Dad, I dreamt I could get an A in gym class. And nothing one dreams could possibly not come true.

Lugash: After seeing your gymnastics, I agree -- ideas of you succeeding is just dream. So say Lugash! To be great takes total dedication. All time invested in training. Until when mind think of losing, it also think "I AM DYING! THIS IS DEATH!"

Homer: If you're promising to take up all of my daughter's time with grueling psychological torments, then I think we have a deal.

Then the player receives the reward for completing "Little Girl in the Big Ten Pt. 4", 100 and 10.

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

Bare-Chested Willie

After tapping on Willie's exclamation mark:

Bare-Chested Willie: Put down that appetizer, Snakey -- it's time for the main course!

Milhouse: Help! Snake!

Then the player receives "Getting All Tarzan", which is to "Make Bare-Chested Willie Wrestle a Snake". The task takes 60 minuts and rewards the player with 1 and 17 when completed on its own. Upon completing the quest, the player receives 100 and 10.

Whacking Licenses

The Expert Whacking License, a prize, is unlocked after the player collects whacked 400 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 50 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:

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  Orange Snake

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  Green and Purple Snake

• 

  Purple and Blue Snake

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!"

See also

• The Simpsons: Tapped Out
• The Simpsons: Tapped Out content updates