Pin Pals is the one hundred and forty-seventh content update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It started on May 10, 2017 and ended on May 23, 2017.
Characters[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Unlock image
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Notes
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Jacques
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150
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Unlocks with Fiesta Terrace.
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Character skins[edit]
Returning[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Unlock image
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Notes
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Pin Pal Apu
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Unlocks after completing Pinsetter Pt. 2.
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Buildings[edit]
Returning[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Build time
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Task
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Notes
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The Gridiron
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40
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6s
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Getting Blitzed
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Rebate: 20.
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Alley McBalls
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50
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Getting Minds into the Gutter
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Rebate: 25.
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Decorations[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Notes
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Bowling Lane
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25
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Unlocks after completing Pin Pals Pt. 2. Purchasable after unlock.
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Claw Machine
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Rewards 1 every 6 hours. Post-event: Rewards a random prize. See Claw Machine for more details.
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Bowling Trophy
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Unlocks after completing Trophy Tax.
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Perfect Game Balloon
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Unlocks after completing The Perfect Game: Apu, The Perfect Game: Burns, The Perfect Game: Homer and The Perfect Game: Moe.
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Returning[edit]
Bundles[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Notes
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Contents
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Nick's Bowling Shop Bundle
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70
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Nick's Bowling Shop and The Other Nick's Bowling Shop
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Pin Pals Bundle
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100
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Pin Pal Burns and Pin Pal Moe
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Permanent item rebates[edit]
Image
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Name
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Cost
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Build time
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Task
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Notes
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Shorty's
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60
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6s
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Enabling Affairs and Brunches
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Rebate: 30. Requires Level 50.
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Barney's Bowlarama w/ Barney
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250
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Racking Pins
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Rebate: 90. Requires Level 9.
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Gameplay[edit]
Currency-earning jobs[edit]
Task
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Character(s)
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Time
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Location(s)
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Reward
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Pt. 1
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Air Out His Bowling Shoes
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Homer
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3h
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Simpson House
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1, 35
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Call in Sick at the Kwik-E-Mart
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Apu
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Kwik-E-Mart
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Avoid Expenditures
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Mr. Burns
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Control Building
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Find Someone to Watch the Bar
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Moe
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Moe's Tavern
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Avoid Expenditures
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Pin Pal Burns
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Control Building
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2, 55
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Find Someone to Watch the Bar
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Pin Pal Moe
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Moe's Tavern
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Pt. 2
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Avoid Bowling
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Mr. Burns
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3h
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Pin Pals Bowling Alley
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1, 35
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Practice His Hooks
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Homer
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Clear a 7-10 Split
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Pin Pal Apu
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Register the "Channel 6 Wastelanders"
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Krusty
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Register the "Springfield Police Framers"
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Wiggum
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Perfect His Power Stroking
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Moe
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Pin Pal Moe
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2, 55
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Avoid Bowling
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Pin Pal Burns
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Pt. 3
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Orchestrate an Accident for Kirk
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Moe
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3h
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Pin Pals Bowling Alley
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1, 35
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Relax at the Alley
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Mr. Burns
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Check Out the Snack Bar
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Homer
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Come up With a Team Cheer
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Pin Pal Apu
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Register the "Holy Rollers"
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Ned
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Register "The Stereotypes"
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Sea Captain
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Orchestrate an Accident for Kirk
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Pin Pal Moe
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2, 55
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Relax at the Alley
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Pin Pal Burns
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Pt. 4
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Practice His Gutter Balls
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Mr. Burns
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3h
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Pin Pals Bowling Alley
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1, 35
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Watch and Regret What He's Done
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Moe
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Give Burns Some Pointers
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Homer
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Prepare to Carry the Team
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Pin Pal Apu
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Bowl for "The Stereotypes"
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Willie
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Bowl for the "Channel 6 Wastelanders"
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Brockman
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Practice His Gutter Balls
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Pin Pal Burns
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2, 55
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Watch and Regret What He's Done
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Pin Pal Moe
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Play the Claw Machine
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Otto
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Claw Machine
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Pt. 5
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Throw for the Gutter
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Mr. Burns
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3h
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Pin Pals Bowling Alley
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1, 35
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Pray for Luck
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Pin Pal Homer
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Sing a Cheer
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Pin Pal Apu
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Bargain With the Devil
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Moe
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Bowl for the "Holy Rollers"
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Ned
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Bowl for the "Springfield Police Framers"
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Snake
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Throw for the Gutter
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Pin Pal Burns
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2, 55
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Bargain With the Devil
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Pin Pal Moe
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Play the Claw Machine
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Otto
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Claw Machine
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Image
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Name
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Unlock
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Pin Pals Bowling Alley
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Pin Pals Pt. 1
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Bowling Lane
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Pin Pals Pt. 2
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Claw Machine
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Pin Pals Pt. 3
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Pin Pal Homer
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Pin Pals Pt. 4
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Conform-o-meter impact[edit]
Name
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Rating
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Points
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Pin Pals Bowling Alley, Nick's Bowling Shop, The Other Nick's Bowling Shop
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Consumerism
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10
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Bowling Lane, Claw Machine, Bowling Trophy, Perfect Game Balloon
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Vanity
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100
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Fiesta Terrace
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Indolence Bonus Cash and XP
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10 4%
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Other changes made[edit]
May 10th Update ("4_26_PinPals")[edit]
- The decoration limit was increased to 9700.
- Homer's job Survive 24 Hours from Homer the Heretic was disabled.
- The Gridiron was added to the Businesses inventory group.
- Homer, Ned and Pin Pal Apu's Go Bowling can now be done at the Pin Pals Bowling Alley too.
- Building Alley McBalls now yields 50 and lasts 6 seconds. Its task now earns premium.
- Building The Gridiron now yields 40 and lasts 6 seconds. Its task now earns premium.
- Pin Pal Apu's Practice Tap Ball job no longer requires NahasapeemaPinPal Pt. 1 to not be active.
- Pin Pal Apu's Bowl job now requires Full Bowling Lane to not be owned.
- NahasapeemaPinPal Pt. 1 now requires Meet My Trophy Life Pt. 7 to be completed.
- NahasapeemaPinPal Pt. 2 now requires Pin Pal Apu.
- Each level of the Springfield Dump now has the Springfield Dump name displayed.
Sources[edit]
- Overview at Tapped Out - Update Information