"Homer Simpson has introduced a sport so dangerous, so wild, so confusing that it could only exist in the digital sphere. Put together and train a team of sporty Springfielders and challenge your neighbors to games of Tap Ball, where the only rule is that there is a never ending list of rules (because Homer keeps making them up!) With new buildings, characters, decorations, and quest lines, it's GAME ON in Springfield!"
―Event description
Splash Screen.App Icon.
Tap Ball is the ninety-second content update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It started on June 23, 2015 and ended on July 28, 2015.
The Tap Ball content update also included the Soccer Cup 2015 update, which started on June 25, 2015 and ended on June 30, 2015.
Tap Ball players can level up with the use of Amateur Bucks. The higher the level of the players, the easier it is to win against lower ranked teams. If two players of equal skill play each other, a coin toss will decide who wins. The person with the higher star ranking wins.
Tap Ball games can be played with the same players every 4 hours. After a game, the player becomes fatigued and must recharge. Obesotade can be used to instantly recharge them, which can be crafted with Amateur Bucks.
In Tap Ball games, you have three options. Play, which instantly starts the matchup. Switch, which allows you two switch with another character, and Brain and Nerve Tonic, which allows you to increase the ranking of your player temporarily. Winning a Tap Ball game rewards you with Amateur Bucks and Foam Fingers.
Daily Training gave a different task each day. Once the task was completed, a reward was gained. If the task was completed in 24 hours, bonus currency of 800 in Act 1, 1,200 in Act 2, and 2,000 in Act 3 was also awarded.
Day
Task
Time
Location
Reward
Act 1
Day 1
Make Apu Sell Tap Ball Merchandise [x2]
2h
Kwik-E-Mart
4 Obetosade
Day 2
Make Referee Homer Work on the Stadium [x2]
5h
Stadium Entrance
Single Stadium Bleachers
Day 3
Make Mr. Burns Brew Tonic [x3]
4h
Control Building
3 Brain and Nerve Tonic
Day 4
Win Tap Ball Game [x2]
Stadium Lights
Day 5
Make Celebrities Sing the National Anthem [x5]
3h
Stadium Entrance
Boxing Drederick Tatum
Day 6
Win Tap Ball Game [x2]
4 Obetosade
Day 7
Make Pin Pal Apu Work on Bowling Machine [x3]
4h
Kwik-E-Mart
Bowling Setup Machine
Day 8
Make Soccer Lisa Work on Balance [x6]
2h
Simpson Home
Lugash can now play
Day 9
Win Tap Ball Game [x3]
Single Stadium Bleachers
Day 10
Make Soccer Lisa Fill Soccer Balls with Air [x4]
3h
Stadium Entrance
Soccer Net
Act 2
Day 11
Make Braniacs Analyze Tap Ball Statistics [x4]
2h
Springfield Library
3 Brain and Nerve Tonic
Day 12
Make Milhouse Fret About Field Day [x2]
6h
Van Houten Home
Fit™ Milhouse Milhouse Can Play
Day 13
Make Referee Homer Work on the Stadium [x2]
5h
Stadium Entrance
Double Stadium Blaechers
Day 14
Make Fit™ Milhouse Order Unnecessary Fitness Gadgets [x3]
4h
Van Houten Home
Stadium Lights
Day 15
Win Tap Ball Game [x3]
Low Blow Boxing
Day 16
Make Kids Play Real, AMERICAN Football [x10]
2h
Springfield Elementary
Football Tire Target
Day 17
Make Tap Ball Players Sign Autographs [x8]
4h
Android's Dungeon
3 Brain and Nerve Tonic
Day 18
Make Comic Book Guy Watch Kung Fu Movies [x4]
4h
Kung Fu Comic Book Guy
Day 19
Make Braniacs Analyze Tap Ball Statistics [x7]
2h
Springfield Library
Triple Stadium Bleachers
Day 20
Make Kung Fu Comic Book Guy Attempt High Kicks [x5]
The Leaderboards are back from previous events in which you can compete against your neighbors for top rank only for this event it is in the form of Tap Ball Games Won.
Chalmers' Browse the Blocko Store job now yields premium payout.
Easter 2015's jobs Teach Homer About Easter, Pretend to Listen, Play the Blues, Shop for Good Friday Sales, Watch Easter Films, Think About Converting to Judaism and Prepare for Passover's Visibility Requirements were removed.
The task for Santa Homer to "Fly Santa's Sleigh" is not visible for the duration of the event.
Boardwalk Fountain was removed from the Decorations and Squidport inventory group.
Homer's Watch Monkey Trauma Center Marathon job requires myPad to be completed instead of Level 6.
Gymnastic Lisa's jobs now yield premium payout.
A new column of land was added to the right.
A new row of land was also added along the bottom of the land map.
Homer's task to "Ignore Marge's Groaning Noise" now doesn't wait for both characters to begin.
Lisa and Ned's joint task to "Attend A Peace Feast" and "Host A Peace Feast For Puritan Flanders" now require Sacagawea Lisa and Puritan Flanders to show in the jobs list.
Strongman Homer's task to "Piggyback Mr. Burns" now yields 1,600 and 375 instead of 1,200 and 300.
The Splash Screen, Game Icon and Friend Towns button were changed with new ones for the event.
KBBL Radio's KBBL Sports station now earns 16 and is free for the duration of the event.
The glitch where characters and items' sounds were truncated instead of playing the entire voice clip if you move away from the screen they started was fixed.
Tennis Marge's icon was changed from the unreleased one.
Old icon
New icon
Drederick Tatum was changed to a darker skin tone.
Old Drederick Tatum
New Drederick Tatum
Old Drederick Tatum Icon
New Drederick Tatum Icon
The Daily Play Combo was changed to reward event currency.
June 24 update ("4_15_June2015_Patch1_Postlaunch")[edit]
Ned's Do Lunges job's animation was added.
The task for Santa Homer to "Fly Santa's Sleigh" is visible again.
Jockey Bart's job to "Eat at Krusty Burger" is now permanent.
Football Uprights was added to the craftable items.
Football Uprights's $ and XP bonus was removed.
Stadium Light impact on the Conform-O-Meter changed from 500 to 250 on Vanity.
Placing Tennis Court and Football Uprights now yields 50 instead of 30.
Level Upgrading now starts after starting Meet My Trophy Life Pt. 6 instead of Pt. 5.
Fixed a crash in the game after starting All My Sober Ladies Pt.2 changing the required character from Lady Duff to Duffman with Lady Duff skin.
All My Sober Ladies Pt.2 now requires only Homer for the job Confront Lady Duff.
July 3 update ("4_15_June2015_Patch2_PostLaunch")[edit]
Visibility requirement of Easter 2015 for the jobs Teach Homer About Easter, Pretend to Listen, Play the Blues, Shop for Good Friday Sales, Watch Easter Films, Think About Converting to Judaism and Prepare for Passover were removed.
Tap Ball players' Prance and Preen, Walk the Beam, Impress Rubes with His Strength, Order Unnecessary Fitness Gadgets, Invent New Tap Ball Rules, Referee Tap Ball, Bicycle Kick, Watch Soccer, Practice Kicks, Study Soccer Statistics, Practice Swinging, Signal Plays, Brew Tonic, Throw a Hail Mary, Practice Tackling in the Hallway, Stiff-arm Rush, Ride Around Town, Whip Around Town, Be Cool, Bowl, Polish Balls, Serve, Crabwalk, Taunt, Feign Attack, Practice Moves, Teach Kung Fu Class, Use Nunchaku, Somersault, Tap Dance, Shadowbox, Fumble Things, Catch an Imaginary Fly Ball, Learn About Women in Baseball, Swing Bat, Cartwheeling, Bowl a Cat and Do Lunges are now temporary.
Stadium Entrance now builds immediately instead of after 24h.
Amateur Bucks now show up on the bottom left corner between the number of event act currency and the number of Sports Balls the user owns.
Obstacle Tires, Obstacle Wall, Obstacle Wire and Obstacle Log can now be crafted, are now changed to Animated Decorations and multiple can be placed and chained.
Stadium Fences now meet at corners.
Fans now drop one Amateur Buck per tap.
Football Tire Target and Tennis Machine now have sound when tapped.
Homer's Balls of Glory Pt. 1 text "Here's the sign up sheet. See? It's already got my name, and Flanders." now says "Here's the sign up sheet. See? It's already got my name, Lisa's name, and Flanders."
Jobs for tap ball players to Practice Tap Ball now shows Requires: Unlock if the user doesn't have the skin or the character unlocked to be played on Tap Ball.
The Rainbow Flag is back in the store in the Flags Section.
July 7 update ("4_15_June2015_Patch3_PostLaunch")[edit]
The cost to craft Sports Balls have been reduced from 500 or 33 to 40 or 3.
The chance of dropping Sports Balls from the balls dropped in your town by friends has increased from 20% to 68%.
A new community prize of 1,000 was added as 3rd prize.
The first Community Prize, 10, now has a price of 3,266,000.
Springfield Arms now has the price the 10 Donuts had before.
1000 Amateur Bucks now has the price the Springfield Arms had before.
July 9 update ("4_15_June2015_Patch4_PostLaunch")[edit]
The Community Donuts have been awarded again, fixing the glitch that didn't award them to some people after the community reached their goal.
A glitch involving Tennis Marge (and that would have involved Ballet Ralph in Act 3) not unlocking after reaching the Personal Prize goal in Act 2 (and 3) has been fixed.
Macaroni's Shed's animation no longer loops after being tapped.