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"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.

Characters[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
Furious D Donut100 Unlocks with Jockey Bart.


Outfits[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
Referee Homer Unlocks after completing Meet My Trophy Life Pt. 4.
Soccer Lisa
Pin Pal Apu Unlocks after completing Balls of Glory Pt. 1.
Baseball Jasper 11,300 Act 1 Personal Prize.
Softball Mr Burns 19,500
Tennis Marge 30,000 Act 2 Personal Prize.
Ballet Ralph 26,300 Act 3 Personal Prize.
Boxing Drederick Tatum Unlocks after completing Daily Training Day 5.
Kung Fu Comic Book Guy Unlocks after completing Daily Training Day 18.
Football Nelson Donut85 Available after completing Balls of Glory Pt. 2.
Toreador Grampa Donut85
Jockey Bart Donut100 Unlocks with Furious D.


Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
Fit™ Milhouse Unlocks after completing Daily Training Day 12.
Strongman Homer Donut50
Gymnastic Lisa Donut75 Unlocks with Balance Beam.
Gorgeous Grampa Donut75


Pets[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
Springy 17,800 Act 2 Personal Prize.


Buildings[edit]

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes
Alley McBalls 5,800 24h Getting Minds into the Gutter Act 2 Personal Prize.
Testosterzone 8,400 Teaching Kids to Dodge Beanballs Act 3 Personal Prize.
Springfield Arms 12,917,280 Barely Maintaining Habitability Community Prize.
The Gridiron 25,255,200 Getting Blitzed
Sportacus Donut85 6s Arguing Over Who's in Charge
Basketball Stadium Donut90 Playing Bee-Ball
Simpson Laser Tag Donut145 Disappointing Teenagers


Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes
Blocko Store Donut30 6s Shipping Sharp-Edged Shapes


Decorations[edit]

Image Name Cost Notes
Stadium Entrance Unlocks in Meet My Trophy Life Pt. 2.
Grass Field
Homertron 1,900 Act 1 Personal Prize
Obstacle Tires 5,600
1,200 Available in Amateur Shop after initial unlock.
Obstacle Wall 15,100 Act 1 Personal Prize
1,200 Available in Amateur Shop after initial unlock.
Obstacle Wire 11,900 Act 2 Personal Prize.
1,200 Available in Amateur Shop after initial unlock.
Obstacle Log 23,800 Act 2 Personal Prize.
1,200 Available in Amateur Shop after initial unlock.
Homerclese Statue 38,900 Act 3 Personal Prize.
Taste of Duff Beer Truck 20,174,880 Community Prize.
Single Bleachers 900 Unlocks after completing Daily Training Day 2.
Available in Amateur Shop after initial unlock.
Stadium Lights 1,650 Unlocks after completing Daily Training Day 4.
Available in Amateur Shop after initial unlock.
Bowling Setup Machine 4,100 Unlocks after completing Daily Training Day 7.
Available in Amateur Shop after initial unlock.
Soccer Net 1,800 Unlocks after completing Daily Training Day 10.
Available in Amateur Shop after initial unlock.
Double Bleachers 1,200 Unlocks after completing Daily Training Day 13.
Available in Amateur Shop after initial unlock.
Low Blow Boxing 6,000 Unlocks after completing Daily Training Day 15.
Available in Amateur Shop after initial unlock.
Football Tire Target 3,000 Unlocks after completing Daily Training Day 16.
Available in Amateur Shop after initial unlock.
Triple Bleachers 1,500 Unlocks after completing Daily Training Day 19.
Available in Amateur Shop after initial unlock.
Stadium Fence 325 Available in Amateur Shop.
Football Uprights 750
Boxing Ring Donut30
T-Ball Stand
Tennis Machine
Tennis Court Donut50
Murderhorn Donut250


Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Notes
Excellence Prize Statue Donut20
Oscar's Obstacles Truck Donut45
Duff Racer
Duff Party Bus
Gorgeous Grampa Billboard Donut50
Duff Blimp Donut60
Duff-Barney Blimp Donut70
Balance Beam Donut75 Unlocks Gymnastic Lisa.


Decoration skins[edit]

Grey Clay Gold Name
Stadium Entrance
Grass Field
Single Bleachers, Double Bleachers, Triple Bleachers
Stadium Fence
Stadium Lights
Homertron


Consumables[edit]

Image Name Content Cost Notes
4 Obestoade. 4 400 or Donut27 Available via Amateur Shop.
6 Obestoade. 6 600 or Donut40
12 Obestoade. 12 1,200 or Donut80
Brain and Nerve Tonic. 1 Donut5
1 1 Sports Ball 40 or Donut3 Drop from collected Sports Balls
5 5 Sports Balls Unlocked in Daily Training Day 22, 24, and 27
Clay Stadium Set Clay Stadium Entrance, Clay Grass Field, Clay Single Bleachers, Clay Double Bleachers, Clay Triple Bleachers, Clay Stadium Fence, Clay Stadium Lights, Clay Homertron Donut50 All skins change via the Stadium Entrance.
Gold Stadium Set Gold Stadium Entrance, Gold Grass Field, Gold Single Bleachers, Gold Double Bleachers, Gold Triple Bleachers, Gold Stadium Fence, Gold Stadium Lights, Gold Homertron


Bundles[edit]

Image Name Cost Notes Contents
Furious D and Jockey Bart Bundle Donut100 Furious D and Jockey Bart


Gameplay[edit]

Event guide.

Games[edit]

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.

Amateur Shop[edit]

Image Name Cost Donut Cost Notes
Stadium Fence 325 Donut22 Unlocked upon starting Balls of Glory Pt. 2.
4 400 Donut27
6 600 Donut40
12 1,200 Donut80
Football Uprights 750 Donut50 Unlocked upon starting Balls of Glory Pt. 2 after June 24 update.
Single Bleachers 900 Donut60 Unlocked upon obtaining one with Daily Training Day 2.
Stadium Lights 1,650 Donut110 Unlocked upon obtaining one with Daily Training Day 4.
Bowling Setup Machine 4,100 Donut273 Unlocked upon obtaining one with Daily Training Day 7.
Soccer Net 1,800 Donut120 Unlocked upon obtaining one with Daily Training Day 10.
Obstacle Tires 1,200 Donut80 Unlocked upon obtaining one as Act 1 Personal Prize after July 3 update.
Obstacle Wall 1,200 Donut80
Obstacle Wire 1,200 Donut80 Unlocked upon obtaining one as Act 2 Personal Prize after July 3 update.
Obstacle Log 1,200 Donut80
Double Bleachers 1,200 Donut80 Unlocked upon obtaining one with Daily Training Day 13.
Low Blow Boxing 6,000 Donut400 Unlocked upon obtaining one with Daily Training Day 15.
Football Tire Target 3,000 Donut200 Unlocked upon obtaining one with Daily Training Day 16.
Triple Bleachers 1,500 Donut100 Unlocked upon obtaining one with Daily Training Day 19.
1 40 Donut3 Unlocked upon starting Meet My Trophy Life Pt.9.


Daily Training[edit]

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] 2h Android's Dungeon 4 Obetosade
Act 3
Day 21 Win Tap Ball Game [x3] 3 Brain and Nerve Tonic
Day 22 Win Tap Ball Game [x4] 5 Sports Balls
Day 23 Make Lisa Hide Cats [x5] 2h Simpson Home Crazy Cat Lady Can Play
Day 24 Make Celebrities Sing the National Anthem [x5] 3h Stadium Entrance 5 Sports Balls
Day 25 Make Referee Homer Work on the Stadium [x2] 5h 4 Obetosade
Day 26 Make Tap Ball Players Practice [x20] 4h 3 Brain and Nerve Tonic
Day 27 Win Tap Ball Game [x5] 5 Sports Balls


Team Upgrades[edit]

Character
Referee Homer 29 32 62 98 140 188 242 302
Soccer Lisa 26 29 32 62 98 140 188 242 302
Softball Mr Burns 62 98 140 188 242 302
Football Nelson 32 62 98 140 188 242 302
Pin Pal Apu 32 62 98 140 188 242 302
Jockey Bart 98 140 188 242 302
Tennis Marge 98 140 188 242 302
Toreador Grampa 188 242 302
Kung Fu Comic Book Guy 98 140 188 242 302
Ballet Ralph 32 62 98 140 188 242 302
Boxing Drederick Tatum 32 62 98 140 188 242 302
Baseball Jasper 32 62 98 140 188 242 302
Athlete Ned 29 32 62 98 140 188 242 302
Crazy Cat Lady 188 242 302
Lugash 62 98 140 188 242 302
Fit™ Milhouse 32 62 98 140 188 242 302
Furious D 98 140 188 242 302


Personal Prizes[edit]

Act 1[edit]

Image Item Cost Donut Cost
Homertron 1,900 Donut120
Obstacle Tires 5,600 Donut110
Baseball Jasper 11,300 Donut300
Obstacle Wall 15,100 Donut110
Softball Mr Burns 19,500 Donut400


Act 2[edit]

Image Item Cost Donut Cost
Alley Mcballs 5,800 Donut170
Obstacle Wire 11,900 Donut120
Springy 17,800 Donut215
Obstacle Log 23,800 Donut120
Tennis Marge 30,000 Donut410


Act 3[edit]

Image Item Cost Get It Now Cost
Testosterzone 8,400 Donut200
1,000 17,400 Donut75
Ballet Ralph 26,300 Donut265
9 33,500 Donut75
Homerclese Statue 38,900 Donut420


Community Prizes[edit]

Image Name Cost Previous Cost Reached Unlock Message
Donut10 Donuts 3,266,000 June 23rd-July 7th:
110,880,000
July 8th at 4pm GMT.
Springfield Arms 12,917,280 July 23rd-July 7th:
230,400,000
July 14th at 10.25pm GMT
June 7th-July 14th:
110,880,000
1,000 15,638,880 June 7th-July 14th:
230,400,000
July 15th at 7.20pm GMT
Taste of Duff Beer Truck 20,174,880 June 23rd-July 14th:
402,200,000
July 16th at 10.32pm GMT
The Gridiron 25,255,200 June 23rd-July 14th:
538,040,000
July 18th at 1pm GMT.


Promo dialogue[edit]

Gorgeous Grampa[edit]

Grampa Sports were better in my day, when we played them without equipment.
Grampa We didn't have baseballs, so we used a rock. And we didn't have baseball bats so we used a different rock.
Grampa But the greatest equipment-less sport of all was wrestling! Just two oiled-up men grabbing each other's anatomy.
Homer Attention everyone! Tap ball players over the age of 60 must wear a shirt.
Grampa Wrestling with a shirt on ain't wrestling!
Message Gorgeous Grampa is now available in the store! He can't play Tap Ball, but with hair like that who cares?


Gymnastic Lisa[edit]

Lisa - Confused My grade in P.E. is terrible -- there's no plus after my A! Maybe I should take gymnastics for extra credit.
Homer Ok, but you need to wear your soccer outfit on the Tap Ball field.
Lisa Why can't I play Tap Ball as a gymnast?
Homer Because that's not what you're wearing in all the posters, pins and bobbleheads I ordered.
Message Gymnastic Lisa is now available in the store!


Strongman Homer[edit]

Marge I'm so proud of you Homie, inventing a successful sport. And think of all the exercise you're getting.
Homer I made the field small on purpose so I didn't have to run.
Marge Maybe you'll get fit by accident.
Homer I had a dream that I was fit once.
Marge - Dreamy Me too.
Message Strongman Homer is now available in the store! Only Referee Homer can play Tap Ball though. Them's the rules.


Quests[edit]

Dates[edit]

Date Event
6/23 - 7/3 Act 1, Sportacus, Blocko Store, Boxing Ring, Balance Beam w/ Gymnastic Lisa, Oscar's Obstacles Truck
6/23 - 7/21 Football Nelson
6/25 - 6/30 Soccer Cup 2015
7/3 - 7/13 Act 2, Gorgeous Grampa, Simpson Laser Tag, Basketball Stadium, T-Ball Stand, Gorgeous Grampa Billboard, Duff Racer, Duff-Barney Blimp
7/3 - 7/21 Furious D and Jockey Bart Bundle, Clay Stadium Set
7/13 - 7/21 Act 3, Toreador Grampa, Strongman Homer, Gold Stadium Set, Tennis Machine, Murderhorn, Duff Party Bus, Duff Blimp, Excellence Prize Statue


Conform-o-meter impact[edit]

Name Rating Points
Alley McBalls, Testosterzone, The Gridiron, Sportacus, Basketball Stadium, Simpson Laser Tag Consumerism 10
Springfield Arms Indolence
Grass Field Tree-hugging 5
Stadium Fence Vanity 10
Single Bleachers 100
Double Bleachers 200
Stadium Lights 250
Stadium Entrance, Triple Bleachers 300
Obstacle Tires, Obstacle Wall, Obstacle Wire, Obstacle Log, Taste of Duff Beer Truck, Bowling Setup Machine, Soccer Net, Low Blow Boxing, Football Tire Target, Football Uprights 500
Homertron, Homerclese Statue 1,000
Murderhorn Tree-hugging
Bonus $ and XP
2,500
5%
Boxing Ring Vanity
Bonus $ and XP
150
0.5%
T-Ball Stand 180
0.5%
Tennis Machine 200
0.5%
Tennis Court 500
2.25%


Other changes made[edit]

June 23 update (4_15; "4_15_June2015"; "4_15_SoccerCup2015")[edit]

  • Drederick Tatum was changed to a darker skin tone.
  • 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 XP50 instead of XP30.
  • Level Upgrading now starts after starting Meet My Trophy Life Pt. 6 instead of Pt. 5.

June 25 update ("4_15_June2015_Patch1_1")[edit]

  • 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 Donut33 to 40 or Donut3.
  • 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, Donut10, 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.

Sources[edit]

  • Overview at Tapped Out - Update Information