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Main Update
The Buck Stops Here
Secondary Update
"Haw-Haw Land" episode tie-in
The Buck Stops Here Store Panel.

The Buck Stops Here is the one hundred sixtieth content update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It started on January 3, 2018 and ended on January 17, 2018.

The Buck Stops Here also included the "Haw-Haw Land" episode tie-in content update, which started on January 3, 2018 and ended on January 16, 2018.

Characters[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
Birch Barlow Unlocks after completing Wel-Scare State Pt. 3.
Rose Quimby Donut150 Unlocks with Capital City Capitol Building.
Lloyd Unlocks with Preppers' Compound.


Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
Number 51 Donut100 Rebate: Donut90.
Number 1 Donut140 Unlocks with Stonecutter Lodge.
Rebate: Donut40.


Outfits[edit]

Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
Number 36
Number 66
Number 600
Number 5 Donut40 Rebate: Donut30.
Number 67
Number 79
Number 314
Number 2 Donut50 Rebate: Donut40
Number 12
Number 14
Number 21
Number 22 Donut50 Rebate: Donut40
Number 29
Number 50
Number 59 Donut50
Number 85
Number 111
Number 908 Unlocks in Game of Stones Pt. 1


Buildings[edit]

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes
Capital City Plaza Hotel 4h Hosting Affairs Since 1988 Unlocks after completing Wel-Scare State Pt. 1.
Capital City Convention Center Taking Everyone's Money One Con at a Time Unlocks after completing Wel-Scare State Pt. 2.
Springfield Hall of Records Recording Documents No One Ever Reads Unlocks after completing Wel-Scare State Pt. 5.
U.S. Capitol Building Donut70 6s Passing Bills No One Ever Reads
Capital City Capitol Building Donut150 Arguing Which Side of the Aisle is Better Unlocks Rose Quimby.
Preppers' Compound Prepping for the End Times Unlocks Lloyd.


Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes
Stonecutter Daycare Center Cash250,000 24h Teaching Children the Occult
Abandoned Store Donut30 6s Being Abandoned Rebate: Donut10.
Stonecutter Lodge Donut140 Keeping Secrets Unlocks Number 1.
Rebate: Donut40.


Decorations[edit]

Image Name Cost Notes
Stonecutter Tunnel (Entry) Donut60 Unlocks crafting of Stonecutter Tunnels.
Stonecutter Tunnel Cash2,000 Craftable from Stonecutter Tunnel (Entry).


Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Notes
Cheering Crowd Donut10
Rude Crowd
Stone of Triumph Donut75 Rebate: Donut20.
Ark of the Stonecovenant Donut85 Rebate: Donut25.
Stonecutter Table Donut120 Rebate: Donut60.


Bundles[edit]

Image Name Cost Notes Contents
Mastermind Bundle Possible prize in the Shadow Government Mystery Box. Volcano Lair w/ Hank Scorpio and Mastermind Hank Scorpio


Consumables[edit]

Image Name Content Cost Notes Screen
Shadow Government Mystery Box Stradivarius Cain, Wayne Slater, Death Table w/ Agent Bont, Russ Cargill, Adil Hoxha, Femme Fatale, All Seeing Eye, Republican Party HQ, President Lisa, Mastermind Bundle Donut60


Permanent item rebates[edit]

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes
Convention Center Cash250,000 24h Lanyarding Badges Rebate: Cash250,000
Requires Level 56.


Gameplay[edit]

Currency-earning jobs[edit]

Task Character(s) Time Location(s) Reward
Fight for Liberals Lisa 3h Capital City Plaza Hotel or Simpson House Executive Order10, XP35
Absolve Sins for the Rapture Rev. Lovejoy Capital City Plaza Hotel or Town Hall
Prepare the Spucklers for Doomsday Cletus
Avoid Anxiety By Growing Plants Quimby
Pour Money Into Conserva-calypse Mr. Burns
Gather Prepper Materials Lloyd Executive Order15, XP55
Covertly Manipulate Politics Rose Quimby
Pt. 3 - 5
Ignore Politics and Prepping Homer 3h Capital City Plaza Hotel or Simpson House Executive Order10, XP35
Pt. 4 - 5
Complain about Spend-o-Crats Birch Barlow 3h Capital City Plaza Hotel, Town Hall, or Brown House Executive Order10, XP35


Prizes[edit]

Image Name Unlock
Capital City Plaza Hotel Wel-Scare State Pt. 1
Capital City Convention Center Wel-Scare State Pt. 2
Birch Barlow Wel-Scare State Pt. 3
Quimby's "Tend Dubious Plant" animated job Wel-Scare State Pt. 4
Springfield Hall of Records Wel-Scare State Pt. 5


Quests[edit]

Conform-o-meter impact[edit]

Name Rating Points
Capital City Plaza Hotel, Capital City Convention Center, Springfield Hall of Records, U.S. Capitol Building, Capital City Capitol Building Consumerism 10
Stonecutter Tunnel (Entry) Vanity 100
Preppers' Compound 200


Other changes made[edit]

January 2 Update ("v4_30_NewYearsME2018")[edit]

  • The Invasion Before Christmas event was taken down.
  • The Rigellian Christmas Spaceship skin can now be selected.
  • Rigellian Christmas Spaceship's task, Threatening Humans With Extinction at Christmas, was added.
  • Rigellian Christmas Spaceship was added to the Houses inventory group.
  • Re-Gifting Machine and Jesus' Carpentry Shop were added to the Business inventory group.
  • Re-Gifting Machine's task, Re-gifting Unwanted Gifts for Orphans, was added.
  • Jesus' Carpentry Shop's task, Building Cabinetry From Unused Crucifixes, was added.
  • Christmas Tree Ralph, Elf Bart, Elf Lisa, Lyla's 4h and 8h jobs switched length.
  • Jobs that required Rigellian Christmas Spaceship don't anymore.
  • Santa Kang's Assimilate into Winter Holidays doesn't require The Invasion Is Snow Joke Pt. 4 anymore.
  • Brendan Beiderbecke can now Moonbounce.
  • President Lisa's Brown House jobs are now done at Simpson House.
  • Number 111's Reminisce About How Things Are, Number 59's Take Meeting Minutes, Number 12's Haze Initiates, Number 79's Host Disco Night at the Lodge, and Number 14's Do Stonecutter Publicity Piece, can now be done at the Brown House too.
  • B.S. Leaguers and Rigellians can now fight permanently.
  • Rivers placed on land at the bottom were removed.

Sources[edit]

  • Overview at Tapped Out - Update Information