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Christmas Coins FAQ

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Very cool, well done.

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  • underdawg_32
    6 posts
    edited December 2012
    Bart's only Christmas job is Be a Nutcracker, for 10 hours, 6 coins and 90 XP.
  • dclaypool
    22 posts
    edited December 2012
    If your friends have only 1 or 2 decorated houses ready to collect, you can leave their town and come back. The Simpson's House will regenerate another Christmas Coin!
  • nettangel
    1589 posts Member
    edited December 2012
    Great list, well done thelawnet!

    I have Marge doing the treats right now and I believe it is a 16 hour task.

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  • Oswas618
    33 posts
    edited December 2012
    if you click on a friend's decorated Simpson house, then wait 45 seconds for the coin to regenerate and click again, does that show up twice when the friend logs back in again (as in 2 handshakes over the house) or do they only receive one?
  • jasondecrae
    51 posts Member
    edited December 2012
    Edit: found out its only 1 coin too.
    Does a friend's christmas tree also only gives you 1 coin?
  • jasondecrae
    51 posts Member
    edited December 2012
    Ok I finally found a xmas tree (and remembered my current coin count). And I can confirm the tree gives you 1 coin also.
  • jaffaface
    903 posts Member
    edited December 2012
    Does anybody k ow who prompts the quests?

    Like for the Mapple store, Bowlarama and TrynSave?

    I've had the light quests, but not these. If so what are the quests?
  • tlindfors
    604 posts
    edited December 2012
    I think the Mapple store was prompted by Flanders...he and Rev Lovejoy have a chat about worshipping false idols lol. I can't remember if anything was involved after their chat or not, I hope this helps.

    Update: Okay, you will be prompted to send Lisa, Flanders and Homer to shop at Mapple store after it is built, it may take a bit so be patient. Once they are all done shopping you will be prompted to build Bowlarama by Homer, it is 200 coins. ( this just happened in my town a few minutes ago, thought I would pass on ASAP) Good luck!!!
  • Simpsons00001
    729 posts New member
    edited December 2012
    FYI - the "multiple treats" trick does not work for coins and the XMAS tree. If you click on a friend's XMAS tree, leave the city and come back, there WILL NOT be a 2nd/3rd coin to be had...I don't know if the trick works on houses, though...I've yet to come across any yet
  • 95LRF
    152 posts Member
    edited December 2012
    Tip to avoid accidentally resetting decorated house - Tap a decorated building then the menu will pop up and there should be a little minus sign in the right corner. Tap that sign and then it hides the normal version of the building so you can't tap it by accident. If you want to get it back the minus sign will have turned into a plus so just tap that.
  • ant41789
    25 posts
    edited December 2012
    700+ blue home should make it easy to get the coins


    No only one got it
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  • la_dadaista
    153 posts
    edited December 2012
    Wow! Well done thelawnet! As Nettangel already said, Marge's task is 16 hours.
    Tip to avoid accidentally resetting decorated house - Tap a decorated building then the menu will pop up and there should be a little minus sign in the right corner. Tap that sign and then it hides the normal version of the building so you can't tap it by accident. If you want to get it back the minus sign will have turned into a plus so just tap that.

    Great tip, thanks!
    Unfortunately this doesn't last long - I have to click on the minus sign every time I enter in my city. But at least it works, saving my precious coins 8)

  • la_dadaista
    153 posts
    edited December 2012
    ant41789 wrote:
    700+ blue home should make it easy to get the coins

    There's debate about this in the General discussion section. It's not sure that you'll earn 5 coins per house. Probably you'll earn 5 coin per type of house
  • TRTX84
    556 posts
    edited December 2012
    I can confirm you only earn 5 coins PER TYPE. Not per house. I have 40 Brown Houses (built a farm anticipating this trick) and found that I only got 5 coins. If you tap any of them, you'll note that they all run off the same timer no matter WHEN you build them.

    Also, when visiting other towns...the coins available are based on the house's natural refresh cycle. So if somebody else has tapped that house, or the owner has recently tapped it, it will not be available for you to tap. This is why the Simpsons house, Flanders', and the Brown House are the best targets for decorations as they have the fastest refresh rate.

    So if a town doesn't have anything available. Wait at least 45 seconds to see if the Simpsons house recharges and tap that. It will be recharged again in 45 seconds provided somebody else visiting doesn't also tap it. (Though I'm not sure how that works given a visited building refreshes faster).

    TLDR:

    1) You only get 5 coins for each TYPE of building you decorate, regardless of how many you bought.
    2) Your friends coins recharge whenever the house itself recharges. (Ex: Your friends Simpsons house gives out 1 coin every 45 seconds)
    3) If you have a farm, don't tear it down just yet. Decorate it so that there's some spare houses for any friends that may visit. This works best with Brown Houses.
  • Jopa79
    357 posts Member
    edited December 2012
    I haven't decorated Cletus' yet, but do you have to have a crop ready to harvest at the same time the Santa coin timer is ready or do you just get a coin once everyday regardless.
  • kevinkuzmicz
    8 posts
    edited December 2012
    great work well done :D
    I haven't decorated Cletus' yet, but do you have to have a crop ready to harvest at the same time the Santa coin timer is ready or do you just get a coin once everyday regardless.
    5 coins every 24 hours
  • Spuckler25
    32 posts
    edited December 2012
    Thanks! :D
  • felicity2092
    162 posts
    edited December 2012
    Bookmarked this!!
  • afrokula777
    334 posts
    edited December 2012
    I can understand those who will buy Santa's Little Helper for 1500, because I will))
    But who need those Funzoz which costs so much...

    I hope you don't need to buy all Funzoz to open quest which allows you to buy that Dog?
  • MoopsDude
    328 posts Member
    edited December 2012
    Good info. Too bad all the helpful threads get buried by the add me threads
    Yes, THAT MoopsDude

    I GRIND, It’s what I do
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