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The Simpsons Tapped Out - Tips, Tales & Trivia From the Most Popular Freemium Game Ever!
by Patric Miller, Ryan Kagy
Patric Miller
The Simpsons Tapped Out - Tips, Tales & Trivia From the Most Popular Freemium Game Ever!
by Patric Miller, Ryan Kagy
Patric Miller
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Overview
Do you love The Simpsons Tapped Out, The Simpsons TV show and the exciting and emerging world of Freemium Gaming? How about a general interest, curiosity or passing fancy? Or, maybe just some time on your hands and a desire to laugh?
TSTO Tips, Tricks & Trivia is an insightful and above all FUN look at one of the world's hottest (and constantly growing) Freemium mobile games.
In the world of mobile device gaming, The Simpson’s Tapped Out has grown to become one of the most popular and profitable games ever created. Played by a broad demographic of “tappers”
from teens to seniors, the combination of the Simpsons and a “SimCity-like” experience has proven to be “Life-Ruiningly Fun!” for millions of players worldwide.
Two writers from two of the most popular Simpsons Tapped Out blog sites (a combined total of 4 million page views monthly) came together to write what is being described as a “must have” by TSTO players and Simpsons fans alike. The book combines loads of game information, The Simpsons show trivia, practical ways to make playing more fun and efficient. Through hilarious original essays about the game, real life and the nature of TSTO addiction, this book is far more than just a game guide. It is a humorous transcript in the year of a TSTO Tapper!
Patric J. Miller (aka CrankyOldGuy) has a long, storied background in advertising, marketing, broadcasting and multimedia production, including composing and producing the music for the Emmy Award winning Claymation Christmas Celebration () for the CBS TV network and Atlantic Records. His work on this animated network special and associated recording gave him a “Six Degrees of Separation” claim with Bart Simpson, through animator Craig Bartlett (Hey Arnold!, PeeWee’s Playhouse, Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train), who is married to the real “Lisa Simpson”(Matt Groening’s sister).
Miller finds himself the “CrankyOldGuy” of the TSTO world, with a voice of caustic, but warm-hearted reason, in a game that continues to keep him enthralled, entertained, and forced to make up excuses to find “tapping time,” in an otherwise busy professional life.
Ryan Kagy (aka The Simpsonian Institute) is a lifelong Simpsons fan who owns every episode, and can reference them in incredible detail, mostly for the effect it has on women. He claims The Simpsons writers as a key influence on his decision to pursue comedy writing and performance as a career. As a stand-up comic he is a regular at such clubs as Stand Up New York and Carolines and has appeared on Comedy Central's Stand Up Nation with Greg Giraldo. His brand of Simpsonian humor and self-effacing topical stories, make his writing cringingly hilarious. He is, amazingly, still single. This has him rethinking the whole “self-effacing” part.
The Simpsons Tapped Out Tips, Tales and Trivia is comprised of Five Primary Parts:
The first section includes basic game information, the nature of “Freemium Gaming” (free gameplay with premium-paid elements), basic game strategy, along with a description of the various ways TSTO tappers play the game.
The second section is a collection of original essays, blog post recaps, and reflections on aspects of the game, with a humorous and critical flavor.
The third section is an expansive overview of the first year of game updates and episodes with a detailed review of highlights (and low points) in TSTO’s history.
The fourth section is an exhaustive Character Guide of every character released in the first year (through Thanksgiving Update 2013) as well as a “Simpsonian” reference guide to key Simpsons episodes that influenced game tasks and dialogue.
The fifth section is an interactive (for e-book) and printed list (for print version) list of updated TSTO resources, key sites, blog sites, and TSTO reference sites to that will keep the information about TSTO fresh for the future.
The Simpsons Tapped Out Tips, Tales & Trivia is the first and most uniquely defining book available, and should be a MUST HAVE for every Tapper, Simpsons Fan, and online game enthusiast. It will save you time and money, while keeping you laughing along with two of the residing experts of the TSTO world.
TSTO Tips, Tricks & Trivia is an insightful and above all FUN look at one of the world's hottest (and constantly growing) Freemium mobile games.
In the world of mobile device gaming, The Simpson’s Tapped Out has grown to become one of the most popular and profitable games ever created. Played by a broad demographic of “tappers”
from teens to seniors, the combination of the Simpsons and a “SimCity-like” experience has proven to be “Life-Ruiningly Fun!” for millions of players worldwide.
Two writers from two of the most popular Simpsons Tapped Out blog sites (a combined total of 4 million page views monthly) came together to write what is being described as a “must have” by TSTO players and Simpsons fans alike. The book combines loads of game information, The Simpsons show trivia, practical ways to make playing more fun and efficient. Through hilarious original essays about the game, real life and the nature of TSTO addiction, this book is far more than just a game guide. It is a humorous transcript in the year of a TSTO Tapper!
Patric J. Miller (aka CrankyOldGuy) has a long, storied background in advertising, marketing, broadcasting and multimedia production, including composing and producing the music for the Emmy Award winning Claymation Christmas Celebration () for the CBS TV network and Atlantic Records. His work on this animated network special and associated recording gave him a “Six Degrees of Separation” claim with Bart Simpson, through animator Craig Bartlett (Hey Arnold!, PeeWee’s Playhouse, Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train), who is married to the real “Lisa Simpson”(Matt Groening’s sister).
Miller finds himself the “CrankyOldGuy” of the TSTO world, with a voice of caustic, but warm-hearted reason, in a game that continues to keep him enthralled, entertained, and forced to make up excuses to find “tapping time,” in an otherwise busy professional life.
Ryan Kagy (aka The Simpsonian Institute) is a lifelong Simpsons fan who owns every episode, and can reference them in incredible detail, mostly for the effect it has on women. He claims The Simpsons writers as a key influence on his decision to pursue comedy writing and performance as a career. As a stand-up comic he is a regular at such clubs as Stand Up New York and Carolines and has appeared on Comedy Central's Stand Up Nation with Greg Giraldo. His brand of Simpsonian humor and self-effacing topical stories, make his writing cringingly hilarious. He is, amazingly, still single. This has him rethinking the whole “self-effacing” part.
The Simpsons Tapped Out Tips, Tales and Trivia is comprised of Five Primary Parts:
The first section includes basic game information, the nature of “Freemium Gaming” (free gameplay with premium-paid elements), basic game strategy, along with a description of the various ways TSTO tappers play the game.
The second section is a collection of original essays, blog post recaps, and reflections on aspects of the game, with a humorous and critical flavor.
The third section is an expansive overview of the first year of game updates and episodes with a detailed review of highlights (and low points) in TSTO’s history.
The fourth section is an exhaustive Character Guide of every character released in the first year (through Thanksgiving Update 2013) as well as a “Simpsonian” reference guide to key Simpsons episodes that influenced game tasks and dialogue.
The fifth section is an interactive (for e-book) and printed list (for print version) list of updated TSTO resources, key sites, blog sites, and TSTO reference sites to that will keep the information about TSTO fresh for the future.
The Simpsons Tapped Out Tips, Tales & Trivia is the first and most uniquely defining book available, and should be a MUST HAVE for every Tapper, Simpsons Fan, and online game enthusiast. It will save you time and money, while keeping you laughing along with two of the residing experts of the TSTO world.
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940148939436 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Fairholm Publishing |
| Publication date: | 12/01/2013 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 4 MB |
About the Author
Patric J. Miller (aka CrankyOldGuy) has a long, storied background in advertising, marketing, broadcasting and multimedia production, including composing and producing the music for the Emmy Award winning Claymation Christmas Celebration () for the CBS TV network and Atlantic Records. His work on this animated network special and associated recording gave him a “Six Degrees of Separation” claim with Bart Simpson, through animator Craig Bartlett (Hey Arnold!, PeeWee’s Playhouse, Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train), who is married to the real “Lisa Simpson”(Matt Groening’s sister).
Miller finds himself the “CrankyOldGuy” of the TSTO world, with a voice of caustic, but warm-hearted reason, in a game that continues to keep him enthralled, entertained, and forced to make up excuses to find “tapping time,” in an otherwise busy professional life.
Ryan Kagy (aka The Simpsonian Institute) is a lifelong Simpsons fan who owns every episode, and can reference them in incredible detail, mostly for the effect it has on women. He claims The Simpsons writers as a key influence on his decision to pursue comedy writing and performance as a career. As a stand-up comic he is a regular at such clubs as Stand Up New York and Carolines and has appeared on Comedy Central's Stand Up Nation with Greg Giraldo.
His brand of Simpsonian humor and self-effacing topical stories, make his writing cringingly hilarious. He is, amazingly, still single. This has him rethinking the whole “self-effacing” part.
Miller finds himself the “CrankyOldGuy” of the TSTO world, with a voice of caustic, but warm-hearted reason, in a game that continues to keep him enthralled, entertained, and forced to make up excuses to find “tapping time,” in an otherwise busy professional life.
Ryan Kagy (aka The Simpsonian Institute) is a lifelong Simpsons fan who owns every episode, and can reference them in incredible detail, mostly for the effect it has on women. He claims The Simpsons writers as a key influence on his decision to pursue comedy writing and performance as a career. As a stand-up comic he is a regular at such clubs as Stand Up New York and Carolines and has appeared on Comedy Central's Stand Up Nation with Greg Giraldo.
His brand of Simpsonian humor and self-effacing topical stories, make his writing cringingly hilarious. He is, amazingly, still single. This has him rethinking the whole “self-effacing” part.
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