Many of my friends are playing Tapped Out (a Farmville-like game based on original content from the Simpsons' creators), and I've caved to peer pressure – I'm spending time playing it, too.
I'm not an avid player of the game, though, more of a very casual one (so I won't log on every 12 or 8 or 4 hours or w/e is required for optimally harvesting the generated resources). Also, I definitely am not interested in spending money on any of the micro-transaction based in game items.
So, what's the most efficient strategy for me to use when filling in land? Or, alternatively, how can I figure out an optimal or near optimal strategy for my own game play patterns?
[a quick, shallow, analysis, tells me that maybe a mix of blue/white houses is the best bet initially, up to a fixed saturation point, beyond which it's time to start spending money on in-game items, characters, etc… – if this turns out to be the ideal strategy, I'd appreciate seeing the math for exact, or near exact numbers]
Best Answer
Just farm blue houses, they repay themselves in only 12 taps (that's 4 days if you play every 8h). White houses are nice but they are a bit too expensive, requiring 38 taps / 19 days to pay for themselves.