Anyone else get an age prompt when logging in today?

Yes. It was a mandatory change in Origins ToS. I remember reading about it last week. Should only be a one and done thing.

Yeah, I just read it on their facebook page.

I need five more days' worth of tiles to finish the next leg of the quest

Started doing the Springfield Downs dog races again with the new lower cost and better odds. Hit the $200K jackpot after about 10-15 tries. I've read others did it in 2-3 tries. I just pick the 99:1 dog each time. Wondering how random it is and if I should quit while I am ahead.

Interesting.

I'm at 1.5M cash right now, so I guess I should be able to try this. Before they patch it.

I hit it on the third try. They've made it so that if you make the same bet, you are guaranteed an average win of over $1000 per 100 bets. There is no reason not to bet. The 99-1 bet will actually net you the highest average win.

Those are the numbers and odds, but I wouldn't say it is guaranteed.

Thanks for the specific instructions! I got bored waiting for tiles to build so I tried this yesterday. I bought a couple orange trees by accident but otherwise have been OK with the timing. I've rejected three more trees, a couple dumpsters, some fences, a burning bush, and a mystery box. I have yet to get something I actually wanted to keep, but I'll continue to try it. I find I have to actively think about what I'm doing, though--one of my accidental purchases was because I wasn't paying enough attention to what sequence of buttons I needed to hit. Kind of like confirm donut spend--I have to stop and really think about what I want to do in order to avoid wasting donuts on stupid things.

Just keep trying as long as you have donuts, just know that every once in a while you will get something you don't want even though you did it the correct way. I have uses for trees and burning bushes, also you can stack white fences on top of each other. Eventually you will be able to do it without thinking about it. I have also seen it is either feast or famine with donuts, last night I hit 4 times in 1/2 hour; two nights ago I did not hit at all in 40 minutes. When I hit once early on I keep on plugging away as I usually hit 2 or 3 more times.

Tried my luck with Springfield Downs... Are you using donuts to keep playing? Or just trying every 8 hours?

I'm back in the fold, plodding along at level 25. Feel free to add me:

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Tried the glitch again last night and rejected more dumpsters and burning bushes. Bought 10 picket fences by accident--those are usually one donut each so that's not even good value.

Updated this morning, told me there were a few new items but I cant find them. What was in this update?

I can't figure it out either. My menu is showing one new item on the construction menu and three on the premiums, but I don't see anything I recognize as new there. Maybe it's only half there.

Finally building the final tile of Squidport phase 13--sigh.

Per TSTOTIPS,

"There’s been an update – but it’s the strangest one yet. Two new characters in a 4 July 2013 set (looks like Rex Banner and Lincoln). There are also 4 “New” buildings and/or decorations that don’t seem to be in the menus yet.

Strangely, no characters seem to be starting anything. In a special event, it’s usually Homer or Lisa’s job to kick things off, as all players have them – but they’re wandering around aimlessly in both my towns without exclamation marks over their heads.

Certainly, the update is for a short July 4 event – and perhaps it’s timed to start over the weekend, at which time, the truly “new” items will appear. I’ll tell you more as soon as I know more!"

Yep, timed update to start on the 4th, when they are not at work I assume

They just said on Facebook that they will be activating the new stuff "soon"

4th of July stuff is active! Just bought Abe Lincoln and his cabin for 150 donuts, but I can't start any quests until my people are done with their 8hr tasks.

Yay, a flag pole.

Flag pole is only $ item.

Rest are premium. lincoln's cabin, lisa statue of liberty, pinwheel firework and box of fireworks are those items.

You also get a new outfit for Apu.

I'll probably just do a small garden area with the new items like I did with the Whacking Day crap. Lincoln and his cabin go great next to the Fort though. We also get the detective dude somehow I think, must be during the quests.

Hmm, Lincoln's cabin comes with a character....

Par for the course, get a cool outfit for Apu and the first quest is 24 hours inside.

I don't get the point of Lincoln. Unless there was a reference on a recent episode, all I remember is the animatronic version. Ill pass on this one.