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Hello and welcome back to a new update of the Easter Egg challenge with Tara Cobb and the twins, Robin and Cadbury. The last time we saw the family, Tara continued to struggle with winning a tournament for SimScuffle, but was able to win the Hackathon and do decently well at the Ultimate Gaming competition at Geek Con. The boys did a lot of selling and helped with the rocket, and the week ended with a burglar trying to steal our weather machine. Let’s dig in!
Week 12
We have a couple of goals this week, and we might earn some points or we might not. Time will tell. When we first rejoin the family, Robin is busy holding a sale. We have a lot of Voidcritter cards to sell since we have been trying to find the last card we need.
The boys brought another girl home from school, I think, or maybe they just invited her over. I don’t fully remember, but either way, I think both boys kind of like her.
Tara decided to give SimScuffle one last shot, and unfortunately, she didn’t have any better luck than she did before. I might have to call that game unwinnable.
Tara heads back out to space to see if we can find the space bunny.
Instead, she crash-lands, and I think this challenge might be over! This was TERRIFYING, I’ve never actually had a crash like that before!!
So, we are going to draw this out a little.
Let me know if you think Tara is going to survive. I’m sure you can already tell based on the length you have left in the post, but still.
So, are you ready for the reveal?
Did Tara survive this horrendous crash, or are we calling this challenge done?
Wouldn’t that be the worst way to end this challenge?
All on the crazy crash from a chance card in space?
I would be so sad if it were done right here and now…..
All right, that’s enough stalling.
Tara did survive and was completely unharmed, THANK GOODNESS!!! I know I’m trying to finish these quickly, but that was not how I would want it to end.
Sadly, that means Tara has to start rebuilding the rocket if we are to explore any more of space. So she gets started on that, it’s a good break from gaming.
I remember that Pitch Black is actually really good for getting focused. I have Tara make and drink a cup.
Cad takes on fixing the sink, and he does a great job. It’s nice that Tara is not the only one I can trust to fix things now.
Tara comes back to start working on Road Rivals. I’m a bit concerned with all the issues Tara has had trying to get SimScuffle done. We might not have much luck, but all we can do is try.
Tara takes a small break to allow time for the tournament to be available. She heads out to do a little painting. Sadly, it’s not an easter egg painting, but it is cute.
Once the tournament begins, Tara heads in and competes, and she WINS! No big or complicated issues. That’s another game under her belt.
Even though it looks exactly like SimScuffle, this is actually Hillock II, which is supposed to be the most difficult game on the computer to win a tournament for, since it’s the highest-level game. We’ll see.
Cad decides to head out and help his mom by working on rebuilding the rocket ship. I am still determined to find the space bunny!
Tara gets ready to start a new tournament. She sits down and plays a bit more Hillock II, but before she can get too far, she gets interrupted.
I swear these aliens are just determined to make Tara’s life, and mine, harder by abducting her at the completely inopportune times. At least she comes back unharmed.
She sits down to compete in the tournament again, and this time she wins! Ok, so SOMETHING is up with SimScuffle, or it works differently than other games, because the rest of these seem pretty easy. That completes all the games, except SimScuffle, on the computer.
Cad is preparing to open up the Snacky Shack, so he gets some popcorn popping and fires up the candy machine.
Robin is out tending the garden and decides he does not like gardening. Ok, Robin, you don’t need to like gardening, it’s fine.
After a bit, Robin comes to help his brother prep the food stand by making some candy himself while Cad collects and starts a new batch of popcorn, or maybe caramel corn.
Inside, Robin goes and plays with Thimble, who actually bites him. Shortly after Robin gets the notice that he is now feeling horribly. I have never actually had someone get rodent fever.
Cad goes ahead and opens up the stand, and they have another good sale. I don’t know what happened to all the candy they were prepping, but I guess he decided to just sell a couple kinds of popcorn and drinks.
Robin looks up and discovers the cure for Rabid Rodent Fever, and quickly orders himself a bottle of the remedy so that he can cure himself before it’s too late.
It happened to be water shut-off day, and Robin was in need of a shower. Luckily, he has plenty of aspiration points, and so he grabs a quick remedy. I find all the bubbles coming out of the drink pretty funny.
Tara sits down and starts learning the Party Frenzy game on the console. We are through the computer games, for now, and while I might go back to SimScuffle, if I can win every other game easily, I might call that one glitched and give myself the points.
Tara and Cad have to get busy in the kitchen. It’s an exciting day for the boys. I also gave everyone the special jackets that are special easter egg outfits. These have references to different bands.
Robin comes up to the cake and blows out his candles. He aged up and became Valedictorian in school! Way to go, Robin!! We are not going to attend graduation, although I considered it with this notice.
Cad goes and blows out his own candles, and he graduated with honors. Not quite as good as Robin, but the boys did fantastic in school. Congrats to them both! Robin got the Self-Assured trait and now wants to be an Academic. Cadbury got the Genius trait and wants to be an Expert Nectar Maker.
Cad attempts to flirt with one of the guests. I know she is a fairy, and I don’t think it goes very well. Their dad is also there, of course, and he chats with both of his boys. He is still a pretty good-looking sim as an elder.
Tara takes it on herself to clean up after the party. There were dishes everywhere, and the food stand had some around it, too. The pile of dishes was pretty big.
After cleaning up, Tara sat down to try a tournament and won without any issue! I need to look up some stuff about SimScuffle, if I can. I feel like I have to be missing something!
After her win, it’s time to work on MySims Racing now. Clearly, there is a dish that we missed getting cleaned up that is stinking up the living room again.
Tara goes out that night and works on the rocket ship for a bit, then Robin is out the next morning working on it some more. We should have the rocket ship up and working again in no time.
Another day, another sale at the Snacky Shack. It works out well and at least helps pay for all of Tara’s tournaments.
Don comes over for another visit, and the boys hang out with him. Robin and Cad joke around, and Cad decides he likes jokes. Then they both get the jokester’s dynamics with their dad.
Robin takes on painting, and doesn’t get a new easter egg painting. Meanwhile, Tara continues her work on the MySims Racing game. We haven’t tried a tournament yet, just want to make sure she is ready first.
Right before the end of the week, the family takes a little vacation to Granite Falls. There is an easter egg here I would really like to find!
It only comes out at night, though, so they take some time to hang out and eat before they have to head out. They got a really nice little rental.
As evening begins to descend, everyone hangs out by the fire, which miraculously doesn’t set anything else, or anyone, on fire! Cad has been feeling very successful and decides he is an Overachiever.
Everyone heads out hunting insects and collecting whatever they can. Sadly, we have no luck in finding the one we are looking for. We will have to try again on a different trip because the week is ending.
It was another really good week, full of all kinds of activity. Sadly, no points were earned this week, so we are still at 385 points, but we made some really good progress towards winning all the gaming tournaments. I think Tara has, including SimScuffle, 5 games left. Thank you so much for reading. I will be back with another update soon!
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