Welcome to Russia, where the spies are bots and the AK-47 is your currency of choice…. or perhaps you’d rather pass and just reach for the vodka and join me in Quahog instead where we’re getting another peek behind the iron curtain for the latest event.
Yes, it’s time for the second week of the event many of you have been waiting for, the Best Of 2017.
EVENT ENDS
17th January at 3PM PST
ADDICTS ANNOUNCEMENTS & INFORMATION
Ok we were told by not completing the week 1 main Questline we could delay Weeks 2 launching, I hope this has worked for those of you who wanted to keep boxing clever and collect those Rocky characters.
For those of you who have moved on Week 2, you should still have the Best of 2017 Part 1 Mystery Box available if you’ve not emptied it. If you’re not seeing it let me know in the comments.
You can still collect Red Flags, you’ll get 1 for every Russian Spy Bot you clear!!!
Hammers are gone but if you have any banked you’ll still be able to buy the Russian Troll, you’ll find it in the decoration tab in your store.
An event with a hint of Russia, Spy Bots and Putin, just what I asked for HERE, well almost.
And a freemium chance to earn one the best costumes of 2017, Tai-Jitsu Lois, grab her if you can!!!
CURRENT APP VERSION
1.60.0
NOTICEABLE CHANGES
None
GLITCHES
I’m not personally experiencing any with this update on IOS. If you are having any issues let me know in the comments.
QUICK LINKS
Addicts Area
Main Questline – Ghosts Of 2017s Past
Week 2 Questions & Answers
MAIN QUESTLINE
Cold War
And here’s a snippet to get you started.
Part 1
Welcome To Week 2
Build The Russian Cathedral and find out who’s there ($100)
Part 2
More Characters Have Returned
Spybots Are Here
Send Mrs Giant Chicken To Destroy A Russian Spy (requires 1 Cybersecurity Software)
NEW CHARACTERS
Vladimir Putin (Character): You’ll be directed to place him for unlocking at Pt 1 of the main Questline Cold War. You have until the end of the event to unlock him.
Requires
95 Ak47 (Always): Herbert Stick To His Guns, Clear Russian Spy Bot
18 Puppets (Common): Vladdys Puppeteer School
16 Fake News (Uncommon): Mrs Giant Chicken Read Tabloids, Wacky Leaks HQ
1 Putin’s Plane: Place Putin’s Plane From Store
RETURNING CHARACTERS
Ninja Stewie – 190 Clams
Dojo Peter (Character Costume): If you don’t already have him you’ll be able to create him for free in Al Harrington’s .
Requires
Free
Tai-Jitsu Lois (Character Costume): If you don’t already have her you’ll be able collect items to unlock her in Al Harrington’s.
Requires
22 Ak47 (Always): Herbert Stick To His Guns, Clear Russian Spy Bot
6 Katanas: Lois Practice Sword Fighting, Jerome Try International Sports
Samurai Quagmire (Character Costume): If you don’t already have him you’ll be able collect items to unlock him in Al Harrington’s.
Requires
10 Ak47 (Always): Herbert Stick To His Guns, Clear Russian Spy Bot
10 Kimonos: Quagmire Buy Bathrobes, Mort Open Chinatown Store
Golden Dragon (Character): If you don’t already have this you’ll be able collect items to buy this in your store.
Requires
30 Ak47 (Always): Herbert Stick To His Guns, Clear Russian Spy Bot
Sumo Chris (Character Costume): If you don’t already have him you’ll be able collect items to unlock him in Al Harrington’s.
Requires
58 Ak47 (Always): Herbert Stick To His Guns, Clear Russian Spy Bot
Yogi Fighter Brian (Character Costume): If you don’t already have him you’ll be able collect items to unlock him in Al Harrington’s.
Requires
58 Ak47 (Always): Herbert Stick To His Guns, Clear Russian Spy Bot
Kung Fu Herbert (Character Costume): If you don’t already have him you’ll be able collect items to unlock him in Al Harrington’s.
Requires
58 Ak47 (Always): Herbert Stick To His Guns, Clear Russian Spy Bot
Walking Joe (Character Costume): If you don’t already have him you’ll be able collect items to unlock him in Al Harrington’s.
Requires
58 Ak47 (Always): Herbert Stick To His Guns, Clear Russian Spy Bot
Ninja Stewie (Character Costume): 100 
There are other returning characters available to win in the Best Of 2017 Part 2 Mystery Box, I’ll cover this fully below.
The returning characters all have a task to drop 1 Cybersecurity Software, and these are the tiers they fall into:
Tier 1 – 4hr Task
Sumo Chris Get a Vine
Ninja Stewie Snoop on Brian’s Laptop
Yogi Fighter Brian Protect His Laptop
Kung Fu Herbert Click Suspicious Links
Walking Joe Walk to the Store
Tier 2 – 6hr Task
Tai-Jitsu Lois Protect Her Family
Golden Dragon Guard Against Threats
Tier 3 – 8hr Task
Dojo Peter Call Tech Support
Samurai Quagmire Allow Pop-Ups
BUILDINGS
Wacky Leaks HQ: Chance Drop of 1 Fake News every 8hrs
Cost~ 21 Sickles
Vladdys Puppeteer School: Always drops of 1 Puppet every 4hrs
Cost~ 25 Sickles
DECORATIONS
Putin’s Plane: No drops
Cost~ 30 Sickles
MATERIALS TO BUY WITH CLAMS
Pack of 10 Cybersecurity Software – 120
EVENT CURRENCY
AK-47 (Always) – Get from Herbert Stick To Hid Guns, Clearing Russian Spy Bot
Sickle (Chance) – Get from clearing Russian Spy Bot
Red Stars (Always) – Get from clearing Russian Spy Boy
EVENT MATERIALS
Cybersecurity Software (Uncommon) – Sumo Chris Get a Vine (4hrs), Ninja Stewie Snoop on Brian’s Laptop (4hrs), Yogi Fighter Brian Protect His Laptop (4hrs), Kung Fu Herbert Click Suspicious Links (4hrs), Tai-Jitsu Lois Protect Her Family (6hrs), Walking Joe Walk to the Store (6hrs), Golden Dragon Guard Against Threats (6hrs), Dojo Peter Call Tech Support (8hrs), Samurai Quagmire Allow Pop-Ups (8hrs)
BEST OF 2017 PART 2 MYSTERY BOX
Costs 30 AK 47s per try. What you will see will depend on what characters and costumes you already have as these as this is full of returning content.
Prizes:
Great Outdoors Joe (Costume) – click here for details
Workout Bruce (Costume) – click here for details
Fat Camp Chris (Costume) – click here for details
Leonardo Da Vinci (Character) – click here for details
Clown Herbert (Costume) – click here for details
Pimp Stewie (Costume) – click here for details
Michael Pulsaki (Character) – click here for details
Zombie Chris (Costume) – click here for details
Steve Bellows (Character) – click here for details
Roaring 20’s Brian (Costume) – click here for details
RUSSIAN SPY BOTS
You will trigger them and learn about them at Part 3 of the main Questline Cold War. You will find them wandering your sidewalks and you will need to use a combination of 1 Cybersecurity software and a character, Ninja Stewie or Mrs Giant Chicken, to clear them.
Basically you want to tap on any Russian Spy Bot that’s wandering around to bring up the screen showing you need a Cybersecurity Software and character to clear them, it will also show you the rewards.
Simply select the character you have available to perform the task from the list on the left, your choice is between Ninja Stewie or Mrs Giant Chicken, you only need 1 of them. And you can only select them if they aren’t busy on another task, so remember to use them for this between other tasks. Once you’ve selected your character just tap CLEAR and you’re selected character will clear the Russian Spy Bot, below you can see I used Mrs Giant Chicken.
Requires: 1 Cybersecurity Software & either Ninja Stewie or Mrs Giant Chicken
Cybersecurity Software (Uncommon) – Sumo Chris Get a Vine (4hrs), Ninja Stewie Snoop on Brian’s Laptop (4hrs), Yogi Fighter Brian Protect His Laptop (4hrs), Kung Fu Herbert Click Suspicious Links (4hrs), Tai-Jitsu Lois Protect Her Family (6hrs), Walking Joe Walk to the Store (4hrs), Golden Dragon Guard Against Threats (6hrs), Dojo Peter Call Tech Support (8hrs), Samurai Quagmire Allow Pop-Ups (8hrs)
Task Time: 5 secs
Chance Payout:
2 AK 47 (Always)
1 Sickle (Chance)
1 Red Stars (Always)
30 xp (Always)
Spawn: A few times a day up to a MAX of 10 at a time on your game play screen
There you have the overall basics to get you started through the second part of the Best of 2017s Past Event. Where are you so far? Anything particular you like the most? Suggestions or tips to fellow players? Let us know.
~Russian Tigger
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