Critter Care Tutorial: Part 3, Pig

Critter Care is a fun game that can earn you instant clams as well as up to 15 clams of salary. In Critter Care, you work in a lab and help take care of animals. You feed them, give them water, clean the cages, and help keep them healthy.

There are 5 animals in Critter Care you can take care of: fish, frog, pig, pigeon, and rat. In this tutorial, I will show you how to take care of the mini pig.

First, go to the Critter Care lobby and click on the clipboard that says "pig". Next, click on a pig cage to begin. On the right of the screen, you will see a little white piece of paper. Click on it to see the animal's history report (and I don't mean on the Civil War).

The Report will tell you when was the last time the pig had been fed, the water was filled, the cage had been cleaned, the pig's energy level, and and a scale that will help you determine whether the pig is underweight, overweight, or at a healthy weight.

• If the pig's energy is low, give them an apple to snack on. Click and drag the apple onto the cage.
• If the cage is dirty, clean it. Click and drag the hose onto the cage. You may have to do this a few times until all the droppings are gone.
• If the water bucket is not full, give it some water. Click and drag the faucet icon onto the tank. You may have to do this a few times to fill it up.
• If the pig is a healthy weight, and it's food bowl is not full, give it some food. Give one scoop if it was fed 1 day ago, and 2 if it was fed four days ago. 
• If the pig is underweight, fill up the food bowl. If the pig is overweight, keep it half-full.

Reasons to Red Tag:

The cage has not been cleaned in a while (at least 4 days), but there are no droppings. This means the pig is not excreting waste, and there is something wrong.

The cage is very dirty even though it was cleaned just a day ago. This means the pig is excreting too much waste.

The pig has not been fed in a while (at least 4 days), but the food bowl is still full.

The water bowl has not been filled in a while (at least 4 days) but the water bowl is still full.

The pig is underweight or overweight.

The pig's energy level has been low more than once.

The pig has Mini Pig Eye Disease. See image below.

The pig has Mini Pig Rash. See image below.

The pig is pale. See image below.

The pig has Mini Pig Diarrhea. See image below.

Once you have correctly tagged all four cages, click "submit lab report". You will instantly earn 15 clams. Once you have done this 3 times, correctly tagging 12 cages in all, you will receive 3 clams of salary and a total of 45 instant clams.

Good luck! Stay tuned for the next critter care tutorial!

Critter Care Game Tutorial: Part 2, Frog

Critter Care is a fun game that can earn you instant clams as well as up to 15 clams of salary. In Critter Care, you work in a lab and help take care of animals. You feed them, give them water, clean the cages, and help keep them healthy.

There are 5 animals in Critter Care you can take care of: fish, frog, pig, pigeon, and rat. In this tutorial, I will show you how to take care of the xenopus frog.

First, go to the Critter Care lobby and click on the clipboard that says "frog". Next, click on a frog tank to begin. On the right of the screen, you will see a little white piece of paper. Click on it to see the animal's history report (and I don't mean on the Civil War).

The Report will tell you when was the last time the frog had been fed, the tank had been cleaned, the filter had been changed, and a scale that will help you determine whether the frog is underweight, overweight, or at a healthy weight.

• If the filter has not been changed in a while, or if the tank looks foggy, change the filter. Simply click the filter icon and drag it onto the tank.
• If there is any green grime on the tank, clean it. Click and drag the brush onto the tank, You may have to do this multiple times until the green disappears.
• Check the frog's weight. If it is a healthy weight, and was fed 1 day ago, give it one bunch of food. If it is healthy weight and was fed four days ago, give it two bunches of food.
• If the frog is underweight, give it one extra bunch of food than you normally would; if the frog is overweight, give it one less.

Reasons to Red Tag:

The tank has not been cleaned in a while (at least 4 days), but there is no green grime. This means the frog is not excreting waste, and there is something wrong.

The tank is very dirty even though it was cleaned just a day ago. This means the frog is excreting too much waste.

The frog is overweight or underweight.

The frog has Frog Bloat. See image below.

The frog has Frog Skin Rash. See image below.

Once you have correctly tagged all four tanks, click "submit lab report". You will instantly earn 15 clams. Once you have done this 3 times, correctly tagging 12 tanks in all, you will receive 3 clams of salary and a total of 45 instant clams.

Good luck! Stay tuned for the next critter care tutorial!

Critter Care Tutorial: Part 1, Fish

Critter Care is a fun game that can earn you instant clams as well as up to 15 clams of salary. In Critter Care, you work in a lab and help take care of animals. You feed them, give them water, clean the cages, and help keep them healthy.

There are 5 animals in Critter Care you can take care of: fish, frog, pig, pigeon, and rat. In this tutorial, I will show you how to take care of the zebrafish.

First, go to the Critter Care lobby and click on the clipboard that says "fish". Next, click on a fish tank to begin. On the right of the screen, you will see a little white piece of paper. Click on it to see the animal's history report (and I don't mean on the Civil War).

The Report will tell you when was the last time the fish had been fed, the tank had been cleaned, and the filter had been changed.

As you can see, this tank needs to be cleaned and filter changed. To change the filter, click and drag the filter onto the tank. To clean the tank, drag the brush onto the tank. Repeat until there is no more green grime on the glass.

Next you will need to feed the fish. It was last fed 4 days ago, so you will need to give it two bunches of food. Drag and drop the fish food onto the tank two times. If the fish is looking healthy and not showing any signs of illness (we'll get to that later) give it a green tag. Drag the green tag onto the tank, and click exit.

• If a fish has been fed 1 day ago, give it 1 bunch of food.
• If a fish has been fed 4 days ago, give it 2 bunches of food.
• Always clean the tank if you see any green grime.
• Always change the filter if the tank looks foggy.

Reasons to Red Tag:

• The tank has not been cleaned in a while (at least 4 days), but there is no green grime. This means the fish is not excreting waste, and there is something wrong.
• The tank is very dirty even though it was cleaned just a day ago. This means the fish is excreting too much waste.
• The fish is upside down. It's hard to tell, but a healthy fish will have 1 fin on top, and 2 fins on bottom. An unhealthy fish will also be slightly tilted. This means the fish has Fish Confusion. See image below.

Once you have correctly tagged all four tanks, click "submit lab report". You will instantly earn 15 clams. Once you have done this 3 times, correctly tagging 12 tanks in all, you will receive 3 clams of salary and a total of 45 instant clams.

Good luck! Stay tuned for the next critter care tutorial!

How to Make 1K a Day: Part 3

Before reading, I recommend you read the first installment here and the second here.
You've been on Whyville for a whole week now, thanks for sticking with us! I bet you're liking it so far! By now if you have followed my advice, you will have about 6000 clams (that is if you haven't spent it all at Akbar's Face Factory yet!).

Day 7: Bankinter

Now is about the time you should open a bank account at Bankinter.

• To do so, click the orange piggy bank at the top of your screen or go to Bankinter by clicking the destination bar at the left of your screen. 
• Click "open a savings account". 
• Transfer your desired amount of clams from your checking account to your savings account. 
• You will earn 1% interest per week on the clams in your savings account. If you put 5000 clams in your savings, you will earn 50 clams of interest in your first week. It's like getting free clams, just for not spending them!

Or, if your really feeling brave, you could put your clams into a Certificate of Deposit, or CD. A CD is when you put away an amount of clams for a certain amount of time. You cannot get the clams out of the CD until the time is up, but you will get more clams from interest than if you had them in a savings account.

• Go to the Bankinter lobby and click on the CD representative.
• Enter the amount of clams you want to put in the CD. You must put at least 500 clams into a CD.
• Choose how long you want the clams to be in the CD. You can choose 2 weeks, 4 weeks, or 6 weeks. The longer the clams are in a CD, the more interest you will earn.
• So if you put 5000 clams in a CD for 6 weeks, you will earn 900 clams of interest.

Day 7: Salary

Now is the time when you could start playing some of the harder or more time consuming salary games. It may take you a while to get the maximum amount of salary for the game.

• Earn 13 clams of salary at the Wellness Center.
• Earn 17 clams of salary in Vampire Power.
• Earn 15 clams of salary in Career Quest.
• Earn 3 clams of salary in Wilson City Rescue Outdoor
• Earn 3 clams of salary in Wilson City Rescue House
• Earn 3 clams of salary in Wilson City Rescue Car
• Earn 12 clams of salary in Power Planner Worksheets
• Earn 18 clams of salary in Scion Driving School
• Earn 18 clams of salary in WhyPower Peak Power
• Earn 12 clams of salary in WhyPower Powerline
• Earn 14 clams of salary in WhyPower Green Build
• Earn 6 clams of salary in the Getty Treasure Hunt
• Earn 12 clams of salary in the Alien Rescue Game
• Earn 6 clams of salary in Geodig Levels
• Earn 15 clams of salary in the Reef Food Web Game
• Earn 6 clams of salary in the Reef Simulations Game
• Earn 15 clams of salary in the Reef Species ID Game
• Earn 15 clams of salary in Critter Care. Need help caring for the fish? Click here. Frog tutorial. Pig tutorial. Pigeon tutorial. Rat tutorial.
• Total: 203 clams*
• Grand Total: 273 clams*

*These games can NOT be completed in 1 day, they will take lots of time and patience.

Keep playing games, and saving those clams. You'll be a millionaire in no time!*

*Disclaimer: It will take a long a time to become a Whyville millionaire.

How to Make 1K A Day: Part 2

Before reading, I recommend you read the first part of the installment here.

It's your second day in Whyville. You're still getting the hang of things and trying to earn clams. Your goal, earn 1K a day ("k" is short for "kilo" which means "thousand"). Will you accept the challenge?

Day 2: Earning a Salary

Here are some of the more challenging (but still doable!) salary games to play to get your salary up. They can be completed in a one day. These will require more time and effort, but in the long run, it's worth it. 

• Earn 21 clams of salary in BIOLymipcs. *Tutorial coming soon!*
• Earn 5 clams of salary in SmartCars Track
• Earn 4 clams of salary in the Raven Island Fire Starters Game
• Earn 3 clams of salary in the Wilson City Rescue Tutorial
• Today's Total: 33
• Grand Total: 70 

Day 2: Playing Games

• Play 5 games of Cafeteria Trash pickup, earn 70 clams*. (Note: you will need someone else to help you!)
• Play 5 games of PlaneWorks Wing Fling, earn 100 clams.*
• Complete 5 Career Quests within the time limit, earn 32 clams.
• Successfully turn off and unplug 10 appliances in Vampire Power, earn 100 clams.
• Vampire Power Bonus, earn 115 clams.*

*approximation

Day 2: Miscellaneous Clam Earnings

• Correctly identify 5 Mini Monsters/Scions, earn 200 clams.
• 100% Accuracy Bonus, earn 200 clams.
• Collect and Trade in 10 Dell parts, earn 10 clams.
• A kind whyvillian has just clam-grammed you 50 clams, how nice!

Grand Total: 914 Clams

Great job! You're soo close! Keep going, and stay tuned for the next installment of "How to Make 1K a Day".

How to Make 1K A Day

So you're new to Whyville, and want to earn clams. Or maybe you've been here for a while and want to earn more clams. Either way, with some time and effort, you can start making big money on Whyville!

Day 1- Chatting

• Earn your chat license, receive 150 clams.
• Complete the Parent education bonus, receive 80 clams.

Day 1- Start Earning a salary:

Below are some of the easiest games to start earning a salary. They require almost no effort, and are great for beginners!

• Earn 5 clams of salary in the Skater Game
• Earn 2 clams of salary in Getty Art Sets
• Earn 4 clams of salary in PlaneWorks CAD
• Create a Dance, earn 10 clams of salary (note: you will need to spend at least 25 clams on a dance)
• Earn 8 clams of salary in the House of Illusions
• Earn 8 clams of salary in the Skater Game
• Grand Total: 37 clams
• Note: You will receive your salary the next day you log in to your Whyville account.

Day 1: Playing Games

• Play 5 games of PlaneWorks WingFling, earn 100 clams.*
• Complete 5 Career Quests within the time limit, earn 32 clams.*
• Successfully turn off and unplug 10 appliances in Vampire Power, earn 100 clams
• Vampire Power bonus, earn 115 clams.*

*approximation

Day 1: Miscellaneous Clam Earning

• Fill out your love/hate list, earn 40 clams.
• Correctly identify 3 Mini Monsters/Scions, earn 120 clams.
• 100% Accuracy Bonus: earn 120 clams.
• Collect and trade in 10 Dell parts, earn 10 clams.

Grand Total: 867 clams.

Okay, so maybe it's not exactly 1000, but it's your first day! Don't beat yourself up, you still made a lot of clams! Keep up the good work!

*Disclaimer* This is theoretical. The amount of clams you make in a day depends on your skill, effort, and time spent on Whyville. You may earn more or less than this.

Vampire Power Tutorial

Vampire Power. Doesn't it sound like something a bunch of vampire superheroes would say as they fist-bump each other and freeze frame with big smiles on their faces? Well, that's not what I'm talking about.

Vampire Power is a real thing and we're all probably guilty of it. Also known as standby power, vampire power is when an appliance is turned off but still plugged in and using up energy. So Whyville teamed up with the National Science Foundation to create a new game in Whyville called, what else, Vampire Power.

Vampire Power can give you instant clams and also can help you earn up to 17 clams of salary.

The goal of the game is to reduce the amount of vampire power being used in Whyville by turning off and unplugging appliances. Count Ampula, the vampire, is the evilest energy waster of them all. He'll even show up and plug in appliances after you've unplugged them!

You can find appliances in the bedroom, kitchen, and living room of Vampire Manor, where Count Ampula lives as well as in many chatrooms in Whyville. Click on the appliance to measure how much energy it is using. You can measure watts, kilowatt-hours, cost, and level of carbon dioxide. The most important way to measure energy is in watts because that's what counts toward your salary.

There are three brands of appliances in Whyville: Nebula, Spark, and Apex (talk about a monopoly!). You will need to measure an appliance in it's three states: turned on (and in use), turned on but not in use (standby), and turned off but still plugged in. You will need to measure each brand of appliance in each of the three states. Once you have completed this for two appliances, you will earn one clam of salary.

For each appliance you correctly turn off, you will instantly earn five clams. If you correctly unplug the appliance, you will earn another five clams. I will go into what "correctly" exactly means later.

Think about if you were watching TV. Would you want someone to just turn it off and unplug it, when you're right in the middle of your show? No, probably not. You'd probably be mad. You wouldn't do that in Whyville either!

Do's and Don't of Vampire Power:

DO Turn off/disconnect an appliance when you see one of these phrases:

• No one is in the room
• No one is using it
• No one plans to drink it (coffee)
• No one is playing/listening
• Making the room uncomfortably warm
• Fully charged
• Appliance is in sleep mode
• For the alarm clock, if no alarm has been programmed
• It is not being used, and it is wasting energy.

DO NOT turn off/disconnect an appliance if you see any of these phrases:

• Someone is in the room
• Someone is using it
• Coffee is brewing
• Making the room comfortably warm
• Appliance is charging
• For the alarm clock, never unplug it; it won't be able to keep track of time if you do.
• For the cordless phone, never turn it off or disconnect it. Then none of the calls would get through!
• It is not wasting energy.

DO unplug an appliance if:

• It has been turned off, but it is still wasting energy.

DO NOT unplug an appliance if:

• It is not wasting any energy.

Hint: Make sure to measure all forms of energy before turning off or unplugging an appliance. For example, if it is still plugged in it may not cost anything, but it still may be using watts.

Unhelpful Actions:

If you do any of the "do nots" listed, it will count as an "unhelpful action". You can only do three unhelpful actions in one day. You can still earn instant clams playing vampire power, but it will not count towards your salary or the weekly contest. To do this, you will have to be in "explore mode". To turn on explore mode, go to your Vampire Power Journal and check the box that says "explore mode".

Did you know?

Count Ampula will sometimes show up in chat rooms and turn on and plug in appliances and counteract your energy-saving good deeds. To stop him, you can throw garlic projectiles at him. Everybody knows vampires hate garlic! You can buy your own or get 10 free garlic projectiles from

Igor.

Don't know how to throw projectiles? Check out my article here:

http://whyvilleinsider.blogspot.com/2014/10/how-to-throw-projectiles.html

How to Throw Projectiles

Many newbies have asked me "How do I throw projectiles?" over the years. You'll need to know how to throw projectiles to complete the WASA Zero Gravity Game and if you ever want to throw stuff at your Whyville friends, enemies, or, dare I say, "frenemies".

So let's begin on our projectile launching adventure. First, you'll need some projectiles. There are various ways to obtain them. A friend can send them to you, if you buy pearls and buy a pet with those pearls, you can train your pet to "dig" and they may find projectiles for you, you can get free projectiles at Whyville's famous annual Halloween parties, or, the simplest way, you can just buy them at Ye Olde Projectile Shoppe.

So now that you you have some, you'll need to know how to throw them. In your satchel, go to the projectiles section and familiarize yourself with the projectiles you have. There is now a handy feature that tells you what to say to throw each projectile.

For example, let's say you were feeling festive and wanted to throw some tangled-up Christmas lights at someone. Your first instict is to say "throw christmas lights", right? Wrong. You would say "throw lights". This confusion can be avoided by looking at your projectiles and their descriptions in your satchel.

There are two ways to throw projectiles. You can throw one at a specific person in a chatroom, or in a specific direction. You can also leave projectiles around a chatroom for others to use. Just say "drop (projectile)" in a chatroom.

To throw a projectile at a person, chat "throw (projectile) (username). So if you wanted to throw a pie at me, you would say "throw pie jelloroks".

This technique, however, is not foolproof. If your intended victim moves the projectile will miss them. If someone crosses their path, you will have just throw a pie at an innocent person. Shame on you.

To throw a projectile in a specific direction, you will need to type "throw (projectile) (angle).
Refer to the chart below as to which angle to say for the direction you want the projectile to go. With practice, you won't need the chart, and you'll just have it memorized, like me. ;)

So You Want to Earn Clams?

Originally posted on: Wednesday, March 21st, 2011

As a y-mail helper, I'm frequently asked the question 'How do I earn clams?'. Well, it's actually pretty simple. I'm here to give you some tips that you may or may not have known of on how to earn clams in Whyville.

First off, clams are virtual currency in Whyville. This is our money that we use to buy face parts, blocks, furniture, projectiles, etc.

1. A great way to start earning clams is by starting a salary. To get to your salary ledger (the place where all salary games are found) click the black icon at the top of your screen. A salary is an amount of clams you've earned that you will receive once every day you log onto your Whyville account. *Note: You will not receive that amount of clams until the next day. However, some salary games give you clams on the spot for playing.*

Some easy salary games are:

Skater Game
Spin Game
WhyPower Green Build
Getty Art Sets
Spitzer Spectrum
House of Illusions
Dance Creation
GeoDig Levels
PlaneWorks CAD
Raven Island Fire Starters Game
Reef Food Web
Reef Simulations
Reef Species ID
Critter Care
*EDIT*
Wellness Center
Vampire Power
BIOlymics
Career Quest
Scion Driving School
Wilson City Rescue Tutorial
Wilson City Rescue Outdoor
Wilson City Rescue House
Wilson City Rescue Car

Tips and Hints:

Skater Game:
Experiment with different ways to put it's limbs and you'll eventually find the right one.

Spin Game:
Experiment with different shapes and positions and you'll eventually find the right one.

WhyPower Green Build:
Stay away from things that are too expensive, while keeping in mind energy efficiency.

Getty Art Sets:
In this game, all you have to do is take the tutorial, which is not hard. You only earn two clams of salary.

House of Illusions:
In this game, all you have to do is walk through the rooms. You can check out the pictures if you like. Some are pretty interesting.

Dance Creation:
You'll actually have to pay to make your dance depending on how many steps it has, but you'll earn that money back in just a few days. You get ten clams of salary from this game!

Geodig Levels:
Three words, trial and error.

PlaneWorks CAD:
In this game, you just have to put the planes together by connecting the dots. Save each plane, and you'll earn four clams of salary.

Raven Island Fire Starters Game:
Choose the right thing you should do. Like calling an adult instead of joining in.

Reef Food Web:
Usually, larger animals are at the top of the food chain (but in this case it would actually be at the bottom, sorry if I'm being confusing) and smaller animals and plants are at the bottom. If you don't place a plant or animal in the right spot, it will tell you it's wrong and you can just try again.

Reef Identification:
Some animals are harder to find than others. For example the dolphin, turtles, sharks, octopus, jellyfish, and moray eel. When you're diving, click those first.

Critter Care:
Need help caring for the fish? Click here. Frog tutorial. Pig tutorial.

*EDIT*
Wellness Center: Go both outside the Wellness Center to what I like to call the "General Stress Room" and the Social Anxiety Room. Ask questions and give pieces of good advice to the distressed avatars and you will eventually find all the pieces of advice and increase your salary. Avoid harsh or judgmental sounding envelopes like "Get over it" or "Don't think about it". They will not help the distressed avatars and will not count towards your salary.

Vampire Power: Click here for a tutorial!

BIOLympics: *BIOLYMPICS TUTORIAL COMING SOON*

Career Quest: Try to join as many quests as you can. Follow the "hot and cold" clues and eventually you will have found careers in all of the career clusters and sub-clusters.


Random Tip: When you're in your ledger, try sorting them by clams left to earn or maximum clams.

Follow these tips and you can have a high salary in no time! (My salary is 227!) *EDIT* (My salary is 304.)

2. Play games on Whyville! But you should be aware that some games will not give you clams. To see a list of lots of games click the green 'Play' button on your screen.

Games that give clams are:

Recycle Game (You will need someone to help you with this. You can't do it by yourself.)
Scion RaceTrack
Critter Care Habitat Builder
Critter Care AALAS Solitaire
Microbe Wars
Food Sort Game
Love/Hate Game
Dude! Where's my shark? Game
Whack-a-Virus Game

Tips and Hints:

Recycle Game:
Like I said, you will need someone to help you with this game. Your avatar also moves faster when you have less face parts on.

Scion RaceTrack:
When building your car, certain updates will help you overcome obstacles.

Microbe Wars:
You can play with a friend or with Sonya by saying 'summon sonya'. EARN DOUBLE CLAMS! You must collect all the Microbe cards that pop up in chat. This is a great game to earn clams. In one game, I once won over 300 clams!

Love/Hate Game:
You will need at least two other eligible people to play this game with you.

3. Participate in Contests. They're everywhere! Participate in BC's (Beauty Contests), Raffles, and other contests. There are always contests going on in the BBS and sometimes in the Whyville Times. You will usually see people promoting BC's in chat. Don't forget special contests like the Scion Car Rallies.

4. Miscellaneous. You can find easy ways to earn clams all over Whyville.

Take the chat test! You'll automatically earn 150 clams.

Whyville-Wise your parents and earn 80 clams. Just go to *Parent Ed Bonus in the bus menu, print the certificate, have them sign it, you sign it also, and fax it to Whyville.

Build a scion for the Scion Race Track. It's not too hard, and you'll earn 50 clams for the first one you build.

Create a Love/Hate List. Once you select 20 items, you'll get 40 clams.

Collect Dell Parts. They randomly pop up in Whyville chat rooms and for each one you cash in, you get one clam. I know it's not a lot, but trust me, it adds up.

Teach your pet to dig. You can buy a pet with pearls and teach them to dig. Take them into a Whyville chatroom, and say 'pet dig'. They may dig up a clam, projectile, SDV (Scion Decal Voucher) or even pearls. It's still not much but it adds up.

Join WhyEat. For each day you stay healthy on WhyEat, you'll get 25 clams. But I should warn you, this game is not easy.

5. Start your own business. You can sell face parts in Akbar's face mall or create songs in the Scion Music Jukebox. For this it takes clams, to earn clams, but it's worth it.

*EDIT*
6. Apply for a Whyville Job. You can be a stylist, performance artist, doctor, clam coach, chef, and more! Once you apply for and accept a job, you will be given a halo to wear on your avatar stating your job title. Simply wear it on your avatar and type "work" while in a chatroom to offer your service to others. If you offer to help 20 people in one day, you will earn 50 clams.

Good luck earning clams!

****LOOK HERE****
Want a free scion decal voucher? The first three people to comment on this post with their Whyville Usernames will get one! *EDIT**sorry this contest is no longer running*

Game Review: Career Quest

Originally posted on: Monday, March 25th, 2013

You may have played the new game, Career Quest, or... you may have not. Well, I'm here to give my two-cents on the new game. Not that my opinion matters.

How to Play:

You begin by joining a quest at the ACT career center. You will be given a description of a career and approximately 120 seconds to find out what the career is, and where it is in the room. There are six career clusters to choose from. The career only fits into one. You will be given "hot or cold" clues until you are in the correct room. In that room there will be several sub-categories of the cluster. When you choose the right one, it will say "correct area". From there you will see a list of careers. Find the correct one that matches the description and click on it. If you get it wrong, don't worry if you still have time you can try again. If you found the right career, you win and earn 3-6 clams depending on your speed. After that you can join another quest.

The Verdict:

2 out of 5 stars
**

In my opinion, this game isn't worth your time. With a payout of only a few clams? I say, play it to get your salary up, and then move on to a different game. However, I do think it is a good tool for kids and teens to learn more about careers that might interest them or even discover ones they've never heard of. If you want to do that, then don't join the quests so you can work at your own pace. Remember, 120 seconds is not enough time to make a major life decision, so don't jump to conclusions!

Updates

Originally posted on: Sunday, March 24th, 2013

Well, I haven't been active on Whyville or posting on here. It's been a while. But I still somehow can't give it up. I have considered giving my blog to someone who'd like to actively post on it, but I'm attached (is that sad? lol). Anyway, I just had to come on Whyville in March to get my medals (four year veteran on jelloroks woot woot), and I thought, why not check up on my blog. Anyway, enough about me. Here's some new (ish) stuff that's been going on in Whyville.

• See when other whyvillians are typing in chat. A cute little purple pen shows up.
• Whyville's 14 years old!
• Whyville app coming soon? Tesract says they're working on it!
• The gallery in the times has been getting used more! Yay for a budding artist like me ;)
• Raven Island Treasure Hunt: I think it was two weeks ago this happened. I don't know if this was a one-time thing, or if it will happen again, but I hope it will! That weekend, little gifts popped up around Raven Island and you could have won projectiles, clams, pearls, and face factory vouchers.
• ACT Career Club/Career Quest
• AMD Game Zone: Wand Games. Play or create your own game for a chance to win awesome prizes like an x-box 360 with kinect, a lenovo laptop, or a wii u!
• Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Partners in the Wellness Clam Storm and creating new games to help kids and teens deal with stress.
• Bankinter: Due to extreme inflation in Whyville, you can only earn a maximum of  500,000 clams of interest in your savings. Psh. "Only". So if you have any more than 5 million clams in your savings, the rest won't get you any interest. Also, you can have up to five CD's open at once and each can only have 1 million clams in it.
• New "sent" box in y-mail. Been wanting this for a long time!
• "Did you mean _____?" in city records. Awesome for me because I make frequent typos :p
• Robot Checkers players, meaning you can play against a computer when you don't have any friends (like me)
• Reef runs on Flash and Java
• New colour palette in the Face Factory
• Trading post: Works with Flash or Java, old parts' dates are not reset, and designer's name is shown.

Phew! I think I got 'em all. I now see that the city workers have been very busy while I was gone. I hope to start posting again. I'm trying my best! 

-Jello

Whyville's Annual Halloween Party 2012

Originally posted on: Monday, October 8th, 2012

Yes, it is that time of year again and I know you're all excited for the festivities on and off of Whyville. Come to Hauntington Mansion for a night of games, contests, costumes, and lots and lots of spooky projectiles. Remember, you'll need the secret password to get in. Go to Dr. Leila's and type the password, which is usually a Halloween themed word spelled backwards. What is this password you say? Well, I don't know yet. But soon all the y-mail helpers will receive a y-mail about it, and we'll spread the word.

Also remember you have a chance o win your very own party room which you can choose the background for! You have 25 chances to win so make sure you log on every day and invite all your friends. (Also, don't be stupid like me and forget to send a picture in for it! Lol)

I'm hoping to see lots of cool and creative costumes this year! And maybe I might when have a little contest of my own if I have the time ;). MAYBE lol

When: Saturday, October 27th, 2012
Time: 2 PM to 6 PM whyville time
Where: Hauntington Gardens

Happy Halloween everyone and I hope to see you there. :)

***Announcement***

Originally posted on: Monday, September 24th, 2012

Hello, whyvillians. First I'd like to apologize for the lack of updates; I haven't actively been on Whyville for quite some time. Also I may start regularly posting again sometime later this year. Now to the announcement.

As you may know, this blog was created for me to get the whylitzer prize, and I have done so. Now, I'm giving you the opportunity to do so too. Instead of wasting internet space (what?), why not have me publish your articles here?

Interested? Just ymail me your article at jelloroks, or email me at whyvilleinsider@gmail.com. Please make sure to edit and spell check your article before sending it. Also please put the subject line as "whylitzer" or something along those lines so I don't think it's spam. DON'T FORGET TO PUT YOUR USERNAME! If your username is hard to read (like i's for l's) please specify that.

If and when I publish your article, send the link OF THE SPECIFIC POST to whylitzer@whyville.net. If you don't know how to do that ymail me and I'll explain.

For more information on the whylitzer award, you can read this article:

http://j.whyville.net/smmk/whytimes/article?id=5861

And to see an example of an appropriate whylitzer, you can read my whylitzer article here:

http://whyvilleinsider.blogspot.com/2011/05/whats-so-great-about-whyville.html?m=0

Good luck on winning your whylitzer!

AALAS Solitaire Game Revamped and Game Guide

Originally posted on: Sunday January 8th, 2012

The AALAS Solitaire game has been updated, and I find it easier to use, faster to play, and more fun. Win up to 40 clams a game in a short amount of time.Confused on how to play? I'm here to help!

The object of the game is to learn more about diseases that affect us. A random card will be drawn at the start of the game. It will tell you the name of the disease and give you a little information about it. You must choose one orange "impact" card, one green "experiment" card, and one purple "vehicle" card. The cards must correspond with each other and the disease card.

Click on the cards you think go along with the disease card. When you click on a card, it will turn yellow. If you click on two cards in the same category (impact, experiment, vehicle) the first card in that category you clicked on will turn to normal colour.

If you matched all three cards to the disease, they will get a purple check mark on them and move to the bottom.

If a card does not match at all, a purple "x" will appear over it and you will lose three clams for each incorrect card. For example, chickenpox does not cause cervical cancer in women.

If two-three cards do not match with each other, the cards will have a purple dash (-) appear over them. You will lose two clams for each pair of incorrect cards. For example, your vehicle can't be animals if your experiment is to make a model. The cards must correspond with each other. Computer: model, animal:animal, etc.

This game is fairly simple and my best tip I can give you is to use your context clues! (I know you aren't too thrilled to talk about English on your snow days!) If the experiment mentions animals, the vehicle must be animals. If the disease affects the muscles, than the impact should probably say something about muscles. Good luck. :D

2011 Times Awards!

Originally posted on: Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Another year of great times articles has passed and now it's time to nominate the best writers to win the infamous Times Award. This year, the awards will be hosted by city worker and times editor, AMae, on Sunday, January 8 at 4 PM Whytime. Voting is now over. Here are the nominees:

Article of the Year:

The Universal Key to Happiness: booksRus (Article ID 12378)

Vision of a Blind Man: Ocean10kv (Article ID 12252)

You Think You Are Free: Antier (Article ID 12291)

You Are Special: Kittieme (Article ID 12372)

Eleven Days: sqeakers1 (Article ID 12269)

Contribution to the Times:

Xion2

sqeakers1

XxFuzzxXx

kittieme

Ocean10kv

Breakthrough Article of the Year:

Changing Perception: Analyst (Article ID 11815)

Asking for a Miracle: N00RA (Article ID 12534)

Not a Hair Out of Place: Elphie1 (Article ID 12185)

Remember 9/11: HopeLuvs (Article ID 12360)

Poet Life: iynn: XxFuzzxXx (Article ID 12423)

Science Chicago Award:

Let's Talk Tornadoes: Devildayz (Article ID 11809)

Does Singing to Plants Help Them Grow?: kittieme (Article ID 12391)

The Science of Makeup: Antier (Article ID 12476)

What Happened to All the Plants: kittieme (Article ID 11719)

Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble: xoxkitkat (Article ID 12215)

Why Award:

What Whyville is to Me: Xion2 (Article ID 11762)

Whyville: Then and Now: ImMsLyssa (Article ID 12255)

Whyville Summerbook 2011: xoxkitkat (Article ID 12331)

Past to Present: A Breakdown of Whyville: sqeakers1 (Article ID 12186)

Disrespect for the Workers: dxdxdxdx (Article ID 12022)

Interview of the Year:

Racism: BlameMeJz (Article ID 11723)

What's the Deal with Pearls?: cohenlm (Article ID 12138)

A Whole New World: xoxkitkat (Article ID 12268)

Our Favorite Yellow Sponge: tanibanan (Article ID 11957)

Victimized: DeadSnaii (Article ID 12282)

Collaboration of the Year:

Bamboozled: xoxkitkat, rachiexX, and sk8terb67 (Article ID 11843)

Let's Make a Dealio: Whyville Edition: xion2 and JCRF (Article ID 12257)

Hey You, With the Beanie!: xoxkitkat and rachiexX (Article ID 11846)

Trick or Treat!: Leprosy and 7stars (Article ID 12458)

Sibling Rivalry: Xion2 and tanibanan (Article ID 11864)

Help Article of the Year:

Choosing a Topic: ocean10kv (Article ID 11880)

Lesson 1: How to Describe: Antier (Article ID 11838)

Constructive Criticism: VickiDeze (Article ID 11822)

The Whyvillian's Guide to Editing: Combining Images: xoxkitkat (Article ID 11992)

How to Play Kalah (And Win!): kittieme (Article ID 11954)

Comic of the Year:

Hunger Games Parody: xoxkitkat and HopeLuvs (Article ID 12362)

Not So Super Heroes: xoxkitkat (Article ID 12234)

Saving Whyville: Iynn (Article ID 12137)

Trick or Treat!: Leprosy and 7stars (Article ID 112458)

Romeo and the Little Mermaids: xoxkitkat, cohenlm, PAINTING, and sk8terb67 (Article ID 12203)

Report of the Year:

Senate Inauguration 2011: HopeLuvs (Article ID 12441)

Annual Times Awards 2010: Rbd1fan (Article ID 11790)

Rhyme Time: kittime (Article ID 12317)

Happy Birthday Whyville: xoxkitkat (Article ID 11987)

The Great Clam Heist: xoxkitkat (Article ID 11966)

Entertainment Prize:

Teleport Ashjamich: DocVP (Article ID 11756)

What Would You Do: Whyville Edition: Xion2 (Article ID 12220)

Spot the Difference: xoxkitkat (Article ID 12209)

Snuggists VS Blankists: kittieme (Article ID 11718)

Times Writer Word Scramble: kittime (Article ID 12120)

The Poetry Prize:

Bless You: TearsOJoy (Article ID 11868)

Failing the Scale: Iknewit2 (Article ID 12164)

Directions in a Cage: ImForLove (Article ID 11914)

Run: dxdxdxdx (Article ID 12079)

Dark: Anionett (Article ID 11907)

Congratulations to all nominees and the winners are TBA. Good luck to all! :D