Original post here.
I'm writing this update because there are some lessons that I have learnt and want to share with the BBS community, now that I have had about a week to experiment with various Tapjoy features and offers.

What happened when I didn't get my reward for completing a Tapjoy offer?

1. It should be noted that for my experiences, I only had 2 fail out of around 15+, so the success rate is fairly good.
2. To ensure high success rate, I made sure to launch the app from within the Tapjoy platform, keep BBS minimised whilst I completed the offer in the other app, and then re-opened the minimised BBS after that.
3. I almost always received my offer within minutes. If not, then I found that closing then opening Tapjoy sometimes worked to refresh the offers.
4. In the event that refreshing doesn't work, then there is a waiting period (12 or 24 hours depending upon the offeapp). Once I waited out the waiting period, I submitted a support ticket. The process was easy: I just had to provide my name and email, the title of the offer, the app, and a screenshot showing some evidence that I completed the task.
5. Turnaround was 2-3 days. I submitted my reports on Saturday and Sunday, and both were rectified by Tuesday.
6. In the interim, I received emails from Tapjoy stating: "We deeply apologize for the delay as we reviewed your ticket. We've had a surplus of support request tickets as of late and we try our best to assist each and every one of them with the attention they deserve." Apparently with the increase in mobile gaming with COVID-19, Tapjoy are being swamped by the surge in activity.
7. Overall, whilst a slight inconvenience to have the orbs delivered late, it was a fairly quick and easy process that only happened 2 times.

What about reporting dodgy offers?

There is a form for that too on the Tapjoy website, whereby they persistently claim that they strive to improve the quality of the service and customer satisfaction etc. etc. When you file a report you get a standard canned response: "We understand that you may have some issues regarding one offer on your offer wall, thanks for letting us know this issue, we will check the health of our offers in order to detect any issue and avoid this issues in the future." I reported a couple of offers for being somewhat misleading. Whether it works or is effective is unknown.

Casino app offers

• These are very common, and are potentially quick and easy source of orbs, if one is careful and good at playing the slots (there is some strategy involved).
• The variety I've found most fun and successful are by under the 'Huuuge Casino' brand umbrella (there's several of them).
• I was typically given a large stack of currency when I first installed the app, which I then used to quickly and easily reach the first offer reward (often Level 50, which might be say 22 orbs).
• It quickly gets more difficult as you gain 'EXP' slower, and start running out of currency.
• At this point I'd uninstall the game, to avoid addiction.
• If I was close to the next threshold (usually it's Level 70) then I didn't mind spending a couple of dollars (no more) to get the next Level reward, which could be, say, 44 orbs. Usually the apps have a bonus pack for first time purchases, but after that I'd give up to be honest because the value decreases significantly.
• I wouldn't recommend these casino app offers to anyone that's prone to IRL money gambling addictions with casinos and lotteries etc.
• Slot machines are the best: I just simply auto them, they require minimal thinking, and can be done win the background whilst playing BBS or working etc.

An actual scammy site

I came across usenet.nl - a company (which I've known about for many years and thought were reputable) that offers high speed downloads and file sharing (I don't know anything beyond that). I have no interest in their product, but what I found particularly NASTY was how they set up their system to basically make it so that you cannot cancel your expensive subscription. Basically what happened:

• I signed up for 7 day "risk-free" trial - ok looks harmless at first
• BUT - if I didn't cancel in time, it would charge me for a year, which is something like $100 AUD in my money (or around that).
• Ok, fine, so I just needed to cancel within 7 days right? Not so fast!
  • I filled out the cancellation form, then
  • I was told that I had to either call an OVERSEAS number (no thank you!) or provide a written declaration that I wanted to cancel, via post or email.
  • Fine, I email. I was told the email was not legally valid, and I needed to fill out another online form.
  • Fine, I filled out the online form. And after going through the process of filling out and submitting the form, the website reported an error message. HOW CONVENIENT 🙃
• Thankfully, I registered my details using PayPal (which I almost always do because of companies like this). I simply went into my settings, disabled any automatic payments to usenet.nl and blocked them. Fuckwits 🖕
• Moral of the story: be careful of offers with dodgy companies, use PayPal, be vigilant!
• I did get my orbs at the end of the ordeal nonetheless. Not worth the hassle in hindsight but I learnt from the experience.

I hope this info helps keep the community aware and informed about Tapjoy offers, including benefits and dangers. I'm happy to answer any questions in the comments. Stay safe!

Overview

Edit: Just to make things clear: There's an offer on AdGate to reach a certain level in this game. Your earnings aren't determined by your luck with gambling.
 
As the name implies, this is a slots game. That means it is entirely luck based, and every user is going to have a different experience with it. I ran out of chips at level 53, the next day I struggled to gain chips, and the following day I woke up to 450m chips which I then quickly tripped that to 1.2B chips. This barely got me to level 100 before suddenly winning another 3B chips on my last auto-spin.
This game frequently gives out chips, and there isn't a specified deadline. Considering this game practically plays itself, it's definitely worth doing.
Edit 2: I took a look at Huuuge Casino Slots as mentioned by u/jraspberry and it seems to be almost exactly the same. There are just a couple differences with names. This offer is $17.66 with 2x Adgate on Swagbucks.
 
^{Just in case someone doesn't know the common conversions - K stands for thousand. M stands for million. B stands for billion. So, 500m would be 500 million or 500,000,000.}
 

Offer Name	Billionaire Casino™ Free Slots 777 & Slot Machines
Offer Wall	AdGate Media
Device Used	I use Android. I do not know if it works on iPhones.
Amount	I got $18.40 from Swagbucks on their 2x SB day. Today 2/7/20 is a 2x AdGate day.
Time Limit	None mentioned.
Time Spent	I got to level 53 the first day before running out of chips. I completed the game in under 3 days. Total hands on time was maybe an hour tops. It mostly plays itself.

 

How to play & Tips

As the name implies, this game is about slots. (Note: They do have other games, but I didn't touch those.) Thankfully, they also include an auto spin feature, so you don't have to give it much attention. Just long hold the spin button until it starts auto spinning, and away you go. You may need to play the first game a couple times before this unlocks.
The goal of the game is to get to level 100. You gain XP simply by playing the game and spending chips. Spending more chips will give you more exp, and it seems to go up at a linear rate. I chose to bet 1% or less of my balance to prevent any heavy losses because my luck generally sucks. While it does feel slower, the game is playing itself, and I wasn't in a rush.
As you level up, you will gain access to more boards. If you are having a bad streak with one game, you can just swap to a different one. Make sure to use up any free spins before swapping games though, as they are forfeited when you leave. There is also a "Basic Pass" event you can do and you'll get a good amount of chips for hitting the goals for certain games. You can find this on the home page or in the individual games. If you're going to play a game anyways, might as well get the bonus. (Note: I played for less than 3 days, so this event might change).
At certain levels, you will get a 2x XP bonus for 5 minutes after hitting that level. These are often in the reward box every 5-10 levels. However, it also seems to happen with every level up starting around level 80-85. Since it's timed, it may be worth upping your bet during this time period.
Every so often you'll get a mini game that pops up. Some will autocomplete, others give a higher bonus for doing yourself, and some just disappear. If you notice it, it might be worth doing manually.
You will definitely want to join a club. It gives you 1M chips just for joining, and you'll get all sorts of bonuses. You can do this by tapping the Billionaire League button on the bottom bar of the home page. There didn't seem to be any individual participation bonus for participating in the club events, so you can chose whether or not to do them.
 

Getting More Chips

There are a number of ways to get free chips in this game.

• You can get the Billy Bonus every 15 minutes. It is located on the bottom left hand corner of the home page. It doesn't give a lot, but it helps with the daily quest.
  
• You get one free spin of the lottery every 6 hours. You will also get tickets as you play, usually from leveling up. This is located on the bottom bar on the home page.
  
• You get a free Shop bonus every 8 hours. This is located on the bottom right of the shop page.
  
• You get a bonus for completing daily missions. You get 100k for each of the following: Spin 250 times. Hit a big win 3 times. Hit a free spins 3 times. Collect 3 Billy bonus. You also get an additional 500k for completing all of those.
  
• You can get club bonuses. After joining a club, click on the "Billionaire League" button located on the bottom bar of the home page. This will take you to your club page. From here, you want to click on the "Club Wall" Tab. You then need to tap each one of the green buttons showing you a chip amount. Make sure to check on this every 12 hours or less, as some of these will expire in 12 or 24 hours.
  
• At the start of each day, you will be given some chips. You get 1k chips per friend added (up to 25 friends). You will get 100 chips for every like you get (up to 100). You will get 1k chips per day streak. For example, on day 3 you will get 3k chips. You also get a spin of the roulette that will award up to 1.5M chips.
  
• You can get 500k chips for connecting to your Facebook account. This seemed like a lot at first since you only start off with 5M chips, but in the long run it didn't feel too necessary.
  

 

Should you spend real money?

Spending money would definitely speed up your completion time. It's by no means necessary, but even spending $1 or $2 would let you finish the game quickly. Just look for the popups where you earn 300-350% more. I frequently saw a $1 offer for 70M chips, and a $2 offer for 168M chips. You can pull these offers up by hitting the "News" button on the bottom bar of the home page.
That being said, considering the game practically plays itself and there's no time limit, I didn't feel a need to spend anything.
 

Other Features

This game has a number of additional features, which you don't necessarily need to participate in as they don't benefit you. I'm putting them here for completeness, but you can just skip over this section if you aren't interested.

• You can give drinks to users. I'm not entirely sure what this does, but I think it might send chips to others. You can buy the drinks for points. You can also give a free drink when a certain condition is met (it never stays up long enough for me to read it). When winning a jackpot, sometimes it'll let you send out a round of drinks to the other players. You only get 3 seconds to do this, so accept it quickly.
  
• You can like users every 60 minutes. This will help with their daily goal.
  
• You will get some diamonds. They seem to only be good for unlocking boards before getting to the required level and for giving out "drinks" to users.
  

 

General Tip:

When you click the offer on the offer wall, download the app right away. As soon as it's done downloading, open the app right away and let it run for a while (play the game, make an account, let it sit, whatever). Do not navigate away at any point during the process. Taking too long or messing around while the game is downloading/installing may cause problems with it crediting later.
 
 

Common Questions

Can I do this if I already completed it on another offer wall or played the game before on my own?

Generally, no. Almost all of these games state that it's for new users only.

What if I do it on another site?

No.

I don't see the offer! What do I do?

It's possible it simply isn't available for you. I'm from the USA, and many offers are not available outside the USA. If you are from the USA, try checking on the site I did the offer on or on a different site. Sometimes they're only on certain sites. It's also possible that the offer is no longer available.

I completed the task but I didn't get credit for it! What do I do?

First, wait 24 hours. Most of these games credit within a few minutes, but they may take up to a day sometimes.
Next, check to see if the offer has been completed through the offer wall. If it has not, you must contact the specific offerwall that you completed the task on. For example, if you do this task on Site-xyz through AdGate you have to contact AdGate. If the offer shows as completed but you did not get your points, then the points may have been held and you will need to contact the specific site.

This takes so long! Why would you waste your time for a couple bucks?!

I play these games in between other work or on the weekends. I don't do them instead of better paying work, but rather along side it in my down time or while I'm watching TV. Most of it is just waiting around for it to do its thing. I'm also a gamer, so I enjoy playing games.
 
 

Have any more tips? Let users know in the comments!

 
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^{Is there a certain game you're interested in seeing a guide for? Let me know in the comments! Be sure to include the offer name, which offer wall it's on, what site you found it on, and approximately how many points it's worth.}

Last week, I posted some statistics about the Google Play store.
People here seemed to like the listing of the games with the highest momentum most, so I thought I could post that data regularly :)
In order to be considered here, a game must have at least 1k 5-star ratings in their second to last update.
So here we go:
Action

1. BombSquad 5-stars from 7158 to 9826 in 894 minutes (+37.3%)
2. Zombie Harvest 5-stars from 1762 to 1895 in 675 minutes (+7.5%)
3. Action Games 5-stars from 2728 to 2972 in 850 minutes (+8.9%)
4. The Maze Runner 5-stars from 21725 to 24041 in 1035 minutes (+10.7%)
5. Thrive Island - Survival Free 5-stars from 4257 to 4614 in 831 minutes (+8.4%)

Adventure

1. Click Kill Adventure 5-stars from 1011 to 1200 in 832 minutes (+18.7%)
2. Animals vs. Mutants 5-stars from 2549 to 2771 in 412 minutes (+8.7%)
3. 쿠키런 크리스탈 생성기2 5-stars from 1213 to 1302 in 727 minutes (+7.3%)
4. I am Naruto 5-stars from 1100 to 1167 in 784 minutes (+6.1%)
5. Amazing Thief 5-stars from 4842 to 5132 in 779 minutes (+6.0%)

Arcade

1. Battle Star 5-stars from 1605 to 1845 in 776 minutes (+15.0%)
2. Kaththi - Official 3D Game 5-stars from 2575 to 2768 in 490 minutes (+7.5%)
3. Duet 5-stars from 20770 to 23208 in 823 minutes (+11.7%)
4. Worldcraft: Dream Island 5-stars from 3725 to 4047 in 698 minutes (+8.6%)
5. Candy Blast Mania: School Days 5-stars from 2827 to 3042 in 701 minutes (+7.6%)

Board

1. 모두의마블 다이아 생성기 5-stars from 3546 to 3568 in 719 minutes (+0.6%)
2. 101 Okey HD 5-stars from 2958 to 2977 in 1098 minutes (+0.6%)
3. Chess With Friends Free 5-stars from 4315 to 4348 in 1342 minutes (+0.8%)
4. Colored Dots 5-stars from 1751 to 1758 in 705 minutes (+0.4%)
5. Pickup sticks Mikado 5-stars from 1095 to 1102 in 1244 minutes (+0.6%)

Card

1. Cavaleiros do Zodíaco: Cards 5-stars from 1130 to 1195 in 894 minutes (+5.8%)
2. Game Bai Online - Miễn Phí 5-stars from 2337 to 2418 in 682 minutes (+3.5%)
3. Solitaire 5-stars from 5740 to 5904 in 728 minutes (+2.9%)
4. 피망 섯다 5-stars from 16318 to 16497 in 731 minutes (+1.1%)
5. Poker Texas Русский 5-stars from 1971 to 1992 in 744 minutes (+1.1%)

Casino

1. Buffalo Slots Jackpot Stampede 5-stars from 1111 to 1152 in 849 minutes (+3.7%)
2. Triple 100x Pay Slot Machine 5-stars from 1206 to 1228 in 680 minutes (+1.8%)
3. Slots™ Fairytale Casino Pokies 5-stars from 1653 to 1683 in 707 minutes (+1.8%)
4. Las Vegas Casino - Free Slots 5-stars from 2196 to 2244 in 880 minutes (+2.2%)
5. Slots - Golden Era™ 5-stars from 2927 to 2982 in 902 minutes (+1.9%)

Educational

1. Мои любимые песенки 2! 5-stars from 1267 to 1285 in 688 minutes (+1.4%)
2. Kids Touch Games free 5-stars from 1154 to 1168 in 861 minutes (+1.2%)
3. Dr. Computer 5-stars from 10076 to 10160 in 698 minutes (+0.8%)
4. Мои любимые песенки! 5-stars from 1505 to 1518 in 776 minutes (+0.9%)
5. My new baby 5-stars from 1018 to 1024 in 916 minutes (+0.6%)

Family

1. Fara Numar, Fara Numar 5-stars from 4083 to 4439 in 791 minutes (+8.7%)
2. Super Celebrity Salon 5-stars from 2820 to 3014 in 848 minutes (+6.9%)
3. Egypt Princess Salon 5-stars from 4878 to 5004 in 817 minutes (+2.6%)
4. Learn to Draw World Marvels 5-stars from 1280 to 1313 in 852 minutes (+2.6%)
5. Learn to Draw Frozen Queen 5-stars from 1404 to 1431 in 780 minutes (+1.9%)

Music

1. Electro Pads 5-stars from 2467 to 2715 in 730 minutes (+10.1%)
2. LINE STAGE 5-stars from 22751 to 23318 in 681 minutes (+2.5%)
3. Голос 5-stars from 7458 to 7631 in 832 minutes (+2.3%)
4. SuperStar SMTOWN 5-stars from 4735 to 4849 in 996 minutes (+2.4%)
5. Rock Life - Be a Guitar Hero 5-stars from 2303 to 2337 in 838 minutes (+1.5%)

Puzzle

1. Brain Wars 5-stars from 5151 to 8887 in 881 minutes (+72.5%)
2. LINE Sweets 5-stars from 1057 to 1379 in 687 minutes (+30.5%)
3. Bubble Sniper Atlantis 5-stars from 1123 to 1299 in 842 minutes (+15.7%)
4. LINE PokoPoko 5-stars from 4536 to 5191 in 776 minutes (+14.4%)
5. Puffy Pop 5-stars from 1225 to 1317 in 744 minutes (+7.5%)

Racing

1. Bike Rivals 5-stars from 1459 to 2182 in 923 minutes (+49.6%)
2. Speed Car Real Racing 5-stars from 2249 to 2724 in 680 minutes (+21.1%)
3. Get The Auto 3D 5-stars from 1370 to 1496 in 733 minutes (+9.2%)
4. Lada Racing Simulator 2106 5-stars from 2244 to 2419 in 911 minutes (+7.8%)
5. Super Battle Racers 5-stars from 1371 to 1446 in 680 minutes (+5.5%)

Role Playing

1. Avenger Hero 5-stars from 1204 to 1328 in 894 minutes (+10.3%)
2. 레브-꿈꾸는 소녀 for Kakao 5-stars from 6623 to 7077 in 687 minutes (+6.9%)
3. 세계정복 for Kakao 5-stars from 8683 to 9311 in 729 minutes (+7.2%)
4. 큐브스트라이커 for Kakao 5-stars from 15264 to 16386 in 885 minutes (+7.4%)
5. 브레이브 프론티어 for Kakao 5-stars from 1775 to 1954 in 1250 minutes (+10.1%)

Simulation

1. Kill Shot 5-stars from 15047 to 15834 in 682 minutes (+5.2%)
2. Truth detector prank 5-stars from 5304 to 5570 in 673 minutes (+5.0%)
3. Old Car Drift Park Simulator 5-stars from 1201 to 1264 in 838 minutes (+5.2%)
4. Free Crazy Taxi Town Parking 5-stars from 3662 to 3808 in 822 minutes (+4.0%)
5. Bomber Plane Simulator 3D 5-stars from 1060 to 1097 in 780 minutes (+3.5%)

Strategy

1. King of Pirate: 海盗の王 5-stars from 1569 to 2237 in 913 minutes (+42.6%)
2. Titan Empires 5-stars from 1210 to 1442 in 837 minutes (+19.2%)
3. Iron Desert 5-stars from 2706 to 3018 in 848 minutes (+11.5%)
4. Tower Defense 5-stars from 1654 to 1794 in 818 minutes (+8.5%)
5. 猛將喵三拳 5-stars from 1190 to 1312 in 1020 minutes (+10.3%)

Trivia

1. Тест на любовь 5-stars from 1115 to 1225 in 898 minutes (+9.9%)
2. Avanti un Altro 5-stars from 1825 to 1902 in 818 minutes (+4.2%)
3. Genius Quiz 5-stars from 12512 to 12804 in 729 minutes (+2.3%)
4. Im Psychic -Test 5-stars from 5311 to 5455 in 849 minutes (+2.7%)
5. Triviador 5-stars from 2664 to 2696 in 837 minutes (+1.2%)

Word

1. Word Search 5-stars from 12474 to 13626 in 952 minutes (+9.2%)
2. Çarkıfelek 5-stars from 1041 to 1111 in 899 minutes (+6.7%)
3. Guess the Movie! ~ Logo Quiz 5-stars from 1168 to 1196 in 694 minutes (+2.4%)
4. Iconic 5-stars from 3880 to 3994 in 897 minutes (+2.9%)
5. What am I? 5-stars from 3293 to 3317 in 717 minutes (+0.7%)

Edit: Added percentage change. Ranking is based on percentage change per time.