Don't Put All Your Collectibles in One Basket

[Metropolis Man]

Great job, coolsim . Very speedy.

[coolsim9999999]

Thanks Lena and Metro !  This was a great challenge, as always.

[Isabelalabe]

I am sorry I am a bit slow and still have several questions.

-So I play 3 days each for the first two sims but get to play through the whole young adult and adult period of the last sim, right?
-Does the 'household income' mean the total money of the household or only the 'income' during that period?
-When I separate the household, is there any restriction to the lots they can move in? Only empty ones? So each sim will start with 20k in hands, correct?
-Am I allowed to garden? The income is limited to selling collectors, so income from gardening doesn't count but to finish the collection, am I allowed to garden for that?
-I assume that each sim cannot help the others by any means, right? No connections between them.

I am sorry for asking a lot of questions, some may seem nonsense but I want to join this challenge and play correctly by the rules. Thank you.

[MarianT]

I am sorry I am a bit slow and still have several questions.

-So I play 3 days each for the first two sims but get to play through the whole young adult and adult period of the last sim, right?

No, you'll play each household 3 days and then move on to the next.

-Does the 'household income' mean the total money of the household or only the 'income' during that period?

Total.

-When I separate the household, is there any restriction to the lots they can move in? Only empty ones? So each sim will start with 20k in hands, correct?

Your Sims can move anywhere they can afford. Keep in mind, though, that they won't be able to sell furniture, etc., as that would contribute to household income. And yes, each will start with 20K.

-Am I allowed to garden? The income is limited to selling collectors, so income from gardening doesn't count but to finish the collection, am I allowed to garden for that?

You're allowed to garden and to sell what you grow. Fruits and vegetables are collectibles, so they count.

-I assume that each sim cannot help the others by any means, right? No connections between them.

I'm not sure what you mean by "helping." Perhaps you should PM the team with specifics.

I am sorry for asking a lot of questions, some may seem nonsense but I want to join this challenge and play correctly by the rules. Thank you.

Questions are fine -- and it's always possible that a question you're asking is one that someone else would ask, too.

[Pumpkinmelon]

Household A- 25,674
Household B- 16,956
Household C-23,954
Multipler- 1.2

[Windhavyn]

Olrik: §66,342 with 3 full collections
Lijien: §46,795 with 2 full collections

Sithe: §22,033 with 2 full collections

Combined Total for all 3 households:
§135,170

Multiplier: x 1.7

Grand Total: 229,789

That was so much fun! Thank you for this grand challenge. 

[Metropolis Man]

Windhavyn -- I deleted the actual names of your collections. No need for that yet.

[Windhavyn]

Oops! Thanks, thought I'd put all my data down in one go. XD

[Isabelalabe]

I am sorry I am a bit slow and still have several questions.

-So I play 3 days each for the first two sims but get to play through the whole young adult and adult period of the last sim, right?

No, you'll play each household 3 days and then move on to the next.

-Does the 'household income' mean the total money of the household or only the 'income' during that period?

Total.

-When I separate the household, is there any restriction to the lots they can move in? Only empty ones? So each sim will start with 20k in hands, correct?

Your Sims can move anywhere they can afford. Keep in mind, though, that they won't be able to sell furniture, etc., as that would contribute to household income. And yes, each will start with 20K.

-Am I allowed to garden? The income is limited to selling collectors, so income from gardening doesn't count but to finish the collection, am I allowed to garden for that?

You're allowed to garden and to sell what you grow. Fruits and vegetables are collectibles, so they count.

-I assume that each sim cannot help the others by any means, right? No connections between them.

I'm not sure what you mean by "helping." Perhaps you should PM the team with specifics.

I am sorry for asking a lot of questions, some may seem nonsense but I want to join this challenge and play correctly by the rules. Thank you.

Questions are fine -- and it's always possible that a question you're asking is one that someone else would ask, too.

Thank you so much. Your answers make so much sense I feel real stupid -_-.

[sdhoey]

Household #1 §55,470 with 4 collections
Household #2 §39,589 with 3 collections
Household #3 §21,310 with 1 collection

Multiplier 1.8

Total for all 3 households:

§116,369 x 1.8 = §209,464

[MarianT]

Major rule change:

The May 25th patch added 2 days to the Short lifespan for YA and Adult. You'll need to play 6 3-day sessions and 1 2-day session for each of your Sims to get 20 days for each Sim.

If you have already completed this challenge, this doesn't apply to you. If 1 or 2 of your Sims have already become Elders, you'll need to adjust accordingly.

[lesleyj42]

Major rule change:

The May 25th patch added 2 days to the Short lifespan for YA and Adult. You'll need to play 6 3-day sessions and 1 2-day session for each of your Sims to get 20 days for each Sim.

If you have already completed this challenge, this doesn't apply to you. If 1 or 2 of your Sims have already become Elders, you'll need to adjust accordingly.

About this change...

Before the patch, your sim aged up to elder at 8 am on the fourth Sunday (21 sim days after start) assuming you play a single sim from CAS to elder. Translated to this challenge, shouldn't we have 7 three-day turns with each sim?

[MarianT]

As @lesleyj42 pointed out, the game does give you that extra day, so the rule was changed to:

The May 25th patch added 2 days to the Short lifespan for YA and Adult. You'll need to play 7 3-day sessions for each of your Sims to get 20 days for each Sim.

[TheVeggiePrince]

This sounds like a lot of fun. I'll definitely join in

[GlazeyLady]

The Collector Sisters finished up just in time for the release of the Parenthood game pack! YAY!!

Alinda's funds are $142,643 and she has 8 complete collections
Belinda's funds are $196,582 and she has 9 complete collections
Calinda's funds are $197,956 and she has 9 complete collections

Total Funds: $537,181
Total Collections: 26
Final Score: 537,181 * 3.6 = 1,933,852

Great challenge - I really had fun with this!