Empty Free Loot Banner – Armored Socks?

The next banner for free loot from Zynga shows no loot on it. At least for now it doesn’t. That will make it difficult to guess (or predict) what the next free loot item will be. That is until it is actually added to the inventory. Then we can guess as to what it may be.

Since all the loot for Lighthouse Lobbying was added to the inventory today I noticed an additional loot item was also added. That loot item is called Armored Socks. It has an Attack of 111 and a Defense of 175.

Since the Armored Socks are classified as a Special Event item and has similar stats as the Feral Horse and has defense heavy stats, as opposed to the Feral Horse being Attack heavy, I can assume that the Armored Socks will be the next Free Loot Item to be given away by Zynga.

Lighthouse Lobbying – Self Guided Tour Map

Lookout, Jonah Abrumsky is meaner than any Rum Rat. He is waiting for you to make your run by the Lighthouse with your Crate Of Hooch.

With a whale of a tale to tell, Jonah Abrumsky is not all about duty. Colder than the oceans deep water, is his blood. Take him down before he dumps you off the plank.

Jonah will take your spoils and sell them on the black market. So get your Coast Guard Uniform on and and make your way through the Harbor and get your jobs done. Then cut that Sea Slug, Jonah Abrumsky,  down to size.

To Find Your Way To Lighthouse Lobbying You Must Travel To Chicago. Lighthouse Lobbying Can Be Accessed From The Travel Bar Or By Going To The Jobs Tab In Chicago And Clicking On The Additional District Button.

 

 

Once You’ve Made Your Way Into Lighthouse Lobbying Secret District You Will See These Images (Which Will Change As You Progress Through The Levels Of The District)

BRONZE

SILVER

GOLD

RUBY

You Will Also See The List Of Jobs;

You May Notice The Image Of The Crate Of Hooch Next To Certain Jobs. These Will Be Consumed In 2 Jobs And You Can Collect These From The ‘Sneak Into The Mayor’s Office’ Job. They Will Be Needed To Fight The Boss Jonah Abrumsky.

 

The Crate Of Hooch Drops In The First Job On The Jobs List;

You Can Also Acquire Crates Of Hooch From The Free Gifts Page By Sending Them To Your Friends Or Them Sending Them To You.

When Your Friends Accept The Crates Of Hooch Gifts You Sent Them You Will Have Some Returned To You That You Can Now Collect From Your ZMC (Zynga Message Center). Or You Will, Adversely, Send Some To Your Friends And When They Accept Them You Will Have one Returned To You.

The Crates Of Hooch Will Be Consumed In The 6th And 8th Jobs On The Jobs List;

If You Want To Know How Many ‘Wax’ You Need To Do The Jobs That Consume Them Then Follow The Chart Below;

JOBS	W/O Strategist	# Needed	With Strategist	# Needed
6th Job; Establish A Base In The Harbor Lighthouse	9%	24	18%	12
8th Job; Lay The Trap	5%	40	10%	20
Total Needed For Bronze Level -->		64		52
Total Needed For All 4 Levels (assuming the % remains the same)		256		208

There Are Also 6 Jobs That Will Cost Chicago Clams (Cash) In Order For You To Complete This District. The Following Chart Shows The 6 Jobs In Addition To The % Of Job Completion Per Click (Assuming You Are NOT Using A Strategist Boost), Amount Of Chicago Clams Spent Per Click, The Number Of Clicks Needed To Master Each Job, And The Total Cost Of Chicago Clams Needed To Be Spent To Master Each Job.

		%	Chicago Clams Spent Per Click	Number Of Clicks	Cost Of Chicago Clams
Job 2	Knock Out The Mayor’s Guards	7	22	15	330
Job 4	Travel To The Harbor	5	24	20	480
Job 5	Break In To The Lighthouse	6	26	17	442
Job 6	Establish A Base In The Harbor Lighthouse	9	28	12	336
Job 7	Locate Locate An Enemy Shipping Route	6	15	17	255
Job 8	Lay The Trap	5	23	20	460
					----
	Minimum Total Chicago Clams Needed Per Level -->				2303
	Minimum Total Of Clams Needed For the District -->				9212

*These Are Bronze Level Only And May Be Different On Higher Levels Or On Different Level Accounts.

 

At The Top Of The Secret District Job Page There Is A Yellow Arrow That, When Clicked, It Expands Your Available Loot. This Area Allows You To Keep Track Of How Many Crates Of Hooch You Have Acquired As Well As Your ‘Double Loot’ Boosts And Your 3 Collectable Loot items.

For This Secret District The 3 Collectable Loot Items Are A Rum Joey Rum, Coast Guard Uniform, And A Sea Slug;

As You Can See In The Above Images These Items Are A Little Helpful To Many Of Us. At Least Those Who Are Not VIP Members. 

The Following Chart Shows How Many You Need To Collect For You To Receive Your Skill Point Bonus’s;

Collect	Reward
10	5 Attack
25	5 Defense
50	5 Skill

You Will Also Want To Acquire As Many ‘Double Loot’ Boosts As You Can In Order To Make The Above Items Accrue Faster. To Acquire These ‘Double Loot’ Boosts You Simply Click The Ask Button Located On The Available Loot Drop Down Box And Share A Request To Your Wall.

You Also Acquire Them By Clicking On Your Friends Posts On Your Wall. Just Look For The 2X Loot Image;

As You Do Jobs You May Get A Rum Rat To Drop On Occasion.

 

BANDITS

Now, Let’s Review The Bandits.

If You Read The Description Above It Pretty Much Says It All. These Bandits Appear Randomly While Doing Jobs In ‘By The Bookie’ Secret District.

When The Bandits Appear You Have A Time Limit To Eliminate Them Within.

To Eliminate These Bandits You Simply Click The Red Eliminate Button And You Can Move On.

However, You Do Need Crew Members In Your Queue In Order To Eliminate The Bandits. These Crew Members Are Called Snipers, When Used.

Once You Click The Eliminate Button One Crew Member (If Available) Is Automatically Used And Deducted From You Crew Queue.

 

How TO BEAT Jonah Abrumsky? 

You Will Find Jonah Abrumsky At The Bottom Of The Jobs List Of Lighthouse Lobby Secret District.

In Typical Boss Fight Fashion You Need To Collect Several Items That Will Be Used In Combos To Beat Carlo. These Items Are;

Knife Slash	Crack Of The Bat	Knuckle Punch	Wax

As You Can See We Need The Crates Of Hooch For The Boss Fight Combos In Addition To Doing Jobs Within The Secret District.

The Chart Below Shows The Order In Which To Use The Items To Activate The Combos;

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Green Combo	Knife Slash	Knuckle Punch	Crack Of The Bat	Crate Of Hooch
Gold Combo	Knuckle Punch	Knuckle Punch	Crate Of Hooch	Knuckle Punch
Red Combo	Crate Of Hooch	Crate Of Hooch	Knife Slash	Knife Slash

As You Use The Combos You Do More Damage To The Boss Jonah Abrumsky.

If You Find It Difficult To Acquire Enough Of The Crack Of The Bats From Robbing There Is Still A Way To (Relatively) Easily Beat The Boss. All You Need To Do Is Acquire Enough Of The Consumable (Wax) Item To Attack The Boss With. To Calculate A Rough Estimate As To How Many You Will Need To Accrue Just Take The Amount Of The Bosses Health And Divide By 100 And Be Sure To Add Some For Those Times When The Boss Blocks Your Hit Or Your Attack Score Is Low. Do This For Each Level.

The Chart Below Is A Rough Idea As To How Many Consumable Items It Will Take To Beat The Boss. Remember To Add Some Extras.

	Boss’ Health	Minimum Number Of Consumables Needed To Beat The Boss
BRONZE	2500	25
SILVER	5000	50
GOLD	*15000	*150
RUBY	*25000	*250

* Estimated

Another Option Is To Just Use Your Stamina To Beat The Boss. Just Note That The Amount Of Stamina Needed Increases If You Use This Method. It Should Reset To 5 Stamina After 8 Hours The Ratio Of XP Gain Per Stamina Is Approximately 2.2. But, I Don’t Trust Zynga So I Don’t Use This Method. I Use The Consumables Method Because They Are Easy To Acquire (Except The Bats) And Why Let Them Take Up Space.

Once You Defeat Jonah Abrumsky And Have Completed All The Jobs You Will Be Rewarded With 2 Rewards.

For Beating Jonah Abrumsky You Will Be Rewarded With A Double Crested Cormorant.

145 114	165 124	185 134	205 144

For Mastering Lighthouse Lobbying Secret District You Will Be Rewarded A Coast Guard.

142 85	162 90	182 95	202 100