Hey there, Whyvillians!!

Havin trouble earning those clams? When I was new, it was hard for me too, believe me!! Now people y-mail me all the time, asking for clams, so I thought I'd give out some advice!!

Instead of asking for clams everyday, wouldn't you rather have a steady salary to lean on? If you think it's too much work, think about it -- begging takes a lot more!! How about you give it a try?

Here's what to do -- go into your satchel (that's the red bookbag on top of your bus!!) Click on your ledger, then go to the second divider. Are you there yet? Look at everything that you can do to raise your salary. Most of them are pretty easy!! Here are some tips on getting that salary sky high!! I'll take you step by step to success!!

Skater Game: First, click on the those words (Skater Game) from your ledger. It will take you straight to a stick man, who looks like he has a backache. What you need to do is, click on his joints to make him spin faster. (This may not be as compatible on Macs) Here's a tip -- make your skater small... try pulling his arms in, and see what happens. Experiment with it, until the "judges" next to your skater call you an Olympic Medalist. And DON'T FORGET TO WRITE DOWN YOUR CODE!! Your secret code can get you some trophies!! :)

Press quit when you have it written down, and when you get back in the lab, go to the big machine in the back, in between the doors. On the pull down menu at the top, click on the question "How do skaters get spinning so fast?" Under that, enter your code, and any notes you want to make. Then press submit, and see if you got a prize! It's that easy!!

Spin Game: Ah, yes. The spin game. This one may be harder, but you need to experiment to find out how to make it spin faster. Once you have the object the way you want it, press start. You'll get a code when it finishes, and once you get that, press QUIT. Again, go to the big machine in the back. This time, choose the question "Which way should I skewer an object to spin it the fastest?" Put your code in again, send, and Voila!! You got it!

Sun Spot Puzzle: This one is pretty easy if you understand what you're supposed to do. For the first one, I recommend you choose your home town, or closest to it!! You probably know when the sun rises and sets in your area, so try it out!! If you get stumped, you can make your way to the airfield, hop up into the Warp Wagon, and go there yourself. Watch the sun rise and set, and then go back to the sun spot puzzle and try it out!!

House of Illusions: Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, what's the easiest way to get my salary up of them all? This, my friend, is it!! All you have to do is go through the House of Illusions, stopping to look at pictures on the wall. Can you guess the answers to the questions there? To activate the illusions, click on them!

Alien Rescue: This is the first thing I did to earn clams when I came to Whyville! Click on the words "Alien Rescue Game" from your ledger, just like you did for all the other ones. When you get there, click on the alien, and press Start the Hunt! at the bottom of the page. You can cut the alien out later. Follow the clues, make good guesses, and use what you know to figure these out! It may take awhile, but it will change your salary greatly, so it's worth it!!

The Great Balloon Race: Yes, the balloon race can be challenging! When you get there, scroll to the bottom. Do you see the 6 levels? Click on the first one to get started!! What you gotta do, is drop the beanbag from the hot air balloon into the bulls-eye. How do you do it? First, you have to heat the hot air balloon up! There is a diagram of a hot air balloon on your right. Click on the tiny purple rectangular thing, which is right underneath the balloon part. Hold it down for as long as you please, and the balloon will start going up up up!! I suggest you "show the wind vectors," an option which should be automatically selected.

After the balloon goes up, watch out, because the wind moves it all over the place. Don't put too much hot air into the balloon! Pay close attention when you are landing, because if you are going too fast when you land, you have to start over. The levels get harder and harder, but I bet you can do it!!

Solstice Safari: This one may also be challenging. First, click on the link that says "Solstice Safari". It will take you straight to Kiki-iki-Riki, at the Tiki Tours hut. Click on the brochures in the back to get started. Scroll down a bit, and click on "Sign me up this minute!!" Your adventure has now begun, my friend!! Go to your satchel and find your travelog. It's blue, with a yellow sun on the front! The first step would be to pick your team!! That is the very first link in your travelog, so what are you waiting for? Click on it!! (Look at how many people are in it!!) Pick a team!! I think picking a team based on the time it meets is a good idea. Go back to your table of contents and Pick your home location!! There are instructions there for you to follow. Don't forget to click "Set Hometown!" Back at the table of contents, there are plenty of instructions to help you succeed! Start with the first stop, and read the directions there. They can be confusing, but stick with it, and you'll get it!! :)

Treasure Hunt Safari: Just like the Solstice Safari, you'll be taken to see Kiki! Just like before, click on the brochures. This time, scroll down more until you see the sign ups for the Treasure Hunt! Go to your travel log for this, once you get it. (it's purple with a coin on it) Before you start, make sure you know what you're doing by clicking on "How To Hunt for Treasure". Click on Round 1 Clues after that, and you'll see everything you need to do for Round 1. Whoever wrote all that did a good job explaining, so I'll leave it at that, I think you can figure it out!

Dance Creation: Of course! I take dance myself (I have for 11 years!!) so this is one of my favorites!! When you get to the dance studio, click on Private Studio. For starting out, (make sure you have 20 clams first) make a dance with 4 steps. It has to end in the middle, of course! DON'T FORGET TO SAVE YOUR DANCE!!! Name your dance, price it, and then click "Save my dance!" Hey! You're getting the hang of this!!

SmartCars Tracks: Last but not least, we have the SmartCars Tracks!! All ya hafta do is make the car reach the finish line. I can't give away clues on what the magnets do, so play around with it, and I'm sure you'll get the hang of it!!

Some bonuses can always help out, right? If you get permission from your parents to be able to chat on Whyville, TADA!! You just earned 80 clams!! You can also get extra clams from being in the Solstice Safari when things come up. If you make it to the top 10 in SmartCars, there ya go! You just made a whole lot more!

I hope you've learned something from this, and good luck being a millionaire!!

This is spazchick signing off!!