The Sims Social Pic of the Day: Alan5779's Hong Kong apartment

You learn things about decorating when you live in a shoebox apartment on a small island of 7 million people. Real estate is at a premium, where a 150 square foot room can cost you $263,157 USD. I'm talking about Hong Kong, which is my birthplace, but also the real world residence of The Sims Social player, Alan5779.
The Sims Social tiny hong kong apt
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Using the stacking method, Alan5779 managed to cram everything his Sim needs into a tiny 6x6 room in the game. Sometimes, game updates cause glitches to occur, so he's had to redesign his room several times to make sure his Sim still had space to interact with his furniture, but as you can see from the screenshots, he's clearly succeeded.

Alan's may be the first to come up with a fully functional, tiny apartment in The Sims Social, but one Hong Kong architect did it in real life by transforming his 344 square foot apartment into 24 rooms by using sliding walls. Party houses, these ain't. But they're certainly what Alan has taken to calling his "Nano Kingdom".

Sims Social Last Chance items: Buy 'em now before they're gone forever

The Sims Social is getting ready to clear out the in-game store of a bunch of old items, in preparation for what we suspect will be oodles of holiday themed goods that will be vying for your hard-earned Simoleons and SimCash.

While we've seen limited edition items come and go in other games, this is the first time we've seen such a comprehensive store clearance -- including chairs, doorways, wallpapers, etc. So, if you're a big fan of the Small Aspen tree, Numica Retro Sofa and Chairs or WinDoh Aqua, now is the time to stock up. It also looks like the Portrait Easel will also be making a hasty retreat, so if you don't want to miss out on taking your Sims' Art skills to higher levels, go buy it right now.

sims social landscape easel

Are any of your favorite Sims Social items on the 'Last Chance' list? Should they be? Sound off in the comments below.