I've been noticing an interesting trend in my tribe in regards to the Alpha Male/Female. Mine doesn't seem to go by the oldest. Mine seem to pick the most able doctor. My first was the Master Doctor (a male), and after he recently died (this saddened me so much. I left the game to get some sleep, and I came back, and four out of my five eldest, including my only runner, had died) the village seems to have chosen the next most able doctor, a female. Though, she's only an adept doctor, not a Master Doctor, she seems to have the most ability to focus and gain skills quickly.

Whereas, I've been noticing that my dumbest villagers, all seem to be builders. It's been very frustrating trying to do puzzles that require building, or even just building new huts! The progress goes SOOOOOOOOO SLOOOOOOOWLY!!!!