Tina... I'm following in your footsteps waiting for some poor unsuspecting boat to wreck so the Sims can clean up the debris and tackle puzzle 12. Have let things run solo in fast mode for 5 days now. Population has dropped to 53, research has stalled, and there's more food than can ever be used, but otherwise things are peaceful with lots of laundry and dancing going on.

Stats for interest (easy game):
Realtime hours played: 336
VB: 122
VC: 98
Buried: 62
Oldest: 90
Max: 65
Food Harvested: 747244
Crabs: 6644
Tech: 941692
Levels: 12
Events: 21
Puzzels: 11 of 12