Man, today, my gong granted life. My pop. went from seventy five to 90! Several of my women had twins. no trips so far as i have seen. although i was really annoyed because i was trying to get them under 50 again.

Oh! That means 15 new kids!! Congratulations!!

Sometimes when the gong grants wisdom I'm disapointed when it grants the wisdom the villager already mastered will thats just luck.

I generally get an elderly villager to ring the gong, one who's mastered two skills but unlikely to master a third before s/he dies. Generally if the gong grants wisdom the villager will reach master in a third skill, thus becoming an Elder. I haven't noticed the gong grant wisdom and the villager getting skill in a field already mastered.

The thing is, all the new 15 children's father is ?, coconut head man with a white shirt and black shorts. Most of them have black hair, except for a couple. Oh, and I'll be making sure that few of them marry, since this is my red haired tribe that I like very much.

Yep, that's the gong alright.

It would be nice if the person affected by the gong sparkled or something. In a population of 90 it is extremely hard to keep track of what has happened to who. My tribe has been going for ages now so changes like more or less food or technology are a little dull as they have no real impact on the game.

I have never seen the 'vision' effect or life even though I bash my gong every day. It is actually sometimes nice when it takes health - something to do at least!

Yes indeed. Even when the gong takes all the food in the bin it's not really a disaster. I simply pile every available villager into the sea and drag them back in again if they come out empty-handed. After a fairly short time with 90 or so villagers the food is back into the thousands. There is also the bonus that a lot of villagers gain some skill in farming ...

I HATE the gong!! I either only get more tech points, and I already have over 2 million, or the gong takes something away. It took health from a bunch of my villagers and I had to heal them all. Which wasn't so bad, since I had some Trainee Doctors. It was just time consuming. So far the gong hasn't been worth the work!!

That sounds good, especially if you're training villagers for Esteemed Elders. Plus, knowing medicine makes them live a bit longer.