When I opened my game this evening I found Tonga, my chief, had died of old age at 75. I therefore went through my villagers one by one until I found the new chief, Paka. I started with the youngest and - of course - Paka was the oldest in the tribe, at 76.

I also only needed one key to open the door. I got that, and it started raining just as the door was opened. I put the villager who got the key on the sun dial to move it, but there was of course no beam of sunlight to activate the final puzzle. Then the sun came out ...

I looked round and there was the skeleton of Paka lying in the amphitheatre. She must have died at the same moment the Prince and Princess appeared. I feel sure it must have been shock, although the ROD said old age. She'd only been chief for about 10 minutes.

That's very funny. Sorry. Sympathies to you and Paka's family. It couldn't have been your fault -- Paka was destined to be chief. You only helped her find her destiny and she probably died happy knowing she got to be chief, no matter how briefly.

I usually start hunting for the new chief with the oldest and it turns out to be the youngest! You think the chief is always just the last one to try on the robe? Just kidding -- sometimes with a large population it's the one right in the middle.

You can't assume either that the sunbeam is always gone in a rainstorm. I've witnessed several times during heavy downpours, bright sunbeams shining on the sun dial. I originally thought it odd, but, apparently Isola has great rainbows -- probably with large pots of treasure at the end of them! Maybe it was that pot of gold that shocked Paka. What a way to go!

My apologies to you. I believe Paka died because her old age.

Poor Paka. She just became the chief and then died 10 min. later. But I really believe that she died of old age though, and I really don't think that It's your fault Arnie.

That is sad I hope Paka rests in peace

My new chief after Paka was Noko. He was also elderly, I think 66. He has just died at 76 as well.

That's three chiefs in about ten Isola years. The new chief is Riki, a comparatively young 56. It looks like I won't get the Legendary Leader Award for a while ...



Riki giving his first lecture to the kids.

So in playing time it was 10 minutes?, but how long in Isola time would that have been so she was the chief longer?

I do not know how to convert Isola time to earth time!

It should be one hour = one isola year on normal speed (I think )

I hope you will eventually get younger chief arnie, I can assure you that you will eventually get a chief who is under 30! (My third chief was eight!)

Two hours is one Isola year on normal speed.

The game at the moment is on Fast speed, where one Isola year = one hour. That means my chief who ruled for ten minutes lasted for two Isola months.

I'm sorry for your Chief, Arnie.

I also had 3 or 4 old chiefs one after the other! The good thing is that it didn't take too much time to find him because when I checked my villagers, I always begin with the older!

But what an accomplishment your villager made in her short reign!

Well, that is better than 10 actual minutes.
She accomplished the last key.

I hope my 2 new tribes who I do not intend to be up to a massive population so I can keep an eye on them well, well I have yet to reach the 90 year old target.
The oldest I have so far has been 78.
And I have no option ticked so let them do what they want.
I found if research had not been their first skill to master, they always went back to the first skill they mastered no matter what I ticked.

Another advantage I've found for having a short-term chief is that you don't have to wait the 24 hours for the chief's powers. Even if they were used just before the first chief died, the new chief has powers as soon as the robe goes on! I'm not sure if it's intentional, or just an advantageous quirk, but it can be very useful! (That's assuming the new chief is old enough to perform all his chiefly powers. And makes getting over mourning much easier.)

Well, lets put it this way, you gave Paka the best two months of her life.

That's right! I made sure that the new chief Paka pointed out a rare collectible and lectured the kids immediately she took over.

I had a female who was chosen as chief age 73 name Salote and she died age 76 so she ruled the trib for 3 Isola years here is the pic of her and the tribe celebrating. Then I got a 8 year old male Peep.

I have had 3 chiefs so far.
The last one was so cute - he was 5 starting out.
I love it when they are so little and do things like carry wood to the fire even though the wood is bigger than they are.
lol

Right now though after losing my last one I have been waiting and trying for several days to find a new one - still have not found a new chief yet.

i'm lucky i've been playing with the same chief for the last 4 days now he's just now 47 and as healthy as an ox LOL but he was only 25 when he started so i don't know if that makes a diff or not.

O I am so sorry Paka Died Arnie but it wasnt your fault...... I also have a question how long is one isola year on slow speed the one I always keep it on ??

I don't normally play on slow speed, but I think it's half normal speed. That would mean one Isola year every four hours.

In Slow Speed, a mother is nursing for 410 minutes = 6 hours and 50 minutes = 2 Isola's years!
So 1 year in slow speed is around 3 hours and 25 minutes!

I always play normal except when I have Mothers nursing or a project going on. Sometimes(for stories) I'll turn it on slow when a low experience or no experience villager is working on something all alone, just to make it fit my story.