The first attempt I made at the game, I chose 4 females and 1 male (for maximum mating potential). Talk about dumb! No children to collect items. And, to make matters worse, the sole dude in the bunch got this hair-brained idea about speeding up construction - and I got this hair-brained idea to agree with him, and the poor chap fell to his death trying out his idea. (sigh) Sooooo... I got smart and set up my village with 1 female child, 1 male child, 2 female adults and 1 male adult - and ALL of them were runners. It was major boring to sit there and cycle through villager after villager after villager in my search for the ideal exploration team - but I kept telling myself that it would be worth it. And, you know, it absolutely was!

I haven't been playing the game for an entire week yet - I'm thinking 3 or 4 days. They are speedy at getting things done - I've already purchased the next level up in all but science (thanks to my frenetic little Einsteins running to and fro in the research lab). They've already cleared the debris, repaired the earthen oven, plugged the hole, repaired the docks, rescued the frogs, built two living huts, and - of course - the 'love shack' (Love Shack baby yeah - funky little shack!). Oops, sorry about breaking into song there, just every time I see the words 'love shack', the B-52s pop into my head.

Not only have they expediently begun the village, but they are way funny to watch. Like someone brewed espresso in the decaf. pot and the whole office is ablaze with hyped-up workers. I was also interested to note whether the mating of two runners would produce a running child and am sorry to report that it does not. I don't think I would have been so adamant about having such an athletic tribe if my first attempt hadn't gone so horribly wrong.

I hope my observations have brought a smile or a chuckle to you and brightened your day. Have fun playing - I sure am!