Just want to say kudos to LDW not only for a great game, but also for a great forum!! As my current two villages are well advanced (just waiting to get enough tech to buy the last level of fertility), I find I'm now spending more time on the forum than I am in the game. It's great to see posts from actual LDW people, and helpful folks like Warren (The Village Idiot). Silly me, I never thought to click "Options" in the main menu until Warren mentioned it, and now I'm looking forward to playing future games at "easy" and "hard" and "2X" speed, and other combinations.