Thanks. I've probably been playing 50-60 hours. I got the compass for 3000 tech points and then almost immediately got the monkey messing up the research for -1800 points and then a crate of spiders that made one of my people sick. This is my first game so I'm being cautious.

Right now I have a population of 16 (no deaths) and did 7 of the first 8 puzzles (not the graveyard ... no deaths. ) Since I am fairly food-worry-free, I am working at getting the population up.