also, keep the game set on 1/2 speed, they are more efficient

when I first start a game I don't let it run unless I'm there to monitor it, because the villagers do have a pesky habit of wandering away
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Why is it that if someone tells you that there are 1 billion stars in the universe you will believe them,
but if they tell you a wall has wet paint you will have to touch it to be sure?