hmmm, yesterday i noticed that it appeared that one of my games had somehow been running even though i had it paused. in the mornings even though i have limited time i check my folks to see if any have made it to masters. i start with the oldest and click down through the ages. i got about halfway through my people and i had to leave for work. i didnt want my folks to continue working on skills that they had already mastered so i paused the game. i wrote down the villager that i was on so i would know how far i had gotten. i got back on the game that evening and found villagers that i had seen that morning that hadnt mastered their skill had now done so, even though the game was paused. i think i had found 4 villagers that did this while the game was paused.