I agree with Myari, check your difficulty setting. I started my first tribe on the hard setting because I thought it would make the game last longer, but it was touch and go for the first part of the game. I lost 2 villages before I got one to survive. It took a lot of planning and guiding my little ones, I was with them so much my husband said it was like I left him for them! So if you don't want to be chained to the computer you should opt for the easy setting right at first. Don't give up, this is the best VV. Good luck!