What does everyone look for when they want another child in their village? What do you try to avoid? Of course it's as unpredictable as real life, but what have you tried and what have you ended up with?

Do you choose two of the most successful villagers to match up?
Do you choose the most attractive?
Do you try to find two who "match", either in skills or looks, or do you prefer to be surprised by the offspring?

I've seen mentions of people trying to get a village of just redheads, or just blondes. Has anyone been successful in getting a village completely of one hair color?

What about in reproducing certain likes or dislikes? Like a love of the ocean, or a dislike of resting?

What has the Gong done to mess up your plans?

I finally got a male runner in one of my villages - a village with no male elders at the moment. Once he turned 17 I sat at my computer waiting for him to turn 18, so I could have him "kiss" with every reasonably successful woman in the village. I am hoping at least ONE of the babies will also be a runner - he currently has 5 babies still being nursed, so we'll see. Anyone ever succeed in having a village full of runners?

I have one village right now where I'm distinguishing the ages by decade, by trying for different hair colors. Most of the 40 year olds have brown hair, most of the 30s have red, most of the 20s have black, etc. Of course its not perfect, you can't guarantee hair color, but it adds challenge while I sit around waiting for collectables.

I had one village where EVERY female in the village had a baby by one single man while my back was turned. He was NOT set to parenting! That messed up a lot of planning. Every one of the kids was born skilled in the same area. Made for quite a crowd around the research table the next time I checked on them. And half of them looked alike, so it cost tech points to dress them differently so I could tell them apart.

In another village I was carefully matching Elders with each other when I realized they all had the same hair. I wanted a couple kids to look different, so I found some with different hair and matched them up with no intention other than to hopefully have a red-headed kid. And of course THAT was the time I got triplets!

One time the Gong granted me a LOT of kids all at once. Too bad they were all stupid.

So what are you trying? And what are you getting?