Get level two of farming and a master farmer. Drag them onto the patch south of the village. The villagers should discover the crop patch. Your villagers will keep watering it until they grow. The villagers will then harvest the crops.
Keeping children in one location
During game play, items will appear and you will need a child to collect it for you. One way to keep track where the children are is by using the spot next to where the Gong Of Wonder is located. Place the children in between the large totem's mouth and the thorns. There is a small opening where you can move children or adults to, and they will stay there until you move them. Note: Sometimes they can get out by themselves.
Master Doctor
If you are not getting any sick villagers to get a master doctor, get the doctor to keep studying the cactus that is north of the village. A message will appear stating that the villager hasimproved at healing.
Random shiny coin event
During a point in the game a random event will tell you that one of your villagers has found a shiny coin. You will get two options. You can either put it on your clothes (or something similar) or give it to scientist to study. If you keep the coin for yourself you will level up to Culture level 2 without using any tech points. If you give to the scientist to study you will only get a few Tech Points back.
Speed up time
You can speed up the in-game time by adjusting your the system clock while the game is running.
Strange patch
To water the strange patch on the east of the island, you must clear the lagoon. Once done, have your villagers get water out of the lagoon and water it. This will require a few turns until beautiful flowers appear.
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