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VILLAGERS

Words by Christopher John Eggett

The Black Death has swept through your village and it’s time to rebuild. It’s going to be tricky, but once you have the right people, it’ll all start to come together but where on earth do you start?

The lumberjack seems sensible, allowing you to get the carpenter up and running, as does the miner who will allow you to set up a blacksmith. If you’re quick, other villages nearby will have to come to you for smithing and carpentry – meaning your village will be a bit more affluent. On the other hand, if you start with the Graper and set up a vineyard, you’re well on your way to the finer things in life – which in the long term will mean your village will be much wealthier. But of course, you’re getting ahead of yourself. How are you going to feed anyone? You’ll need to ensure that the people are fed, and that there’s people to build the buildings. If it’s just you chasing chickens around for their eggs and also building places for people to live, the rate at which you’re going to grow your town is going to be much slower than if you’d had some help at the start and…

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