How old did you say these kids were?
8/9 years old
Today's update!
A shorter session today, but it was pretty good all the same. I was amazed to see them get straight to work setting people with new jobs to make up for losses. Pretty much every group has lost their starting hunter, so they're having to adapt. It's very interesting how many of them built an extra big farm and noted in their writeup that "they are desperately hoping that the farm won't fail". This is having the desired effect, it's great. They're realising the trials and tribulations that original settlers would have in areas.
Today was the last time I was showing them how to do anything - they now know how to create workshops, build walls, assign jobs etc. For the purposes of this work that is enough knowledge. Tomorrow I'll be letting them go wild. I know one group wants to dig into the nearby mountain, others want to build up a wall around the outside.
Some choice quotes:
"Our hunter keeps getting hit by a horse and that makes him unconscious".
"The hunter must be tired after catching 21 animals!"
"A bit later the butcher was getting grumpy and was complaining to the carpenter. "I will not sleep on the floor, I need some beds!" she shouted. "Ok", the carpenter said, "Come and help me build them.""
"One of the wild horses died which is good because they are bad!"