I was doing incredibly well, or so I thought.  I booted this sucker up for the first time at 7 PM and before I knew it, I had a fairly happy and successful little village going.  Not bad for having no knowledge of the game prior to playing it…I guess I really am a true games “journalologist” (HA!).  Around 9:30, all of that went downhill when my population starting dying off one by one due to old age.  To my dismay, I discovered that my villagers hadn’t produced enough children to replace those dropping like flies.  Apparently, couples are hesitant to conceive children when being crammed into a house already occupied by three complete strangers…who knew?  Essential buildings were now vacant, resources were starting to dwindle as a result…needless to say, I was a sad little panda when I realized that I had a serious problem.  Such is the way of “Banished”.

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