• Released in 2006 for the PC and Mac, "Virtual Villagers: A New Home" is the first title in a long franchise of life simulation video games. Developed by DTP Entertainment, "Virtual Villagers: A New Home" puts you in charge of an entire colony that has only recently washed ashore on a deserted island. How you choose to lead them is completely up to you.
  
  

Conserve Your Berries

• Keep in mind that the initial cache of berries you are given at the start of the game is extremely limited, so it's important to find another source of food as soon as possible. Also remember that babies eat as much food as adults do, so you may want to hold off on populating your colony with newborns until after you've established a steady food supply.
  
  

Curing Sick Villagers

• Villagers who are sick will eventually die if they aren't properly treated. Things that can make a villager sick include starvation, disease and animal attacks. Sometimes, however, sick villagers will reject treatment altogether. If this happens, you can simply attempt to heal that villager using a different doctor, but there is still no guarantee that the patient will accept the treatment.
  
  

General Hints for Puzzles

• In order to progress through "Virtual Villages: A New Home," you must solve a puzzle for each level. You can solve most puzzles by combining certain elements of villagers, technology and other in-game puzzles. Pay close attention to your villagers, whose actions may be an important hint toward solving the current puzzle.
  
  

Solving Puzzle 4

• In order to solve puzzle 4, you'll need a master scientist in your village. Click on your master scientist to pick him up and drag him to the building located to the north of the village research table. The building will then be converted into a school, which will give all new children in your village an extra amount of skill. The puzzle is complete once the school has been built.
  
  

Solving Puzzle 15

• Puzzle 15 requires a master builder and a construct level of 3 in your village. Click on your master builder to pick him up and drag him to a spot on the left of the ruins. Since there is no way to tell exactly where the treasure is located, this may take a few tries. Once your master builder is dropped in the correct location, he will begin to dig for the treasure. Drag other villagers to the location to help dig in order to find the treasure even quicker, completing the puzzle in the process.