Thread:GeoFruck/@comment-5220945-20120717165436/@comment-5220945-20120718154749

Hi Carole, no problem about the name. Being an American with an English name is a source for all kinds of confusion. In an case, I am glad to hear that you do want to improve your village, and ya, the game does tend to grow on you. So, you were on the right track to start getting rid of some of your primary resource makers. At this point, you can go in a couple of directions. While the bistro is good, it is also expensive in resources, and is a a recycling or re-selling store. Now that you are at 34, you have access to the last real store you can get, the woodwind store. It is cheaper in resources, and you can supply them with your own lumber. Depending on your recipe preferences, you will need more or less mills to support how ever many you want to build. Don't be shy about building multiples of the same store either. I always wanted to decorate as well, so when I was more cramped, I used my stores kind of like big tiles to make patterns. You were also right to start forgoing the fur and cloth weavers as well (see you know what you're doing). You have really already passed the point of taking full advantage of the ptero trainers(although you could build some if you want, because they are decent and I think they look nice) so just pursue the woodwinds for self-supplied stores.

To sum it up, phase out the quarries, cutters, and pink mammoths as you see fit. If you want to keep some to supply some of the older shops (so you don't have ALL the same shops, and the pink mammoths are cool looking), then there is no harm in that.

Build some woodwind shops and enough mills to support them. Add a few bistros if you want to. With the woodwinds now available, the bistros are less important.

Of course, have fun :). You have enough space to improve your income nicely and still keep your village looking pretty. And feel free to ask any questions here or on the main site.  Also, don't forget about the site in general.  All the Admins and the community have compiled an enormous amount of info here, so take advantage of it when you need to.