User blog comment:Dlewded/Woodwind vs. Apple Store/@comment-5078084-20120601200250

I agree with your idea for Woodwind Stores then Apple Stores at Level 38 as that was what I did.

I built 10 Woodwind Stores and ramped up my Lumber and Wood production to meet my recipe requirements. I only built 5 Teradactyl Trainers since the Woven Cloth production is one of the slowest and it uses up more per recipe than the Woodwind Stores. Plus, a Woodwind Store can generate more XP in 2 hours than a Teradactyl Trainer in 8 hours.

I just leveled to 38 at the beginning of the week and I built 5 Apple Stores. I make the Fried Apples as that recipe for that store has the best return for Food in terms of XP. Unless you have a lot of Food to spare, even if you're going to bed, I think it's still worth it to make the Fried Apples. I may have built too many Apple Stores, however, since my production cannot keep up with my consumption. So, to save money, make sure you only build enough Apple Stores that will consume less than what you will produce. (I cannot buy resources from the Market as it crashes my game everytime I do so, I have to produce all of what I need.)

I still have my 10 Woodwind Stores and I have ramped down my Lumber and Stone production. Once I hit level 42, I will reconfigure my village to produce more Stones. I will eliminate my Sculpture Stores and most likely replace my Teradactyl Trainers with the Fine China store. I may even reduce my Fur and Woven Cloth production.

I would hold off on the Wonder Challenge and focus more on expansion as more space = more resources = more stores = faster leveling. Right now, I've just begun my land expansion so now I am saving to build my Mausoleum.