Originally Posted By: Deme
Originally Posted By: historygal
I don't know if anyone said that but one of my villagers was ill and I had a choice to either operate on him or leave him alone. I chose operate and he died, so I'm guessing I should have chosen leave him alone.


actually, from what I've read, it's not "one choice saves, another choice kills." It's more "one choice allows for partial recover, another choice takes a gamble and either saves OR kills."
Kind of. The 'correct' choice is not consistent - the operation can fully recover them or kill them, and letting the illness run its course can allow a partial recovery or kill them.

Personally, I always choose to do the operation; either choice can kill them, but only the operation gives them a chance for a full recovery. If I'm going to gamble with lives, I'd rather gamble all or nothing.