Boy that was quick! Tx for the reply...do you ever rest

We aim to please around here! But, yes, I do rest.

Puzzle #10 involves the birth of a special villager. It requires a certain tech level and the ability to make more babies (in other words, your village cannot be at the maximum population).

Ok, I have 65 villagers, no master builders, and have solved 1-9. My food supplies are awesome and I have all tech levels. Do I have a chance, or do I need to (sigh) start a new game?

You should be able to solve 10 and 11 (as soon as you're able to make some more babies). Unfortunately, it's not likely that you'll be able to develop a master builder at this point in the game, so 12 will most likely have to wait until your next game!

Is there any way we can have 2 games running? I hate to kill people (even simulated ones!)

There isn't a way in Village Sim to have two games running at the same time. But, if you don't mind juggling savegame files, you could accomplish something close to that. You can use a file manager on your Palm device or PC to back up two (or more) savegame files and keep switching between them.

Oh, and by the way, I am now at 432 hours playing the game. Puzzle #10 was solved at 133 hours and puzzle #11 still hasn't been finished yet. That's 300 hours (i.e., two solid weeks) of waiting.

And I haven't been speeding up the clock at all.

At this point, I haven't forced anyone to breed or farm in the game for a week. People are just dying off from old age. I'm sort of interested in what happens when the GC is the only one alive.

Wow, Flash! I'm sure you hold the record now! I think it would be good if there was some sort of test in the game so that the GC was REQUIRED to do his 'thing' within a certain timeframe (MUCH, MUCH shorter than 300 hours)!

Help! I have a master builder. All techs 65 people and puzzles 1-9 solved. I know I am waiting for the GC for 10 and 11. But can someone give me a clue where my Master Builder should look for 12. I have had him all over the island. He is getting old and is the last Master Builder I have.
Thanks.