key 1: bottom left corner key 3: bottom right corner key 5: middle
key2 : bottom middle corner key 4: middle left corner key 6: midle right corner
key7 : top left corner key 8: top middle key 9: top right corner

1: The Fire keeps your villagers warm (and the kids busy watching it) and is a must have for the cooking activity. All you need to do is have one villager gather some firewood (from the big pile of wood in the left lower corner of the island, on the beach (number 1) and some dry grass (the pile of dry grass next to a strange flower in the left upper corner(number 7). Than just drop him or her over the fireplace and he'll/she'll know what to do. Remember the fire only lasts 9 hours so have one villager gather more of any of the two resources from time to time.

Suggestions

Food is always a little scarce on a remote island so your villagers can learn (at some point) that they can make a delicious stew that will last for some while and it doesn't "cost" so much. Besides, with the right recipe you can actually do wonders in getting your villagers in great shape again or even perform a few miracles. Nevertheless, keep in mind that food sources get exhausted in time and it takes a lot of research to get a steady source. My advice is that you don't extend your initial population too much before you are able to feed everybody. Before you really get to "work" let me just give you a little inside info so you don't waste too much time and effort. First of all keep in mind that you will need 3 (three) master builders to complete one of the puzzles so make sure you put these chosen ones to work as soon as possible (not that you won't have a chance to get them adequately trained later, but that would be much, much later on). You will also need to train at least one village elder, that is get a villager to master three different skills. I'll let you in a little trick to get a villager's parenting skill up rather quickly. You can just drop him/her over a representative of the opposite sex without allowing them to reach the intimate beach house at all. You'll see the parenting skill going right up. Of course, this still takes time and you will be required to do a lot of clicking, but at least you'll get a master parent in about half an hour rather than days. It works even better if the female you've selected is beyond her 50s so she doesn't get pregnant. Another useful tip would be to use the research points to "buy" the Technologies in the exact ascending order of their cost. Level 3 Medicine won't help your villagers avoid dying of starvation because you failed to research level 2 Farming. Clicking on the mask on the main game screen offers different tips, but if you still experience trouble with the puzzles (or you're just curious to know what more needs to happen) feel free to look over following solutions.

Collectables

There are a few things that you should know before getting started with your tribe. You can have the kids gather all sort of curious items found at times across the island. At first you'll only get butterflies (pretty much everywhere on the island) and shells (on the beach). As you solve a couple of puzzles, your collections will also contain pebbles, beetles and later on some mysterious pieces of an ancient artifact. The great thing about it is that by gathering all these items your children can actually give your scientists some help. Common items count as 100 research points, while the rare ones contribute with up to 1500 points. This way you'll be able to purchase additional levels much faster. So be sure to have a kid or two wonder around the island just in case something interesting turns up (of course they can also collect the mushrooms to give your food supplies a small boost).

VirtualVillagers- The Lost Children

The island of Isola is again in the centre of attention. Two of our little buddies from the previous Virtual Villagers game wondered off into the unknown through the mysterious cave on their side of the island. Turns out another group of people made their home further away. The rediscovering process starts all over again along with your efforts of teaching them how to survive. The basic needs are pretty much the same: food, health, housing and research. However, several exciting actions were added in addition to the 16 new puzzles. Not all of them will prove extremely useful, but everything is fun nevertheless. If you're interested in seeing for yourselves what's changed in Virtual Villagers: The Lost Children, you can download the trial version at: http://games.softpedia.com/get/Shareware-Games/Virtual-Villagers-The-Lost-Children.shtml