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There are plenty of "unfair" moments and aspects of this game. Unfortunately, writing about it here won't do any good, considering people here are the ones who care enough about the game to discuss it.

Some tips I learned from observing people in this game as a mother nursing newborns:

1) Don't pick them up immediately after they spawn. See if they start running off on their own, you'll be glad you didn't waste your food meter on them if they don't want to be with you. And NEVER chase them. Wait for them to say "F" before picking them up for the first time.

2) If they jump out of your arms at any time, they're done. They are obviously not patient, are selfish, trolling or too new to understand the game. Infants are useless on their own, so they should never jump out. Don't pick them back up if they do, I don't care if it was an accident, accidents kill civs.

3) If there is a fire, put them by the fire, or stand in the fire with them (yes IN the fire - on the same tile as the fire). If you need to run off and get food, tell them to stay (they should obviously know this... but if they don't, no sense in keeping them alive) Tell them to say "F" when down to TWO OR LESS bars (not 3 or 4 like I know some of you do -_- ).

4) If  there are multiple children in the fire tell them to step out and say "F" when hungry. Don't let them stand in the same tile saying "F" or you'll end up picking up the wrong one, wasting food meter on them. Place them back down in the fire, not the tile next to it. They wont be as warm and will consume more food this way.

5) If they try typing sentences one letter at a time... up to you but personally it annoys the crap out of me and if a word contains an "F" I would pick them up. If they say things like: IM-OK, T-Y, L-O-L,N-I-C-E, that doesn't bother me, but wait till you can speak a word at a time before asking for a job. Most likely I will give you your job anyway, so just listen and learn.

6) And sadly, be selective with your babies. You might  have a baby avoiding all 5 mistakes above, however if you have 2 females and then a male, you may want to let the male starve, since you just brought on two new people already and that might be more than enough anyway. Don't just throw away the first male however. I'd rather have a smart, conservative male player then a female that breaks any of the 5 rules above any day.

Other smart players will recognize when you nurse children with these tips. They will even drop off food for you once in a while, and firewood if you're lucky. Just remember, selfish players always LOSE in the end, and the meek will inherit the colony.