Okay, so I love the game. It's unique and most of the mechanics are clever. Sure, it could be improved in areas, but it's definitely glass half full rather than the other way around.

But I can't for the life of me produce enough food quick enough to survive. The longest I've lasted is 405 AD, (so about 100 turns?), and that's after 6-7 games. I realise food underwent a huge overhaul recently, so perhaps the balancing needs some work, but has anyone got some strategies or ideas on how to create a stable food chain?

Fishing is god, and the reason I even lasted 100 turns. Wooden farming structures are also good, but the 50 wood requirement mean they are extremely difficult to create consistently (haven't even reached stone structures as yet!). Hunting is great, but with a couple of hunters on one resource it doesn't last too long, and some maps can be scarce. Foraging is good for the first 25 odd turns, but after that you really struggle to produce enough.

One thought I had is that the growth rate of families seems to kill me constantly. The accelerating consumption curve potentially seems a bit high, especially without a way to limit the growth rate of families and/or the intake of new clans.

Anyway, great game overall. Any thoughts and strategies would be much appreciated :)