• Bloodpool: Make it rain on the woods on the northeast side of the lake.
• Kasandora: Uncover the Pyramid and then cause an earthquake.
• Fillmore: Get the Compass from Bloodpool and use it in Fillmore.
• Northwall: In simulation mode, strike the main temple with lightning. This will create an event that grants you extra life.

It may not be immediately clear, but all enemy lairs can be sealed in snowy Northwall. While the snow and ice around a couple of them cannot be removed, you can still order your residents to seal the lairs over the snow and ice. This is the only town in the game where this can be done.

Once the residents of Bloodpool learn how to plant wheat instead of corn, you can gain an infinite amount of wheat product from them as an offering. Use it on corn fields in other towns to teach them how to plant wheat as well. Wheat will allow populations to grow higher and quicker, since it feeds more people, and can't be destroyed by earthquakes. Therefore, after planting wheat somewhere, cause an earthquake to destroy the corn fields. Thereafter, the residents of the town will replant their crops, but this time, they'll plant wheat. Then, all you have to do is watch your population grow!

Below is a list of enemies in the simulation section of the game, and what they do to your town.

• Bat - Kidnaps four residents at a time (kill with one hit)
• Blue Devil - Destroys one house at a time (kill with three hits)
• Red Devil - Destroys a field of crops (kill with four hits)
• Skull - Causes earthquakes (kill with eight hits)

Usually, a town's civilization level will increase after a certain number of monster lairs are sealed. A higher civilization level allows your residents to build houses that hold more people, from 2, to 4, all the way up to 8. It's a good idea to cause earthquakes in any land when the town reaches its highest civilization level. This will cause all older, weaker structures to be destroyed, but they will be rebuilt using the newer technology. This technique will exponentially increase your population.

Here's a good way to maximize the populations of your cities. First, you'll want to build a few bridges as possible, since no region can contain more than 128 structures, which include bridges. This is especially important in locations like Bloodpool and Fillmore. Also, score as many points as possible in each action sequence, since population is limited by the score earned. And finally, in Marana, only use the Tablet. Don't use the Compass. Save that for Fillmore.