Tourists

For every one hundred Gold Pieces invested in advertising, one tourist will visit. If their stay is safe, they will return the following year and refer the area to friends. In the third year, three friends will come, and so forth, up to ten, at which point at least ten couples will come to the area hoping to settle down. Note that the tourist count is reset to zero if even one visit is unsafe, or if half their money or more is lost on a single trip, or if settlers are produced. Note also that the ten gold piece total includes money spent on 'sprucing up' the area — building roads, erecting bridges, planting trees and flowers, etc. Also, an investment in an Inn is counted. Wayfarer's stops frequently grow to at least village size or more.