Tab 0: How to win: score and the five homestead needs
TAB 0 Finton Field Manual
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- Survive all 20 days. Days are worth 10 points each, plus a 100-point survival bonus.
- Meet the five homestead needs. Each is worth 50 points, and they are the same things a real household needs first.
- Keep your family healthy: half of family health is added to your score.
- Hold on to useful things. If you survive, what you own counts toward your score, up to 500 points.
In Finton
- FOOD: two weeks of meals for everyone (14 per person), or one week plus a garden harvest.
- WATER: two weeks of clean water (14 gallons per person), or a rain barrel plus a filter or 10+ purification tablets.
- SECURITY: every window boarded, a dog or a second gun, and 20+ rounds.
- WARMTH: 10+ pieces of firewood stacked.
- POWER: 2 solar panels, a charge controller and a deep-cycle battery, or a generator with 5+ gallons of gas.
Know the numbers
- Hard difficulty multiplies your score by 1.5, Medium by 1.2.
- Winter runs earn a 1.25 bonus.
- The first two days, before the collapse, are your shopping window.
Sources
General information for preparedness. Follow official guidance and your local emergency managers, and call 911 in an emergency.