diff --git a/src/board/BuildingTile.svelte b/src/board/BuildingTile.svelte
index 8d4b356..99b9c6d 100644
--- a/src/board/BuildingTile.svelte
+++ b/src/board/BuildingTile.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import moves from "../moves";
     import type { BuildingType } from "../types";
-    import { canPayBuildingCost } from "../utils";
+    import { canPayBuildingCost, getPrettyTime } from "../utils";
     import village from "../village";
 
     export let building: BuildingType;
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
         <img src="/img/buildings/{ building.type }.png" alt="">
     </div>
     <div class="content">
-        <!-- <p>{ building.name }</p> -->
         <div class="level">
             <button
                 class:can-upgrade={ canUpgrade }
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@
                 { building.level }
                 { #if building.state.upgrade.isUpgrading }
                 <span>
-                    ({ Math.ceil(building.state.upgrade.remainingTime / 1000) }’)
+                    ({ getPrettyTime(building.state.upgrade.remainingTime) })
                 </span>
                 { /if }
             </button>
diff --git a/src/data/buildings.ts b/src/data/buildings.ts
index 199c03c..d03ccff 100644
--- a/src/data/buildings.ts
+++ b/src/data/buildings.ts
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export default [
             },
             units: {
                 type: 'philosopher',
-                recruitmentTime: (V: VillageState, self: BuildingType) => 2 - 0.06 * self.level,
+                recruitmentTime: (V: VillageState, self: BuildingType) => 3 - 0.06 * self.level,
             },
         },
     },
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export default [
             },
             units: {
                 type: 'soldier',
-                recruitmentTime: (V: VillageState, self: BuildingType) => 1 - 0.03 * self.level,
+                recruitmentTime: (V: VillageState, self: BuildingType) => 2 - 0.03 * self.level,
             },
         },
     },
diff --git a/src/hud/BuildingPanel.svelte b/src/hud/BuildingPanel.svelte
index c59a496..7ca8b89 100644
--- a/src/hud/BuildingPanel.svelte
+++ b/src/hud/BuildingPanel.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import moves from "../moves";
     import showBuildingPanel from "../stores/showBuildingPanel";
-    import { getBuilding, getBuildingUpgradeCost } from "../utils";
+    import { getBuilding, getBuildingUpgradeCost, getPrettyTime } from "../utils";
     import village from "../village";
     import BuildingRecruitment from "./BuildingRecruitment.svelte";
     import Cost from "./Cost.svelte";
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
             { #if building.state.upgrade.isUpgrading }
             <p>
                 Upgrading to level { building.level + 1 }
-                ({ Math.ceil(building.state.upgrade.remainingTime / 1000) }’)
+                ({ getPrettyTime(building.state.upgrade.remainingTime) })
             </p>
             { :else if building.level === building.maxLevel }
             <p>Max level reached!</p>
diff --git a/src/hud/Quests.svelte b/src/hud/Quests.svelte
index 7408744..b680b6a 100644
--- a/src/hud/Quests.svelte
+++ b/src/hud/Quests.svelte
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     import village from "../village";
     import Reward from "./Reward.svelte";
     import { flip } from "svelte/animate";
+    import { getPrettyTime } from "../utils";
 
 
     $: availableHeroes = $village.heroes.filter(h => !$village.quests.some(q => q.hero === h.id));
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
         <p>
             <img src="/img/icons/time.png" alt="Duration">
             { #if quest.started }
-            { Math.ceil((quest.remainingTime || 0) / 1000) }
+            { getPrettyTime(quest.remainingTime || 0) }
             { :else }
             { quest.duration }
             { #each availableHeroes as hero }
diff --git a/src/hud/RecruitmentQueue.svelte b/src/hud/RecruitmentQueue.svelte
index cc4823b..232fe78 100644
--- a/src/hud/RecruitmentQueue.svelte
+++ b/src/hud/RecruitmentQueue.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import type { BuildingType } from "../types";
+    import { getPrettyTime } from "../utils";
     import village from "../village";
 
     export let building: BuildingType;
@@ -9,12 +10,11 @@
     $: recruitmentTime = building.behavior.units?.recruitmentTime($village, building) || 0;
     $: currentRecruitTime = building.state.recruitment?.elapsedTime || 0;
     $: timeToNextRecruit = recruitmentTime * 1000 - currentRecruitTime;
-    $: prettyDuration = Math.ceil(timeToNextRecruit / 1000);
 </script>
 
 { #if unitsCount > 0 }
 <div>
     { unitsCount }
-    ({ prettyDuration }’)
+    ({ getPrettyTime(timeToNextRecruit) })
 </div>
 { /if }
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 36cb3bb..c02408c 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -216,3 +216,9 @@ export function indexToPoint(index: number): Point {
         y: Math.floor(index / WORLD_MAP_WIDTH),
     };
 }
+
+
+export function getPrettyTime(milliseconds: number) {
+    const timeInSeconds = Math.ceil(milliseconds / 1000.0);
+    return `${timeInSeconds}s`;
+}
diff --git a/src/village.ts b/src/village.ts
index eae3aaa..7c87383 100644
--- a/src/village.ts
+++ b/src/village.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function getInitialState() {
 
     // Create the Town hall.
     const townhall = createBuilding('townhall');
-    // townhall.level = 20;
+    townhall.level = 20;
     state.villageTiles[0][0] = townhall.id;
     state.buildings.push(townhall);
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ function getInitialState() {
             }
             const newBuilding = createBuilding(type);
             newBuilding.tile = new Hex(x, y);
-            newBuilding.level = 1; //20; //newBuilding.type === 'field' ? 1 : 10;
+            newBuilding.level = 20; //newBuilding.type === 'field' ? 1 : 10;
             state.outsideTiles[y][x] = newBuilding.id;
             state.buildings.push(newBuilding);
         });