Is playing the tag-mode mini game necessary to expand the Pioneer Town in Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

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When you first discuss the Pioneer Town with Hank Hoffman, Jr., he mentions that in order to grow the town, you must play a tag-mode mini game to recruit pioneers to come to the town.

Is this necessary to get the town to grow to its maximum size? I have read a few walkthroughs about it and they are not worded very clearly.

Best Answer

No, I personally did it without it.

You just have to get the five permanent immigrants to get to full size (castle).