I think it took me like 5 loops to figure out what the hammers do. Now i'm a prime idiot, and that was to be expected, so the game is definitely fun.
Giving the different locations different strengths was a good choice, and only being able to move forward between them prompted me to think what i need to bring forward to the other towns, but eventually i figured out that if i just keep everything on me at all times, and just give the towns enough to keep them on 1 of each ressource every cycle.