Aww thank you! We don't often hear feedback on our games being played, so we really appreciate it! Woohoo! Congrats on making it off the island AND with an achievement unlocked, NICE!
Yes! We have played Cartographers a few times. There's definitely inspiration there. When Beth and I play tested the game (many times) over our Praxi time limit we would play as we usually do roll and writes "alone together". But that was just because we wanted to have as many experiences and results as possible in the small amount of time we had to polish the game up. I really like the idea of playing as a group with the same events so that people can see what they can do with the same limitations of a day, and board, but their own decisions and luck. Now the trickier bit will be getting that bit to fit on the rules page!
~Angel