Thanks playing and sharing with you kids!
FTL was a huge influence on this. To the point where I forgot to give instructions to avoid the flood on the map, I’m just so used to it from playing.
The treasure map only enables finding an island with a chance at good loot – it’s pretty rare though. I didn’t get enough time to really make quests work well. I bumped the sell price to 10 food instead.
I’m glad you felt the theme! I tried hard to make sure everything was trade-offs – some mechanics more successfully that others.
Different captains is a fun idea! Could have various buffs or starting conditions.