333:(NPCs). If the player's ship is not docked at a port at the end of a turn, the player can be attacked by an enemy ship or a sea creature. If they are attacked, a card minigame is triggered to decide if the player loses gold to a rival ship or cargo to a sea creature. The player and NPC draw coloured and numbered cards; the highest-numbered card wins each turn, unless presented against a powerful color. The strongest hue receives an attack bonus. The player's following turn starts after the minigame is completed.
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studio 4Kids Games. The development team consisted of the lead designer Peter Levius, the artist Petr Vcelka, the game designer
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was well worth its price "for its art alone". He praised the game's overall style, "borrowed from centuries-old maps ... more handsome than any other game you'll find in the Xbox Live indie category".
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Slovakia. According to Chris Schilling from
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took around one year to finish; "most of our team members were working hard on other higher priority projects at the same time". The game was submitted for XNA approval on 2 June 2010.
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879:Levius, Peter (3 June 2010).
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248:Fortune Winds: Ancient Trader
885:, finally submitted to XNA!"
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