Obtaining the game via GOG.com was in fact my first contact with it, and though away goes a happy memories factor, I'm still gladly stamping 5 shiny staries on this one.
It is reassuring to find out there's been an approach to the subject already so gloriously explored, with Seven Cities of Gold, Colonization, yet amusing enough to pay attention.
It seems to benefit from both titles - a turn-based "static" approach, with the colony development as a main theme, at the same time having some "adventure value" added, making an exploration another key subject, instead of just going around looking for treasures and tracking down where the heck they teach the tobacco planter profession.
Still, the game is original and distinguishable enough not to be mistaken with any of these, adding loads of its own value, many interesting concepts, making it highly worth checking out even despite one of the clunkiest interfaces I've encountered so far.