That was a surprising amount of fun after i got used to it, definitely got too easy after just a few super favorable trades. days 1 & 2 were great for strategic thinking.
I feel like if you changed how the kings orders work, and how big his orders are, it would add a greater feel of strategy to the later rounds. Instead of 5 or 20 of something he would just inform you he wants 200 apples by the end of the day, and then you have to get 200 apples while balancing everything else and trying not to go bankrupt collecting the apples, it would make for some great decision making.
Anyway it was well polished and I love the gambling / karma dynamic, wish I could rate it :)