▁a ▁tile - based ▁German - style ▁board ▁game ▁developed ▁by ▁Klaus - J ürgen ▁W re de ▁and ▁distributed ▁by ▁Hans ▁im ▁Gl ück ▁in ▁German ▁and ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁Games ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁Car c ass onne ▁series , ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁both ▁as ▁a ▁stand alone ▁game ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁expansion ▁set ▁to ▁Car c ass onne . ▁ ▁Game play ▁▁ ▁As ▁W heel ▁of ▁Fort une ▁is ▁a ▁" stand alone ▁expansion " ▁of ▁Car c ass onne , ▁W heel ▁of ▁Fort une ▁plays ▁ident ically ▁to ▁Car c ass onne . ▁ ▁W heel ▁of ▁Fort une ▁includes ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁t iles , ▁except ▁the ▁starting ▁tile , ▁present ▁in ▁Car c ass onne , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁t iles ▁from ▁all ▁exp ans ions ▁that ▁do ▁not ▁involve ▁any ▁new ▁mechan ics ▁( prim arily ▁from ▁Car c ass onne : ▁In ns ▁and ▁C athed r als , ▁Car c ass onne : ▁Trad ers ▁and ▁Build ers , ▁and ▁Car c ass onne : ▁King ▁and ▁Sc out ). ▁ ▁However , ▁certain ▁t iles ▁have ▁additional ▁mark ings ▁significant ▁to ▁this ▁expansion . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁feature ▁of ▁W heel ▁of ▁Fort une ▁is ▁the ▁names ake ▁wheel , ▁which ▁takes ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁starting ▁tile . ▁ ▁The ▁wheel ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁spaces , ▁and ▁players , ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁placing ▁follow ers ▁on ▁the ▁tile ▁they ▁just