Lost Treasure (board game)
| Electronic Deep-Sea Diving Game | |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Parker Brothers |
| Players | 2-4 |
| Setup time | 5–10 minutes |
| Playing time | 1 hour+ |
| Random chance | Medium (dice rolling) |
| Skill(s) required | Strategy |
Lost Treasure is a board game published in 1982 by Parker Brothers. Billed as an electronic deep-sea diving game, Lost Treasure centers on the search for sunken treasure chests full of gold and silver.
Lost Treasure is a guessing game that centers on a handheld electronic device known as the Digital Dive Control Center. The game came at a transformational moment in the industry, when the home video game console was starting to dominate sales. Parker Brothers made aggressive moves into that market by developing game cartridges for the Atari 2500 and Intellivision systems, featuring characters from Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings, as well as James Bond, Strawberry Shortcake, Popeye, and The Hulk.
The Lost Treasure board is designed to emulate a nautical chart of the islands spanning two bodies of water: Temptation Bay and the Sea of Opportunity. Within each archipelago, there are two ports where found treasure can be sold for cash.
A 24x24 grid is superimposed onto the board. The grid is organized into 64 sectors which measure 9x9.
Boats – Each player is represented on the board by a red, yellow, white, or green boat piece.
Dice – The boats are moved one square at a time in any direction, according to the number rolled with the dice.
Buoys – There are 4 gold and 4 silver buoys which are used as guides to help the player narrow the search grid.
Treasure Chests – There are 16 treasure chests filled with either gold or silver.
Money – There are three denominations of money: $50,000 (green), $100,000 (gold), and $500,000 (blue).
Electronic Dive Control Center – The game is played by pressing the buttons on the device, which is powered by a 9-volt battery. The device automatically resets at the beginning of each game, assigning treasure locations at random. It emits a variety of chip music sounds to signal events during game play.
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