Treasure Island Treasure Island Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders. "Treasure Island" was originally considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels. It was originally serialized in the children's magazine "Young Folks" from 1881 through 1882 under the title
Diamant (board game) artifact cards were added to the game. Diamant (board game) Diamant is a multiplayer card game designed by Alan R. Moon and Bruno Faidutti, published in 2005 in Germany by Schmidt Spiele, with illustrations provided by Jörg Asselborn, Christof Tisch, and Claus Stephan. An English-language edition of "Diamant" was published in 2006 by Sunriver Games under the name Incan Gold, with illustrations provided by Matthias Catrein. The rules for "Incan Gold" and "Diamant" are the same, but the games have other minor differences. Players take on the role of adventurers looking for treasure in a diamond mine. Players search for