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
Lost Treasure (board game) the treasure, a monetary value is assigned to the chest by the Dive Control. Players must return to port to sell their treasure for money. Any trip carrying treasure can be raided by another player. Raids are conducted by rolling the dice. The player with the higher roll wins the treasure on the opponent’s ship, which means that a player who instigates a raid can end up losing all his treasure. Lost Treasure (board game) 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