Buccaneer (game) home port. To coincide with the recent Pirates of the Caribbean movies, a special "Pirates of the Caribbean" edition of Buccaneer was launched in 2006. Buccaneer (game) Buccaneer was a board game published in Britain by Waddingtons between the 1930s and 1980s. The game board depicts the sea, broken into squares. Around the edges are ports, some owned by players, others being "free ports". At the centre is Treasure Island, upon which is placed semi-realistic looking treasures: diamonds, rubies, pearls, gold bars, and rum barrels. The 1938 version of the game had a roll up canvas board (packaged in a
The Secret of Treasure Island of Treasure Island", L. Ron Hubbard also helped with the script for the 1941 Columbia movie serial, "The Spider Returns". Producer Jack Fier brought in Louis Weiss as associate producer, and hired Elmer Clifton to direct. Yakima Canutt worked on the action sequences in this serial and in "The Mysterious Pilot", which William C. Cline, author of "In the Nick of Time: Motion Picture Sound Serials" referred to as "outstanding" work. Earl Bun and Ken Peach handled special effects for the serial, including work on the appearance of the mysterious pirate villain. The serial was well received by fans, and