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 helped to solidify Columbia's presence in movie serials. Hal Erickson of "Allmovie" gave the serial a rating of one and a half stars. In his book "In the Nick of Time: Motion Picture Sound Serials", William C. Cline described the action in the serial as "well paced and lively". Alan G. Barbour's book "Days of Thrills and Adventure: History of the American motion picture serial from 1930-50" called "The Secret of Treasure Island" "one of Columbia's few good serials", and described actor Don Terry's performance as "excellent". The serial was highlighted as part of "Serial Fest 2002" in Pennsylvania, which