Packed with exciting pirate battles, mutinies, desert islands, and hoards of treasure, Dread Pirate takes the whole family on a swashbuckling adventure into history. Based on the journals of real-life pirate hunter Capt. Arthur Howell. Players sail the high seas plundering booty, burying gold, and raiding fellow pirates. With excerpts from Howell's journals and fact-packed game cards that teach players about buccaneer life.

• Winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award
• Includes: antiqued wooden book to hold the illustrated ancient-treasure-map playing surface, cast metal playing pieces, miniature ''doubloons,'' knucklebones (dice), and pirate ''treasure''
• For 2–4 players or teams; ages 8 and up