Buccaneer first edition UK 1930s John Waddington Ltd.

	Buccaneer 1st edition UK	1930s	John Waddington Ltd.
	First produced	1930s	Players	2 to 6	Age(s)

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1 x playing surface; fibre backed toughened gloss paper, printed in colour which rolls up and stores in a cardboard tube

1 x small red box with matching Buccaneer label in turquoise and black, containing;

1 x pack of 52 crew cards
- 10 red 1 pirate cards
- 10 black 1 pirate cards
- 12 red 2 pirate cards
- 12 black 2 pirate cards
- 4 red 3 pirate cards
- 4 black 3 pirate cards

1 x pack of 28 chance cards, numbers 21 to 26 have colour illustrations

1 x cardboard tray representing Treasure Island , printed and illustrated in colour

6 x ships with matching coloured sails and matching wooden masts

Pieces of Treasure;

- 6 diamonds backed with metal clasps

- 6 rubies backed with metal clasps

- 6 bars of gold

- 6 pearls

- 9 wooden barrels of rum

1 x laws of the game leaflet

1 x instruction sheet

The idea of the game is to collect 20 points of treasure in the Safety Zone or in the space marked Docks of the home port.
A player collects treasure by sailing from home port to visit Treasure Island or another port or by attacking an opponent's ship. The draw of a chance card may give treasure or crew. Crew may add fighting value or sailing strength or both, to a player’s ship. On attacking an opponent’s ship, treasure or crew are taken by the player with the most fighting value. Fighting value is therefore important for defence as well as attack.

The cloth-backed paper playing mat rolls up and is stored in the cardboard tube. Once unrolled, the playing mat measures 70cm². The box containing all the playing pieces and cards measures 30cm x 13.5cm x 4.5cm deep. The game pieces fit well into the specially designed compartments in the separate game box. ‘UK Patent No. 494,037. This is an absolutely beautiful game.

Labels on the cardboard tube and on the game box refer to patent. Either 'Patent Applied For’ or UK Patent No. 494,037.