Redhook's Revenge
Description
Redhook's Revenge is a pirate-based board game and trivia. Choose a pirate captain and then play against up to four other human or computer controlled players. Then roll the dice and travel the designed number of spaces over the seaways. The objective is to reach the home port with as much booty as possible, the player with the most wins. In addition to this however, each player has a complete inventory of items. Food and water is required to sail properly without penalty, maps can be used to hunt for buried treasure, bales for repairs, spare canvas, a compass... a variety of items with different effects.
As you travel around the seas of the Caribbean, some squares will bring about good fortune and additional supplies, other times it will be bad luck and the occasional case of scurvy. When you land on a spot that is near a town or on the position as another player; there's the option to engage in cannon-to-cannon combat with the target. Successful combat (determined by dice rolls) will net you additional booty (as well as the spot), unsuccessful combat comes with penalties and repairs on your ship.
The game is full of trivia multiple choice questions on pirate books, movies, and actors as well as facts on the geography and history of the Caribbean.
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Average score: 69% (based on 3 ratings)
Players
Average score: 4.3 out of 5 (based on 5 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
Redhook's Revenge is another one of those old, really cool and really fun games. It's one of the most addictive and playable games I've ever encountered - straightforward, good interface, reasonable graphics, OK sound and music and overall excellent gameplay!
The Bad
Can't really think of anything. Perhaps the lack of proper background music.
The Bottom Line
Redhook's Revenge is one of the coolest shareware games ever witnessed. Play it!
DOS · by Tomer Gabel (4538) · 2000
Trivia
This game may now be downloaded for free from the developer's website:
"We currently allow people to download the DOS games we developed in the 1990s from our website for free. However, we still retain the copyrights and intellectual property rights for these games. They cannot be re-sold or distributed without express permission from ImagiSOFT."
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Game added by MAT.
Additional contributors: Shoddyan, Cantillon, Patrick Bregger, shakeyourbunny.
Game added March 10, 2000. Last modified April 18, 2024.