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Despite the trope's prevalence in fiction, historical pirates weren't much for burying treasure. Each day takes you to a different islet with numerous buried treasures and one "secret" treasure hidden therein. Click on a square to move to it, and click on the square you're standing on to dig for (hopefully) treasure. Analysis: The theme was "sandbox", and the game does successfully capture the feeling of two kids playing as pirates, digging up treasure in the backyard. There's some kind of visceral joy about uncovering something in the sand (an interesting shell, a piece of sea glass, a mysterious old coin...) and Cap'n GoldGrubber excels at replicating that experience. A large part of the game's appeal is the titular captain. Kudos to Joshua Tomar for his exceptional voice acting. It's fun to hunt treasure (though occasionally made difficult by the scenery), but, once you've purchased a handful of upgrades, finding becomes so easy that it becomes non-challenging and repetitive.

Cap'n Goldgrubbers Treasure Hunt is available on mingames as a browser game. You can launch it when you are ready (use the green Play button below so the game only loads after you choose to play, which keeps the first view of this page lighter for visitors on slower connections).

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Summary. Despite the trope's prevalence in fiction, historical pirates weren't much for burying treasure. Each day takes you to a different islet with numerous buried treasures and one "secret" treasure hidden therein. Click on a square to move to it, and click on the square you're standing on to dig for (hopefully) treasure. Analysis: The theme was "sandbox", and the game does successfully capture the feeling of two kids playing as pirates, digging up treasure in the backyard. There's some kind of visceral joy about uncovering something in the sand (an interesting shell, a piece of sea glass, a mysterious old coin...) and Cap'n GoldGrubber excels at replicating that experience. A large part of the game's appeal is the titular captain. Kudos to Joshua Tomar for his exceptional voice acting. It's fun to hunt treasure (though occasionally made difficult by the scenery), but, once you've purchased a handful of upgrades, finding becomes so easy that it becomes non-challenging and repetitive.

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How to play — controls for Cap'n Goldgrubbers Treasure Hunt

Follow the scheme below while the game window is focused. On desktop, click inside the game area first so keyboard input reaches the title.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Cap'n Goldgrubbers Treasure Hunt free here?
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Do I need to install anything?
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