While it is not related to Clive Cussler's novel or the movie save for copying the title, this board game is a pretty dandy novelty all the same.
It consists of a game board, Monopoly-type money, and small square cards that are blank on one side and on the other have crew, food, fuel, and diving bells for sale. Which you can buy at various places on the board, or from Chance-type cards drawn from the board.
The Titanic is a simple plastic model of the ship with cavities at the bow, stern, and twice between that where tresure is placed.
The model had slits amidships where a pole could be inserted with the ship sitting atop a coiled spring beneath her.
As players went around the board, respectively found Big T (and dealt with Life-type obstacles like "Hurricane. Lose next turn.", and salvaged away, she would go higher, higher, and higher...untill finally (John Barry RTT score please) she reached the top, and was "raised".
Person with the most money at the end thanks to their salvage haul won, but I always wanted to be the one who rose the ship instead. And was jealous when someone else did!
While I was not ever much for Titanic salvage, I am a board game afficinado, and have played this game many a time since my parents bought it for me in the late '80's at a Toys R Us in the Chicago area.
Just call me Dirk Pitt.
Richard Krebes
It consists of a game board, Monopoly-type money, and small square cards that are blank on one side and on the other have crew, food, fuel, and diving bells for sale. Which you can buy at various places on the board, or from Chance-type cards drawn from the board.
The Titanic is a simple plastic model of the ship with cavities at the bow, stern, and twice between that where tresure is placed.
The model had slits amidships where a pole could be inserted with the ship sitting atop a coiled spring beneath her.
As players went around the board, respectively found Big T (and dealt with Life-type obstacles like "Hurricane. Lose next turn.", and salvaged away, she would go higher, higher, and higher...untill finally (John Barry RTT score please) she reached the top, and was "raised".
Person with the most money at the end thanks to their salvage haul won, but I always wanted to be the one who rose the ship instead. And was jealous when someone else did!
While I was not ever much for Titanic salvage, I am a board game afficinado, and have played this game many a time since my parents bought it for me in the late '80's at a Toys R Us in the Chicago area.
Just call me Dirk Pitt.
Richard Krebes