[2] It is designed to improve history, logic, and problem solving skills in children ages 7 to 10[3] (or 10 and up, according to the box art seen to the right).

To do this, the player must navigate through cavern chambers, dodging enemies and obstacles, recovering pieces of artifacts and putting them together in a tiling puzzle in order to advance to the next level.

is to collect the hidden treasures from caverns in 4 different regions of the world: Greece and Rome, Egypt, India and China, and the Near East.

For example, the Egyptian cavern features decorations of hieroglyphs and mummies and will contain artifacts like the sphinx or the Rosetta Stone.Additionally, each cavern has a different style of puzzle; The Near East section implements switches that move panels blocking the way, while the Egyptian section consists mainly of triangular reflectors, which the player must orient correctly to direct a light beam and trigger a switch.

The miner's hat shines a beam of light used to flip switches or temporarily stun any cave animals that can cause the player damage.

The Egyptian cavern has several challenges that involve rotating prisms and mirrors to deflect the light beam to a specific sensor.

The chambers of the four main caverns are similar in puzzle style, but differ in layout, number, speed of the enemies, and availability of health power-ups.

In lieu of an original score, the background music consists of arrangements of pieces by a number of famous composers including Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Erik Satie and Verdi.