Sea Hawks is a game for 2–4 players, each of which is an 18th-century pirate captain sailing the Spanish Main, searching for buried treasure.
The first captain to discern which one contains the treasure and transport it to their home port is the winner.
Fate cards introduce another element of random chance, forcing the drawing player to make a die roll to avoid catastrophes like being shipwrewcked or marooned.
[2] Elaine Smith reviewed Sea Hawks for Imagine magazine, and stated that "Sea Hawks is a quickly played, easily understood and well packaged game.
Recommended for 10 year old to adult, it is a thoughtfully designed family game which is quickly learned and playable in an hour.