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Bush Buck: Global Treasure Hunter is an educational geography game released in 1991 for MS-DOS. It was developed by PC Globe Inc. and published by Activision (UK) Limited. The game presents itself as a top-down board or party game where players compete to locate treasures around the world.

Players take on the role of the adventurer Bush Buck, competing against either another human opponent or a computer-controlled rival. The objective is to travel between 206 cities across 175 countries to find hidden treasures before the opponent does. Gameplay proceeds in turns, with players using a limited supply of plane tickets to move along a network of flight routes connecting cities. Upon arriving at a destination, the game provides factual information about that location, such as its landmarks or cultural elements. This information forms the basis for solving clues, as each treasure is linked to a specific real-world place.

Progress is structured around collecting clues that describe features of a target country and city, such as its geographic region or whether it is an island nation. Players use this information to deduce the correct destination. The first player to reach the target city claims the treasure and must then return it to their home base to score points. A session involves finding 15 randomly selected treasures from a pool of 400 objects. The game concludes when all treasures are recovered or both players exhaust their plane tickets, with the highest score determining the winner. Three difficulty settings adjust the computer opponent's effectiveness and the number of helpful hints provided.