Mutiny On Board the Bounty

An edutainment storygame by Wonko_the_Sane

Player Rating4.97/8

"#301 overall, #10 for 2008"

Based on 115 ratings since 10/30/2008
Played 1,722 times (finished 149)

Story Difficulty4/8

"March in the swamp"

Play Length3/8

"A nice jog down the driveway"

Maturity Level4/8

"Need to be accompanied by an adult"

Contains content that may not be suitable for persons under age 13. If this were a movie, it would probably be PG.

Tags

Based Off A True Story

Historical

Serious

Take the roll of John Adams, an Able Seaman working aboard the HMS Bounty in 1789 on its way to Tahiti for a routine mission. But mutiny strikes the crew on the long voyage.
Make the decision to be loyal to Captain Bligh and be sent adrift with him. Or join in the mutiny with Lieutenant Fletcher Christian and escape the British navy to an uncharted, tropical island. Avoid cannibals, starvation, storms, imprisonment, and survive revolutions.

Be careful of the decision you make, as they could be essential in shaping the future of a nation.

This is the story of the HMS Bounty, the mutiny that happened aboard it, and the desperate survival of captain and mutineers alike.

Player Comments

I'm quite glad I stumbled across this as I was thinking of writing a similar story about the same things, though the idea of using Adams as a narrator was a clever one. There should have been a few more choices; the troubles on the Bounty began with Bligh's decision to sail around Cape Horn instead of the Cape of Good Hope and his subsequent promotion of Fletcher at John Fryer's expense so that might have been a good place to start picking sides. The writing was consistently strong throughout, though at times it did feel more like witnessing than taking part in history, a few little extra details and less use of specific dates goes a long way towards making history feel like a living experience. I enjoyed this a lot though and with such a good story-game about the Mutiny on the Bounty out there it would be pointless of me to write another.

— Will11 on 11/12/2014 4:23:38 AM with a score of 0

Love it. Felt like I was on the ship

— Davey Duff on 7/19/2023 4:00:38 AM with a score of 0

I enjoyed this. I did cheat on some of the decisions, but I think that was the right idea - it's good to envision a life of island bliss. I would recommend playing this.

— junapple on 10/16/2021 1:08:42 AM with a score of 0

Nicely paced story. I like the brief but effective descriptions...best are the waters and the islands and the plants. Interesting way to learn history.

— WeRNestor on 7/14/2018 4:53:13 PM with a score of 0

A very interesting historical game. With two sides of the story!

— TestingJest on 9/21/2017 11:15:36 PM with a score of 0

Not many choices, but this is a great story for edutainment.

— crazygurl on 6/17/2017 5:56:14 PM with a score of 0

Fun! Spelling issues are abundant, as well as a couple of typos. Good read.

— Quorrah on 1/12/2017 12:17:51 AM with a score of 0

Amazing story game, I liked the multiple good endings, so you didn't have to follow a single path. You should make more like this

— GigaKnight on 10/4/2016 12:35:32 PM with a score of 0

Enjoyed it. One of the mutineers, Matthew Quintal, is my 2nd cousin 5 times removed.

— drcynic on 1/17/2016 10:59:55 PM with a score of 0

Pretty lengthy and well written. A lot more of a story than a CYOA but it's worth a read.

— HJPike on 11/5/2015 7:15:39 PM with a score of 0

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