Yep, this one is weird. Really weird. Apparently back in the '70s, BP released a board called Offshore Oil Strike, in which players competed to cash in on oil.
Two to four players compete at exploring for oil, building platforms, and laying pipelines to bring the offshore oil back to the player's home company. Players take on the roles of either BP (Hull), Amoco (Bergen), Chevron (Rotterdam) or Mobil (Dieppe) in their quest for oil. As with other games focusing on offshore oil exploitation (e.g., Omnia's North Sea Oil), there is also the risk that storms will reduce production on, or eliminate, one's oil platforms. The first player to make $120,000,000 in cash is the winner.
One of the hazards? Oil spill! It costs $1mil to clean up, and get on with the next turn. If only it were that easy.
By: Brant
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