Offshore Oil Strike!
July 14, 2010 10:57 AM Subscribe
The thrills of drilling, the hazards and rewards as you bring in your own . . . Offshore Oil Strike. "An exciting board game for all the family." Lovingly brought to you by BP. //BLDGBLOG
Of course, that's the North Sea, which is comparatively shallow (Loch Ness is deeper than the North Sea). It does have mysterious holes though.
posted by Artw at 11:04 AM on July 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Artw at 11:04 AM on July 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
We played the hell out of King Oil when I was a kind.
posted by marxchivist at 11:05 AM on July 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by marxchivist at 11:05 AM on July 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
OGOD I FORGOT ALL ABOUT KING OIL! That game was the best!
posted by jbickers at 11:09 AM on July 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by jbickers at 11:09 AM on July 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
My family will still play the hell out of King Oil when all of us are in town.
posted by Navelgazer at 11:37 AM on July 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Navelgazer at 11:37 AM on July 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
The thrills and spills of drilling
posted by driftingclouds at 11:54 AM on July 14, 2010
posted by driftingclouds at 11:54 AM on July 14, 2010
You'll laugh! And cry! Mostly cry! A lot!
posted by Astro Zombie at 12:14 PM on July 14, 2010
posted by Astro Zombie at 12:14 PM on July 14, 2010
Oh god I'd forgotten all about that King Oil. The derrick with the color coded gusher-o-meter!
posted by Babblesort at 12:43 PM on July 14, 2010
posted by Babblesort at 12:43 PM on July 14, 2010
That reminds me of Gusher, which we used to play at my grandmother's house.
Gusher had the highest potential value on eBay of all her random stuff -- $200, even in its poor condition after 65+ years. Aside from the furniture and some antique clocks and Wedgwood, it was the highest valued item in her house when we cleared it out after she moved to a retirement community. In fact, it was more valuable than any individual Royal Doulton figurine she owned, and she owned a couple dozen.
posted by dw at 2:53 PM on July 14, 2010
Gusher had the highest potential value on eBay of all her random stuff -- $200, even in its poor condition after 65+ years. Aside from the furniture and some antique clocks and Wedgwood, it was the highest valued item in her house when we cleared it out after she moved to a retirement community. In fact, it was more valuable than any individual Royal Doulton figurine she owned, and she owned a couple dozen.
posted by dw at 2:53 PM on July 14, 2010
Not gonna lie, I want it. I think it will go well with my Save the Whales board game.
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 4:46 PM on July 14, 2010
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 4:46 PM on July 14, 2010
King Oil is actually a decent game, and the derrick is epic.
posted by Windopaene at 6:04 PM on July 14, 2010
posted by Windopaene at 6:04 PM on July 14, 2010
I'm going to play my End of the World oil drilling game.
(The same page has links to Tips for saving money on a cell phone and How to keep guacamole from turning brown,
because, I guess, you'll want to be talking to your best friend and eating some righteous guacamole in your final moments).
posted by eye of newt at 9:09 PM on July 14, 2010
(The same page has links to Tips for saving money on a cell phone and How to keep guacamole from turning brown,
because, I guess, you'll want to be talking to your best friend and eating some righteous guacamole in your final moments).
posted by eye of newt at 9:09 PM on July 14, 2010
I came here to talk about King Oil. So I'm piling it on. That game was great.
posted by IvoShandor at 9:17 PM on July 14, 2010
posted by IvoShandor at 9:17 PM on July 14, 2010
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