Oil and Gas 2012

A card game for 2-4+ players themed on the Oil Industry.

Players share a common deck containing cards of 7 types: Explore, Oil, Transport, Refinery, Gasoline, Product, and Event.

Players share a common pool of 7 types of tokens: Profit, Explore, Oil, Transport, Refinery, Gasoline, and Product Tokens. Players start with 10 Profit Tokens.

Each turn has 10 phases:

1. Company Phase - All players draw 3 cards. Max hand size is 10 cards. Discard excess cards. Players may pay 1 Profit Token to draw an extra card. (Max 2 extra cards per turn)

2. Market Phase - Players may trade cards and tokens.

3. Event Phase - Players roll high on 1D6. Highest goes first playing 1 event or passing, then proceed clockwise. A player may play (discard) an Event card to activate its special effect. Multiple Event cards can be played each player. The phase ends when all players pass.

4. Explore Phase - Discard 3 Explore Cards to roll 1D6. Dependant on roll a player will gain 0, 1 or 2 Explore tokens.

5. Drill Phase - Discard 4 Oil Cards to roll 1D6. Dependant on roll a player will gain 0, 1 or 2 Oil tokens.

6. Transport Phase - Discard 4 Transport cards to gain 1 Transport Token.

7. Refining Phase - Discard 3 Refinery cards to get 1 Refinery Token.

8. Gasoline Phase - Discard 4 Gasoline cards to get 1 Gasoline Token.

9. Production Phase - Discard 3 Product cards to get 1 Product Token.

10. Profit Phase You may make 1 or more melds. A meld requires 1 Explore Card or Token, 1 Oil Card or Token, 1 Transport Card or Token, 1 Refinery Card or Token, 1 or more Gasoline Cards or Tokens, 0 to 1 or more Product Cards or Tokens. Gain 1 Profit Token per card you play in the Meld. All meld cards and tokens are then discarded. After making a meld, immediately draw 2 cards.

The winner is the first player to get 25 Profit Tokens.