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+ 0e0f Oil Field
+
-  e f Background
+  3 7  - You are the owner of a small new oil and gas drilling and
+           exploration company.  You have a loan for $1,000,000.00 in the bank,
+           the rights to drill in a 150 square mile area, and the equipment and
+           men to drill 10 wells.  You have one year (10 turns) to pick your sites,
+           drill your wells, and pay off your loan.
+
-  e f Setup
+  3 7  - You will be given an 10x15 map of your field.  The possible oil sites
+           will be marked by one of the following :
+                .  -  no oil at this site, or site already drilled.
-  6 7           +
+  3 7   -  untested oil site.
-  b f           S
+  3 7   -  shallow - report shows gas/oil at  4,000 -  7,000 feet.
-  9 f           M
+  3 7   -  medium  - report shows gas/oil at  7,000 - 10,000 feet.
-  1 f           D
+  3 7   -  deep    - report shows gas/oil at 10,000 - 15,000 feet.
+           At the start, you will only have sites that are untested or have no oil.
+           You can test as many sites as you want, but each test cost $10,000.00
+
-  e f Reports
+  3 7  - If you enter the coordinates of an untested oil site, a geological
+           report will be commissioned.  You will be given the potential pay zone,
+           and then asked if you want to drill or not.
+
B  a f
-  e f Well Depth
+  3 7  - Shallow Wells are more likely to produce gas and oil, but less
+           likely to pay off big.  Deep Wells are just the opposite: you are less
+           likely to strike gas or oil, but if you do, you could make millions.
+           The deeper wells cost a lot more to dig, and if you go bankrupt digging
+           dry wells, your game will come to a sad end indeed.
+
-  e f Drilling a Well
+  3 7  - When you decide to drill, it will drill to the target depth.
+           If no oil or gas is found at that depth, you will be asked for a second
+           depth.  If your second depth is the same as the first, it assumes that you
+           have pulled out, and are cutting your losses.  The deeper you dig, the
+           more it costs.  You will never find gas or oil outside the pay zone.
+
-  e f Finances
+  3 7  - If you do not run out of cash, you will be required to repay your
+           loan (plus 18%) at the end of the year.  Your final amount is calculated
+           as your available cash plus 30% of your reserves.  If you do run out of
+           cash, your reserves will be auctioned off.  You will receive between 10%
+           and 20% from which your original loan will be subtracted.  You must dig
+           at least 6 wells to be eligible for the Hall of Fame.
+
B  c f
+  3 7
+           To enter a move, enter the line coordinate (0-9), then enter the column
-           coordinate (A-Y).  Instead of the first coordinate, you can enter [
-  e f I
+  3 7 ] to
-           read these instructions, [
-  e f W
-  3 7 ] to check your well drilling history, [
-  e f T
+  3 7 ] to
-           check your remaining time (if available), [
-  e f M
-  3 7 ] to redraw the map, or [
-  e f Q
+  3 7 ] to
+           quit the game.
+
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