In this game, you will see a large lot of land. Under the sand, there may be oil reservoirs.
Some reservoirs are deeper or wider than others. You can't know where reservoirs lay just by looking at the sand.
The only way to find oil is by drilling, and you will have 10 opportunities to drill.
Your success in finding oil will determine your score.
Other people will be playing the game at the same time as you.
At time, you may be able to see where they drilled and/or how much oil they got for drilling.
They might also be able to see where you drilled and how much you got.
If you drill in the same spot as someone else you will receive the same amount of oil,
In other words, oil is not divided by the number of people drilling in the same spot.
For each patch of land, you will have 15 rounds of drilling.
You will have 30 seconds for each round.
The game will move to the next round once every player has drilled or the time is up.
If the time passes before you choose a place to drill, you will get no points for that round,
which will be seen as an empty bar with a red "X" in the middle.
Please enter your first name. Your name will be visible to the other players.
Before you begin the game, please answer the following questions.
In this game, you're drilling for
When competitors drill, you
see where they drill and you
not see how much oil they found, if any.
How many seconds do you have to make a decision?
The game advances to the next round after
at least two competitors found oil
everybody chose a drilling point
everybody chose a drilling point or 15 seconds have passed
at least 15 seconds have passed
at least one competitor found oil
Which of these statements is true?
The location and size of oil reservoirs is fixed throughout the game.
The size of oil reservoirs is fixed but the location may change during the game.
The size and location of oil reservoirs may change during the game.
The size and location of oil reservoirs can be deduced from the color of the sand.
