                  === WCS Oil Instructions for Playing ===
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 Object of the Game
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   WCS Oil is loosely based on an old board game called GUSHER!  The object
   of the game is to accumulate the most money by drilling wells, and
   hopefully hitting oil.  For each successful well you drill, you will get
   a bonus when you hit oil, and a variable amount each turn for each
   producing well you have.


 Game Play
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   Each player starts out with $25,000 and no land.  Game play is pretty
   simple and straight forward.  In your turn, you can do one of three
   things:

     - You can buy a piece of property.
         Property costs $1,000 per well site.  You cannot purchase land
         if you have more than 9 undrilled wells.  This is to keep players
         from cheating and buying all the land up.

     - You can drill 1 or 2 wells
         You must decide at the start of your turn how many wells you want
         to drill.  You cannot change your mind after you have decided.
         Each initial drill attempt will cost you $2,000.   When drilling,
         you will either strike oil, or you might hit rock or water.  If
         you do, you have the option to drill deeper (for more money, of
         course).  Each attempt to drill deeper will cost an additional
         $1,000.  If you do not hit oil after the third attempt, you will
         be forced to cap the well, and pay $500 for the cap.  If you
         strike oil, however, you will pay $1,000 for an oil "rig", and be
         awarded a bonus for hitting oil.  You will also be awarded money
         on each turn for all producing wells.  The deeper the well, the
         more money they are worth!

     - You can pass your turn
         You can pass your turn only if you cannot drill a well or buy
         land.  However, if you do not have any producing wells, and you
         do not have enough money to drill a well, you will be forced to
         give up, since you cannot make any plays, and you will not be
         receiving any money for producing wells.

   Game play continues until one of three things happen:

     - All the available wells have been drilled.
     - Either you or the computer are forced to give up (bankruptcy).
     - You quit before the game is finished.

   The player with the most money at the end of the game is the winner.

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              === End of Instruction Screen for WCS Oil ===
