Wildcatters

A second chance to play this excellent game with Richard, Russell and Simon.

The situation at the end of seven rounds.

Richard was yellow, Russell red, Simon blue and I was green.

Final scores:

The conversion of shares during game play is interesting.  A Wildcatter would cost at least 4 shares, a VP from a Consolidation Chip would be 8 shares for 1 VP up to 20 shares for 10 VP.  With exception of VP on Area Cards everything is on a sliding scale, generally 16 VP if you have the most, then 8 VP for second and 4 VP for third.  Refineries are different again and require a significant investment in workers but potentially providing 20 shares.  

The main aim in this game is to piggyback on other players and not try and develop a whole region yourself.  Tankers are a prize asset for targeting oil deliveries to continents.

Fascinating game and I'm looking forward to playing again.