EZ NOMICS: Unboxing of Peak Oil: Profiteer: A Game About Greed and Corruption by 2 Tomatoes Games

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Econ board games can be a fun, engaging way to socialize, learn, & understand economics.
These games are entertaining tabletop games that can effectively integrate economic theory & accurately simulate market & political economic phenomena.
Thus, I've been launching videos highlighting selected economic board games.
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The third game I'm exploring is "Peak Oil: Profiteer: A Game About Greed and Corruption," where "As the top executive of an oil corporation, you are sent to a war-torn nation that's got a lot of oil - and no one who can help sell it! That's where you come in: Your task is to make the most cash before corruption ruins the land."
Published by 2 Tomatoes Games: 2tomatoesgames...
‪‪@2TomatoesGames‬
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Unboxing of Peak Oil: Profiteer
Welcome to the ruthless world of oil, power, and profit. (0:05)
You - a top executive of a large, multinational oil corporation - have been "sent to a war-torn nation" prosperous in black gold. But you are not alone - several aggressive Big Oil company agents are also in the region.
The real profit in commodity trading lies not in stability but in mastering chaos.
"In a fragmented land in which power does not lie in one leader, but in three competing factions: the "Government," the insurgent "National Liberation Front," and the "Guerillas," you'll play all sides through blackmail, bribes, and the sale of weapons to buy drilling rights so that you can transport and sell oil into the world market. (0:36)
As you exploit these factions, you'll see how easily power, money, and greed feed into a cycle of instability.
Deals struck in backrooms, alliances forged and betrayed, bribes handed under the table-every action brings you closer to fortune but also pushes this fragile region closer to political collapse.
It's a world where morality takes a backseat to profit; power plays are currency and every choice you make ripples through a delicate web of greed and ambition.
Are you ready to join the ranks of history's most infamous resource traders and claim your place at the top?
Then Enter the world of Peak Oil: Profiteer by 2Tomatoes Games.
This is not a paid promotion. I bought this game as an educator.
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Micro and Global economic concepts within the game include: (1:47)
Theory of the Firm
Whether it be competing oligopolistic firms, ambitious and corruptible political and military leaders, or corporate executives, the strategic behavior between players is the same. Thus, game theory and aspects of the payoff matrix are present.
A 2-player game can reveal features of a duopolistic market structure.
While a 3 to 5-player game can reveal oligopolistic strategic behavior between competing players.
In addition, the global oil industry represents aspects of both perfect competition and oligopolistic market structures.
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Relevant books on the topic of political economics, which this game brings to mind are: (2:24)
The Dictator’s Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith
On the topic of development economics:
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
On the topic of global economics:
The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources by Javier Blas and Jack Farchy
The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin
And in science fiction, just as oil must flow in the industrial world, the “spice must flow” in the Imperium of Dune by Frank Herbert
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Unboxing: (3:13)
Base Game (3:20)
Game Components (3:55)
Board Game: Side 1 & 2 (4:10)
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