Business for Sale
We are selling the business. If you are interested in getting into the board game business with this great Canadian game with a 40-year history, please contact us at info@theoilmangame.com attention: Sanford Greve. We will be happy to meet with you and go through the details. The sale includes 8 heavy-duty steel injection molds (for making all plastic parts), industrial shelving, stainless steel work stations, tools, current parts inventory, video and poster ads, website, domain, customer mailing list, supplier contacts, dealer contacts, custom order contact list, artwork for printed materials, Seal-a-Tron shrink wrapper, shipping boxes.
History of The Oilman Game
The game was developed in the 1980s and the first version was released in 1985 as International Oilman and had a retail price of $34.95.
Approximately 8000 games were produced as International Oilman. In 1994, ownership changed hands and the game was renamed, The Oilman Game (which is what people commonly called it). The artwork was updated to a night drilling rig scene on the cover. Later on, it was changed to a daytime scene. An estimated 25,000 units were sold between 1994 to 2006.
The game was out of production until new ownership started up in 2019. While the game was not being produced, demand increased as people searched for the game and prices went as high as $500 for a game on eBay.
At this time, the artwork was updated again with a new, high-resolution cover and logo saluting the original black and orange look of the 1985 version.
The housing was changed to black from the previous blue, and rivets were added around the perimeter giving a more industrial look. A website was created to offer direct-to-customer sales across North America and the world. Custom orders were introduced so oilfield companies could order games with their logo on them.
Original 1980s Ad
About Us
Made in Canada
Everyone should be proud of where they are from, we certainly are. All of our game parts and printed products are produced right here in Alberta, Canada. We have assembled, packaged, and shipped from our Drayton Valley facility. Since the game's beginning in the 1980s, The Oilman Game has been Made in Canada, and we are hoping to see this tradition continue.