BP Offshore Oil Strike board game

Melanerpes

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06 Jul 10 16:16

Melanerpes

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06 Jul 10 16:16

I wonder how many of BP's execs ever bothered to play their company's own board game?

http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/07/06/4621357-bp-board-game-foreshadows-gulf-disaster?Gt1=43001

Its "hazard cards" include "Blow-out! Rig damaged. Oil slick clean-up costs. Pay $1million."

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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06 Jul 10 17:25

only $1M? 😵

Melanerpes

Joined: 08 Oct 08
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06 Jul 10 17:27

Originally posted by zeeblebot
only $1M? 😵

hmmm.....perhaps the BP execs all DID play the board game after all...

whodey

Joined: 02 Jan 06
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06 Jul 10 19:58

Originally posted by zeeblebot
only $1M? 😵

I think they all paid more than that to the Obama 2008 campaign.