Reminder me of beer game. I approve of the concept. -- 4st putting jesters cap back on, it fell off while mobile
On Tue, Oct 14, 2025, 8:02 PM EarlyRetirement via agora-discussion < [email protected]> wrote: > Fellow Agorans: > > I bring a new and exciting protoposal to add to the economy: Agoroleum! > > *What is Agoroleum?* > *Agoroleum is a new economic activity, similar to Agoraculture, but is > instead based around oil exploration and production.* > > *Why do we need another economic activity?* > *One industry to involve oneself in becomes repetitive and Agoraculture is > relatively simple. Agoroleum is a more complex and engaging activity that > involves economic skill. There are also opportunities abound to contract > and interact with other Agorans.* > > > *How does Agoroleum work?* > *Agoroleum is based around the **Exploration -> Extraction -> Storage -> > Refinement* > *oil production cycle. In more detail:* > *1. An Agoran uses Spendies to purchase an Oil Block, or for a lower price, > the rights to explore an Oil Block with the option to purchase it later > (the Agoran may also sell the Oil Block after exploration). Then, the > Agoran uses a fixed asset, Exploration Equipment, to explore the plot. > Exploration Equipment would be relatively expensive, so it would be > possible to hire another Agoran to explore your land, for a fee of course. > The chance of oil and/or quantity would be randomly determined when the Oil > Block is created* > > *2. If oil is found on the land, the Agoran would then need to extract that > oil. There would be multiple tiers of Oil Derricks, which are priced > accordingly, and allow faster/more complete extraction.* > > *3. The oil that is extracted is Crude Agoroleum (CA) and must be stored. > Upon purchase of an Agoran's first Oil Block, they would be awarded 50 > Barrels worth of storage capacity. Additional storage can be purchased > based on a linear formula that causes storage to become more expensive > the more is purchased.* > > > *4. Finally, in order to convert CA into usable currency, it must be > converted at a Refinery into Refined Agoroleum (RA). A Refinery refines a > fixed amount of CA per Agoran day that it is operated. There would only be > a fixed amount of Refineries. If an Agoran does not own a refinery, they > may either sell their CA to an Agoran who does or pay for it to be refined > at another player's Refinery. Refineries would be auctioned off gradually > after implementation of Agoroleum to prevent hoarding.* > > *What is the purpose of sending this to A-D?* > > > *I am seeking general feedback, ideas and opinions on this concept prior to > moving forward. I would rather hear now that this is not a mechanic wanted > by the community or hear about any changes needed prior to even drafting > it.* > Thank you for your consideration of my protoposal, I look forward to > hearing from everyone. > > (This is not a proposal and is not intended to be posted to A-B). > > -- > EarlyRetirement8 > "Seek the Uncomfortable" > PGP/GPG: 52436D6D > < > https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/52436D6D16A474173989264953FD4511719833F6 > > >
