A blue rectangular game box decorated with an illustration of an oil tanker. The box contains 1 instruction booklet, 1 manufacturer’s printing error sheet, 1 game board, 42 Coast Guard cards, 1 plastic die, 39 metal barrels, and 6 metal supertanker player pieces.
Each player acts as the captain of an oil supertanker. The objective of the game is to outmaneuver the other captains and be the first to collect and deliver cargo to the refinery. According to the game description, "this game will help people become more aware of oil transportation and methods of preparation for and prevention of oil spills."
Overhead view of Oil Spill game board