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Yes, grubstake is playable

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"Grubstake" Definition

noun

Supplies or funds advanced to a mining prospector or a person starting a business in return for a promised share of the profits.
Supplies or funds furnished a mining prospector on promise of a share in his discoveries.
Material assistance (as a loan) provided for launching an enterprise or for a person in difficult circumstances.

verb-transitive

To supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits.

verb

To provide with a grubstake.

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