- Classic board game breaks down an entire lifespan into a series of choices and chance
- Earn valuable Life Tiles by doing good deeds
- Retire with the biggest fortune
- Winner of the CLASSIC Award by Parent's Choice Awards
- One of the most popular games in the Family game night category
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| Model Number: | 4000 |
| Number of Puzzle Pieces: | 1 |
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Product Description
In this classic game of fortune, your goal is to dodge bad luck and make a buck. Along the way, you'll also earn valuable Life Tiles by doing good deeds, helping your community, or just taking a break from the rat race! Retire with the biggest fortune, and you'll win! Each space is a different adventure, so you'll get a whole new Life every time you play. What does Life have in store for you' Take a spin and find out! For 2 to 6 players. Game includes: game board, six plastic car pawns, plastic "people pegs", plastic mountains, spinner and bridge, MB money, 25 Life Tiles, deck of 36 cards, insurance policies, bank loans, label sheet and instruction sheet. Color of parts my vary.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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My 12 year old daughter asked for this as her Christmas present and, although it took a while to familiarise ourselves with all the rules (this was only after we had played it a few times incorrectly!), we thoroughly enjoyed it. Three generations played this happily for many hours over the holiday period and it was something that brought everyone together rather than simply sitting in front of the TV. It was good at teaching the kids about the importance/need of paying back loans and that these cost!! Also, how fickle life can be for even those who have a good job - it can be lost at any time!
It seemed like a slightly different take on Monopoly which I remember playing for hours as a youngster and was a good variation.
My only gripe is the tiny pieces and cards and lack of appropriate storage places for these - not even some useful labelled bags/boxes/compartments in the box for them. We ended up using match boxes and some other small boxes and bags to keep these separately.
It seemed an expensive game compared to others and I would have liked it to have been a little cheaper but it has proved a big hit in our household. I do fear also that some of the plastic parts may break or get lost over time including the spinning device in place of dice. Time will tell!
I would however recommend it as a fun game to play with ALL the family.
It seemed like a slightly different take on Monopoly which I remember playing for hours as a youngster and was a good variation.
My only gripe is the tiny pieces and cards and lack of appropriate storage places for these - not even some useful labelled bags/boxes/compartments in the box for them. We ended up using match boxes and some other small boxes and bags to keep these separately.
It seemed an expensive game compared to others and I would have liked it to have been a little cheaper but it has proved a big hit in our household. I do fear also that some of the plastic parts may break or get lost over time including the spinning device in place of dice. Time will tell!
I would however recommend it as a fun game to play with ALL the family.
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124 of 131 people found the following review helpful
Newer isn't always better
21 Feb 2003
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If you have ever played the earlier version of life please do yourself a favor and avoid this "new" version like the blak plague. My friends and I used to play the old version every single day up to late hours. Once we learned the new version was out we ran and bought it. WHAT A DISAPOINTMENT!!!! Compared to the old version this one is HORRIBLE. It isn't fun. The new rules [are not good]. You can not bet anymore. Money isn't the way it used to be (what's with the litte pieces of carton?) Maybe if someone at MB reads this they will go back to the basics and bring back what was once a great and fun family game to play. Lucky for us we still have, and play with, our old and much better version of Life.
139 of 148 people found the following review helpful
BEWARE! This is not the game you remember!
10 Aug 1999
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Do NOT confuse this new version of LIFE with the old version!!! The old version is a classic--this new version is a big disappointment. In the new LIFE you don't get to choose your career or anything. Instead of monetary bonuses throughout the game (e.g. spinning for gifts when you have a child) you get these silly "Life" cards that you can't look at until the end. At the end you get huge amounts of money with each "Life" card and it's possible to win even if you don't have very much cash in front of you because of those cards. It's disappointing to play the whole game and then lose because of those cards, which are totally random. It's like you play the whole game and then spin to see who is the winner. We became very bored with this game very quickly because it's almost nothing like the old Life game. The old Life game was more true to life. The new game isn't.
125 of 133 people found the following review helpful
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19 May 2000
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I wish that I had read some of the reviews before I purchased this one. We had this game when I was a kid and it was one of my favorites. However, I didn't realize that they had revised the game.
I find the new format frustrating and empty. There isn't as much interaction between players in this one (others don't have to give you money when you get married, have children, etc.), except for the career spots and those detract from the game - they're pretty pointless and not true to the real world as we know it.
I have to agree with the previous reviewer who found the LIFE cards very annoying. There doesn't seem to be any hope for the underdog in this version; if you don't happen to pick a good salary, you won't win, no matter how many LIFE cards you pick up along the way.
I really wish that they had left the game the way it was! I think we'll go dig up the old one that my husband's parents have somewhere. That will be more fun!
Bottom Line: After wanting to own this game for a while, I wish I hadn't wasted my money. I'll just find an older used one. One word - disappointing.
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