Games The Game of Life | Classic Spinner, Mountains, Insurance, Career Options, Marriage, etc. Ages 10+

Padrísimo

This is an awesome game and so much better than the latest version of The Game of Life. This is much, much more complex than the later versions which seem to have been dumbed down to make them too easy to win and become millionaires. This version really does make you plan and work for success so a great game to put effort in to. Probably not for the younger person but a really involved board game which has many twists and turns through out the time you play which will last much more than 1 hour with 4 people. The game is well made and has loads of quality, the money looks great, the game board looks great and it is worth every penny. there is loads more to do, and every step has an action so there seems to be more change with every turn. Things you do in the early stages of the game have large effects later on too. Worth the extra money!

As other reviewers have stated, this game is the one that plays like the 70's game. I loved it as a kid, and now I'm sharing it with my kids - we're having a blast! My son doesn't like Revenge taken out on him, but he is only six and otherwise is able to play the game; the good thing about this game is that it is a ride - lots of ups and downs - and helps build perspective ('Life' is never as good or as bad as it seems). The game takes around an hour but can go quite longer if it's a particularly eventful game.

We first bought a new version and were totally disappointed. Then I started searching for an original version. Found hard to find on sold on Amazon. Brilliant quality and nostalgic dive into yesteryear! Certainly not cheap but worth it

Short review: Yes, this is the original version of Life that you are looking for. If you want the version that you had as a kid, this is it. Buy it. Long review: I had The Game of Life when I was a kid (in the '70's). I don't know what eventually happened to it, but I do not have it anymore. I bought a new edition of the game a few years ago. It was NOT the same as the old version that I had as a kid. It was a BAD new version. There was too much chance involved, little interaction between players, and the details of what happened to you during the game had little effect on the outcome because there are these dopey little tiles that are worth a huge amount of money that dwarfs any money you might have made during the game. So, although the new version of the game might reflect real life in that what you do during your life has no effect on how it ends, it wasn't very fun. This version that I'm reviewing now is the GREAT old version. You have to actually make decisions that have an effect on the outcome, although there is still quite a bit of chance involved. The box says it's for ages 10 and up, but my 7 and 9 year olds really enjoy it and they're learning a little about insurance, taxes, making money decisions, and, of course, revenge. Contrary to what another reviewer said, I don't notice any difference in the quality of this game versus what I recall of the version of my youth. The buildings look great and the printing on the board is fine. I was excited to see that the print style on the Share the Wealth cards was exactly the same as my childhood version. It is true that there are no images of Art Linkletter on this edition of the game, but if that is extremely important to you, you can probably print some from the internet and tape them to the box. The game takes us about an hour to play with 4 people, two of whom are children who are occasionally somewhat distractible. So although you may disagree with one of the ultimate lessons of this game, that the person who ends life with the most money is the winner, it's really a good game and there are actually other useful lessons about how life works that I didn't really notice as a kid. I gave it four stars for durability only because the money and cards and board will probably start to show some wear after awhile, but that can't be helped. And four stars for educational value because not all of the events that occur are entirely plausible or realistic. But five stars for fun and five stars overall because it is really a great game and because I was so excited to see that future generations will not have only that horrible new version of the game available to them.