Game of Life

Game Of Life one of the board games I remember from my childhood, when the whole family would sit down together on a Sunday, after Bullseye and Sunday Dinner, and play a game whether it be cards or one of the many board games we had. History ********** The game was originally created in 1860 by Milton Bradley, and was called The Chequered Game Of Life, and it sold 45,000 copies in its first year of production. The game did not include a dice as these were considered by many to be wicked items and only for gamblers, and instead used a teetotum which is a six sided top, is where the spinner in the middle comes from. The original game was based ...  Read the complete review

INTRODUCTION Shopping round for Christmas presents, I was finding it quite hard to find suitable gifts for my seven year old daughter. My Mum was buying her several DVDs, she was getting the only CD she wanted (The Cheeky Girls album!), she has no more room for cuddly toys and apparently, Barbie is now a no-no at her vast age! So I had a look on Ebay for a few ideas and checked out the board games section. I wanted something that all of us could play as a family. There are six of us and my children are 7, 10, 11 and 13, so it had to be something to interest all of us. The Game of Life can be played by 2-6 players, which was ideal and the recommended age ...  Read the complete review

My sister and I loved this game as children and I have not been able to part with my copy yet, so still play it occasionally. The game has a basic role and move dynamic and there aren't that many decisions to be made but somehow it still manages to be very entertaining. The large board consists of a snaking path through life with three places where you can choose which route to take. You spin the 1-10 numbered spinner and move that number of spaces on your turn and react to the text in the square you land on. The instructions are mainly gaining or paying money in various ways from the plausible to the ridiculous (ie. inventing an automatic cocktail shaker!) ...  Read the complete review

I received this game as a xmas pressie about 20 something years ago but it is still all in working order and has been played over and over again throughout the years - starting with myself and then with my own children as they have grown up. Games like this seem to have taken a back seat these days since the arrival of the many dvd games available now but I feel that this type is great for getting the family together on a cold rainy day when there is nothing on telly except the usual repeats. Game of Life is quite simply about living your life and making choices along the way. It has an element of luck involved but there are important decisions that ...  Read the complete review

Game of Life, manufactured by MB Games, was one of my favourite games as a child and I still enjoy the game today. The rules are very simple and easy to grasp making it a good game to open and play straight away without having to wade through a thick instruction booklet. However, shock of shocks, this game is not easy to find. How did this crime happen? I have searched on the Argos, WHSmiths and Toys R Us websites and not one of them seem to have it. As my title states, Life *is* unfair. PACKAGING The box is quite large in size and contains the ...  Read the complete review