Rules of life the board game

The player then pays the amount listed on the house, borrowing money from the bank if needed, and spinning again to continue moving. Players keep the house card they purchased. Landing on one of the various baby squares gives you instructions to add additional pegs to your car to represent your family and collect one life tile.

Insurance protects against negative occurrences involving your vehicle or home such as theft, accidents, or fire. Insurance can be purchased at the beginning of any of your turns. You may only have one stock at a time unless you land on a special space that allows you to draw a free stock. If you later lose one of your stocks you can only buy them back if you have less than one. Once all players have retired, all players count their money. The player with the highest amount of money that retired in the millionaire mansion also takes the four remaining life tiles on the game board.

If two players tie, the bounty is split between them. All players then flip over their life tokens and add the cash value of the tiles to their total cash pool.

The winner is the player with the most combined wealth. This is a very nice game indeed, Abby and Amelie! What a nice night! Name required. Email will not be published required. Website optional. Life Rules: How do you play the Game of Life? Abby lahmann says:. June 26, at pm. Green tiles mean your payday days!

Yes, pay the days! Blue spaces are optional. There will also be instructions on the blue spaces. Follow these instructions only if you want to. There are three types of red space: job search, get married, and buy a house. If you move left, you have to hang on to the red space and follow the instructions. Then spin again and move on. These spaces are about activities, family, service, and good deeds. If you land on a life tile space, then pick up a life tile from the pile. If there are no more tiles, then take one from another player.

Learn how board games work. These spaces match the career card. If any player arrives at this place and someone has this card, the player who lands at this place will have to pay that player.

If someone does not have this card, then you pay the bank. These vacancies belong to those who have a career in accounting.

If you land here, you pay the accountant. If you are an accountant, you pay nothing, and if there is no accountant, you pay the bank.

You need to close and buy a home. Draw a card from the House Deeds pile and pay for your home. You have to pay the full amount, even if you have to take a loan from a bank. Wait to return your previous career and salary until you have drawn new cards.

If you land on Night School, you may choose if you want to change your Career and Salary cards. Two cards of each are drawn and if both are not desired, you do not have to take them, and, can remain with the career and salary you currently have. Payday is the spot where the player collects their salary from the bank. When a player reaches the Getting Married space, they stop even if they have moves left.

One Life Tile is taken and one person peg is added to your car. Buying a House rules are similar to getting married. Stop, even if you have moves left, and draw one House Deed at random from the deck. Pay the bank the price on the deed. If you're short on cash, a loan must be taken out from the bank. Then spin again and move. Homeowner's Insurance can be bought when the house is purchased or during any following turn.

Pay the bank the amount shown on the deed for insurance and take one policy from the pile. This allows you to be protected from floods, theft, and tornadoes. Automobile insurance can also be purchased at the beginning of any one of your turns. Accidents, damage, and theft are now protected against.

Buying more than one stock at a time is against the rules with one exception: If you land on the Stock Market Zooms space, take one Stock at no charge even if you already own one. A Stock Market Slump will require you to return one stock to the bank. Bank loans may be taken out at any time during your turn. Once you reach the end of the Life game board, either by landing directly on it or by passing by, you must do the following: Pay all outstanding loans Replace your Career Card, Salary Card and Insurance Policies.

Sell house by following the instructions on the Deed after spinning the wheel one last time. Keep your Stock s since you can still collect money from the bank every time your number is spun.

If you think you might have the most money, place your car on Millionaire Estates any number of players may retire there. Otherwise, place your car on Countryside Acres and wait there until all players have retired.

If you have chosen Millionaire Estates, other players can still steal Life Tiles from you if the draw pile runs out. Those that have chosen Countryside Acres receive one more Life Tile and all their Life Tiles are safe from other players taking them. After all players have retired, all players at Millionaire Estates count their money. The richest player takes the four Life Tiles at Millionaire Estates. The official Life rules mention that in case of a tie for richest player, the tying players split the pile taking 2 tiles each.

All players turn their Life Tiles message-side-up and count up the dollar amounts add this total to all the remaining money you have in front of you. The player with the most money wins! Please keep in mind that the official Life rules and instructions could be different depending on the game version you have. The rules below are some of the exact directions that came in the original packaging.

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