Game of Life
by Hasbro Games
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Toys and Games Reviews of Game of Life
Customer Review: Sigh...that's Life...or is it?
Summary: 3 Stars
My kids received this game from "Santa Claus" this year, and as "he" was setting it up under the tree, it was quite disappointing.The cars are made out of flimsy plastic, not even close to the ones you and I remember. The people? Forget about it, because it will be easier to forget about them, then to keep looking for them in your carpet.
This game is nothing like the Life game I remember as a kid. For an "anniversary" edition, I expected more than what we got. You have to take out the spinner, bridges, and houses every time you put the game away, and reinsert them the next time.
The rules are different than the ones I remember, but somewhat fun. I don't mind the rule changes as much as I do the changes to the durability of the game. ....
We did enjoy playing it last night, but I will remember this the next time there is a "new and improved" anniversary edition of ANY game. Didn't I learn my lesson with Trivial Pursuit Millennium edition? <G>
Customer Review: LIFE IS THE GAME!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Life helps kids balance money and while they're having fun (which is very important in any Board Game). Math skills are known to be very important in life EVERYWHERE!!! So the excellent game being provided called L.I.F.E dose show any kids who play the difficulties, experiences and good things that are truly a part of life. Also, don't even think I'll stop there! The game L.I.F.E has a little thing that's called match the letters at the begining of the game while setting up. Some of the many things that makes L.I.F.E such an exciting game are...
1. Colorful
2. Career, Married, House, Stock & insurance
3. Fun cars with plastic people that you insert to actually show who's in your family (in the game).
4. The Comments and good and fair decisions on the gameboard's road.
5. The little extra things that make the game more fun.
That's just some! Soo have the fun filled board game or computer game, L.I.F.E flood your house.
Don't miss out!!!
Customer Review: Not the same as the old one....
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I ordered this game for our son. We both enjoyed playing the game as children and thought our son would like it as well. We were a little surprised that it had changed some, but 20 years later, we really shouldn't have expected it to be the exact same.
We actually liked the changes. They took us a few rounds to get it down, but we had a blast. Our son is asking us to play the game a lot. He has even taken it to his grandparent's house to play with them!
We also got the game on sale and even with shipping, it was still cheaper than buying at our local Wal-Mart.
So yes, beware, the game has changed, but just because a few people don't like change, doesn't necessarily mean the changes are terrible.
The thing is, if you really want to play with the old rules (ie choose your career vs choosing blindly, spin for gifts vs using the LIFE tiles, etc.) than there is no reason you can't.
Customer Review: It's ok
Summary: 4 Stars
I had an older version of this game and just recently bought the "new and improved". There are tons of changes, and they're not all good. I don't like the new cars because they throw things!
Here's some of the things my family has done that made this game a little more fun for us.
1. Since the cars are the same color, we used the ones from our older game instead.
2. As we collect the Life tiles, we automatically cash them in instead of waiting until the end.
3. When picking a job and a salary, we draw three cards of each and pick from that selection. We've also played having 2 jobs and collecting double salaries.
4. We also choose our own house. In the rules, it apparently is a random selection and you're stuck with whatever you get. Sometimes for fun, we'll also buy multiple houses and pay double insurance.
So if you've found this game to be totally boring, try mixing it up a little!
Customer Review: This is not your father's Game of Life
Summary: 2 Stars
I loved this game as a child. When my son got it for Christmas, I looked forward to playing. The first thing I noticed was the flimsy board -- you have to put it together every time you play, which is not fun.
The spinner is an absolute nightmare. I spent two days thinking I must have put it together wrong only to learn from other parents that it is just like that. I can't quite figure out what they were thinking at Hasbro. Were they TRYING to make it as hard as possible to spin the spinner without it falling off track? If so, they did an outstanding job. I truly miss hearing that sound when you spin the Life spinner as hard as you can.
One positive: I sort of like the fact that you get to choose your job and home -- it helped my son look at a variety of factors to decide what a "good" job was and he had a good laugh at having to choose between the mansion and the shack.