Game of Life

by Hasbro

• 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

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 10.5 x 2.7 inches ; 2.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: Made in USA
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00000IWD7
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 4000
• Manufacturer recommended age: 9 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #17 in Toys & Games > Games > Board Games
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (252 customer reviews)

Product Description

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Practice makes perfect in the game of Life. Try marriage, kids, and more. Will you go to college and take out student loans? Or join the working force and collect on payday? Will you go bankrupt, or earn millions in stock and real estate? Anything's possible with a spin of the Life wheel! A classic family game that can be a reality check--or just a fun time. --Margaret Quinn

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

121 of 125 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars The Facts of Life July 22, 2000

By A Customer

Durability: 2.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 2.0 out of 5 stars   

My daughter received Life as a birthday present and I was very excited to play, thinking it would bring back great memories! Unfortunally they tried to "improve" on a classic and totally ruined it. The spinner derails on every spin and my daughter can barely get it to go around once. You have to assemble the board everytime and pray you get the houses in the right spots, instead of it being fixed and ready to play like the GOOD version. The people fall out of the cars and are so microscopic, I'm sure the vacuum cleaner will find them before I do. There are these strange "Life" cards that make no sense whatsoever, debunking the whole purpose of earning any real money. There are no gifts from the other players when you get married or have kids. In fact, there's no reason now to even have kids! That was the whole fun of the game, piling in as many as possible into the car! I will gladly pay more for the "real" version. I guess it's time to go find one at a yard sale or Ebay.....

173 of 183 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE! This is not the game you remember! August 10, 1999

By A Customer

Durability: 2.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 1.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 1.0 out of 5 stars   

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.

152 of 161 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Read the Reviews Before You Buy! May 19, 2000

By A Customer

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Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 2.0 out of 5 stars   

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.