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The Game of LIFE
Instructions: In your assigned groups of 4-5, choose one person to read and following the
directions (this person is in charge of the directions for all the days the game will be played).
Follow along with the teacher directions.
DAY ONE – Set up and Start of play
Step 1 1Assign one person to be in charge of board set up for each day. Set up the Game of Life board.
You'll need to put the spinner on the center and make sure it spins properly, and also add the
mountains and bridge to the designated areas. Place the Spin to Win strip along one end of the board.
Leave the Spin to Win tokens in the bag till needed.
Step 2 Separate the cards into the following piles, then shuffle each pile. Lay each pile on the table
by the game board.
Career
College Career
Home
Starter Home
Share the Wealth
Long Term Investments
Step 3 Choose someone to be the banker (someone who is good with math!) and not the person in
charge of the directions. The banker needs to organize the money each day. The banker is in charge
of all money exchanges and bank loans. The banker will also be one of the players of the game.
GIVE each player $10,000 to start the game.
Step 4 Select a car for each player. Each player uses a car as his or her game piece, and they can choose
their favorite color. Add a peg in the driver's seat for each player; blue for males and pink for females.
EACH PERSON should have a “Tracking the Game of LIFE” handout on which they need to record their
car choice and personal information. Keep your information updated throughout the game.
Step 55Spin to decide who goes first (highest spinner goes first). Then play will continue in a clockwise
direction.
Step 6 For each person’s first turn they need to choose whether they go to college or not. Going to
college, puts you in debt but has a different set of career cards. Follow the directions for each person’s
first turn on the back. TURN OVER AND FOLLOW FIRST TURN DIRECTIONS>>>>>>
Your FIRST turn:
You must decide if you are going to go to college or start a career.
CAREER Choice – Do the following:
Place your car on START CAREER space, then:
Randomly pick of card from the CAREER card pile.
Record your career, salary and taxes on Personal Information Sheet
Place your career card face up in front of you. Whenever you land on or pass
over the GREEN PAY DAY spaces, collect your salary and record it.
Spin and move.
COLLEGE Choice:
Place your car on START COLLEGE space, then:
Borrow $100,000 from the bank. The banker should give you $100,000
worth of Loan Notes and $100, 000 cash. (You need to pay back $25,000 for every
$20,000 borrowed.)
Spin and move along the college path.
You will pick your COLLEGE Career card when you reach the STOP Sign.
(When you get to the STOP, randomly pick a card from the College Career pile).
Record your career, salary and taxes on Personal Information Sheet
Continue Play….
Step 6 Continue to play, taking turns – spin and move the appropriate number of spaces and follow the
directions on the space. If the space where you land is occupied, then move to the next space and
follow the directions for that space.
STOP SIGNS: When any person gets to a STOP Sign they must STOP and
follow the directions.
DON’T FORGET: To keep track of your personal information and ALL
exchanges of MONEY on your GAME of LIFE Tracker Worksheet.
Before you put the game away, be sure to record the END OF DAY ONE DATA on your
personal information sheet.
The Game of
LIFE
DAY TWO
DIRECTIONS READER (same person as day one) – Read and have group members do the
following:
Step 1 1Person in charge of the board set-up the Game of Life board. Place the Spin to Win strip along
one end of the board. Leave the Spin to Win tokens in the bag till needed.
Step 2 Separate the cards into the following piles, then shuffle each pile. Lay each pile on the table
by the game board. EACH PERSON SHOULD TAKE the CAREER CARD they had at the end of DAY 1. If
you had a house at the end of day 1, take the card for that house.
Career
College Career
Home
Starter Home
Share the Wealth
Long Term Investment
Step 3 Banker (same as day one) organize bank and give each person the money they have recorded
from the end of DAY ONE.
Step 4
DIRECTIONS READER : Read the following before play begins.
LONG TERM INVESTMENTS: At the beginning of any of your turns you may buy one Long –
Term Investment card from the deck. PAY the banker $10,000 and take any Long-Term Investment
card from the deck. From now on whenever a player (including you) spins the number on your LongTerm Investment card, you collect $5,000 from the bank!
BANK LOANS: You may borrow money from the bank during any one of your turns. For each
bank loan you take ($20,000) the banker gives you $20,000. You can repay loans at the start of any
one of your turns but you must pay $5,000 interest for every $20,000 loan. To repay a loan to the
bank, give the $20, 000 LOAN NOTE back to the back WITH $25,000 CASH.
Step 5 Continue play – don’t forget to:
STOP at all stop signs and follow indicated directions.
If the space is occupied, move to the next available space and follow directions.
KEEP track of all the money earned and spent on your TRACKING the GAME of LIFE worksheet.
The Game of
LIFE
DAY THREE:
DIRECTIONS READER (same person as day one) – Read and have group members do the
following:
Step 1 1Person in charge of the board set-up the Game of Life board. Place the Spin to Win strip along
one end of the board. Leave the Spin to Win tokens in the bag till needed.
Step 2 Separate the cards into the following piles, then shuffle each pile. Lay each pile on the table
by the game board. EACH PERSON SHOULD TAKE the CAREER CARD they had at the end of DAY 1. If
you had a house at the end of day 1, take the card for that house.
Career
College Career
Home
Starter Home
Share the Wealth
Long Term Investment
Step 3 Banker (same as day one) organize bank and give each person the money they have recorded
from the end of DAY ONE.
Step 4 Randomly select 3 LIFE tiles and place them LIFE-side-up at the Millionaire Estates.
Step 5 DIRECTIONS READER : Read the following before play begins.
SPIN –TO –WIN: When you land on one of these spaces, all players get a chance to increase their
money if they choose to participate in the spin to win. Take one Spin to Win token from the bag that
matches the color of your car and place it on any number on the spin to win strip and PAY your
investment – any amount up to $50,000. The player who landed on the space then spins the spinner.
If the number spun matches the number you chose, the bank pays you 10 times the amount
you chose to pay in as an investment.
If the number spun does not match the number you chose, you lose your investment.
WINNING THE GAME:
Once ALL players have retired OR if the teacher tells you to end the game:
Each player adds up his/her total cash plus LIFE tiles.
Record the total value on your “Tracking the Game of LIFE” handout.
The player with the highest value wins at the end of the game.