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Designed By	Milton Bradley Reuben Klamer
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Published By	Estrela Juegos Scala SA Milton Bradley
Year Published	1960
# of Players:	2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players (8 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	8 and up
User Suggested Ages	6 to 10 (4 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (4 voters) [poll]
Category	Economic
Mechanic	Roll and Move Simulation
Primary Name	The Game of Life
Alternate Names	El camino de la vida Destins Gra w życie Jogo da Vida Jugar a vivir Levensweg Reis Läbi Elu Spiel des Lebens Traguardi Vain elämää Το παιχνίδι της ζωής 인생 게임
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Skill and Chance for all the family - an exciting journey through life.

Rich man, poor man, beggarman...
Life is full of surprises. Risk everything for big gains or quietly amass a fortune, you can make a lot of money and then lose it again.

Will you end up at the Millionaire's Mansion or the Retirement Home?

This classic family game includes: a 3-D gameboard featuring Education, Professions, Business,
Marriage, Children, Status Symbols, Stock Exchange.

Re-implements:

The Checkered Game of Life

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Contents (1981 Version):

Gameboard with Spinner
Number Strip
Car Pieces (1 x 8 Colors)
Blue Pegs
Pink Pegs
Play Money
Promissory Notes
Share the Wealth Cards (24)
Auto Insurance (8)
Life Insurance (8)
Fire and Property Insurance (8)
Stock Certificates (8)
Instructions (On Box)
Assembly Items:
- Spinner w/Base and Arm
- Buildings (7)
- Hills/Bridges (4)
- Label Sheet

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	12d 18h 17m
	14d 15h 57m
	4d 19h 46m
	25d 17h 41m
	26d 2h 50m
	8d 15h 58m
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0	General Close to Home Comic	2009-10-08	kentreuber	0
4	Reviews Game of Life, or the Game of Chance	2009-04-16	cerenycus	3
2	Strategy Buying a better house	2009-04-04	scb0613	4
0	General Any advice on how to get the "Spinner" to spin better??	2009-03-20	mark5ok	9
4	Variants Death Race 2010	2009-03-12	GROGnads	3
2	General 1 game out of 500	2009-02-15	WBRP	0
0	General Game of Life on Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series	2009-01-26	sroney	1
27	Reviews Yeah, That's Right: I'm Actually Reviewing 'The Game Of Life'	2008-09-17	TheLightS...	4
18	Reviews Review of a New Core Version of Life (c) 2007	2008-07-10	ZackStack	1
6	Strategy One of Life's Many Paradoxes	2008-05-02	Moberho	10

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U.S. Patent 53,561 Milton Bradley's Checkered Game of Life

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Board Game Rank:	5665
Num Ratings:	2550
Average Rating:	3.86
Standard Deviation:	1.74
Num Views:	230676
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Avg. Game Weight:	1.2
Fans:	8

Personal Comments:	1000
Users Owning:	2234
Users Wanting:	3
Users Trading:	73
Has Parts For Trade:	6
Want Parts In Trade:	4
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Total Plays:	1415
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German review on Media-Mania.de	http://www.media-mania.de/index.php?action=rezi&p=...	2008-07-30
Eine deutsche Spielrezension zu Spiel des Lebens gibt es auf brettspiele-report.de	http://www.brettspiele-report.de/spiel-des-lebens/	2008-06-26
Wikipedia article (very comprehensive)	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_of_Life	2007-06-24
Review by BrettSpillGuiden.no - Indenpendent Scandinavian Boardgame site	http://brettspillguiden.no/kritikker/?gid=89	2007-06-13
Cartoon about it ...	http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/Dr-Fun/df200502/df2005...	2006-03-12
Review on www.GoodGameGuide.de (in German)	http://www.superfred.de/spieldeslebens.html	2005-12-09
Rules (English) 1977 Edition	http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Life(1977ver...	2005-11-23
Rules (English) 2003 Edition	http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/life,_the_ga...	2005-11-23
Rules (English) 2000 Edition	http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Life,_the_ga...	2005-11-23
Rules (English) 1991 Edition	http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Life,_the_ga...	2005-11-23

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