The Game of Life

With the newspaper headlines all featuring Alfie Pattern the 13 year old Dad, it made me think of this as something he should have tried out before giving it a go for real

Do any of you remember it? It was a board game where you started off single and then went to Uni, got a job, got married, had children and then retired. Can't remember if you die and go to heaven or not, it was a long time ago. Didn't go on as long as Monopoly but gave it a run for it's money.

                                                   is that the one were you spun the disc in the middle of the board?
                                                               

Used to love that game....but the initial choice, Uni or job market at the very beginning always screwed me up...I'd get to my mid forties with a car full of kids and sod all money and wonder why I didn't take the other route...regardless of which one I actually took....like going to a restaurant and wanting what your wife odered.

Never taught me a thing about life, other than how easy it is to become bankrupt. Would love to know whether this game was based on it's creators life...because if not it could have been mine (apart from all the kids that is...) 

I used to have it, but I wasn't a big fan.
Monopoly was always king.

This game would trot out every Christmas Day, after stuffing ourselves with Tukey and Trimmings, watching 'Er Maj on TV we would settle down to a Game of Life. Ah Happy Days

Loved this game used to tease each other mecilessly about who the 'hubby' was!

Also played it with my own children many times.  (still got my original version).

Life was/is awesome.