The Game of Life Twists & Turns
- Exciting family game updates classic Hasbro Game of Life
- Players must make life choices while trying to accumulate money
- LIFEPod keeps track of player’s money and helps manage game
- Each player receives fake VISA card to store money
- This gives educational value to an already quirky and fun game.
Product Description
A thousand ways to live your life - you choose! The classic board game of LIFE takes on a few new twists and turns in this all-new updated version. The Game of LIFE: Twists and Turns is for kids who enjoy the freedom of making their own choices in life. A special “lifepod” keeps track of your money and “life points” on your make-believe Visa card. Includes game board, game pieces and battery-operated lifepod. Requires 2 “AA” batteries, not included.Amazon.com Product Description
The Game of Life: Twists and Turns puts a new and modern spin on Hasbro’s classic family board game. It is a game of choices, where players can “test drive” different lifestyles, take their chances and experience the twists and turns of real life. Jobs, money, marriage, children and all sorts of unexpected events — just like real life, it’s all here! Recommended for ages 8 and up, there are a thousand different ways to play this game, and no two games will ever be the same.
Updating a Classic
Like the classic version of the Game of Life, the Game of Life: Twists and Turns is based around real-life events. You’ll choose a profession at the beginning of the game, and roll the dice to progress along the board. As you progress, you’ll encounter all sorts of real-life events (injected with a hefty dose of humor, of course), including marriage, houses, cars and family matters. You’ll essentially live real life and make life-defining decisions, but without having to live with the consequences.
However, Twists and Turns has a number of updates in store. Not only does it offer far more choices and possibilities than the original, it also has a number of new technical features that both longtime fans and newly-introduced players will appreciate greatly. The game now features a “LIFEPod,” which helps players keep track of time and manage their careers, houses, cars and families with the touch of the button. The high-tech interface adds loads of fun to the game. The innovations don’t stop there: each player now gets their very own Visa credit card, which they can use to spend. This not only puts a fresh modern twist on the game, but it also could possibly teach younger players about credit card responsibility at an early age. This gives educational value to an already quirky and fun game.
 An updated classic game, this version of Life features a LIFEPod to help keep track of players’ careers, houses, cars, and families. |
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I am very unhappy with this game. The main unit does not work. I rather play the old life game. We could not understand how this works. My grandaughter and I were so disappointed, because we love to play the old Life game and thought this would be fun too.
I would not recommend this game.
Rating: 1 / 5
The Game of Life Twists & Turns
my daughter asked for this for Christmas. I have not played it yet but she and her friends (she is 14) have and also my daughter home from college played it too and enjoyed it. I’m glad the game is updated from the old version.
Rating: 4 / 5
The Game of Life Twists & Turns
My husband and I were pleasently surprised with this version of Life. Its much funner to play then the original. Those that complain about it teaching children the wrong values need to remember that its a game and its for entertainment purposes. It is our job as parents to explain the difference between earn it, learn it, love it, live it. If the family is spending an enjoyable time together, then it has succeeded.
The first time you play is a bit intimidating. My husband read the instructions and was worried, it was sounding complicated. However playing the quick 10 year game to start gets you into the groove and its becomes apparent that its easier then you think.
You can control how long you play by setting the years at the beginning of the game.
Word to the wise if you have a large family. The game is only setup for 4 players, we are a family of three so it works fine for us.
Rating: 4 / 5
The Game of Life Twists & Turns
Where has electronic banking been all my life? When we first read through the directions and started our first game, I was unsure if I’d ever figure out how to use the little electronic gadget, but by my third turn I was an expert. Not only are the VISA cards incredibly convenient and easy, but the game incorporates a whole bunch of new aspects that make it much more life-like. For example, the better car you buy, the more LIFE Points you accumulate. And if you buy a nice house, it rises in value and you also accumulate LIFE Points. You can also earn promotions in your career, play the lottery, and many more features. I highly suggest this game to anyone who loved the original version.
Rating: 5 / 5
The Game of Life Twists & Turns
At first glance this is a nicely laid out game. Entertaining for kids no doubt about it! Luckily, my husband and I tried it out alone one night before we played it with the kids. By the last 3/4th of the game the object became clear—he who has the most money and life points wins.
In and of itself, that would not be so bad…except…Careers that do not require degrees such as modeling and sports pay the most and careers that require degrees(which take longer to obtain and which you must continue to advance your education to get promos in) dont top out as much. Furthermore, degreed careers detrack from earning life points. You earn the most life points living it up on the adventure paths and having as many kids as you can.
I felt sure that at the end of the game the fact that I had earned 4 different degrees would matter. However, when the computer totalled up the “points” to determine the winner it simply caculated how many houses we had, the type of car we had, how many kids we had, and then took that dollar figure and translated it into life points value. The End.
This game is great if you dont care if your kids appreciate how hard work and devoting time to their education pays off in the long run…because in this game it truly doesnt.
Boooooo Milton Bradley.
Rating: 1 / 5
The Game of Life Twists & Turns