Life
Breakfast cereal produced by the Quaker Oats Company Website
Approval Rate: 83%
Reviews 37
by lena7358
Wed May 12 2010A tedious game that you'll wish you never started once the novelty of spinning a wheel instead of rolling dice wears off. Thank goodness real life isn't this dull.
by osagepony
Wed May 12 2010My sister kept me playing the game with a line, "Just like Monopoly only mom and dad won't play." I lasted a few months. The game continued to interest Sis and her tweenie girlfriends for a couple years. Puberty killed "Life."
by twansalem
Wed May 12 2010Life is OK, but there aren't enough choices to make. Other than the decision to go to college or not in the beginning, and a split path or two later on, the game more or less plays itself.
by fforfoodie
Mon Jul 27 2009educational in some ways, generally fun for everyone of all ages.
by eyebrowqueen23
Sat Feb 23 2008This game was so fun to me as a child. I loved getting a degree and having lots of babies! My favorite house was the Tudor. And I wanted to be the accountant so I didn't have to pay taxes haha. It's just a feel good game that lets you pretend life is always peachy. Who doesn't want that feeling?? :o)
by frogger20190
Tue Aug 29 2006It was fun when I was a kid--especially setting it up. I can't play it now unless I play with my nieces. It does not have the ageless appeal of Monopoly, Sorry or Headache.
by virilevagabond
Thu Jul 20 2006I remember playing Life (introduced in 1960) when I was growing up without much fanfare. For some still unexplained reason, some years ago my (now ex) girlfriend wanted to play, so I went out and bought the game. As an adult, playing was fun the first time as a retro experience, but it was clear that Life (at least the game) was almost pure luck (apparently the developers at Milton Bradley have yet to hear of birth control) and held little replay value for mature gamers. While not terrible, the bottom line is that there are many games on this list that are better than Life.
by numbah16tdhaha
Thu Jul 20 2006It is kind of a dumb luck game, isn't it? No real strategy to speak of and I must agree that now that I'm older I never play it anymore.
by canadasucks
Tue Jul 18 2006Overrated. . .dated. . .not worth the trouble for me. . .
by trebon1038
Tue Jul 18 2006I think Life is a fun game but you have to be in the right company.
by ianthecool
Sun May 07 2006Game of Life is a guilty pleasure for board gamers. I mean, its kind of dumb, but still pretty cool.
by genghisthehun
Thu Jul 14 2005The old time game was fun and educational and actually good for kids to play. No shooting, no bodies, no splatter!
by orangecharlie
Fri Jan 28 2005Never overly appealing to me. After the initial novelty wore off, it wasn't much fun to play.
by me120585
Tue Jan 18 2005I really like this game too. Does anybody actually start a career right off the bat though? Everyone I've ever played with goes to college at the beginning.
by visiondude8
Mon Dec 20 2004the thought of earning millions of dollars (and dozens of kids)is fun... but life goes on. Maybe if there was more strategy involed, it would be more realistic.
by onehungrymonst_er
Mon Aug 30 2004It's okay, but it's nothing I'd recommend.
by yorthan
Tue Apr 13 2004I liked this game when I was a kid, but I can't bring myself to play it anymore. Even though the little people in the car are fun...
by molfan
Tue Mar 02 2004A pretty good game. Our family enjoys playing on occasion. It is kind of fun to see what kind of money we will be making and what career we draw. As we go over the board we could end up getting married and see how many kids we end up with. At any given moment Life can change and you may have to trade salaries with another player. It is interesting to see how Life can change with the throw of a dice or a draw of a card. It has been around sice I was a kid.
by irishgit
Mon Mar 01 2004For cretins. Below average ones at that. Too much luck, not enough (or any) thought required.
by enkidu
Thu Dec 18 2003This was a fun game when I was a kid. I didn't realize then that it had a darker side: life really WAS that way, huge decisions made as casually as by the throw of the dice, with consequences as unpredictable.
by typhoon
Fri Oct 24 2003Pretty good game. The first week I got it, me and my best friend played it every day for like 1 month because we enjoyed it so much so that sort of turned it down a little.
by deathrattle
Tue May 13 2003This was always a fun game to play. The more people playing, the better as far as I'm concerned. Also, you were sure that there would be an end. The game will not go on for an eternity like some games (Monopoly for example). Bordem can rear its ugly head when that happens.
by getback
Tue May 13 2003Godd game for all ages.
by kamylienne
Mon Apr 07 2003A lot of fun, definately stresses the importance of higher education and insurance. It's a little scary when the little station wagon overflows with "children", though . . . .
by snoopy
Sun Sep 23 2001I've always enjoyed playing Life with my friends when I was younger. We could be anything we wanted to be and all that. I haven't played for a couple of years though.
by ashleys
Fri Jul 27 2001Anything is possible with this game. If you have the time...
by olsaintnic
Wed Jun 27 2001A truly great game, but only the old original version with betting the wheel and tons of possiblilities, NOT the new simplified version. PLAY ONLY THE OLD VERSION, DON'T BOTHER BUYING THE SIMPLE NEW VERSION.
by callmetootie
Sat Apr 14 2001Life is a really fun game that should be played with by the whole good old american solid family. The fact that you are paying bills in the game may not please you, but the fact that you can retire early?? Life couldn't be better!
by punxx13
Fri Dec 15 2000Life is a great game. I mean where else can you get $100,000 every payday?! It's cool to kind of look at your "life" and plan it out, who you're gonna' marry, what kind of house you're gonna' buy... it's a lot of fun with a lot of friends.
by latin_mocha
Mon Dec 11 2000Life is fun at first but it drags on. I feel that it is too long and it gets to the point where you never finish the game. At least that's what I think.
by stud_is_amc
Mon Dec 11 2000Life is a fun game to play, although I think it runs short and could be lengthened. People who made it up had good imaginations.
by magellan
Mon Sep 11 2000The only redeeming quality about this game was the board itself. Who wants to play a board game about getting married and having kids (not that there is anything wrong with that)?
by spiralingmarce
Fri Jul 28 2000Against six people, who's got the patience? And the new video game is worse.
by shafty
Fri Jun 16 2000I like it! I like it! One of those cereals that may not be my first choice to buy when I am at the grocery store, but it is always a safe bet if I am unable to make a decision on what flavor to buy. Good tasting and good for you too.
by haljor
Sat Mar 04 2000Moral: Go to college. After that, there are no decisions to make -- spin the wheel, yippee.
by munson
Tue Feb 08 2000No game taught the importance of an education and insurance better than the game of life. Plus, I could spend hours (ok, minutes) just spinning the wheel.
by wiggum
Tue Feb 08 2000Not a bad game, but nothing too special. Now that PC games like "Sims" are out, Life seems awfully primitive.