Hasbro Life User Manual

For

2

to

4

Players

I

AGES

9+

CONTENTS

i

Electronic LlFEPod

-4

Visa

Game Cards Gameboard 4 Scorecards

12

Double-sided Career Cards 4 LlFEPod Reference Cards

20

Arrow Clips

4

Skateboard Pawns (with 4 economy and 4 luxury car upgrades)

1

84

LlFE Cards Quick Rules Card

Travel around the gameboard and experience all that LlFE has to offer! Visit
the four sections of the gameboard or focus on just one. Buy a house, buy
a car, start a family..

.

the choices are yours. Along the way, things will

happen.

These

things could give you money or LlFE Points or they could take
them away. At the end of the game, the LlFEPod will automatically convert
everything you own (including cars, houses, and cash) into LlFE Points. The
player with the most points wins!

These rules give you a thorough look into the game.

To

get into the

game

faster,

use the Quick Rules

Card

and the

UFEPod

R&mce cards.

Refer here

ifyou

need

more infermation.

Place the gameboard on a

flat

surface.

Give each player a

Visa

Game Card and the matching colored scorecard,

skateboard and car upgrades. Each player also gets

5

arrow clips and a

Reference card.
Divide the Career cards evenly among the players.
Players choose a career and attach that Career card faceup to the scorecard

using the arrow clip. All players start on the lowest step of their career
ladder

($5,000).

Shuffle the LlFE cards and place them facedown next to the gameboard.

Place the LlFEPod next to Player

1.

(That's the player with the red

Visa

Game Card with a

0001

as the last 4 digits.)

Players put their skateboards on any START space. You can share
START spaces.

Place extra playing pieceslcards out of play.

After inserting batteries (see page

#8),

use the switch on the bottom

of the LlFEPod to

turn

it

on.

Decide how many turnslyears you'll play. You can play as many or as few
turnslyears as you'd like. Times estimated are for +player games. A game
with fewer players could take less time. If you are playing for the first time,

it

may take a little longer.

10

years = about

40

minutes

15

years = about 1 hour

30

years = about 2 hours

To enter number of turns/years..

.

1.

Press

3

on the LIFEPod.

2.

Enter the number of years you want to play.

NOTE: To play

10

years,

press

3

and

3,

NOT

5.

3.

Press

3.

Compare totals.The player with the most LlFE Points wins!

lip: lfyou want

to

see

your

total flash

on

the

screen

again,

you

can put

your

card

back into the

LIFEPod

at

any time.

1.

Put your Visa Game Card into the LIFEPod.The player whoseVisa Game Card

ends with

0001

goes first.

2.

Press

he

LlFEPod automatically pays your salary before spinning the
spinner. (Each player starts with a $5,000 salary. This will increase if you
get promotions.) The LlFEPod also pays your bills, gives you LlFE Pointsfor
life events and calculates the value of your houses and cars. IMPORTANT:
Always press

3at the start of your turn. If you don't, you won't get

paid!

If

you take turns in the wrong order, the LlFEPod might count down

the years too quickly.

TIP: The spinner light stays on for

60

seconds. Don't miss it!

Each section of the gameboard takes you toa different place in life where
you can do different things to earn money and LlFE Points. The deeper you
go into each section, the

bigger the rewards. For information on each of

the gameboard spaces, refer to the Quick Rules Card.

There are no loans in this game. Instead, you can go into debt - but at a cost.

Each time you start your tum with a negative account, the LlFEPod will deduct

10%

interest.

3.

Which number did the spinner light stop at? Move that number of spaces

around the board.

But follow the arrows; sometimes you can

go in more than one direction.

Instead of moving the number you
spun, you can use your turn to move directly to any START space. This ends
your turn. On your next turn, you can start out on a new path.

4.

Follow the instructions for the space you land on (see Gameboard Spaces
on the back of the Quick Rules Card).

IMPORTANT:

7

STOP at

red

spaces, even if you have moves left!

Follow the instructions, then end your turn.

There are four events on every LlFE card, one for each section on the board.

Draw a

card

and read the event next to the icon matching the section you are

in. Some cards will give you

UFE Points or money and some will take them

away. Some may give you promotions or let you do things with other players.

If the card tells you to pick another player, you must pick a player that has

already taken a tum. If you can't pick another player, because no one else

has taken a tum yet, draw another card.

If you land on or pass over a

pink

space, follow
the instructions, then continue your turn. This
may happen more than once on your turn!

5.

Enter what you've eamedllost into the LlFEPod and watch your account
change (see

ENTERISUBTRACT MONEY OR LlFE POINTS on page

3).

6.

Your turn ends. Take out your Visa Game Card and pass the LlFEPod to the

player on your left. Keep taking turns. When everyone has taken a turn,
the LlFEPod counts down one year!

Play until you have run out of years. The LlFEPod will play a finale.

IMPORTANR

The

fintplayeJs card will

be

in

the LlFEPod when

this

happens.

1.

Make sure the first player'sVisa Game Card is in the LIFEPod.

It

now converts
everything on the first player's card into LlFE Points (using a different,
unknown ratio each time you play). Leave the card in the LlFEPod until
the LlFE Point total flashes on the screen. Remember your total!

Each career ladder runs from beginner to expert, letting you increase your
earnings as you advance. All players start at the first step ($5,000) and
work their way down.

2.

Take turns putting your Visa Game Cards into the LlFEPod and having your

LlFE Points calculated.

When you get a promotion(s), move the arrow clip up your career ladder and
enter your new salary into the

LIFEPod.

1. Press SALARY

2.

2. Enter your new salary. DO NOT press

when entering salaries.

3.

Press

m2

4.

You'll receive your new salary on your next turn.

Qualifications

You may need a degree or Ph.D. to climb some career ladders.

If

you don't

have the right qualifications, you'll be stuck on the level before the degree

icons unless you go back to Learn

It!

and complete your studies or change your

career. Also, some career ladders require

aMlucky break" to advance. Any career

level with

aU?"requires that you take a chance before earning that promotion.

Press CHANCE

3.

If

you spin a 1 or

2,

you get the promotion.

If

not, you must

land on another promotion (or get one on a card) and try again.

If

you land on

a

+2 Promotions and your new career is risky, press CHANCE3. A 1 or 2 gets

you the promotions.

If

you spin a 0, you get one more try. Press CHANCE3

again.

If

you still don't get

it,

tough break. Better luck next time.

Make sure your Visa Game Card is in the LIFEPod.

EnterISubtract Money

1.

Press

2. Press

()to add or

C)

to subtract

3.

Enter the amount (e.g.

~*~*&~*~)

4.

Press

a

EnterISubtract LlFE Points

I.

Press

2. Press

to add or @ to subtract

3.

Enter the amount (e.g.

3*3=3.,3*

2)

4.

Press

If

you land on the car space you can choose to buy a car.There are two cars
for sale. You can own more than one car at a time, but not more than one
of each type.

If

you buy the $10,000 economy car, the LlFEPod automatically adds +1 to your
move and gives you 100 LlFE Points per turn. However, every year your

cats

value decreases by $1,000 and after 10 years,

it

disappears off the screen.

If

you buy the $50,000 luxury car, the LlFEPod automatically adds +2 to your
move and gives you

200

LlFE Points per tum. This car loses $5,000 of

its

value

every year for the first

8

years, however; then

it

becomes a classic after 15 years

and increases $5,000 in value every year from then on.

If

you don't want to buylsell a car, draw a LlFE card instead.

BuyingISelling

Cars

L

1.

Press CARS 3.The car icon will flash on-screen.

2. Press

@

to buy or @ to sell.

NOW

kroi~ through the cars

(by pressing

@

or

@)

to see their prices/values.

3.

Press -when you seethe car you want to buylsell. The LlFEPod

charges you the price of the car and highlights

it

on-screen, or

it

pays

you the value of the car and takes

it

off-screen.

4.

If you bought a

car:

take the matching car piece and

fit

it

onto

your skateboard.

If you sold a car and you have

no

cars

lefk

take the car piece off your
skateboard. To remove the car piece, hold the car by the front tires and lift
the front of the car off.

If

you land on the house space you can choose to buy a house. There are three

houses on the market: the modest

$200,000,

the mid-sized

$500,000

and the
$1,000,000 mansion. You can own more than one house at a time, but not
more than one of each

type.

Each house's value increases

6%

every year, and

you earn

100

LlFE Points per turn.

If

you don't want to buy or sell a house, draw a LlFE card instead.

BuyingISelling Houses

4.

They each think of 1 number (from those left) and announce

it.

1. Press HOUSE

8.

The house icon will flash on-screen.

2. Press @ to buy and to sell. Now scroll through the houses
(by pressing the @ or

a)

to see their prices and values.

3. Press

3

when you see the house you want to buy/sell.The LlFEPod

charges you the price of the house and highlights

it

on-screen, or pays you

the value of the house and takes

it

off-screen.

5.

If

you

bought a house:

take the arrow clip and mark the house you

bought on your scorecard.

If

you sold a house and you have no houses left:

remove the arrow

clip from your scorecard.

ETTING MARRIED

*,

0

--

Land on a space that lets you get married and

. . .

If

you're

not married:

1.

Press

MARRIAGE

8

--.

2.The LlFEPod automatically subtracts $1,000 from each of the other players
and gives

it

to you as a wedding gift.

3.You also get 3,000 LlFE Points now and an additional 1,500 LlFE points on
every turn from now on.

If

you're already married:

1. Press MARRIAGE

5

%.

2.The LlFEPod subtracts $500 from each of the other players and gives

it

to

you as an anniversary gift.

3.You also get 3,000 LlFE points.

Land on a space that lets you have babies and

. .

.

1. Press BABY

5.

2. Then press 8 to add one baby ore @ to add two babies.

3. Now press

F-

Congratulations! Your family just got bigger.

4.

From now on the LlFEPod gives you 350 LlFE Pointsfor each baby you have.

It

also subtracts between 10% and

40%

of

your salary for each baby. Child

care is expensive!

If

you are "Trying for a Baby:STOP, even

if

you

have moves left and press

CHANCE

9

A 0 = no baby.

..

your turn ends; a 1 = 1 baby; and a 2 = twins!

You can have a maximum of two babies per year and nine per lifetime.

If

you

already have nine children, then draw a LlFE card instead.

U

Land on"lottery"and anyone could hit

it

big!

1. Remove your Visa Game Card from the LIRPod.

2. Press LOTTERY

,y.

This is how much you could win. The

amount goes up each time there isn't a winner.

5. Press .-The player whose number comes up wins the lottery.
NOTE: KeepUspinning" until you have a winner.

6.

To collect, the winner inserts hislher Visa Game Card. Then give the

LlFEPod to the player whose tum

it

is.

If

you don't want to play the lottery, draw a LlFE card instead.

1

BUSINESS VENTURESIAUCTIONS

Land on

"BusinessVenturenor"Auction"and

you can choose to investbid

from $10,000 to $100,000.

1. Subtract your investmentlbid from your account.

2. Press CHANCE

3

1 or 2 doubles your investment;
0 means you lose.

If you win, multiply the amount you investedlbid by 2 and add that

to your account.

If you don't want to investlbid, draw a LlFE card instead.

E

THE

LIFEPOD

;

The LlFEPod takes care of all of the details of daily living.

It

spins the spinner,
pays your salary and expenses and keeps track of everything you own.
Whenever your Visa Game Card is in the

LIFEPod, look on-screen to see how

much money and LlFE Points you have, if you're married and have babies and

which houses and cars you own. Watch your balance change when you enter

money or LlFE

Points.The LlFEPod even counts down the rounds and tells you

when the game is over.
Each time you play,

it

uses a different ratio to calculate how many LlFE Points

your money is worth. A

LlFE Point could be worth anything between $80 and
$120, but you won't know how much while you play. This means that no two
games are ever the same. See the Strategy section for a deeper explanation
of the Money to Life Point conversion and tips on how to maximize your
winning potential.

Insert

your game

card

like

this.

-\

3. You think of 3 numbers (from

1

to

10) and tell the other players.