Hasbro The Game of Twists and Turns Instruction

For

Players

AGES

CONTENTS

Electronic LlFEPod

Double-sided Career Cards 4 LlFEPod Reference Cards

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

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.. happen.

These 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.

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game Refer here

Place the gameboard on a Give each player a

skateboard and car upgrades. Each player also gets 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

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

Place the LlFEPod next to Player

Visa

ifyou

($5,000).

Game Card with a

the choices are yours. Along the way, things will

things could give you money or LlFE Points or they could take

use the Quick Rules

need

more infermation.

Visa

Game Card and the matching colored scorecard,

0001

Card

and the

flat

surface.

(That's the player with the red

as the last 4 digits.)

UFEPod

R&mce cards.

arrow clips and a

-4

LlFE Cards Quick Rules Card

get into the

Visa

Game Cards Gameboard 4 Scorecards

Arrow Clips

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

turn

of the LlFEPod to

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,

may take a little longer.

To enter number of turns/years..

Press

on the LIFEPod.

Enter the number of years you want to play.

NOTE: To play press

and

Press

on.

years = about

years = about 1 hour

years = about 2 hours

years,

NOT

#8),

use the switch on the bottom

minutes

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

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

ends with

Press

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 paid! the years too quickly.

seconds. Don't miss it!

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

around the board.

go in more than one direction.

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.

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

IMPORTANT:

0001

goes first.

LlFEPod automatically pays your salary before spinning the

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

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

TIP: The spinner light stays on for

But follow the arrows; sometimes you can

Instead of moving the number you

STOP at

red

spaces, even if you have moves left!

Follow the instructions, then end your turn.

lip: lfyou want

back into the

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 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.

see

your

LIFEPod

any time.

total flash

bigger the rewards. For information on each of

the

screen

again,

you

can put

your

card

If you land on or pass over a the instructions, then continue your turn. This may happen more than once on your turn!

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

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

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

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!

ENTERISUBTRACT MONEY OR LlFE POINTS on page

The

fintplayeJs card will

the LlFEPod when

pink

space, follow

this

now converts

3).

happens.

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

card

Draw a in. Some cards will give you

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.

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.

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

UFE Points or money and some will take them

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. Enter your new salary. DO NOT press

Press

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

Qualifications

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

have the right qualifications, you'll be stuck on the level before the degree icons unless you go back to Learn career. Also, some career ladders require

level with

Press CHANCE

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

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

you the promotions.

again.

when entering salaries.

you don't

It!

and complete your studies or change your

aMlucky break" to advance. Any career

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

you spin a 1 or

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

you still don't get

it,

you get the promotion.

tough break. Better luck next time.

not, you must

you land on

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.

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

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

200

move and gives you every year for the first and increases $5,000 in value every year from then on.

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

BuyingISelling

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

2. Press

(by pressing

to buy or @ to sell.

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

years, however; then

Cars

NOW

to see their prices/values.

disappears off the screen.

becomes a classic after 15 years

kroi~ through the cars

cats

its

value

Make sure your Visa Game Card is in the LIFEPod.

EnterISubtract Money

Press

()to add or

2. Press

Enter the amount (e.g.

Press

EnterISubtract LlFE Points

Press

2. Press

Enter the amount (e.g.

Press

to add or @ to subtract

to subtract

~*~*&~*~)

3*3=3.,3*

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

charges you the price of the car and highlights you the value of the car and takes

If you bought a

your skateboard.

If you sold a car and you have

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

you land on the house space you can choose to buy a house. There are three houses on the market: the modest $1,000,000 mansion. You can own more than one house at a time, but not more than one of each you earn

100

car:

take the matching car piece and

type.

LlFE Points per turn.

off-screen.

cars

$200,000,

Each house's value increases

on-screen, or

lefk

take the car piece off your

the mid-sized

fit

onto

$500,000

every year, and

pays

and the

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

BuyingISelling Houses

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

it.

1. Press HOUSE

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

3. Press charges you the price of the house and highlights the value of the house and takes

you

bought on your scorecard.

you sold a house and you have no houses left:

clip from your scorecard.

ETTING MARRIED

Land on a space that lets you get married and

you're

Press

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

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

you're already married:

1. Press MARRIAGE

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

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

3. Now press

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

also subtracts between 10% and

care is expensive!

The house icon will flash on-screen.

to see their prices and values.

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

on-screen, or pays you

off-screen.

bought a house:

take the arrow clip and mark the house you

remove the arrow

. . .

not married:

MARRIAGE

--.

to you as a wedding gift.

. .

F-

Congratulations! Your family just got bigger.

40%

your salary for each baby. Child

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

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

LlFEPod to the player whose tum

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

BUSINESS VENTURESIAUCTIONS

Land on

"BusinessVenturenor"Auction"and

from $10,000 to $100,000.

1. Subtract your investmentlbid from your account.

2. Press CHANCE

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.

THE

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

pays your salary and expenses and keeps track of everything you own. Whenever your Visa Game Card is in the 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 when the game is over.

Each time you play, your money is worth. A $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.

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

LIFEPOD

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

uses a different ratio to calculate how many LlFE Points

LlFE Point could be worth anything between $80 and

is.

you can choose to investbid

;

spins the spinner,

LIFEPod, look on-screen to see how

you are "Trying for a Baby:STOP, even

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

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

A 0 = no baby.

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

you

have moves left and press

Land on"lottery"and anyone could hit

1. Remove your Visa Game Card from the LIRPod.

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

3. You think of 3 numbers (from

,y.

This is how much you could win. The

big!

10) and tell the other players.

you

Insert

your game

card

this.

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