Huh... you know for some reason when I clicked the thumbnail I thought this was gonna have a legacy mechanic? (Also, bold of this game to assume Millennial and Gen-Z players will get to retire.)
This is quite a unique way to change how the game is played. I do wonder if this is the new logo for the series going forward or if its just for this version. Been a long while that we had the rectangle logo. Since 2010 with the release of the Adventure card game
A fun bit of values dissonance from the older version: The instructions clearly stated that if there were more kids than seat spaces, then the player could cram them in however to make them fit. This doesn't exactly jibe with the modern sensibilities about seatbelts and carseats!
My Variation: If you land on a payday space, Collect twice your salary, and if you have any pay bump cards, double them as well! If you are Gen Z, you can double you salary the moment you flipped your Delay Life Card! 1:14 You can also decide to pay 100K instead of getting the loans if you wish to. 3:36 Baby Boomers can overpay the coupon cards to gain money instead!
It looks bland. Like, the board just looks odd, and the cards have no illustrations on them, making the difference between a beach house and trailer park moot. While the generation mechanic is interesting, it seems like Legacy would be a good fit, with all players playing through each generation, and actions from previous games changing the rules for future ones.
Because, like all other Game of Life variations, childhood and teenage life is omitted from the game (start is at career/college) so it would be really weird to include a generation that's still around 10 years away from either of those irl. Also their "characteristics" would have to be random guesses at this point.
