1965 Vintage Careers Board Game

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Of course, being a Parker Brothers game, things get a tad more complex with other game elements, including special game board spaces and unique situations presented by Experience and Opportunity cards, that altered game play. I loved the variety of trying different goals and venturing down different paths – hitting Big Business to increase my Salary, then Going To Sea to shoot for some Happiness points, and maybe some Uranium Prospecting for the chance at big Money payouts. S. city newspapers going back 100 years and more, golden and silver age fine condition comic books (soon to be added), and many other ephemeral items as well as much more recent popular volumes. However, the process of thinking about what you want and then pursuing flexible strategies to achieve it probably hammers the right kind of messages. Players earned University degrees – not college degrees – in Physical Education, Business, Science, or Law.

When a player picks a Guess My Career card, the player tries to get other players to guess the career by verbal descriptions and/or acting out the career.When the game was first issued no one had been to the Moon, so the Mission to the Moon career path must have seemed quite futuristic. All game pieces are included and are all in fine condition, with each type of game piece neatly organized and contained in clear plastic zipper bags. Although anywhere from 2 to 6 players can play (excepting the 2008 release), this is the kind of Parker Brothers board game that begs for maximum occupancy around the game board. First published by Parker in 1955 in the US, it has seen numerous different versions over the years and some modernisation, which hasn’t necessarily always been welcome.

By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising.Farming,” “Expedition to the Moon” and “Going to Sea” in the 1950s were gone by the 1970s, replaced by “Ecology,” “Teaching” and “Sports. However, if they want a quick release from hospital there is the possibility of paying the Doctor half your annual salary to leave early. Although there is an Engineering degree, it doesn’t seem to offer you anything more than the generalised College degree.