Board Set-up for "Life" Size Board Game

Continuing on with the instructions for a "Life" size board game here is the board set-up I used. To make the set-up a bit easier, I have written all that we did down:

You will need 33 cardboard “spaces” labeled like so:

1 Start
1 Finish
1 Spring Break
1 Get a Job
1 Catch a Cold
1 Get Married
1 Honey Moon
1 Have a Baby
1 Vacation
4 Move Forward 2 Spaces
4 Move Back 2 Spaces
4 Move Forward 1 Space
4 Move Back 1 Space
8 Draw a Card

This is the order we had the cards in. I wanted to be sure that no one would end up in a perpetual circle between forward and back spaces.

Start
Move Forward 2 Spaces
Draw a Card
Move Back 1 Space
Draw a Card
Move Forward 1 Space
Spring Break!
Move Back 2 Spaces
*Get a Job
Move Forward 2 Spaces
Catch a Cold!
Move Forward 1 Space
Draw a Card
Move Back 1 Space
Draw a Card
Move Back 2 Spaces
**Get Married
Honey Moon (eeeewww!)
Move Forward 2 Spaces
Draw a Card
Draw a Card
Move Back 1 Space
Move Back 2 Spaces
Move Forward 1 Space
***Have a Baby
Move Back 1 Space
Move Back 2 Spaces
Draw a Card
Vacation!
Move Forward 2 Spaces
Draw a Card
Move Forward 1 Space
Finish!

*The “Get a Job” space had a table next to it. On the table were all the ‘jobs’ that players could pick from.

**The “Get Married” space had another table with the veils and ties.

***The “Have a Baby” space had a cooler with all the water balloon ‘babies’.

Remember, the players all had to carry their; jobs, marriage, and babies without dropping them. They also had to roll the huge dice.

Feel free to mix it up, add or subtract all you want! Got a better idea? E-Mail me and I will add it to this page!

Make Your Own Die (Dice)

It took a little thinking to make my "Life" size Die so I am sparing you the trouble and posting instructions:

Cut two equal pieces of white fabric. They should each be about three times as long as they are wide with a quarter inch seam allowance on each side.

Each piece of fabric will be folded in three sections. See the picture for how the pieces will match up for sewing.



It is best to leave a whole side open so you can sew your dots on.

I’m Seeing Spots!

Every die needs it’s dots. To make mine I traced our drink coasters. They just seemed to be the right size. You will need 21 dots (or more if you loose them like me!).

I just sewed mine directly on each side. It is probably easier to sew them on before you put the die together, but I wanted to be sure I got them on the right sides. Another option is to use No Sew and glue them on!

Remember when placing your dots, that opposite sides should equal 7.

When all that is done, just stuff it and stitch it! It took about 2 bags of stuffing to do mine. Of course this will vary with size.

Does all this seem to complicated? E-Mail Me to buy mine!