Careers

Fame, fortune and happiness

Box Cover

Publisher's Description:

What is meant by ‘success’? Fame? Happiness? Fortune? In Careers – as in real life – the choice is yours. Think what you would prefer: is a successful businessman happier than a famous politician? Is a sports star necessarily always richer than a contented artist? Does one always have to go to university to ensure a successful future? With this game, map out your own career and see where you end up. The first to reach his or her objective – after all sorts of windfalls and setbacks – will be the winner of this instructive and exciting game. In any case, what can be more successful than winning? And in any case, winners are always happy!

Box info:

Designer : James Cooke Brown
Published : 1955 (this edn 1982)
Publisher : Parker
Players : 2 to 6
Ages : 8+

Trev says:

This is a more recent version of a game I had, and was rather fond of, as a child. I don’t know if anything fundamental has changed, but the box and board art, at least, has been re-done.

Board

Hardened gamers will dismiss it as a "roll the dice, move the dobber, carry out the instructions" type of game, and I’ll grant you that the opportunities for strategy are somewhat limited. But it is a ‘family’ board game and I’m glad I got a copy. It hold's nostalgic memories for me. I’d probably be happier if it was the older version, though.

To buy:
(various out of print editions)
Funagain Games: Parker Brothers 1959 edition   Funagain Games: Parker Brothers 1965 edition   Funagain Games: Pressman 1997 edition   Funagain Games: Parker Brothers newer editions   Funagain Games: 'Careers for Girls' Parker Brothers 1990   Funagain Games: 'Karriere' Parker Brothers