Careers patented Careers |
(#1) ?year (#2) ?year (#3) 1965 (#4) 1969 (#5) 1971 (#6) 1978 (#7) 1979 (#8) 1982 |
(#1) ?year John Waddington
(#2) ?year John Waddington (#3) Parker Canada (#4) Parker Canada (#5) Parker Canada (#6) Palitoy Parker (#7) Parker US (#8) Palitoy Parker |
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First produced |
1957 |
Players |
2 to 6 |
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#1 | 1 x thick card game board 28 x opportunity cards 28 x experience Cards 6 x wood playing pieces 1 x light blue dice 1 x pink dice 1 x set of money; £10,000 (20), £5000 (10), £1000 (30), £500 (10), £100 (20), £50 (10) 1 x pad of score sheets 1 x rule book - patent No. 801964 on box lid only - 8 career choices; big business, uranium prospecting, going to sea, politics, expedition to the moon, farming, Hollywood and University From now on; - patent No. on lid, board and booklet - board made of thinner card - plastic pieces replace wood - gloss red and blue dice replace lighter colours This edition; - newly designed cards and money - cream innner packaging This edition; - smaller paper money - blue moulded plastic packaging replaces card - 2 score sheets replace single; -- #1 to record success formula, education and experience -- #2 to record progress on salary level, fame and happiness This edition; - on the underside of the box; "Careers has been a favorite of game lovers ever since it first appeared in 1957. Now it has a bright new board, and some new career choices, like ecology, which reflect the world of the 1970s." - new career choices; ecology, college, big business, teaching, politics, the Arts, sports and space - opportunity knocks cards replace opportunity cards - inner box packaging now moulded plastic and cardboard - the score sheet is now a single pad again From now on; - only 5 career choices are available; sports, show biz, politics, space, big business. Choose College degree courses; PE, science, business, Law and 2 regular degrees. - certificates of achievement for degrees replace annotating on the score sheets This edition; - money in £ US edition; |
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| Choose a career and succeed by earning fame, happiness and money. Each player chooses their ideal proportion of fame, happiness and money to a total 60 points. The first player to achieve their own 'success formula' is the winner. A great game, now out of production. |
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