Prompt Refinery · modern survival · PLY

LIFE 2.0

Draw paychecks, pay bills, bid on careers and life milestones. Highest net worth after eight years wins.

2–4 players · 25 min · ages 8+ · 54 cards + scrap paper for debt

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Thesis: This game is about trading today's cash for tomorrow's life, felt as anxious optimism, decided by what you overbid while bills keep coming.

What the crude pitch was:Life 2.0 — roll dice through Education, Career, Marriage, Family, and Retirement; pick from 50 careers with salary ranges; manage expenses, debt, investments, skill points, networking, and retirement planning. That is The Game of Life wearing a LinkedIn feed. The refinery killed the board and kept the verbs: draw, pay, bid, balance.

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