Many of us enjoyed playing Careers when we were children. I don't remember much about it except the catchy advertising slogan,
"Careers, Careers, the finest game in years."
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 Box cover and game layout, Winning Movesedition | |
| Designer(s) | James Cooke Brown |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Winning Moves Parker Brothers Pressman Toy Corporation Waddingtons |
| Publication date | 1955 |
| Players | 2 to 6 |
| Age range | 8 and up |
| Setup time | 5-10 minutes |
| Playing time | 45-90 minutes |
| Random chance | Medium |
| Skill(s) required | Roll-and-Move Win Condition Choice Money Management |
Careers is a board game first manufactured by Parker Brothers in 1955, which has been reprinted from time to time up to the present day. It was devised by the sociologist James Cooke Brown.[1] Victory conditions (a secret "Success Formula") consist of a minimum amount of fame, happiness and money that the player must gain. Players (from two to six) set their own victory conditions before the game begins, the total of which must be sixty (or one hundred, recommended when only two are playing).
The board consists of a square with an outer track and several minor loops (called occupation paths), each of which starts and ends at a space on the outer track. Originally there were eight loops, but that was later simplified to six. Some fame, happiness and money ("victory points") can be obtained on the outer track. These victory points can be obtained more quickly on the occupation paths. Each occupation path has more opportunities for certain types of victory points than others (e.g., in Hollywood there are many opportunities to get fame points). Each occupation also has certain minimum entry requirements.
"Careers" ends when the first player completes their Success Formula, making for a fast game (40–60 minutes for four experienced players). Often the endgame can be very close. The great number of possible formulae allows for many different strategies, so play can be quite different from game to game. While the Success Formulae are kept secret, players' accumulating victory points are not; as players' points approach or even exceed 60 the game tension mounts (excess points in a category are worthless; e.g., a player's Success Formula specifies 20 fame victory points but they accumulate more than 20 during play).
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