"Life" is pretty easy to play. You throw a (virtual) die to determine each element of your family. After that you give them all names according to the rules you got.
- First you throw the die to determine the parents’ attributes.
- Then you throw the die to determine what happened at the first birth, and throw to determine the naming rules and colouring of that child (/for each of those children).
- Then you throw the die to determine what happened at the second birth, and throw to determine the naming rules and colouring of that child (/for each of those children).
- Then you throw the die to determine what happened at the third birth, and throw to determine the naming rules and colouring of that child (/for each of those children).
- Feel free to add ages or any other description / story to your family.
Here's the die:
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/dice/six.htm
DH: (name) (hair colour, eye colour) (occupation)
DW: (name) hair colour, eye colour) (occupation)
Format for kids: (name) (hair colour, eye colour)
First name rules
1: A name with 8 or more letters
2: A unisex name
3: A name you consider either boring or trendy
4: A name that is more often used as a nickname
5: A name that ends in –a or –ah for boys, and –o or –an for girls.
6: A rare or unusual name
Middle name rules
1: A city / country / other location name
2: Any variant of John or Alexander
3: A nature name
4: A biblical name
5: A one-syllable name
6: A very old fashioned or dated name
Hair colour
1: Brown
2: Blonde
3: Strawberry blonde
4: Auburn
5: Black
6: Red
Eye colour
1: Blue
2: Gray
3: Green
4: Dark brown
5: Hazel
6: Light brown
Occupation
1: High school teacher (you can choose the subject ie. math, biology, Spanish etc.
2: Manager (you can choose the department ie. finance, marketing, human resource etc.)
3: Artist (you can choose what kind ie. dancing, painting, music etc.)
4: Unemployed / stay-at-home-mom/dad
5: Secret agent (you can choose the ‘cover’ occupation)
6: Military (you can choose their rank / function)
First birth
1: Twin girls (if identical, throw only ONCE for hair + eye colour)
2: A boy
3: A boy
4: Twin boys (if identical, throw only ONCE for hair + eye colour)
5: A girl
6: A girl
Second birth
1: A boy
2: Triplet boys (if identical, throw only ONCE for hair + eye colour)
3: Boy / girl twins
4: Triplet girls (if identical, throw only ONCE for hair + eye colour)
5: Girl / boy twins
6: A girl
Third birth
1: A girl
2: A boy
3: Triplets: 2 boys and a girl (if identical boys, throw only ONCE for hair + eye colour)
4: Triplets: 2 girls and a boy (if identical girls, throw only ONCE for hair + eye colour)
5: A girl
6: A boy