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[Games] Year Game!
Dice: http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htm
Starting couple’s names are your free choice!

Nationality/From (optional):
1: Scandinavian
2: African
3: Spanish/Portuguese
4: Western European (France, Germany, UK etc - but not Iberian peninsula)
5: Eastern European
6: Central Asian (Turkmenistan, Tajikstan etc)
7: Oceanian
8: East Asian
9: Southeast Asian
10: Middle Eastern
11: North American/Caribbean
12: South/Central American

Hair texture:
1-4: Straight
5-8: Wavy
9-12: Curly

Hair colour:
1-2: Blonde
3-5: Dark Brown
6-8: Black
9-10: Red
11-12: Light Brown

Eyes:
1-5: Brown
6-8: Blue
9-10: Grey/Hazel
11-12: Green

Career:
1: Something to do with politics or activism
2: Something to do with sports/athletics
3: Something creative (musician, actor, chef, comedian etc)
4: Something in business or finance
5: Shop assistant, cleaner, cashier etc
6: Something in medicine
7: Something in education or academics
8: Something to do with journalism, television or film
9: Something to do with the military
10: Something to do with science or engineering
11: Something to do with charity or religion
12: Free choice

Location: https://www.randomlists.com/random-country - generate 10 countries and pick whichever one you like

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Events:
1-3: Child
4-6: Family
7-9: Career
10-12: Pet

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Child events: Any children can be biological, adopted, surrogates, or from any other method of having children. Adopted children’s ages are up to you. At any point after kids turn 18, you can roll to give them a partner/job/kids etc, if you like.

1-5: Boy
6-10: Girl
11-12: Multiples

Multiples: Roll for the gender of each child - odd is a boy, even is a girl
1-8: Twins
9-11: Triplets
12: Quadruplets

Names: Roll for each first and middle name
1: A or B
2: C or D
3: E or F
4: G or H
5: I or J
6: K or L
7: M or N
8: O, P, or Q
9: R or S
10: T, U, or V
11: W or X
12: Y or Z

Hair texture:
1-4: mum’s hair
5-8: dad’s hair
9-10: straight
11: wavy
12: curly

Hair colour:
1-4: mum’s hair
5-8: dad’s hair
9-10: black/brown
11: red
12: blonde

Eyes:
1-4: mum’s eyes
5-8: dad’s eyes
9-10: brown
11: blue
12: green/grey/hazel

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Family events:
1: Someone gets injured or sick temporarily
2: Someone gets injured or sick permanently
3: Someone moves in - you can choose who and why
4: Death in the immediate or extended family
5: Divorce or break-up (or remarriage if already single - if you like, you can remarry at any point without rolling this)
6: An argument between two or more family members
7: Family moves to a new place (Reroll location - you can reroll career if you like as well)
8: Someone gets into trouble with the law
9: Family reunion (with immediate or extended family)
10: Someone takes up a new hobby
11-12: Free choice from the above

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Career events:
1-2: Pay rise
3-4: Promotion
5-6: Fired/laid off/quits
7-8: Pay cut/hours cut
9-10: New job within career field
11-12: New job & new career field

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Pets:
1-8: New pet
---> 1-3: Dog
4-6: Cat
7: Bird
8: Fish
9-10: Mouse, hamster or rabbit
11-12: Snake or lizard9: A pet dies (or, new pet if you don’t have one)
10: A pet has a child/children
11: A pet gets sick
12: Free choiceDu weißt nicht, was du fühlst, weißt nicht, was du suchst, irgendwas weit weg von mir

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Year One:
Korean Sun Hyung Dae and Canadian Rose Olive Mulberry marry. Sun Hyung Dae works as an astrophysicist, he has straight black hair and brown eyes. Rose works as a screenwriter, she has straight light brown hair and green eyes. They live in South Korea.
DH(25): Sun Hyung Dae
DW(25): Rose Olive MulberryYear Two:
The couple welcome a baby girl, Min Wren. She has straight light brown hair and brown eyes.
DH(26): Sun Hyung Dae
DW(26): Rose Olive Mulberry
DD(nb): Sun Min WrenYear Three:
The couple welcome a baby boy, Seok Sam. He has straight black hair and green eyes.
DH(27): Sun Hyung Dae
DW(27): Rose Olive Mulberry
DD(01): Sun Min Wren
DS(nb): Sun Seok SamYear Four:
The family welcome a pet cat, Ham.
DH(28): Sun Hyung Dae
DW(28): Rose Olive Mulberry
DD(02): Sun Min Wren
DS(01): Sun Seok Sam
DC(nb): HamYear Five:
Hyung Dae begins teaching astrophysics.
DH(29): Sun Hyung Dae
DW(29): Rose Olive Mulberry
DD(03): Sun Min Wren
DS(02): Sun Seok Sam
DC(01): HamYear Six:
Rose becomes a Church minister.
DH(30): Sun Hyung Dae
DW(30): Rose Olive Mulberry

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doing this again...Location: Southampton, England
DH [23] Gabriel MatteusGabe” Lindquist (Swedish) (curly blond hair, hazel eyes) (street musician)
DW [20] Ha-Yun Jung Lee (Korean) (curly dark brown hair, gray eyes) (dry cleaner’s assistant)2018: Family event – trouble with the law
Ha-Yun is arrested for speeding, but ultimately gets away with 50-pound fine.2019: Pet event – new pet – cat
Gabe and Ha-Yun decide to start their family by getting a cat. It doesn’t take them long to fall in love with a white British shorthair from the animal shelter. The cat, Winston, is a little skittish from being abused by his previous owner, but he loves the occasional cuddle.2020: Family event – argument
Gabe and Ha-Yun get into an argument about gender roles that almost ends in divorce, but in the end, they make up and kiss.2021: Pet event – a pet gets sick
Winston starts showing signs of a viral infection when his fever goes up and he starts sleeping more than usual. After Gabe and Ha-Yun take him to the vet, it’s determined that Winston has come down with the bird flu, which can be fatal in cats. However, Winston recovers within a month and is back to his old self again.2022: Child event – baby girl
Gabe and Ha-Yun finally welcome their first child, a baby girl. Miranda Ji-Wu Lindquist has Ha-Yun’s hair and Gabe’s eyes and facial features, so Gabe has a feeling she’ll be a total daddy’s girl.2023: Child event – baby girl
Another baby girl joins the family, Whitney Chae-Won Lindquist. Miranda adores her and is always curious about her.

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Location: Miskolc, Hungary
DH: Owen Frederik Engelbrecht (South Africa)(curly blond hair, green eyes)(engineer)(25)
DW: Laura Ileana (Dumitru) Engelbrecht (Romanian)(straight dark red hair, blue eyes)(elementary school teacher)(25)Owen and Laura met twelve years ago when Owen's family moved to Hungary from South Africa. Laura's family moved to Hungary when she was two. They originally lived in Romania, but hoped for a better life for Laura and her younger sister in Hungary. Owen and Laura spent their teen years in a friendly relationship and only started dating after finishing at the university. They dated for six months before Owen proposed, and they were married eight months after that. Owen has a degree in mechanical engineering and works for a large company in Miskolc. Laura works as an elementary school teacher. The two of them are renting a small flat in a large apartment complex in the city.
Year 1: child, girl
Location: Miskolc, Hungary
DH: Owen Frederik Engelbrecht (South Africa)(curly blond hair, green eyes)(engineer)(26)
DW: Laura Ileana (Dumitru) Engelbrecht (Romanian)(straight dark red hair, blue eyes)(elementary school teacher)(26)
DD: Petra Winter Engelbrecht (wavy dark blond hair, blue eyes)(0)Owen and Laura were married for less than three months when they found out they were expecting a baby! Their daughter, Petra was born just shy of their first anniversary. While Owen and Laura weren't planning to start their family so soon, they are delighted by little Petra's arrival. They are looking for a new flat to rent with a little more room for the three of them.
Year 2: Job; new job in career field
Location: Budapest, Hungary
DH: Owen Frederik Engelbrecht (South Africa)(curly blond hair, green eyes)(engineer)(27)
DW: Laura Ileana (Dumitru) Engelbrecht (Romanian)(straight dark red hair, blue eyes)(elementary school teacher)(27)
DD: Petra Winter Engelbrecht (wavy dark blond hair, blue eyes)(1)This year, Owen got a new job in Budapest, working for a large firm. Owen loves the new work, and he and Laura were able to find a two bedroom flat in a decent neighborhood in the city. Laura is learning the new area quickly, and has already found an interim position at a local school. Petra, now a year old, is beginning to walk and is getting into more mischief than Owen and Laura thought possible.

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DH: Adam Sebastian Sorenson
Danish
Curly red hair, brown eyes
Biology professorDW: Miki Hotaru Fujimoto Sorenson
Japanese
Straight black hair, brown eyes
AccountantLocation: UK--
Year 1Adam and Miki get a female beta fish. They name her Chihiro after the character in Spirited Away.Adam (25) and Miki (23)--
Year 2Adam and Miki adopt a stray cat that was hanging around their flat. They name her Akira.Adam (26) and Miki (24)--
Year 3When Miki's sister, Rika, decides to attend university at the university Adam works at, she moves into their spare room for the duration of the school year.Adam (27) and Miki (25)--
Year 4Adam and Miki welcome a baby boy! August Kohaku has curly black hair and brown eyes.Adam (28) and Miki (26): August (nb)--
Year 5Adam and Miki welcome another child, this time a girl! Emilie Minako has straight black hair and brown eyes. Rika moves into her own flat, but stays nearby.Adam (29) and Miki (27): August (1), Emilie (nb)--
Year 6Adam switches to a more research-based position at the university.Adam (30) and Miki (28): August (2), Emilie (1)--
Year 7The Sorensons welcome another baby boy! Tobias Osamu has straight black hair and brown eyes. August and Emilie take to calling him Toby, so Adam and Miki hop on the bandwagon and begin calling him Toby as well.Adam (31) and Miki (29): August (3), Emilie (2), Toby (nb)--
Year 8Akira has baby kittens. The Sorensons keep one, named Helena, give one, Kasumi, to Rika, and sell the rest.Adam (32) and Miki (30): August (4), Emilie (3), Toby (1)--
Year 9The Sorensons travel to Japan for a reunion with Miki's family. Thankfully, Adam and Miki had been speaking Japanese (and Danish) at home since the kids were born, so they were able to converse easily with their cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.Adam (33) and Miki (31): August (5), Emilie (4), Toby (2)--
Year 10Soon after they move into a decent-sized house, the Sorensons welcome another baby boy. Felix Daichi has curly black hair and brown eyes.Adam (34) and Miki (32): August (6), Emilie (5), Toby (3), Felix (nb)--
DH (34): Adam Sebastian Sorenson
DW (32): Miki Hotaru Fujimoto SorensonDS (6): August Kohaku Sorenson
DD (5): Emilie Minako Sorenson
DS (3): Tobias Osamu Sorenson
DS (nb): Felix Daichi Sorenson
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Elliott familyLocation: Helsinki, Finland
DH [22] Brendan Corey Elliott (straight blond hair, green eyes)
Career: chef
DW [23] Madeline RebeccaMaddie” Turner (wavy dark brown hair, brown eyes)
Career: school nurse
2018: Career event – laid off
Madeline is laid off from her job due to school budget cuts.Location: Helsinki, Finland
DH [22] Brendan Corey Elliott (straight blond hair, green eyes)
Career: chef
DW [23] Madeline RebeccaMaddie” Turner (wavy dark brown hair, brown eyes)
Career: unemployed
2019: Family event – move to a new place
Brendan and Maddie pack up and move to South Korea, where there are better job opportunities. Maddie soon finds a new job as a cashier at a local grocery store.Location: Busan, South Korea
DH [23] Brendan Corey Elliott (straight blond hair, green eyes)
Career: chef
DW [24] Madeline RebeccaMaddie” Turner (wavy dark brown hair, brown eyes)
Career: grocery cashier
2020: Family event – family reunion
Brendan’s sister-in-law hosts a surprise family birthday party for her husband, Brendan’s brother. Brendan’s whole side of the family comes, and the party is lots of fun.
2021: Child event – twin girls
Brendan and Maddie have finally gotten their wish for a child—twofold! Maddie gives birth to identical twin girls and gives Brendan permission to name one of them. He names the first twin Grace Victoria Elliott, and Maddie names the second twin Sierra Nicole. The girls are absolute joys, and they’ve already started smiling and rolling over from front to back.

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DH (20): Oliver Magnus Johansson [curly brown hair, green eyes]
DW (19): Thea Alice Margareta (Blom) Johansson [curly brown hair, brown eyes]Oliver, an aspiring actor, was born in Tonga, but both his parents were Swedish by birth. He has two older sisters and one younger brother. Thea, an accountant, was born and raised in Sweden, she is an only child and her parents divorced when she was three. They've subsequently remarried, but neither had any more children. The couple met only six months ago and got engaged after three weeks of dating. They've recently got married and moved to Los Angeles where Oliver tries to score the role of his lifetime.Year 1
Oliver got a main role in a new series. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep for a few days, the shooting should start next week.Year 2
The series became a great success and the filming seemed to be never ending, Oliver was excited when he and Thea were able to fly away for three weeks and visit his family in Tonga for a small family reunion.Year 3
Only a year later it turned out that it was the last family reunion where Oliver's beloved grandmother took place as she sadly passed away from old age. Unfortunately Oliver and Thea were not able to make it to the funeral.Year 4
Thea had a health scare this year when she broke both her legs during a ski trip in Aspen. She was bound to a wheelchair for several weeks, but after rehabilitation she is back on her feet again.Year 5
DH (25): Oliver Magnus Johansson [curly brown hair, green eyes]
DW (24): Thea Alice Margareta (Blom) Johansson [curly brown hair, brown eyes]DD (nb): Marianne Zoe Johansson [curly brown hair, brown eyes]Oliver and Thea welcomed a bouncing baby girl Marianne into their family. They were not really planning on a baby but were excited nontheless once they found out they were expecting. Little Marianne is her mother's carbon copy.Year 6
Oliver got a role in an upcoming movie directed by Steven Spielberg, his first one as previously he was working only on several TV series.

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DH: Ignatius Philip Robinson (40)
-Wavy, red hair and hazel eyes.
-Journalist.
DW: Amelia Charlotte Sage-Robinson (38)
-Curly, dark brown hair and green eyes.
-Communications Manager at a charity foundationDS: Oliver Sebastian Robinson (15)
-Straight, dark brown hair and blue eyes.DS: Elias Dante Robinson (10)
-Wavy, blond hair and hazel eyes. DS: Thomas Raymond Robinson (nb)
-Straight, red hair and green eyes. Iggy and Poppy are originally from the UK. They met in college and got married soon after graduation. A year later, they moved to Paraguay when Amelia got hired as a Communications Manager for Operation South America: http://www.operationsouthamerica.org/ Iggy also supported the cause by writing articles and helping showcase what the charity does. Year 1: Soon after moving to Paraguay, Amelia found out she was pregnant! The couple welcomed a healthy baby boy nine months later. Year 2: Ignatius gets a new job working for "Última Hora" Year 3: Amelia takes up scrapbooking as a hobby. She hopes to keep as many memories of her family and their time in Paraguay as she can. Year 4: After a doctor's appointment for a check-up, Ignatius finds out he has prediabetes. The whole family starts eating healthier and doing more exercise as a result. Year 5: The family welcomes another baby boy! Year 6: With a new baby in the family, Amelia decides to cut down her office hours and spend more time at home. Luckily, at her workplace, they are supportive of her decision. Year 7: After years of asking, Oliver finally gets a pet for his birthday! It's a beautiful 2-year-old calico cat that the family adopts from a local shelter. Her name is Callie. Year 8: In the spring, Callie goes missing for 3 days. Three months later, she gives birth to four precious kittens. The family gives three of them up for adoption to caring families around the block and keeps one of the kittens. The boys name her Coco.

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Year 0 (2018) - Oslo, Norway
H: Magnus Even Karlsen [24, curly light brown hair, brown eyes, sound tech]
W: Andrea Maria (Caro Flores) Karlsen [23, curly black hair, brown eyes, accountant]Magnus and Andrea are newly-weds living in Oslo, Norway. Magnus is a sound tech at a large theatre, and has lived in Oslo all his life. Andrea is an accountant from Spain, who’s lived in Norway since she was 13.Year 1 (2019) - Oslo, Norway
Andrea quickly realised how much she hates accountancy - she decides to pursue a career in music, her lifelong passion. She releases a song, and starts playing at local events.Year 2 (2020) - Oslo, Norway
Magnus and Andrea decide to adopt a pet. They choose a playful labrador puppy whom they name Nora.Year 3 (2021) - Oslo, Norway
The Karlsens decide to host an exchange student for a year - Lucas is a 20-year-old biochemistry student from Brazilian, and they get along very well.Year 4 (2022) - Oslo, Norway
Magnus’ hard work is recognised in the form of a pay rise!Year 5 (2023) - Oslo, Norway
Although he only stayed for a year and has now returned to Brazil, Magnus and Andrea still keep in touch with Lucas. This year, they found out that he had a bit of a skirmish with the law - something to do with a rather rowdy night out on the town.Year 6 (2024) - Oslo, Norway
Magnus and Andrea love having Nora so much, they decide to adopt a kitten as well. Mari is a small tabby cat.Year 7 (2025) - Oslo, Norway
H: Magnus Even Karlsen [31, curly light brown hair, brown eyes, sound tech]
W: Andrea Maria (Caro Flores) Karlsen [30, curly black hair, brown eyes, musician]
-S: Tomas Danilo Karlsen [nb, curly dark brown hair, brown eyes]Magnus and Andrea welcome a son! Tomas has the same curly hair as both his parents, and they couldn’t be happier to be parents. Year 8 (2026) - Oslo, Norway
Tomas gets very, very sick. He is in hospital for several months, and although he survives, in the end doctors have to amputate his right leg.Year 9 (2027) - Oslo, Norway

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WFLYear: 0
DH: Rasmus Hemming Jakobsen (26 - Scandanavian, Wavy Blond Hair, Blue Eyes, Lawyer)
DW: Eleonora Karina Pasternak-Jakobsen (24 - Eastern European, Curly Brown Hair, Green Eyes, Accountant)
Location: Brussels, Belgium----------------------------------
Year: 1
DH: Rasmus Hemming Jakobsen (27 - Scandanavian, Wavy Blond Hair, Blue Eyes, Lawyer)
DW: Eleonora Karina Pasternak-Jakobsen (25 - Eastern European, Curly Brown Hair, Green Eyes, Accountant)Location: Brussels, BelgiumRasmus gets a new job at a more prestigious law firm----------------------------------
Year: 2
DH: Rasmus Hemming Jakobsen (28 - Scandanavian, Wavy Blond Hair, Blue Eyes, Lawyer)
DW: Eleonora Karina Pasternak-Jakobsen (26 - Eastern European, Curly Brown Hair, Green Eyes, Accountant)DD: Weronika Zofia Jakobsen (nb - Straight Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes)Rasmus and Eleonora welcome their first child, Weronika!----------------------------------
Year: 3
DH: Rasmus Hemming Jakobsen (29 - Scandanavian, Wavy Blond Hair, Blue Eyes, Lawyer)
DW: Eleonora Karina Pasternak-Jakobsen (27 - Eastern European, Curly Brown Hair, Green Eyes, Accountant)DD: Weronika Zofia Jakobsen (1 - Straight Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes)
DD: Sara Oliwia Jakobsen (nb - Curly Blonde Hair, Green Eyes)Rasmus and Eleonora welcome their second child, Sara!
----------------------------------Year: 3
DH: Rasmus Hemming Jakobsen (30 - Scandanavian, Wavy Blond Hair, Blue Eyes, Lawyer)
DW: Eleonora Karina Pasternak-Jakobsen (28 - Eastern European, Curly Brown Hair, Green Eyes, Accountant)DD: Weronika Zofia Jakobsen (2 - Straight Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes)
DD: Sara Oliwia Jakobsen (1 - Curly Blonde Hair, Green Eyes)
DS: Henryk Aksel Jakobsen (nb - Curly Brown Hair, Blue Eyes)Rasmus and Eleonora welcome their third child, Henryk!----------------------------------
Year: 4
DH: Rasmus Hemming Jakobsen (31 - Scandanavian, Wavy Blond Hair, Blue Eyes, Lawyer)
DW: Eleonora Karina Pasternak-Jakobsen (29 - Eastern European, Curly Brown Hair, Green Eyes, Accountant)

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