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Help[Games] Year Game 4/9
Here's a year game to enjoy while staying at home! I pulled it from one of my old posts.
Here's the online die roller: http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htm
Starting Couple:
Your choice of names, looks, ages, and housing. Roll below for location and careers.
Location:
1: An island nation
2: Somewhere in North America.
3: Somewhere in Africa.
4: Somewhere in Europe.
5: Your choice
6: Somewhere cold most of the year.
7: Somewhere in South or Central America.
8: Somewhere in Australia.
9: Somewhere hot most of the year.
10: Somewhere in Asia.
11: Your choice
12: Somewhere that is landlocked (no nearby bodies of water).
Careers:
1: Something in medicine/social services
2: Something in the military/politics/government
3: Something in agriculture, with animals, or outdoors
4: Something in education or in arts/music/performing
5: Something in the sciences/engineering
6: Something in the media/journalism
7: Something in food/culinary arts
8: Something in technology or fashion
9: Something in religion/charity work
10: Something in athletics/sports/fitness
11: Something in construction/manual labor
12: Something in business, finance, or law
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Events: Instead of choosing a "category" of events, then rolling, the events are all in one big category, then broken up into smaller ones.
Roll HERE each year for your event
1: New Addition (person) to the Family (Birth/Adoption/Other Addition)
2: Family Adds a Pet!
3: Family negatively affected by an illness or natural disaster
4: Family moves to a new place!
5: Family affected by someone's change of career!
6: New Addition (person) to the Family (Birth/Adoption/Other Addition)
7: Family positively affected by a financial event
8: Something bad happens!
9: Family Adds a Pet!
10: New Addition (person) to the Family (Birth/Adoption/Other Addition)
11: Something good happens!
12: New Addition to the family (either a person or a pet)
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New Addition (person): You can choose birth, adoption, or other addition, then see below:
Birth
1: boy
2: Free Choice
3: girl
4: girl
5: twins (you choose genders)
6: triplets or quadruplets (you choose genders)
7: boy
8: girl
9: boy
10: Free Choice
11: boy
12: girl
Looks are up to you. See below for names.
Adoption:
1: Adopt a young child locally (under age 6)
2: Adopt a young child internationally (under age 10 from a country other than the one your family is in)
3: Adopt a sibling set locally (you choose how many siblings and ages)
4: Adopt a sibling set internationally (you choose how many siblings and ages)
5: Adopt an older child locally (age 6-12)
6: Adopt an older child internationally (age 10-14)
7: Adopt twins (you choose genders and local/international)
8: Adopt triplets (you choose genders and local/international)
9: Free choice
10: Adopt a teenager locally (age 12-18)
11: Adopt a teenager internationally (age 14-18)
12: Adopt an infant (under 18 months, you chooe local/international)
Looks are up to you. See below for names.
Other Addition:
1: One of the grandparents comes to live with the family!
2: The family hires live-in help of some kind!
3: Free Choice
4: A parent's younger brother/sister comes to live with the family!
5: A family friend comes to live with the family!
6: The family adopts a niece/nephew!
7: An exchange student comes (you can decide how long and where they are from)!
8: A parent's older brother/sister comes to live with the family!
9: One of the grandparents comes to live with the family!
10: Free Choice
11: An exchange student comes (you can decide how long and where they are from)!
12: More than one person comes to live with the family (you choose whom and why)!
Looks and ages are up to you. See below for names.
Names (for all 3 categories) (roll once for FN, then again for MN)
1: Starts with a vowel
2: A word or place name
3: A name you consider very feminine or very masculine (depending on gender)
4: Starts with a consonant
5: An uncommon name
6: Ends with a vowel
7: Unisex
8: A popular name
9: Free choice
10: Has a double letter
11: Ends with a consonant
12: One of your favorite names
Family Adds a Pet! (Names, genders, and varieties are your choice)
1: A dog
2: A cat
3: A livestock animal (horse, cow, goat, sheep)
4: A small mammal (hamster, gerbil, chinchilla, rabbit)
5: A reptile (lizard, snake)
6: A fish (or multiple fish)
7: A dog (name your choice)
8: A fish, frog, or turtle
9: A bird
10: A cat (name your choice)
11: Free Choice
12: A rodent (mouse, rat, ferret)
Family negatively affected by an illness or natural disaster
1: The whole family gets sick! What do they have and how long does it take to recover?
2: A minor disaster hits the area.
3: Someone in the family has a minor injury.
4: Your choice of scenario (choose from those listed or make up your own).
5: Someone has a major illness, but recovers!
6: Someone in the family has a minor illness.
7: A major disaster hits the area.
8: Your choice of scenario (choose from those listed or make up your own)
9: Strong storms affect the area!
10: Someone in the family is hospitalized. Why and for how long?
11: Someone breaks a bone!
12: Someone in the family now has a permanent injury/illness.
Family moves to a new place!
1: Someone gets a new job, forcing a move across the country!
2: The family moves to Australia or another island country. Where, and why?
3: The family moves somewhere in Central or South America. Where, and why?
4: The family moves to be closer to the extended family!
5: The family moves to somewhere in Europe. Where, and why?
6: The family moves to a new state/province/area within the country! Why?
7: The family's current residence is no longer suitable, so they decide to move! Why?
8: Free choice of location and scenario.
9: The family moves to somewhere in Asia. Where, and why?
10: The family moves somewhere in Africa. Where, and why?
11: The family moves somewhere in North America. Where, and why?
12: Someone gets a promotion, and the family moves to a larger residence!
Family affected by someone's change of career!
1: The family moves to a new location because of a change in job!
2: Promotion--what does the family do with the increase in income?
3: Job loss--why and does the person find a new job?
4: Go back to school--what does the person study and why the change?
5: Your choice of scenario.
6: Hours cut/demotion--what happened?
7: Totally new career field! Why, and which area does the person choose?
8: New job within the career field.
9: The family moves to a new location because of a change in job!
10: Job loss--why and does the person find a new job?
11: New job within the career field.
12: Promotion--what does the family do with the increase in income?
Family positively affected by a financial event--what does your family do with the money?
1: Inheritance!
2: Your choice of scenario.
3: Win the lottery!
4: Cash out investments!
5: Pay raise!
6: Win something on a gameshow or television show!
7: Inheritance!
8: Your choice of scenario.
9: Win the lottery!
10: Cash out investments!
11: Pay raise!
12: Win something on a gameshow or television show!
Something bad happens! What happens and how does the family respond?
1: Someone gets sick!
2: A natural disaster occurs.
3: Someone dies.
4: Trouble in a relationship!
5: Job loss!
6: Someone is the victim of a robbery.
7: Your choice of scenario.
8: Someone gets sick!
9: Someone falls for a scam!
10: Trouble in a relationship!
11: Someone gets in trouble with the law.
12: Your choice of scenario.
Something good happens! What happens and how does the family respond?
1: Your choice of scenario.
2: Unexpected promotion/pay raise!
3: Surprise pregnancy! Welcome a new baby girl OR boy to the family!
4: Someone wins a large sum of money!
5: Someone accomplishes a life goal/ambition!
6: Family vacation to an exotic or faraway location!
7: Someone learns a new skill and makes money doing it!
8: The family receives a large sum of money!
9: Your choice of scenario.
10: The family enjoys an all-expenses paid trip!
11: Someone receives an award!
12: Someone takes up a new hobby and is amazing at it!
Here's the online die roller: http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htm
Starting Couple:
Your choice of names, looks, ages, and housing. Roll below for location and careers.
Location:
1: An island nation
2: Somewhere in North America.
3: Somewhere in Africa.
4: Somewhere in Europe.
5: Your choice
6: Somewhere cold most of the year.
7: Somewhere in South or Central America.
8: Somewhere in Australia.
9: Somewhere hot most of the year.
10: Somewhere in Asia.
11: Your choice
12: Somewhere that is landlocked (no nearby bodies of water).
Careers:
1: Something in medicine/social services
2: Something in the military/politics/government
3: Something in agriculture, with animals, or outdoors
4: Something in education or in arts/music/performing
5: Something in the sciences/engineering
6: Something in the media/journalism
7: Something in food/culinary arts
8: Something in technology or fashion
9: Something in religion/charity work
10: Something in athletics/sports/fitness
11: Something in construction/manual labor
12: Something in business, finance, or law
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Events: Instead of choosing a "category" of events, then rolling, the events are all in one big category, then broken up into smaller ones.
Roll HERE each year for your event
1: New Addition (person) to the Family (Birth/Adoption/Other Addition)
2: Family Adds a Pet!
3: Family negatively affected by an illness or natural disaster
4: Family moves to a new place!
5: Family affected by someone's change of career!
6: New Addition (person) to the Family (Birth/Adoption/Other Addition)
7: Family positively affected by a financial event
8: Something bad happens!
9: Family Adds a Pet!
10: New Addition (person) to the Family (Birth/Adoption/Other Addition)
11: Something good happens!
12: New Addition to the family (either a person or a pet)
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New Addition (person): You can choose birth, adoption, or other addition, then see below:
Birth
1: boy
2: Free Choice
3: girl
4: girl
5: twins (you choose genders)
6: triplets or quadruplets (you choose genders)
7: boy
8: girl
9: boy
10: Free Choice
11: boy
12: girl
Looks are up to you. See below for names.
Adoption:
1: Adopt a young child locally (under age 6)
2: Adopt a young child internationally (under age 10 from a country other than the one your family is in)
3: Adopt a sibling set locally (you choose how many siblings and ages)
4: Adopt a sibling set internationally (you choose how many siblings and ages)
5: Adopt an older child locally (age 6-12)
6: Adopt an older child internationally (age 10-14)
7: Adopt twins (you choose genders and local/international)
8: Adopt triplets (you choose genders and local/international)
9: Free choice
10: Adopt a teenager locally (age 12-18)
11: Adopt a teenager internationally (age 14-18)
12: Adopt an infant (under 18 months, you chooe local/international)
Looks are up to you. See below for names.
Other Addition:
1: One of the grandparents comes to live with the family!
2: The family hires live-in help of some kind!
3: Free Choice
4: A parent's younger brother/sister comes to live with the family!
5: A family friend comes to live with the family!
6: The family adopts a niece/nephew!
7: An exchange student comes (you can decide how long and where they are from)!
8: A parent's older brother/sister comes to live with the family!
9: One of the grandparents comes to live with the family!
10: Free Choice
11: An exchange student comes (you can decide how long and where they are from)!
12: More than one person comes to live with the family (you choose whom and why)!
Looks and ages are up to you. See below for names.
Names (for all 3 categories) (roll once for FN, then again for MN)
1: Starts with a vowel
2: A word or place name
3: A name you consider very feminine or very masculine (depending on gender)
4: Starts with a consonant
5: An uncommon name
6: Ends with a vowel
7: Unisex
8: A popular name
9: Free choice
10: Has a double letter
11: Ends with a consonant
12: One of your favorite names
Family Adds a Pet! (Names, genders, and varieties are your choice)
1: A dog
2: A cat
3: A livestock animal (horse, cow, goat, sheep)
4: A small mammal (hamster, gerbil, chinchilla, rabbit)
5: A reptile (lizard, snake)
6: A fish (or multiple fish)
7: A dog (name your choice)
8: A fish, frog, or turtle
9: A bird
10: A cat (name your choice)
11: Free Choice
12: A rodent (mouse, rat, ferret)
Family negatively affected by an illness or natural disaster
1: The whole family gets sick! What do they have and how long does it take to recover?
2: A minor disaster hits the area.
3: Someone in the family has a minor injury.
4: Your choice of scenario (choose from those listed or make up your own).
5: Someone has a major illness, but recovers!
6: Someone in the family has a minor illness.
7: A major disaster hits the area.
8: Your choice of scenario (choose from those listed or make up your own)
9: Strong storms affect the area!
10: Someone in the family is hospitalized. Why and for how long?
11: Someone breaks a bone!
12: Someone in the family now has a permanent injury/illness.
Family moves to a new place!
1: Someone gets a new job, forcing a move across the country!
2: The family moves to Australia or another island country. Where, and why?
3: The family moves somewhere in Central or South America. Where, and why?
4: The family moves to be closer to the extended family!
5: The family moves to somewhere in Europe. Where, and why?
6: The family moves to a new state/province/area within the country! Why?
7: The family's current residence is no longer suitable, so they decide to move! Why?
8: Free choice of location and scenario.
9: The family moves to somewhere in Asia. Where, and why?
10: The family moves somewhere in Africa. Where, and why?
11: The family moves somewhere in North America. Where, and why?
12: Someone gets a promotion, and the family moves to a larger residence!
Family affected by someone's change of career!
1: The family moves to a new location because of a change in job!
2: Promotion--what does the family do with the increase in income?
3: Job loss--why and does the person find a new job?
4: Go back to school--what does the person study and why the change?
5: Your choice of scenario.
6: Hours cut/demotion--what happened?
7: Totally new career field! Why, and which area does the person choose?
8: New job within the career field.
9: The family moves to a new location because of a change in job!
10: Job loss--why and does the person find a new job?
11: New job within the career field.
12: Promotion--what does the family do with the increase in income?
Family positively affected by a financial event--what does your family do with the money?
1: Inheritance!
2: Your choice of scenario.
3: Win the lottery!
4: Cash out investments!
5: Pay raise!
6: Win something on a gameshow or television show!
7: Inheritance!
8: Your choice of scenario.
9: Win the lottery!
10: Cash out investments!
11: Pay raise!
12: Win something on a gameshow or television show!
Something bad happens! What happens and how does the family respond?
1: Someone gets sick!
2: A natural disaster occurs.
3: Someone dies.
4: Trouble in a relationship!
5: Job loss!
6: Someone is the victim of a robbery.
7: Your choice of scenario.
8: Someone gets sick!
9: Someone falls for a scam!
10: Trouble in a relationship!
11: Someone gets in trouble with the law.
12: Your choice of scenario.
Something good happens! What happens and how does the family respond?
1: Your choice of scenario.
2: Unexpected promotion/pay raise!
3: Surprise pregnancy! Welcome a new baby girl OR boy to the family!
4: Someone wins a large sum of money!
5: Someone accomplishes a life goal/ambition!
6: Family vacation to an exotic or faraway location!
7: Someone learns a new skill and makes money doing it!
8: The family receives a large sum of money!
9: Your choice of scenario.
10: The family enjoys an all-expenses paid trip!
11: Someone receives an award!
12: Someone takes up a new hobby and is amazing at it!
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Location: Singapore
H (37): Renato Simonini (wavy light brown hair, green eyes) - world-famous actor
W (38): Nathalie [Guillot] Simonini (straight dark brown hair, blue-grey eyes) - oil and gas engineer
Renato and Nathalie met by chance many several years ago at an airport and it was attraction at first sight. They eventually got married and are currently living in Singapore due to Nathalie's work, with frequent travel to Malaysia and neighbouring nations.
Y1: Renato was offered a protagonist role in a long-lived and much loved British TV series. Nathalie gets a transfer to the London branch of the company she works for and the pair move to the British capital.
Y2: The pair welcome a baby boy. Little Henry Albert is born with straight light brown hair and blue eyes, but they may grow darker as he ages.
Y3: During a holiday in Africa, the Simoninis all end up ill with malaria after mosquitos feasted on them. It turns out they did not apply bug spray as often as recommended. Renato and Nathalie recover after about ten days, but little Henry is sick for almost a month before eventually making a full recovery.
Y4: After feeling poorly for the best part of a year, Nathalie is finally diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. She has a nagging suspicion that the disease's onset may have been caused by her earlier bout with malaria, but for the time being she is focussing on finding the right medication and following the doctor's advice.
Y5: Despite her condition, Nathalie has been putting such good work at her job that she got a promotion! She is now head of operations for the North Sea, and with her new title came a hefty bonus. She and Renato decide to buy a cosy cottage retreat in Cambridgeshire, and Henry enjoys having a nice garden to play in.
H (37): Renato Simonini (wavy light brown hair, green eyes) - world-famous actor
W (38): Nathalie [Guillot] Simonini (straight dark brown hair, blue-grey eyes) - oil and gas engineer
Renato and Nathalie met by chance many several years ago at an airport and it was attraction at first sight. They eventually got married and are currently living in Singapore due to Nathalie's work, with frequent travel to Malaysia and neighbouring nations.
Y1: Renato was offered a protagonist role in a long-lived and much loved British TV series. Nathalie gets a transfer to the London branch of the company she works for and the pair move to the British capital.
Y2: The pair welcome a baby boy. Little Henry Albert is born with straight light brown hair and blue eyes, but they may grow darker as he ages.
Y3: During a holiday in Africa, the Simoninis all end up ill with malaria after mosquitos feasted on them. It turns out they did not apply bug spray as often as recommended. Renato and Nathalie recover after about ten days, but little Henry is sick for almost a month before eventually making a full recovery.
Y4: After feeling poorly for the best part of a year, Nathalie is finally diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. She has a nagging suspicion that the disease's onset may have been caused by her earlier bout with malaria, but for the time being she is focussing on finding the right medication and following the doctor's advice.
Y5: Despite her condition, Nathalie has been putting such good work at her job that she got a promotion! She is now head of operations for the North Sea, and with her new title came a hefty bonus. She and Renato decide to buy a cosy cottage retreat in Cambridgeshire, and Henry enjoys having a nice garden to play in.
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Location: flat in London, UK
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H [33] Absalom Bartholomew Cantrell
straight, dark brown hair, grey eyes
CONSTRUCTION WORKER
W [29] Adelaida [Bálint] Cantrell
curly, chocolate brown hair, dark brown eyes
CHEF
In a classic Cinderella love story, Absalom, a construction worker from Birmingham, marries Adelaida, a successful chef from Hungary who has recently opened an exclusive restaurant in Central London.
II
H [34] Absalom Bartholomew Cantrell
straight, dark brown hair, grey eyes
CONSTRUCTION WORKER
W [30] Adelaida [Bálint] Cantrell
curly, chocolate brown hair, dark brown eyes
CHEF
Absalom, who has always bought lottery tickets, won the lottery this year.
III
H [35] Absalom Bartholomew Cantrell
straight, dark brown hair, grey eyes
CONSTRUCTION WORKER
W [31] Adelaida [Bálint] Cantrell
curly, chocolate brown hair, dark brown eyes
CHEF
~~ D1 [0] Anemone Bernadett Cantrell
straight, chocolate brown hair, grey eyes
~~ D2 [0] Briony Annamária Cantrell
curly, chocolate brown hair, dark brown eyes
~~ S1 [0] Horatio Vid Cantrell
straight, dark brown hair, dark brown eyes
Adelaida has given birth to triplets! While neither she nor Absalom expected more than one child, they are both delighted.
I
H [33] Absalom Bartholomew Cantrell
straight, dark brown hair, grey eyes
CONSTRUCTION WORKER
W [29] Adelaida [Bálint] Cantrell
curly, chocolate brown hair, dark brown eyes
CHEF
In a classic Cinderella love story, Absalom, a construction worker from Birmingham, marries Adelaida, a successful chef from Hungary who has recently opened an exclusive restaurant in Central London.
II
H [34] Absalom Bartholomew Cantrell
straight, dark brown hair, grey eyes
CONSTRUCTION WORKER
W [30] Adelaida [Bálint] Cantrell
curly, chocolate brown hair, dark brown eyes
CHEF
Absalom, who has always bought lottery tickets, won the lottery this year.
III
H [35] Absalom Bartholomew Cantrell
straight, dark brown hair, grey eyes
CONSTRUCTION WORKER
W [31] Adelaida [Bálint] Cantrell
curly, chocolate brown hair, dark brown eyes
CHEF
~~ D1 [0] Anemone Bernadett Cantrell
straight, chocolate brown hair, grey eyes
~~ D2 [0] Briony Annamária Cantrell
curly, chocolate brown hair, dark brown eyes
~~ S1 [0] Horatio Vid Cantrell
straight, dark brown hair, dark brown eyes
Adelaida has given birth to triplets! While neither she nor Absalom expected more than one child, they are both delighted.
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