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What this is
Live their life to the fullest. Start relationships, careers, hobbies, and many more. As we build our life, taking steps towards the pursuit of happiness, we come closer to the realization that happiness lies in the pursuit. Using a worker-placement mechanism with time as their workers, they take on projects, they get jobs, they buy items, they establish relationships, they raise families.
At a glance
- Players
- 1–4
- Listed play time
- 60–90 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- First published
- 2015
- Designers
- Adrian Abela, David Chircop
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate The Pursuit of Happiness
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.1/10
- Ease of teach5.2/10
- Gateway friendliness5.8/10
- Component quality6.5/10
- Table presence6.0/10
- Travel friendliness5.8/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate6.1SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.2FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.4Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.6Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.2LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate2.9SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.0No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table4.9Lap trayTwo tables
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