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Instructions: Playing Life on the Farm Life on the Farm is a board game created by a family of dairy farmers. The game is intended to portray the successes and struggles associated with life on a dairy farm. Players must manage their income and cattle as they deal with the realities of farm life. In order to win, players must build their herd to 60 cows and earn $10,000. Materials: Farm Expense Cards Farm Income Cards Cow Cards (1, 5, 10) Paper Money ($10, $20, $50, $100, $500, $1,000) 2 Dice 5 Pawns
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Open the board game and lay it flat on the table between players.
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Take the Farm Expense cards, shuffle them, and place them on the square labeled “Farm Expense.”
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Repeat step 2 with the Farm Income cards. Place them on the square labeled “Farm Income.”
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Choose a game piece and place it on the space labeled “Start”.
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Designate a “banker.” The banker will be responsible for handling all of the money paid out and collected from the players.
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The banker should give everyone (including the banker) $10,000 (See Figure 1).
Figure 1: $10,000 7 - $1000
5 - $50
4 - $500
5 - $20
6 - $100
5 - $10
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Each player rolls both dice. The person with the highest number from the combined dice will play first (Player 1). Play will continue to the left.
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You (Player 1) should roll both dice again.
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Move the game piece the number of squares indicated by the number rolled in step 8.
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Follow the directions on the square you land upon. (See steps 17-25 and figure 5).
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You (Player 2) should now roll both dice.
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Move the game piece the number of squares indicated by the number that you roll.
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Follow the instructions on the square you land upon. (See steps 17-25 and figure 5).
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After the first round is complete, you (Player 1) should roll both dice again.
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You will play 10 rounds (1 round = each player rolls dice once).
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In order to win the game, you must have 60 cows and $10,000.
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If you land on a Cattle Auction square you may buy cows.
Each cow costs $500 to buy. You may purchase cows only when you land on a Cattle Auction square or draw a Farm Expense card that is labeled “Cattle Auction” (See Figure 2).
Figure 2: Cattle Auction Farm Expense Card
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If you draw this Farm Expense card you may buy cows for $500 each.
If you land on the square labeled Livestock Sale, you may buy 3 cows for $500 (you only pay $500 for all three cows). (See Figure 3).
Figure 3: “Livestock Sale” Square
You may buy 3 cows for only $500. You may not purchase more than 3 cows at this price.
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If you land on a Farm Expense or Farm Income square, you must draw a Farm Expense or Farm Income card and follow the instructions.
All money that is gained from Farm Income cards comes from the bank. All money that is lost from Farm Expense cards must be given to the bank. (You should not pay each other unless a square says to do so). (See Figure 4).
Figure 4: Cows Get Out Square
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If you land on this square you must pay other players instead of the bank.
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If you land on a square labeled Taxes or Cows Get Out and are instructed to pay based on the number of cows owned, but you have no cows, you are not required to pay.
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If you land on or pass a square that instructs you to collect money based on the number of cows owned (Milk Check), but you have no cows, you do not collect any money.
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If you land on a square connected to a bridge, you must cross over the bridge. (Only when moving further along the board—players should not move backwards along the board)
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If you land on the Lose a Turn square, other players will play two rounds before you may play again. (Example: Player 1 lands on Lose a Turn, Player 2 rolls the dice twice and moves the game piece twice before Player 1 may play again).
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If at any time you are required to pay a bill but do not have enough money to pay the bill, you must sell cows for $300 each until you pay off the debt.
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If debt is related to the number of cows owned, you must still pay the original debt even if you sell cows.
(EXAMPLE: Pay Taxes square - $100 per cow. You have 30 cows and pay $3000. You sell two cows to pay the debt, but still owe $3000 because of the original number of cows owned.)
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If you are not able to pay a debt, even after selling off all of your cows, you are out of the game.
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Figure 5: Meaning of Squares
Cows Get Out
Players must pay all players $10 for every cow that they own. If players do not have enough money to pay each player, they must sell off cows (for $300 each).
Farm Expense/Farm Income
Players must draw a Farm Expense or Farm Income Card and follow the directions on the card.
Cattle Auction
Players may only buy cows when they land on the Cattle Auction squares or draw a Farm Expense card labeled “Cattle Auction.” Livestock Sale: players may pay $500 and receive 3 cows. They may only buy 3 cows at this price Lose a Cow: If players lose a cow they must give it to the bank without receiving payment for it.
Fate Squares
Barter Card: If players receive a cow from another player they are not required to make a payment for it
Players pay the bank $100 per cow.
Pay Taxes
Example: If a player owns 5 cows, the player pays bank $500.
Players receive $100 per cow when they land on or pass the Milk Check square.
Milk Check 5
