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The Game of Life / Yahtzee / Payday

Three board games are playable in this compilation, which, like the title suggests, are "The Game of Life," "Pay Day," and "Yahtzee." Based off this selection, the compilation is seemingly themed especially to…

7 November 2005

The Game of Life / Yahtzee / Payday is a card & board game developed by Black Lantern Studios, released 7 November 2005 on Game Boy Advance.

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What The Game of Life / Yahtzee / Payday is

The Game of Life / Yahtzee / Payday is a card & board game game developed by Black Lantern Studios and released in 2005. It was published by DSI Games. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Three board games are playable in this compilation, which, like the title suggests, are "The Game of Life," "Pay Day," and "Yahtzee." Based off this selection, the compilation is seemingly themed especially to economics and chance. Each time a game is selected, the player has the option to select the number of players, along with whether each player is to be controlled by person or computer. "The Game of Life," which allows two to four players, involves progressing through many events from the start of college or work, to retirement. The wheel, which can land on numbers 1-10, is meant to determine how many spaces (or sometimes how much money) the player proceeds (or gains). Each space can…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Game of Life series

The Game of Life / Yahtzee / Payday is the 14th of 38 entries we hold in the The Game of Life series. It arrived 11 months after New Jinsei Game. The next entry was The Game of Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition in 2005.

See all 38 The Game of Life games in release order →

What it launched against

The Game of Life / Yahtzee / Payday launched on 7 November 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2 and Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did The Game of Life / Yahtzee / Payday come out?
The Game of Life / Yahtzee / Payday was released on 7 November 2005 for Game Boy Advance.

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