Careers---the game; Careers---the life.

Years ago, some families got together every Friday for game night....board games. Our favorite game was "Careers". In fact, we liked to make the game last longer so doubled the points needed to win...and we even formed teams who tried to stop the other team from winning in agressive style. It added a new sense of agressiveness to the game----and yes teams would intentionally place their opponent on the park bench.

The game "Careers" was such an oldie that we always seemed to lose some pieces, so I was on the lookout at thrift stores for replacement parts. Quickly I found out that there were many versions. In the original version, it offered the career of farming, which was associated with "Hearts". One made the choice in the game as in life, what combination of money, fame, happiness etc that one wanted to define victory, and then the objective of each player was to gain victory by ones own definition. That was the part I always liked about the game.

The problem was.....and still is.....that the definition of the game of careers....is changing. Just as the game has changed, so also has life. In fact, I think the changes became so extensive and fast that the game no longer may be available.