The
game, developed by The Family Connection, engages the whole family
in planning and playing to earn enough money for their "dream"
vacation. Where most board games encourage and rely on a
highly developed sense of competition, The Family Vacation Game
promotes a cooperative family interaction that results in the
whole family unit being the winner.
How To Play
As
a family, you decide where you would like to go on your "dream"
vacation. Then you create a budget for the total cost of
the trip. Once the cost is determined, every member will
receive a vacation fund which they can increase or decrease depending
on the space they land on. In addition, there are "choice
cards" which will increase the family fund if the choices
made are good for the family. However, you can lose money
by choosing not to do things together as a family, not being nice
to each other or just not spending your money wisely. Every
family member must experience the journey all the way through
to the end. When everyone is done, all the vacation funds
are totaled together and compared to the budgeted cost of the
trip. If there is enough money, congratulations you may
go. If not, revise your budget or play again. So cheer
each other on and good luck!
(For playing rules, click here.)
