Life Cereal vs The Game of Life
Posted on 22 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: Comparisons | 190 views
| Life Cereal
A breakfast cereal made of whole grain oats, distributed by the Quaker Oats Company. It was introduced in 1961. The cereal’s advertisements currently sport the slogan “Life is full of surprises”. |
The Game of Life
A board game created in 1860 by Milton Bradley that simulates a person’s travels through his or her life, from college to retirement, with jobs, marriages and children (or not) along the way. |
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| Price:
$2 – $5 |
Price:
$15 – $25
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| Time it takes to enjoy:
Usually about 10 minutes for a bowl in the morning. |
Time it takes to enjoy:
Usually about 30 minutes to an hour depending on how many players.
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| What is has to do with real life:
In real life you need energy to survive. With it’s whole grain goodness, Life cereal provides you with that energy. |
What it has to do with real life:
While you work your way through the board game, you encounter real issues that you may go through in real life, preparing yourself. |
| Fun factor (1-10 scale):
7. The cereal tastes great but the box is usually a boring read. |
Fun factor (1-10 scale):
8 but only because of the awesome spinner that comes with the game. |
| Average time to clean up:
5 minutes. 3 minutes if you have a dishwasher |
Average time to clean up: 3 minutes. |
| Winner:
Life cereal.
Ask me this question 15 years ago and I might have said The game of life but because I don’t play board games very often anymore, I’ll take a bowl of Life cereal over the game of life these days. |



