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Help[Games] Game of Life: Musician Edition
Since I'm not all that interested in choosing a family's hair and eye colour, I thought this might be an interesting change of pace. :) It's an entirely music-related Game of Life. You'll want to use the six-sided die here: http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/dice/
If you need some help coming up with famous musicians from various genres of music, check out Wikipedia; there'll be information on every genre I've listed.
And if you're daring (and I'd love it if someone was), consider dolling your new family, since it's entirely up to you what they all look like. You can create your dolls here: http://elouai.com/doll-makers/new-dollmaker.php
Parents' jobs (roll twice--once for each parent):
1= Nightclub/bar owner
2= Musician in a local band
3= Roadie
4= Superstar
5= Radio DJ
6= Music agent
Kind of music parents like best (roll once for each parent):
1= Classic rock
2= Soul
3= Modern R&B
4= Bluegrass
5= Bubblegum pop
6= Classical
City of residence:
1= Los Angeles, California
2= Nashville, Tennessee
3= New York City, New York
4= Cleveland, Ohio
5= St. Paul, Minnesota
6= Seattle, Washington
Number of children:
1= 6
2= 5
3= 4
4= 3
5= 2
6= Your choice
What sort of children? (If you get twins, combine two of your children, because you should end up with the number you just got--this is because I hate it when I have six and end up with four pairs of twins. It's too many to go through!)
1= Girl
2= Boy
3= Girl/Girl twins
4= Boy
5= Girl/Boy twins
6= Girl
Named for (roll twice for each child--once for first name and once for middle name):
1= A classic rock artist
2= A blues artist
3= A jazz artist
4= A country artist
5= A classical musician or composer
6= A pop artist
Cites this musician as a big influence:
1= Dolly Parton
2= John Coltrane
3= Elvis Presley
4= Ella Fitzgerald
5= Britney Spears
6= Debbie Harry
Likes this kind of music best:
1= Emo
2= Pop rock
3= Christian
4= Folk
5= Rap
6= Reggae
Does this musically (pick which instrument or singing part):
1= Writes songs
2= Plays a marching band instrument
3= Plays a string instrument
4= Plays an electric instrument
5= Sings
6= Plays a very "odd" instrument (i.e., mandolin, bagpipes, noseflute, etc)
Plans to do this as an adult:
1= Compose movie scores
2= Produce music albums
3= Direct music videos
4= Be a professional groupie
5= Play in a symphony orchestra (choose what instrument)
6= Something utterly non-musical (choose what)
Pet:
1= An iguana
2= A dog (choose breed)
3= A three-legged cat (choose breed)
4= A rabbit
5= Two goldfish
6= A tarantula
Pet is named for:
1= Eldest child's favourite band or musician (choose one in the genre of music listed as his/her favourite)
2= The family's state of residence (whether it's related to the name or something well-known about said state)
3= A pop icon (Marilyn Monroe, Jesus, Andy Warhol, whatever)
4= A food found at a carnival or fair
5= The month the pet was acquired
6= A famous pirate
Here's my example:
Place of Residence: Nashville, TN
LN: Crumble
DW: Ione Georgia "Nona," a musician in the local folk band Shuffle Off. She loves bubblegum pop's dirty lyrics and is a big fan of the 1910 Fruitgum Company.
DH: Philip Sean "Flip," owner of Lester Vest's, a popular bar. He enjoys bluegrass and wishes he knew the banjo.
DD/DS: Michaela Clara-Josephine (for Michael Jackson--that was a mistake!--and Clara Josephine Wieck Schumann) "Mick," John Lester "Jackie" (for Johnny Cash and Lester Young, the jazz saxophonist/clarinetist), 20
DD/DS: Bonnie Cynthia "Cyn" (for Bonnie Raitt and Cyndi Lauper), Ray Nelson (for Ray Charles and Willie Nelson), 17
DD: Martina Holiday "Tinnie" (for Martina McBride and Billie Holiday), 14
DD: Ivie Rosanne "Vivi" (for Ivie Anderson and Rosanne Cash), 12
DGoldfish: Tennie
DGoldfish: See
Nona, Flip, Mick, Jackie, Cyn, Ray, Tinnie, and Vivi Crumble, and their goldfish, Tennie and See
Mick is most influenced by Debbie Harry of Blondie. Her favourite musical style is emo, which is evident by the way she attempts to play various songs by The Early November on her flute. She wants to direct music videos when she's through with college.
Her twin, Jackie, cites Ella Fitzgerald as his guiding light, loves reggae, and plays the electric bass. He would like to be in a symphony as a proper adult, playing string bass.
Cyn loves Debbie Harry, too, though her genre of choice is definitely folk. Her goal is to be able to play face-melting solos on her guitar. Her dreams are to follow bands around all through her twenties--it's a groupie's life for her.
Ray, on the other hand, prefers Dolly Parton's vocal stylings and imitates them in the shower, though reggae is his first love. He plays the saxophone recorder--it's a very portable version of the saxophone, made of wood. He'd like to be the next Danny Elfman and come up with movie scores.
Tinnie is an Elvis freak and listens to a lot of Christian rock. She loves playing the cello. Though she loves music, she doesn't want to make it her whole life; Tinnie would like to work as a scientist for NASA when she's older.
Vivi feels that Britney Spears is brilliant, even as she, like Mick, loves emo. Vivi's currently learning the violin. She rather idolizes Mick in general and shares her eldest sister's desire to direct music videos.
Array
"Phineas. That's an interesting name."
"Yeah. It's Latin for 'kick me'."
If you need some help coming up with famous musicians from various genres of music, check out Wikipedia; there'll be information on every genre I've listed.
And if you're daring (and I'd love it if someone was), consider dolling your new family, since it's entirely up to you what they all look like. You can create your dolls here: http://elouai.com/doll-makers/new-dollmaker.php
Parents' jobs (roll twice--once for each parent):
1= Nightclub/bar owner
2= Musician in a local band
3= Roadie
4= Superstar
5= Radio DJ
6= Music agent
Kind of music parents like best (roll once for each parent):
1= Classic rock
2= Soul
3= Modern R&B
4= Bluegrass
5= Bubblegum pop
6= Classical
City of residence:
1= Los Angeles, California
2= Nashville, Tennessee
3= New York City, New York
4= Cleveland, Ohio
5= St. Paul, Minnesota
6= Seattle, Washington
Number of children:
1= 6
2= 5
3= 4
4= 3
5= 2
6= Your choice
What sort of children? (If you get twins, combine two of your children, because you should end up with the number you just got--this is because I hate it when I have six and end up with four pairs of twins. It's too many to go through!)
1= Girl
2= Boy
3= Girl/Girl twins
4= Boy
5= Girl/Boy twins
6= Girl
Named for (roll twice for each child--once for first name and once for middle name):
1= A classic rock artist
2= A blues artist
3= A jazz artist
4= A country artist
5= A classical musician or composer
6= A pop artist
Cites this musician as a big influence:
1= Dolly Parton
2= John Coltrane
3= Elvis Presley
4= Ella Fitzgerald
5= Britney Spears
6= Debbie Harry
Likes this kind of music best:
1= Emo
2= Pop rock
3= Christian
4= Folk
5= Rap
6= Reggae
Does this musically (pick which instrument or singing part):
1= Writes songs
2= Plays a marching band instrument
3= Plays a string instrument
4= Plays an electric instrument
5= Sings
6= Plays a very "odd" instrument (i.e., mandolin, bagpipes, noseflute, etc)
Plans to do this as an adult:
1= Compose movie scores
2= Produce music albums
3= Direct music videos
4= Be a professional groupie
5= Play in a symphony orchestra (choose what instrument)
6= Something utterly non-musical (choose what)
Pet:
1= An iguana
2= A dog (choose breed)
3= A three-legged cat (choose breed)
4= A rabbit
5= Two goldfish
6= A tarantula
Pet is named for:
1= Eldest child's favourite band or musician (choose one in the genre of music listed as his/her favourite)
2= The family's state of residence (whether it's related to the name or something well-known about said state)
3= A pop icon (Marilyn Monroe, Jesus, Andy Warhol, whatever)
4= A food found at a carnival or fair
5= The month the pet was acquired
6= A famous pirate
Here's my example:
Place of Residence: Nashville, TN
LN: Crumble
DW: Ione Georgia "Nona," a musician in the local folk band Shuffle Off. She loves bubblegum pop's dirty lyrics and is a big fan of the 1910 Fruitgum Company.
DH: Philip Sean "Flip," owner of Lester Vest's, a popular bar. He enjoys bluegrass and wishes he knew the banjo.
DD/DS: Michaela Clara-Josephine (for Michael Jackson--that was a mistake!--and Clara Josephine Wieck Schumann) "Mick," John Lester "Jackie" (for Johnny Cash and Lester Young, the jazz saxophonist/clarinetist), 20
DD/DS: Bonnie Cynthia "Cyn" (for Bonnie Raitt and Cyndi Lauper), Ray Nelson (for Ray Charles and Willie Nelson), 17
DD: Martina Holiday "Tinnie" (for Martina McBride and Billie Holiday), 14
DD: Ivie Rosanne "Vivi" (for Ivie Anderson and Rosanne Cash), 12
DGoldfish: Tennie
DGoldfish: See
Nona, Flip, Mick, Jackie, Cyn, Ray, Tinnie, and Vivi Crumble, and their goldfish, Tennie and See
Mick is most influenced by Debbie Harry of Blondie. Her favourite musical style is emo, which is evident by the way she attempts to play various songs by The Early November on her flute. She wants to direct music videos when she's through with college.
Her twin, Jackie, cites Ella Fitzgerald as his guiding light, loves reggae, and plays the electric bass. He would like to be in a symphony as a proper adult, playing string bass.
Cyn loves Debbie Harry, too, though her genre of choice is definitely folk. Her goal is to be able to play face-melting solos on her guitar. Her dreams are to follow bands around all through her twenties--it's a groupie's life for her.
Ray, on the other hand, prefers Dolly Parton's vocal stylings and imitates them in the shower, though reggae is his first love. He plays the saxophone recorder--it's a very portable version of the saxophone, made of wood. He'd like to be the next Danny Elfman and come up with movie scores.
Tinnie is an Elvis freak and listens to a lot of Christian rock. She loves playing the cello. Though she loves music, she doesn't want to make it her whole life; Tinnie would like to work as a scientist for NASA when she's older.
Vivi feels that Britney Spears is brilliant, even as she, like Mick, loves emo. Vivi's currently learning the violin. She rather idolizes Mick in general and shares her eldest sister's desire to direct music videos.
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"Phineas. That's an interesting name."
"Yeah. It's Latin for 'kick me'."
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