Real Lives

[Johnny]

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I copied this from another forum because the explanation was great:

Download for 2007 version here: http://www.educationalsimulations.com/d ... /Lives.exe

Educational Simulations has finally released a new version of Real Lives (last one was 2004). Details are still somewhat vague about the alterations, but they've supposedly spent quite a bit of time fixing the notorious glitches from the last game, you can now move to other countries, the statistics have been updated, careers have been added, and there are now more life choices you'll have to make decisions on.

For those of you who haven't played the games before, it's a simple life "simulation". You're born in a randomly selected country with a randomized name, family, and talents/attributes. Every time you click the Age a Year button, a number of events will happen to you and your family, and you'll be faced with decisions that have the potential to permanently change your "life".

Since all of the game's randomizations are based on real life statistics, chances are you'll be born in China or some horrid third world hellhole. The sheer melodrama that often results from this makes up about 70% of what makes Real Lives so entertaining. It's really more of a misery simulator than anything else.

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0 years old
I was born a boy in the city of Versailles in France's Yvelines Department.

My parents have named me René. My surname is Thiers. My mother, Dominique, is 22 and my father, Ignace, is 19. I have a brother, Alphonse, who is 1.

1 year old
My father has given up drinking.

2 years old
My country is involved in a regional conflict abroad. 325 French soldiers have been killed.

Brother Claude born.

3 years old
4 years old
I've had measles.

Peace.

My brother Alphonse began school.

5 years old
6 years old
Began school.

7 years old
My brother Claude began school.

8 years old
My father has become an alcoholic.

9 years old
Avoided a punishment with a "white lie".

10 years old
11 years old
Saved the life of a friend of mine.

12 years old
My brother Alphonse's girlfriend Chloe began trade school.

13 years old
My brother Alphonse has been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.

14 years old
My father has been cured of depression.

My brother Alphonse began trade school.

My brother Alphonse's girlfriend Chloe has graduated from trade school.

15 years old
Began trade school.

Decided not to smoke cigarettes.

Met a new girl I like very much, named Adele Cavour.

We've begun seeing each other.

My brother Alphonse has been placed on academic probation.

My brother Claude's girlfriend Chloe began trade school.

16 years old
My girlfriend Adele began trade school.

17 years old
I have lymphoma.

Graduated from trade school.

Adele Cavour broke off our relationship.

Began work as a salesperson.

My brother Alphonse has graduated from trade school.

My brother Claude's girlfriend Chloe has graduated from trade school.

18 years old
Met a new girl I like very much, named Yvette Ballou.

Rejected by Yvette Ballou.

Invested 100 euros in high-risk stock.

Inducted into the military.

19 years old
I have been cured of lymphoma.

Met a new girl I like very much, named Claudette Baijot.

We've begun seeing each other.

Left the military.

Began work as an electronic equipment operator.

My father has died at age 39 from AIDS.

My brother Alphonse has moved out on his own.

My brother Claude has graduated from secondary school.

20 years old
Claudette and I are now engaged.

Claudette Baijot and I got married this year.

21 years old
Avoided drinking alcohol.

Invested 250 euros in mutual fund.

Pauline Cassatt and my brother Alphonse are now engaged to be married.

Pauline Cassatt and my brother Alphonse have married.

My brother Claude has moved out on his own.

22 years old
23 years old
I am suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Decided not to smoke cigarettes.

Avoided drinking alcohol.

Received a 4% pay raise.

Chloe Saint-Andre and my brother Claude are now engaged to be married.

Chloe Saint-Andre and my brother Claude have married.

24 years old
Decided not to smoke cigarettes.

25 years old
Cleaned up someone else's mess.

My brother Alphonse has become an alcoholic.

26 years old
I have been cured of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Wife pregnant.

Daughter Chantal born.

27 years old
Received a 1% pay raise.

28 years old
Began work as a police inspector.

My daughter Chantal has had measles.

29 years old
I am suffering from clinical depression.

Wife pregnant.

My brother Alphonse has become addicted to illicit drugs.

My brother Claude's wife Chloe has been cured of depression.

Daughter Danielle born.

30 years old
I have been cured of depression.

My brother Alphonse has given up drugs.

My brother Alphonse has been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.

31 years old
Car was stolen.

32 years old
Wife pregnant.

Received a 3% pay raise.

My daughter Chantal began school.

My daughter Danielle has had measles.

Daughter Simone born.

33 years old
Cashed in 334 euros from mutual fund.

Moved to Canada.

Moved to Vancouver.

Began work as a police inspector.

Adam born to Pauline Cassatt

34 years old
35 years old
Decided to give some money to charity.

Wife pregnant.

My daughter Danielle began school.

Son Philippe born.

36 years old
A major fire has hit Canada. 84 people have died and 12,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Began work as a police inspector.

My brother Alphonse has been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.

37 years old
My brother Alphonse has given up drinking.

Daniel born to Pauline Cassatt

Daughter Gabrielle born.

38 years old
My mother has diabetes.

My daughter Simone began school.

Son Stephane born.

39 years old
40 years old
A major fire has hit Canada. 11 people have died and 11,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

41 years old
Received a 1% pay raise.

My mother has ischemic heart disease.

My son Philippe began school.

42 years old
Invested money blindly in a risky deal.

Lost money on a risky deal.

Invested 250 Canada dollars in high-risk stock.

Invested 500 Canada dollars in mutual fund.

Invested 500 Canada dollars in land.

My mother has died at age 65 from diabetes.

Inherited money from my parents.

43 years old
My daughterChantal's boyfriend Louis has graduated from secondary school.

My daughterChantal's boyfriend Louis began college.

My daughter Gabrielle began school.

44 years old
My daughter Chantal has graduated from secondary school.

My son Stephane began school.

45 years old
46 years old
Louis Crawford and my daughter Chantal have married.

In spite of spending extra hours studying, Your daughter Chantal's husband Louis has been placed on academic probation.

47 years old
My brother Alphonse has ischemic heart disease.

My brother Claude has become an alcoholic.

My daughter Danielle has graduated from secondary school.

My daughter Danielle began college.

My daughterDanielle's boyfriend Jack has graduated from secondary school.

My daughter Simone has become addicted to illicit drugs.

My daughter Simone began trade school.

My son Philippe has had measles.

48 years old
Invested money blindly in a risky deal.

Lost money on a risky deal.

My brother Alphonse has taken a dangerous fall and suffered some brain damage.

My daughter Chantal's husband Louis has graduated from college with a degree in Art.

My daughter Chantal's husband Louis has failed the graduate school entrance examination.

My daughterDanielle's boyfriend Jeffrey has become an alcoholic.

49 years old
My daughter Simone has graduated from trade school.

My daughterSimone's boyfriend Sean has graduated from secondary school.

50 years old
My daughter Simone has breast cancer.

My son Philippe began trade school.

51 years old
My brother Alphonse has lung cancer.

My daughter Danielle has graduated from college with a degree in Pre-Law.

My daughter Danielle has failed the graduate school entrance examination.

George Taylor and my daughter Danielle have married.

My daughter Gabrielle's boyfriend Randy has a peptic ulcer.

52 years old
A major fire has hit Canada. 19 people have died and 12,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Told the truth about a previous lie I had made.

Carol born to Danielle Taylor

My son Philippe has graduated from trade school.

My sonPhilippe's girlfriend Gloria has graduated from secondary school.

53 years old
Invested money blindly in a risky deal.

Lost money on a risky deal.

Sean born to Chantal Crawford

54 years old
A major fire has hit Canada. 23 people have died and 4,100 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Cashed in 571 Canada dollars from land.

My brother Claude has reduced vision from cataracts.

My brother Claude has been cured of depression.

My daughter Simone has died at age 22 from breast cancer.

My daughter Gabrielle has been caught in a fire and suffered minor burns over 10% of the body. Luckily there was no permanent injury.

My daughter Gabrielle's boyfriend Randy has graduated from secondary school.

My son Stephane has failed the tests for entrance into trade school.

55 years old
Began work as an electronic equipment operator.

Began work as a police inspector.

My brother Alphonse died from an infection.

My daughter Gabrielle has graduated from secondary school.

56 years old
A major fire has hit Canada. 4 people have died and 7,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

My brother Claude has been cured of cataracts.

My daughter Gabrielle's boyfriend Randy has been cured of peptic ulcer.

My son Stephane has graduated from secondary school.

My son Stephane's girlfriend Wanda has graduated from secondary school.

My son Stephane's girlfriend Wanda began college.

57 years old
Denied a raise.

My son Stephane's girlfriend Karen has graduated from secondary school.

58 years old
59 years old
A major fire has hit Canada. 61 people have died and 5,600 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

My brother Claude has given up drinking.

60 years old
My brother Alphonse's wife Pauline has diabetes.

My daughter Gabrielle's boyfriend Christopher has graduated from college with a degree in French.

My daughter Gabrielle's boyfriend Christopher began graduate school.

61 years old
My daughter Chantal has a peptic ulcer.

Christopher Butler and my daughter Gabrielle have married.

My daughter Gabrielle's husband Christopher has been cured of depression.

62 years old
Kelly born to Chantal Crawford

Gabrielle has left her family.

63 years old
Refused to share money with my community.

Unexpectedly made 148,207 Canada dollars.

Lori born to Gabrielle Butler

My daughter Gabrielle's husband Christopher has been assaulted but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.

64 years old
My daughter Danielle has appendicitis.

My daughter Gabrielle has been injured in a mishap and suffered some nerve damage..

My daughter Gabrielle has been hurt in an accident.

My daughter Gabrielle's husband Christopher has graduated from graduate school with an advanced degree in French.

My son Stephane has been cured of depression.

My wife Claudette has asthma.

65 years old
Janet born to Chantal Crawford

My daughter Danielle has been cured of appendicitis.

66 years old
Too old to continue working as a police inspector.

Began work as a salesperson.

My brother Alphonse's wife Pauline has died at age 69 from diabetes.

My daughter Chantal has been cured of peptic ulcer.

67 years old
Brian born to Chantal Crawford

68 years old
A major fire has hit Canada. 12 people have died and 3,700 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

My son Philippe has been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.

69 years old
A major fire has hit Canada. 11 people have died and 4,600 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

70 years old
Anna Powell and my son Stephane are now engaged to be married.

Anna Powell and my son Stephane have married.

71 years old
Amy Simmons and my son Philippe are now engaged to be married.

Amy Simmons and my son Philippe have married.

Angela born to Amy Simmons

72 years old
Frances born to Amy Simmons

73 years old
My daughter Chantal's husband Louis has ischemic heart disease.

74 years old
Invested 2500 Canada dollars in land.

Invested 5000 Canada dollars in risky mutual fund.

My brother Claude's wife Chloe has colon cancer.

75 years old
Cashed in 6536 Canada dollars from risky mutual fund.

My daughter Chantal's husband Louis has died at age 50 from a heart attack.

76 years old
Receiving public assistance.

My daughter Danielle has arthritis of the hip.

My daughter Gabrielle has had measles.

77 years old
My daughter Chantal has moved out on her own.

My daughter Danielle has moved out on her own.

My daughter Gabrielle has moved out on her own.

My son Stephane has moved out on his own.

My wife Claudette died from an infection.

78 years old
My brother Claude has died at age 77 from an accident caused by senile dementia.

My brother Claude's wife Chloe has died at age 78 from colon cancer.

My son Philippe has moved out on his own.

79 years old
A major fire has hit Canada. 132 people have died and 4,500 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Heather born to Anna Powell

80 years old
My son Stephane has been cured of depression.

81 years old
Too old to continue working as a salesperson.

82 years old
83 years old
84 years old
A major fire has hit Canada. 25 people have died and 6,100 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Refused to invest in a risky deal to make money.

85 years old
A major fire has hit Canada. 20 people have died and 5,600 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

My daughter Gabrielle's husband Christopher has lung cancer.

86 years old
I died from an infection

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0 years old
I was born a boy in the city of Nanjing in China's Jiangsu Province.

My parents have named me Wei. My surname is Chu. My mother, Yan, is 24 and my father, Xiao-peng, is 31. I have no brothers or sisters.

1 year old
I suffered a case of food poisoning.

2 years old
Brother Zhou born.

3 years old
4 years old
5 years old
My father has become an alcoholic.

6 years old
Began school.

7 years old
I've developed goiter.

My country is involved in a small scale military intervention abroad. 10,950 Chinese soldiers have been killed.

My brother Zhou began school.

8 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 558 people have died and 47,000,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

9 years old
Sister Yue born.

10 years old
11 years old
Peace.

Lied to cover up another lie.

12 years old
13 years old
14 years old
Avoided drinking alcohol.

My sister Yue began school.

15 years old
I was raped.

Began trade school.

In spite of spending extra hours studying, You have been placed on academic probation.

16 years old
Met a new girl I like very much, named Sun Er-hong.

Rejected by Sun Er-hong.

My brother Zhou began trade school.

My brother Zhou's girlfriend Yi has died at age 16 from an epileptic seizure.

17 years old
Sporadic localized fighting in Tianjin province.

Met a new girl I like very much, named Shi Yi.

We've begun seeing each other.

My girlfriend Yi has graduated from trade school.

18 years old
Graduated from trade school.

Inducted into the military.

My father has given up drinking.

My brother Zhou has graduated from trade school.

19 years old
20 years old
Decided not to give money to charity.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

21 years old
Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Sentenced to 3 years in prison.

My brother Zhou has moved out on his own.

22 years old
23 years old
My sister Yue began trade school.

My sister Yue's boyfriend Wei-qian began trade school.

My girlfriend Yi has been hurt in an accident.

24 years old
Released from prison.

Need to look for a job.

Began work as a salesperson.

25 years old
Decided not to give money to charity.

Peace.

Yi and I are now engaged.

Xiao Yue and my brother Zhou are now engaged to be married.

Xiao Yue and my brother Zhou have married.

My sister Yue has graduated from trade school.

My sister Yue's boyfriend Wei-qian has graduated from trade school.

26 years old
Lost my job due to my political activities.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Sentenced to a year in prison.

27 years old
Released from prison.

Shi Yi and I got married this year.

28 years old
Began work as an electronic equipment operator.

Lost my job due to my political activities.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Sentenced to 3 years in prison.

29 years old
My mother has been hurt in an accident.

My mother has diabetes.

My mother has arthritis of the knee.

30 years old
My mother has roundworms.

My wife Yi has been cured of depression.

31 years old
Released from prison.

My mother has been cured of ascariasis.

32 years old
Began work as a mail clerk.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

33 years old
34 years old
Lost my job due to my political activities.

35 years old
Began work as a salesperson.

Decided not to give money to charity.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

My mother has trichuriasis (whip worm).

36 years old
My mother has arthritis of the hip.

My mother has died at age 62 from a stroke.

37 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 1,568 people have died and 17,000,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Lost my job due to my political activities.

38 years old
Began work as a salesperson.

I have hookworm.

Helped a neighbor get out of trouble with the government.

Helped keep my neighbor out of prison.

Fu Wei-qian and my sister Yue have married.

Yu-ling born to Fu Yue

Son Chen born.

39 years old
Cured of ancylostomiasis.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

My sister Yue has moved out on her own.

40 years old
Decided not to give money to charity.

Wei born to Xiao Yue

41 years old
Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Sentenced to 2 years in prison.

42 years old
43 years old
Released from prison.

Cheng-ho born to Fu Yue

My sister Yue's husband Wei-qian has hookworm.

44 years old
Began work as a materials clerk.

Lost my job due to my political activities.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Sentenced to a year in prison.

My brother Zhou has roundworms.

My sister Yue's husband Wei-qian has been cured of ancylostomiasis.

My son Chen began school.

45 years old
Released from prison.

My brother Zhou has been cured of ascariasis.

46 years old
Began work as a salesperson.

Lost my job due to my political activities.

47 years old
Began work as a salesperson.

A famine or food shortage has hit China. 1,686 people have died and 30,000,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

48 years old
Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

Zhou born to Fu Yue

My sister Yue's husband Wei-qian has taken a dangerous fall and suffered a fractured skull. The injury has resulted in some permanent damage to the skull.

49 years old
Lost my job due to my political activities.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

50 years old
Decided not to give money to charity.

51 years old
52 years old
My son Chen's girlfriend Jing-wei has skipped a year in school.

53 years old
Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

My brother Zhou has been injured in a mishap and suffered some nerve damage..

My brother Zhou has been hurt in an accident.

My sister Yue has been cured of depression.

My son Chen began trade school.

My son Chen's girlfriend Jing-wei began trade school.

54 years old
Civil war in Liaoning province.

My father has hookworm.

My sister Yue has been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.

My sister Yue's husband Wei-qian has been hurt in an accident.

55 years old
Decided not to give money to charity.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Sentenced to 5 years in prison.

My father has been cured of ancylostomiasis.

My brother Zhou has arthritis of the knee.

My sister Yue has died at age 47 from a stroke.

My son Chen has graduated from trade school.

My son Chen's girlfriend Jing-wei has graduated from trade school.

56 years old
My father died from general complications of old age.

Inherited money from my parents.

57 years old
My son Chen has moved out on his own.

58 years old
Lung Jing-wei and my son Chen have married.

59 years old
60 years old
Released from prison.

My brother Zhou has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

61 years old
62 years old
A major tropical storm has hit China. 247 people have died and 9,900,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

63 years old
Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

64 years old
Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Sentenced to a year in prison.

My brother Zhou's wife Yue has liver cancer.

65 years old
Released from prison.

My wife Yi has liver cancer.

66 years old
Asthma.

I have reduced vision from cataracts.

A major tropical storm has hit China. 32 people have died and 1,700,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Peace.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

My brother Zhou's wife Yue has died at age 67 from liver cancer.

My wife Yi has died at age 66 from liver cancer.

67 years old
A major tropical storm has hit China. 136 people have died and 1,800,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

My brother Zhou has mouth cancer.

My brother Zhou has been cured of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

68 years old
I have been cured of cataracts.

I have diabetes.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

My brother Zhou has lung cancer.

69 years old
A major tropical storm has hit China. 7 people have died and 4,700,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

My brother Zhou has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

70 years old
Decided not to give money to charity.

A major tropical storm has hit China. 8 people have died and 5,200,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.

Released by security police.

71 years old
Began work as a salesperson.

A major tropical storm has hit China. 21 people have died and 1,600,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

My brother Zhou has died at age 71 from mouth cancer.

72 years old
73 years old
Died at age 73 from diabetes.