The Game of Life Adventure Edition

The Game of Life, the classic board game you no doubt played as a child, is to get a make over for 2011 Hasbro has confirmed to Pocket-lint.

The new version of the board game will now be called Game of Life: Adventures Edition and focus on multiple career paths based on islands that you can travel between.

Updated for the modern world, the latest version of the classic board game is literally a 'spin' on the original..

The new design features a rotating game board that can shift the direction of the game with one twist of a spinner – changing certain sections of the board to baffle and challenge other players!

There are also refreshed graphics, new jobs and the introduction of planes, islands and family pets, but the game's challenges remain the same: steer clear of trouble and make the right choices on the journey through life.