Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Low interaction
Scales well
Light strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Spend Time and Energy on careers, wellness, relationships, and experiences while balancing Happiness, Money, and positive Impact.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Open Drafting
Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Worker Placement
Commit limited workers to action spaces before opponents occupy them.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Track Movement
Advance pieces along a defined linear or branching track.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
Read the full game description
Adulthood turns the familiar pressures of modern life into an approachable card-drafting and worker-placement game. Time and Energy are assigned to careers, wellness, partners, and experiences to generate Money, Happiness, and positive Impact, while unexpected Life Events force plans to adapt. Growing Up improves the actions available on a personal board, but no single resource wins alone: the end is triggered when a player’s Happiness and Impact tracks meet. The resulting puzzle is playful but pointed, rewarding a life that stays flexible enough to absorb both opportunity and inconvenience.
