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18th Aug 2012 at 10:34 PM
Last edited by Don'tCryForMe : 19th Mar 2016 at
3:47 AM.
Cheaper By The Dozen: Redo
Have you ever watched
Cheaper by the Dozen? The
Gilbreth Dozen with mom Lillian and Dad Frank, or even The
Baker’s Dozen with mom Kate and dad Tom?
Well the first of those movies was based on a book written by
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey and
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. It was written about their family and more importantly the role their father played in their lives before his passing.
I've always been rather fascinated with The Gilbreth’s even more so in recent years. So I decided to make a challenge based on that same family, I’ve put it up here before playing it myself but now since my new laptop has arrived I can surely say that this challenge
IS as much
FUN as I thought it would be.
Enter CAS and make a couple any age will do but preferably Young Adults, you can name them anything as well I just used Lilly a Frank for the sake of the Story. One sim should have the following traits:
Workaholic,
Family Oriented (and or Nurturing)
Perfectionist
(Then two other traits)
The other sim should have these traits:
Family Oriented
Nurturing (Optional but desired)
Neat
(Plus two more)
Second Step: The House We Live In
Place your couple on a modest size lot that isn’t too small, and won’t completely drain your money. You can design however you wish, but you must have enough money to add have a
LEAST the following rooms.
*Master Bedroom
*Nursery - Must be connected to Master Bedroom-
*and a Bathroom please?
The other rooms needed to survive (I.e Kitchen, Living room, Laundry) can be in an open flow or traditional depending on your preference. If you are playing with a Laundry room, it is preferred that you use a clothesline for the first bit of this for more of a challenge but of course if you have enough money you can always have both machines.
Now this is a pretty free thinking Challenge but a few rules must be taken to heart:
First: You must have at least one parent working at all times, and never switch jobs they’re in it for the long hall! You may never hire a butler, to care for the kids or clean the house however once you acquire enough funds you may hire a maid. You can
NOT use money cheats for personal gain,
HOWEVER if one of the kids is two days away from becoming a child and you need a room for them because the Nursery is overcrowded You can take out a
LOAN for 2,000 dollars using cheats but this is considered a
LOAN and you must pay back the bank once you make that money back.
(Pretty much use your own judgment on when it is necessary to take the LOAN, but you will need to pay that back later)
The idea of this Challenge is to have and Raise twelve kids from babies to teenagers, with all of them on Honor roll. You can only have two children at most below school age at a time, you may only have two set of twins throughout the entire challenge. (So no fertility perks/cheats till you get to 8 kids)
All children must be a part of extracurricular activities and all teens must attain a part time job as well!
Lastly and more importantly have fun!
All Twelve kids (maybe Eleven) must reach adulthood with all the accomplishments they could get... Everything they want in life must be fulfilled!
Tips I’ve used:
Putting the washing machine in the kitchen might just save you some money.
Always spend money on Fire and Burglary alarms; you
DON’T gamble when protecting your family.
Depending on how hard you want to play, you can put the lifetime you want, I play on a custom setting but once you set it, you can’t change it to buy your adult more time.
Maybe create The Gilbreths or Bakers of course this would require a lot of Apples and Watermelons! XP
NEW Tips found in Gameplay
Once your toddler is a two days away from becoming a kid you can start trying for the next baby. I found this makes a nice progression...
THANKS YOU, AND HAVE FUN!
Don't Cry for me I'm ordinary and unimportant