The cards are shuffled and placed face down on the table. Each player receives $10.000. The banker receives an additinal $10.000 for its services. Before the game starts a player can buy insurance cards. A insurance card can prevent losses on the board. Every player gets two family cards and places his/her token on the board.
The banker plays first. Each turn the player rolls the dice and moves his/her token along the board. When a player lands on a space, he/she follows the directions on the space. If a player cannot follow the directions, he/she is out of the game.
A family tree in this game consists of one female family card and one male family card from the 1600's, 1700's, 1800's and 1900's. Your fortune is built by landing on various spaces on the board. Additional family cards are collected when a player passes start. The family cards can be changed by 2 for 1 card. The cards are kept secret from the other players.
Players win or lose money from various spaces and the fortune cards. The first player to complete an 8 card family tree and build a fortune of $100,000 becomes the winner.