Video Game MASH Ideas
A video game board treats your future life like a save file — full of respawns, loot drops, and a final boss you may or may not have reformed. It's built from genre archetypes rather than any single game, so it works whether the group plays racing games, RPGs, or shooters.
This one plays well digitally too — read the options out loud during a gaming break instead of writing them down.
Pick one option from each list below for Spouse, Car, Job, Kids, and Income — or use them as a jumping-off point and write your own. The Where You'll Live category stays fixed to Mansion, Apartment, Shack, and House no matter what theme you play, so it isn't included here. Once your board is filled in, head back to the game to run the magic number and see what survives.
Spouse Ideas
- A Non-Playable Character
- The Final Boss (Reformed)
- A Speedrunner
- Your Co-Op Partner
- An NPC Merchant
- A Rival Player
- A Game Developer
- A Character You Created
Car Ideas
- A Racing Kart
- A Tamed In-Game Mount
- A Spaceship
- A Glitched-Out Vehicle
- A Respawn Point Instead
- A Teleporting Portal
- A Grappling Hook
- An Item-Box-Powered Go-Kart
Job Ideas
- Professional Gamer
- Game Developer
- Voice Actor
- Esports Commentator
- Speedrun Record Holder
- Beta Tester
- Streamer
- Level Designer
Kids Ideas
- 0
- 1
- A whole party's worth
- 4, a full co-op squad
- However many extra lives you have
- 3
- 2, a duo build
- A guild's worth
Income Ideas
- A chest of in-game gold
- Whatever drops from the final boss
- A streaming subscriber count's worth
- A speedrun world-record prize
- One rare loot drop
- A modest indie-dev budget
- A tournament winnings check
- Zero — it's all achievements
Browse more themes in the full ideas guide, or head back to the game to play.
