Players move through board meant to simulate a middle class life, earning merits for good deeds and losing merits for bad behavior. Players must make a couple of choices which path to take -- Public or private school College, Military or Get a Job. Along the way you can opt to draw a card rather than accept the merits that a space offers you and you can get a companion that will add or subtract merits from you total for several turns. The goal is to reach the center space 'Successful Adult Living' with the most Merits. - BoardGameGeek