High school diploma
1 study.
The first diploma you frame.
1 smileAll the Lifejoo cards
All 75 cards in the game, family by family: what they give you, what they need, and what the bad luck cards do. The deck holds 139 cards in total. To know when to play them, read how to play Lifejoo.
Studies
7 cardsStudies unlock jobs. Each one gives 1 smile, the PhD gives 2. They have no requirement.
Studies Studies Online course
1 study.
Done in pajamas, still counts.
1 smileStudies Trade diploma
1 study.
Two years, a real career at the end.
1 smileStudies Bachelor’s degree
1 study.
Three years of coffee in the library.
1 smileStudies Master’s degree
1 study.
The thesis handed in at 11:59 pm.
1 smileStudies Semester abroad
1 study.
You come back with an accent and ten new friends.
1 smileStudies PhD
Counts as 1 study. Needs 2 studies already played.
A doctor, just not the kind who heals.
2 smiles
Jobs
12 cardsOne job at a time. It needs studies and sets how much pay you can collect: see the job rules.
Jobs Bike courier
No degree needed. Pay up to ★.
Legs of steel, free rain included.
2 smilesJobs Barista
No degree needed. Pay up to ★.
A heart drawn in every latte.
2 smilesJobs Influencer
No degree needed. Pay up to ★★. “Go viral” gives them 5 smiles.
Link in bio.
2 smilesJobs Hairstylist
No degree needed. Pay up to ★★.
You tell them your whole life story.
2 smilesJobs Head chef
Needs 1 study. Pay up to ★★★.
Yes, chef!
3 smilesJobs Nurse
Needs 1 study. Pay up to ★★. Immune to “Bad flu”.
Night shifts and real-life heroes.
3 smilesJobs Developer
Needs 2 studies. Pay up to ★★★.
It worked on my machine.
3 smilesJobs Teacher
Needs 2 studies. Pay up to ★★. Their trips cost 1 less.
Holidays are for grading papers.
3 smilesJobs Architect
Needs 3 studies. Pay up to ★★★. Their homes cost 1 less.
Drew the house before buying it.
3 smilesJobs Airline pilot
Needs 3 studies. Pay up to ★★★★. Their trips are free.
This is your captain speaking.
4 smilesJobs Doctor
Needs 4 studies. Pay up to ★★★★.
Ten years of study and unreadable handwriting.
4 smilesJobs Astronaut
Needs 5 studies. Pay up to ★★★★.
The best office view in the world.
5 smiles
Pay Pay ★
1 money. Needs a job that pays ★ or more.
Enough to make it to the end of the month.
1 smilePay Pay ★★
2 money. Needs a job that pays ★★ or more.
A cheap dinner out on Saturday.
1 smilePay Pay ★★★
3 money. Needs a job that pays ★★★ or more.
You stop checking prices at the grocery store.
1 smilePay Pay ★★★★
4 money. Needs a job that pays ★★★★ or more.
The bank manager calls you by your first name.
1 smile
Love
8 cardsDates first, then Moving in together or a Wedding. Kids come after that: the love rules in detail.
Love Match on a dating app
A date. Not possible once married.
They liked your photo with the cat.
1 smileLove Love at a festival
A date. Not possible once married.
Boots in the mud, head in the clouds.
1 smileLove Met at work
A date. Not possible once married.
It all started at the coffee machine.
1 smileLove Childhood friend again
A date. Not possible once married.
Twenty years later, at the same wedding.
1 smileLove Glance on the train
A date. Not possible once married.
Three stops to work up the courage to say hi.
1 smileLove Moving in together
Needs a date. Opens the door to kids.
Who keeps the couch?
2 smilesLove Wedding
Needs a date. After that, no new dates (unless divorced).
Uncle Bob is already dancing on the table.
3 smilesLove Happily single
Only if you have no love card yet.
Starfish in bed, the whole duvet to yourself.
3 smiles
Kids
3 cardsThey need Moving in together or a Wedding, except Adoption. Three kids make the Big family secret dream come true.
Kids Baby
Needs “Moving in together” or “Wedding”.
Short nights, huge heart.
2 smilesKids Twins
Needs “Moving in together” or “Wedding”. Counts as 2 kids.
Twice the diapers, twice the cuddles.
4 smilesKids Adoption
No requirement.
Family is something you can choose, too.
2 smiles
Pets
5 cardsNo requirement, except the chickens, who want a garden. Three pets make the Noah’s ark secret dream come true.
Pets Cat
No requirement.
It adopted you, not the other way around.
1 smilePets Dog
No requirement.
Always thrilled to see you come home.
2 smilesPets Goldfish
No requirement.
Swims a lap of the bowl, then does it again.
1 smilePets Bunny
No requirement.
Chews through the phone charger.
1 smilePets Backyard chickens
Needs a home with a garden.
Fresh eggs every morning.
2 smiles
Homes
6 cardsBought with your pay, which stays in your life: see how to pay for a home or a trip. You can own several homes.
Homes Roommates
Free.
Who finished the milk?
1 smileHomes Tiny house
Cost: 1.
Small house, big life.
2 smilesHomes Studio flat
Cost: 1.
The bed doubles as the couch.
2 smilesHomes Flat with a balcony
Cost: 3.
Tomatoes growing between two buildings.
3 smilesHomes House with a garden
Cost: 5. With a garden.
Sunday barbecue.
4 smilesHomes Villa with a pool
Cost: 8. With a garden.
Friends suddenly visit a lot more.
6 smiles
Trips
6 cardsBought with your pay. Pilots fly for free, teachers pay less. Three trips make the Globetrotter secret dream come true.
Trips Weekend at the beach
Cost: 1.
Sand all the way inside the car.
1 smileTrips Mountain trek
Cost: 1.
The view is worth every blister.
2 smilesTrips Road trip
Cost: 2.
The 400-song playlist.
2 smilesTrips Safari
Cost: 3.
A giraffe looked into the jeep.
3 smilesTrips Cruise
Cost: 4.
All-you-can-eat buffet, seasickness optional.
3 smilesTrips Around the world
Cost: 6.
One year, one backpack, a thousand memories.
5 smiles
Specials
7 cardsEasy smiles, some money, or cards to play on yourself or on someone else during your turn.
Specials Go viral
3 smiles, 5 if you’re an Influencer.
Your face-plant video hits 2 million views.
3 smilesSpecials Surprise inheritance
4 money to spend.
A great-aunt nobody remembered.
0 smilesSpecials Volunteering
No requirement.
Give your time, get smiles back.
2 smilesSpecials Audience Award
Needs a job.
The trophy sits proudly on the shelf.
3 smilesSpecials Lucky break
Play it on yourself: draw 2 extra cards, then discard back down to 6.
The four-leaf clover was in your pocket.
0 smilesSpecials Life swap
Play it on someone with a job: you swap jobs (or you take theirs). Shield: “Rock-solid contract”.
What if we traded lives?
0 smilesSpecials Quit your job
Play it on yourself: your job goes, leaving room for a new one.
The farewell party, finally.
0 smiles
Shields Full coverage insurance
Protects you forever from “Scooter crash”, “Water damage” and “Canceled flight”.
Reading the fine print pays off.
0 smilesShields Rock-solid contract
Protects you forever from “Fired” and “Life swap”.
Your job isn’t going anywhere.
0 smilesShields Great therapist
Protects you forever from “Burnout” and “Bad buzz”.
One hour a week and a lighter head.
0 smilesShields Iron health
Protects you forever from “Bad flu”.
Not a single cold since 2019.
0 smiles
Bad Luck
13 cardsSend them to another player: they lose a card or skip a turn. See how bad luck works and the shields that cancel it.
Bad Luck Fired
The target loses their job. Shield: “Rock-solid contract”.
“We’re going to have to let you go.”
Bad Luck Burnout
The target skips their next turn. Shield: “Great therapist”.
Your body says stop.
Bad Luck Scooter crash
The target skips their next turn. Shield: “Full coverage insurance”.
The sidewalk arrived faster than expected.
Bad Luck Bad flu
The target skips their next turn. Shield: “Nurse” and “Iron health”.
102 degrees and the duvet up to your nose.
Bad Luck Bad buzz
The target loses their Influencer job, otherwise their “Go viral” or “Audience Award” card. Shield: “Great therapist”.
The old tweet resurfaced.
Bad Luck Dumped by text
The target loses their latest date or their “Moving in together”. Marriage holds firm.
“Can we talk?” at 11 pm.
Bad Luck Ghosting
The target loses their latest date.
Seen at 9:04 pm. Never heard from again.
Bad Luck Divorce
The target loses their marriage.
Who gets the cat?
Bad Luck Surprise taxes
The target loses their biggest unspent pay.
A letter nobody saw coming.
Bad Luck Water damage
The target loses their latest home. Shield: “Full coverage insurance”.
The upstairs neighbor forgot their bath.
Bad Luck Canceled flight
The target loses their latest trip. Shield: “Full coverage insurance”.
Three days sleeping at the airport.
Bad Luck Giant wifi outage
The target throws away 2 random cards from their hand and draws 2 new ones.
No signal. Nothing. The void.
Bad Luck Lost diploma
The target loses their latest study. Their job stays.
It was in the moving box.