An apparatus for a game simulating life experiences, comprising in combination, a game board having a main path of successive playing positions is provided with a short-cut path from one side of the main path to the other, and a return path from the short-cut to a position on the main path intermediate the entrance and exit of the short-cut. The disclosed game, by way of example, relates to college experiences and represents the effects which drinking may have on success in college life and graduation therefrom.