What is the average age for the first death in your games? I have my first generation going, but my peeps have hit 58 and 57 and I'm scared to death to leave them! All 6 of my kids have left home and my parents are doing good. I was just wondering if it's likely to be soon. Thanks!

I'm sorry to say that it is likely to be soon. My first death was at 57, and the youngers often die first for me. The first death is the hardest. At best, they might be able to live into their late 60s/early 70s, in the later genarations. Just take good care of them and maybe they'll live a little longer.

The average for me would be somewhere in the low 60s.. I think the youngest was 59, highest was 68. It can depend on whether you're using organics in the fridge, giving them vitamins, fruits and hand gels to work on their health and praising them when they do good things for their health like work out.

Even with all the pampering we give them, it seems to be random when they die and there's not much we can do. Good luck with the parents!

I think the average is 57 on the first generation, moving up on the others. Like txmom my first peep died at 57. Now they live until 65, 68... None reached 70 so far.

As Lyss said, it depends on how you treat them and the kind of food they eat.

Thanks all! I've been babysitting and I pause even if I leave for a minute! lol I hope the event doesn't happen for a while. I figure when it does I'll cry like a baby. I just hope my hubby isn't home when it happens!

You must be treating them very well to still have them around at that age during the first generation! It will be sad, but life goes on as you start over in generation 2 and watch one of the kids become an adult. I find that part exciting and at least makes up for a part of the sadness from losing the parents.

I have been lucky in two of my families to get the trophy for reaching 65 in the first generation. The other 3 made it to 60-64, but not beyond. My oldest first generation was a man who made it to 67 after his wife passed at age 57. Good luck with your little friends.

Woo hoo!!! 60 and 59! I have families in all 5 spots, but this one is my first and favorite! Kin and... Java! lol! I love her name!

It saddens me to announce that Kin passed away at 10:27 pm on Friday, July 17, 2009. He lived to the age of 61.

Aw, I'm sorry for your loss of Kin kissy I expected to have lost the mother in my avvie.. her name is Zest! She's still walking around at the age of 66.. outlived her husband by 6 years so far.

It's so sad! I was right though, I cried! How goofy is that! I don't know if I want to start the next generation or keep going with her. I don't know if I want to wait for her to die. What happens to the surviving parent when you start the new generation?

When you decide to start a new generation and there is still a parent, he/she gets "kicked out" which means they disappear and the picture on the family tree will stay lit up. It only dims when you witness a person's death in the game.

I didn't know about this and accidentally booted out my generation 1 female (who I named after myself) So I made up a story that she lived the rest of her life in a luxury nursing home in Florida. It's all up to you though! It's so hard seeing them pass away and deal with the loneliness and depression.. but I do feel better from letting them live it through and get happy again.

Well after you start the new generation any people in the house will not be there any more after you get one of the kids to inherit the house.


I am sorry Kissy i just lost a peep to his name was Bingo he lived to the age of 66....

Thanks all! ((hugs)) I think I'm going to send Java to be a snowbird, she can sit on a beach and play canasta all day!

Hi kissy06. I'm so sorry for you loss (and the families loss). I cried when my first peeps passed too.

I always let the surviving spouse continue on. I had this one mom who loved the swimming pool and would just swim and swim and swim. There was another who had thing for the treadmill and ran really fast on it! LOL!

You'll need that for each of your games. So far 4 of my games have it. I don't think my 5th game is going to get it with the current family because I've noticed that they've slowed down quite a bit and they're only 56 and 58 years old. Must have been those triplets they had when mom was 50! LOL!

I'm sorry about Kin Kissy, but it gets easier as time goes on. You get used to the fact that they have very short lifespans. It still saddens me when they die, but I don't cry like I did with my first one. That one was so very hard! It's unbelievable how attached you can get to these little guys. Now you get to enjoy another generation though, so it's not all bad. I do wish Arthur had made a family plot for the game. I'd at least like to be able to see their headstones after they pass.

I felt SOOO terrible when my first peeps died. I wanted to pause it and just leave them as they were...but I went on.

Now, several generations later, I find myself saying....ok...hurry up and die so I can try for that "same career" trophy again!

ROFL Ajuma! I hope I get to that point. I know that I need the last age trophy, but no matter where I tried to put her, she just kept going to bed. It was the same side that her husband died on, and it got too depressing to watch.
Lewanda, that's a great idea! It would be neat to be able to see a family plot, but only if the surviving parent ends up there too. I'd hate to see one spouse there by themselves.

I do get anxious about starting the next generation now but I still try my best to take care of my peeps. Specifically, when one of them passes at 60 or so and the other one is around for another 5+ years.

Hi Lyssaria. I just couldn't stand watching her climb into the bad and lay in his spot. That's all she wanted to do. I think I may try next time to stick with the spouse. It can't always be this hard!

They get over the death before the day is over Sweetie.

Yeah, I go in a panic mode and try dropping them on all of the good things for them like working on their career, treadmill, shower and so on and praise them twice for each action.

Eventually they do get happier, but it's still sad for us knowing that the spouse has passed away.