Decades Challenge Rules: 1950s – Red Scare and Korean War

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All rules from 1940s still stand with the following changes:

  • War:
    • The oldest son is drafted for the Korean War when he becomes a Young Adult, and the oldest daughter becomes a volunteer nurse in the war when she becomes a Young Adult. The son can Try for a Baby before he is called to service. Both must eat the Cow Plant cake once, roll a die, odds must eat a second piece of cake, evens are sent home. These Sims are not allowed to have a career until they return from war – if you have StrangerVille, then they are required to take the Military (Officer) career during active duty.
  • Traits: Any Sim returning from war must suffer trauma and take one of the following traits the next time they age up: Gloomy, Hot-Headed, Clumsy, Erratic, Lazy, Mean, Paranoid, or Noncommittal.
  • Relationships/WooHooing
    • Sims may divorce for any reason.
    • Adoption is allowed.
  • Home/Building
    • Sims can live in apartments at any time.
    • Showers are allowed!
    • Carpet, patterned, and brick flooring is allowed.
    • Private pools are allowed.
    • Televisions are allowed! Only the first three cheapest TVs are available, and they can only be used from 6am to 9pm. News and TV Classics channels are allowed.
    • All painting styles are allowed. Kids’ drawings can be hung anywhere.
    • Radio listening requirement is lifted.
    • Pop music is allowed.
    • Listening device is allowed.
    • Sunscreen, snorkeling, and float loungers are allowed.
  • Education
    • Both elementary school and high school are mandatory.
    • The Korean War lasted Early Summer 1950 to Late Summer 1953. If your Sim wants to attend university, they may do so after they have served active duty for a minimum 8 Sim Days.
  • Career
    • Permitted careers for any Sims:
      • Actor
      • Athlete (either branch)
      • Business (either branch) – males only
      • Civil Designer (Civic Planner)
      • Criminal (Boss)
      • Critic (either branch)
      • Culinary (either branch)
      • Detective – males only
      • Doctor – males only
      • Education (either branch)
      • Engineer (Mechanical)
      • Entertainer (either branch)
      • Freelancer (Fashion Photographer, Writer)
      • Gardener (either branch)
      • Interior Decorator
      • Law (either branch)
      • Military (Officer)
      • Military (Covert Operator) – males only
      • Painter (either branch)
      • Politics (Politician) – males only
      • Scientist – males only
      • Secret Agent (either branch)
      • Veterinarian
      • Writing (either branch)
    • Permitted part-time work for any Sims:
      • Babysitter
      • Diver
      • Fast Food Employee
      • Fisherman
      • Lifeguard
      • Manual Laborer
      • Retail Employee
    • Women should quit their job while they have Babies, Toddlers, or Children. They may work again when they have Teens.
  • Financial
    • World War II veterans can receive a pension of §250 per veteran (money cheat).
  • Holidays
    • Change the name of Armistice Day to Veterans Day.
  • Miscellaneous
    • Baby showers and slumber parties are allowed.
    • Cell phones can be used for chatting (pretend they are wall phones).
    • Sims can have unlimited hot meals.
    • You are allowed to hire a nanny.
    • With the commercial availability of formula, bottle feeding is allowed.
    • Sims can paint any size painting.
    • Smoke alarms are allowed.
    • Playground equipment is allowed (but not ball pits).
    • In CAS, wearable hearing aids and C-section scars are allowed.