Played The Oregon Trail a few times today, and I was reminded that the worst things about life are the things you don't see coming.
Attempt #1: Decided to try playing as a farmer. Spent the $400 as wisely as I could. ...Three days into the trip, before I even reached the first river crossing, most of the stuff in the wagon was destroyed by a fire. Crud. Couldn't have that, so...
Attempt #2: Went reasonably well, at least until somewhere near Independence Rock. One of my party members got a broken arm; the game picked that same day to give me the "Bad Water" message, and said member died immediately. Double crud.