RE: Marriage & Kids

Thanks for this letter..... My kids are 9, 7 and 4 and
we all game together.  In fact I have written a number
of games just for them... WWI aircraft, Mechs, 1776
skirmishing, even dinosaur combat.  Recently at a local
convention in Dallas, I ran a kids table for 8 hours.
I had intended it to be a place for parents to drop
their kids, but most ended up staying on, and found out
that gaming with their kids is actually rather enjoyable.

You have to go in with a whole different set of expectations
though.  

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Larry Enoch			   |"Any opinions expressed are my own"
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On Thu, 22 Aug 1996, Andy Skinner wrote:

> 
> Oh, I can't stand it.  I have to get in here, too.
> I'm 32 and have been married 5 years and have 2 kids,
> almost 4 and almost 2.  I've already played some simple
> roleplaying and miniatures with my 3 year old son.
> We set up figures on blocks or in a duplo structure,
> and I make a simple rule about needing more dots than
> the other guy, or use dice from Mutant Chronicles
> with explosions on them for hits.
> 
> My wife plays with me sometimes.  She prefers some
> games more than others, but she's promised to try
> both Full Thrust (simplicity should appeal to her)
> and Epic/Space Marine.  I just have to make sure I
> don't spend too much time doing game stuff, since
> her enthusiasm level is definitely not up to mine.
> She's amazingly tolerant, though.
> 
> And sometimes I have to play a game with my son
> that doesn't have quite the challenge.  It's time
> to start moving him up, though.
> 
> andy
> andy.skinner@tseng.com
>