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TexHorns -> All in the family.... (12/20/2009 3:27:45 PM)
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Yesterday I sat down with my13yo son and introduced him to TOW. For a 13yo he has played quite a few computer and board games. I have 100+ board wargames and he has played someofthe simpler ones with me. He also has played Civ,AoE, MiH, Stronghold and different computer strategy gamesof the same ilk. He hasn't played much of the traditional hexand counter games though, so TOW was gonna be a little different for him.
He wanted to be Germany (of course). I sat down with him and showed him how the game operates, how to do different unit actions, how the interface works, etc. I then let him have the steering wheel so to speak, to drive over Poland. I left him alone with the game initially, popped backinwhen he called me to explain things he didn't understand. Using my lap top, I showed him my solo game I have been playing for awhile. PLaying as Germany in March 43. Let him compare the mini-maps showing control. He wanted to know how my units where so strong, so we compared research levels. It helped him understand how research works.
Over Christmas break we are going to play a hotseat game. I have a 15yo son also, but he is too cool now to play games with his dad...lol. Hope this encourages those of you with children to pass the love of wargames down. Once we start our game I'll post some updates on the AAR section.
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