Berkut666
Vassal
Bit of background - like many of you on here I played extensively when I was younger, came away in my late teens then got back into it in later life. I would say I am mainly and oldhammer player (BB, Epic, 2nd edition 40k, older editions of WHfB, BFG) but I do occasionally play Bolt Action or a newer edition of 40k with some friends who are into it (please don’t burn me for Heresy. I play it so they play my games, I don’t actually enjoy it that much....)
Now with 3 kids of my own there is some interest in my younger generations at starting wargaming. My oldest (12 yo) is not that interested beyond playing X-wing occasionally with his mates.
My youngest boy (nearly 7) has shown a pretty keen interest. We got him the first edition of the AoS Mortal Realms magazine as a test and he loved it. Built the minis with very little help and did a decent job of painting them. Now he has expressed interest at getting into more complex games, building and painting more etc.
The questions is how should I cultivate this interest?
I would love him to join me in the oldhammer games but he is more likely to find people his own age to play with newer games, and let’s be honest some of the older games are hardly new starter friendly.
Now with 3 kids of my own there is some interest in my younger generations at starting wargaming. My oldest (12 yo) is not that interested beyond playing X-wing occasionally with his mates.
My youngest boy (nearly 7) has shown a pretty keen interest. We got him the first edition of the AoS Mortal Realms magazine as a test and he loved it. Built the minis with very little help and did a decent job of painting them. Now he has expressed interest at getting into more complex games, building and painting more etc.
The questions is how should I cultivate this interest?
I would love him to join me in the oldhammer games but he is more likely to find people his own age to play with newer games, and let’s be honest some of the older games are hardly new starter friendly.
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