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kz_blogorambling ([personal profile] kz_blogorambling) wrote2008-02-19 10:33 am
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RISK!

Kidlet's school has the game Risk available for aftercare, and after playing it there he begged us to buy it. I felt some reluctance because my memory of the game from childhood involved long, drawn-out games that never ended. My husband caved, and I have since used that excuse to avoid it every time my son asked. "Get your father to play; he's the one who agreed to buy it."

Well, for some reason I agreed to play a few weeks ago. Why did I wait so long? We are loving it. I almost bought a second game so kidlet and I could play without disturbing the 3-person game that awaits Mark's return from GDC. We decided, instead, to write down the locations of all the armies and reset the board. Now we're in the midst of a heated 2-person game. I have not had a dining room table for weeks, and we're changing around bedtime routines to accommodate more playing.

I find myself wondering this morning if I should just cede Africa and focus on other continents, or keep fortifying Egypt to keep the kid on his toes.

[identity profile] weirddave.livejournal.com 2008-02-19 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Once you're done with Risk, introduce him to Diplomacy. Risk is to Diplomacy as this (http://www.nebraskahistory.org/images/sites/mnh/toystory/kidcar.jpg) is to this (http://www.diseno-art.com/images/IED-Mclaren-concept-3.jpg.jpg). You may have to do it online though, unless you have 7 people you can rope into playing live and in person.

[identity profile] juniper200.livejournal.com 2008-02-19 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe Axis and Allies before Diplomacy. (It fits in as this (http://www.zcars.com.au/images/2008-bmw-m3-sedan1.JPG) in your analogy.)