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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vrecknidj" data-source="post: 3134011" data-attributes="member: 7301">Sure does.  I've been playing since 1980.  My 17-year-old son has been playing since he was about 11 (we had fun playing a D&D-like, heavy-on-the-imagination alternative from the time he was about 6).  My 12-year-old loves d20 Modern.In both cases, I play when the kids have their friends over.  I know all of my 17-year-old's friends.  Heck, one of them is going into the Marines next year, and, honestly, seeing him go will be more like seeing my son go, or seeing a friend go, than it will be like just any other 18-year-old.And, it's not like I'm watching the kids like a hawk--they like the game, they ilke having me play.But, to the other point, most definitely does D&D serve them like the article mentions poker serves others.  These kids are all quite bright, and while I don't attribute their intelligence to being D&D players (rather, the reverse is probably true), playing D&D has helped them hone their analytical skills, their ability to decipher hidden meanings behind the obvious, and to negotiate at an adult level.Dave</blockquote>