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<blockquote data-quote="Matthias" data-source="post: 5626185" data-attributes="member: 3625">I'm the DM of a small gaming group who happens to consist of my fiancée and her three sons. She and her oldest (14) are gung ho gamers. They love the stuff. The two younger ones are twins (8) and their reaction can be summarized as &quot;I'm only playing because Mom said so&quot;--the younger ones would much rather be playing their Playstation or Nintendo DS or watch a movie rather than roll dice and shuffle miniatures around a battle grid. This, while they so much enjoy playing &quot;old style&quot; make-believe and lets-pretend as children often do. They are all sharp as a whip with their imagination but if what they're doing doesn't involve flashy 3D graphics and console controls, then it just isn't interesting enough.What I'd like is some suggestions or advice that other parents as DM can give for getting these younger would-be gamers interested in playing along and enjoy themselves versus going along with mom and future-stepdad and having more fun arranging their dice into little towers, than beating up monsters and taking their stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Matthias, post: 5626185, member: 3625"] I'm the DM of a small gaming group who happens to consist of my fiancée and her three sons. She and her oldest (14) are gung ho gamers. They love the stuff. The two younger ones are twins (8) and their reaction can be summarized as "I'm only playing because Mom said so"--the younger ones would much rather be playing their Playstation or Nintendo DS or watch a movie rather than roll dice and shuffle miniatures around a battle grid. This, while they so much enjoy playing "old style" make-believe and lets-pretend as children often do. They are all sharp as a whip with their imagination but if what they're doing doesn't involve flashy 3D graphics and console controls, then it just isn't interesting enough. What I'd like is some suggestions or advice that other parents as DM can give for getting these younger would-be gamers interested in playing along and enjoy themselves versus going along with mom and future-stepdad and having more fun arranging their dice into little towers, than beating up monsters and taking their stuff. [/QUOTE]

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