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by Konrad » Thu Nov 09, 2017 11:39 pm
job wrote:me_in_japan wrote:This week my eldest asked me (well, pestered incessantly would be more accurate) to show him how to play Magic. Being a bit rusty on the rules (it's been a while), I downloaded Magic: Duels on Steam to refresh my memory.
Yeah.....shouldn't've done that
Already waaaay too much time spent on that game these past few evenings.
On the plus side, he seems to be taking to the game (actual cards, not pooter game) fairly well. Only the basics so far, but at this rate by the time he turns 13 (um, in about 7 and a bit years) he should be well able to mop the floor with the opposition. If he does well enough on the pro circuit he'll be able to pay for his own university fees
#forwardthinking #blindoptimism
yes, I know. Hashtags. Burn 'im at the stake for heresy
That's pretty cool that you can share that experience. Maybe you should send him over to Grim Ironjaw's place to be tutupred by the local area master? Maybe become a padawan?
That is cool. I used to play Pokemon with my kids...before
they outgrew it...... I found this blank-card-template- make- your- own card site and we'd draw our own pictures, scan em in and print our own cards. Of course "game balance" was not a concept they could get their heads around. 100s of HP of damage were the norm.
...and now his Head was full of nothing but Inchantments, Quarrels, Battles, Challenges, Wounds, Complaints, Amours, and abundance of Stuff and Impossibilities.....
Cervantes, Don Quixote
The painting mojo has been in short supply this month.
