Howdy!
My son has become immersed in table top role playing games, Mordheim, 40K,
and now Battlefleet Gothic. It is very exciting to see his interest take off
in something that wasn't described by us, his parents. He has a good time
playing the games at the game parlor. Great so far. My concern is that he
spends all of his money on these games. These games are played with very
expensive models. My instincts are to let him figure out the value of the
games and the money. The instant he gets any money it is spent on the games.
The other night he was telling me how he could start building his next army
for only $100 and to finish it would be about $250. I feel like I'm living
with a junkie. Computer games seem so cheap in comparison.
Does anyone else have this kind of experience? How did it turn out? I held
out till age ten for reading to click. When and how does a balance with
money come about? I am listening respectfully. And I do trust him to
eventually figure out that there is more to the world than these games.
So... we do celebrate Christmas. Up till now he has been spending his own
money (which he is now out of.) What learning comes from our feeding this
money pit? What is learned by our excluding something that he has immense
interest in? It is just so darned expensive.
-Dan Vilter
