[Video] How to get your kids into wargaming!

Started by Biffa, 20 August 2015, 09:21:09 AM

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Biffa

I've been looking for a way to wean my lad off Minecraft and do something far less nerdy with his friends, then a dad suggested Tank Battle a really old game from 1976 well I thought I'd give it a try, it was a ton of fun so I made this not so serious video/review to share with other wargamer dads.

https://youtu.be/SenSoKoXjrw


I'd recommend it, there's still a few boxes around but MB should really consider republishing this game maybe with slightly simpler rules!



Now if I could only get him to paint some of my figures!

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Bodvoc

Excellent, looks a really good game and fun for the boys. Very clever editing too, you should save that and show it to the boys in about ten years time!
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Good Video.

I used to have that game - I wonder if its still in the loft?
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Quote from: Biffa on 20 August 2015, 09:21:09 AM
I've been looking for a way to wean my lad off Minecraft and do something far less nerdy with his friends, then a dad suggested Tank Battle a really old game from 1976 well I thought I'd give it a try, it was a ton of fun so I made this not so serious video/review to share with other wargamer dads.

You sure about that? Total prize fund for the latest DOTA2 tournie is c.$10.9M of which c. $5M goes to the winning team.

Rather better than the prizes for any wargames tournament I ever entered.

Perhaps you should encourage him to widen his range of video games :)
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