tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8506554674023386219.post5674651665687708675..comments2023-07-31T05:58:07.125-04:00Comments on Magic Dad: Learning the Game in Middle Age: Sitting at the Big TableMagic Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712287846374531462noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8506554674023386219.post-53100947257231577552013-10-21T19:54:30.424-04:002013-10-21T19:54:30.424-04:00Thank you for sharing, DHThomas. I hope he has fu...Thank you for sharing, DHThomas. I hope he has fun at his first GP. Jacob was in first almost a year ago, and it changed his perspective somewhat (and mine) of what true competitive level play was like.Magic Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15712287846374531462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8506554674023386219.post-43942026568193471192013-10-19T00:15:35.086-04:002013-10-19T00:15:35.086-04:00I enjoyed the article and can relate quite a bit.
...I enjoyed the article and can relate quite a bit.<br /><br />I help run a lot of events for stores in the area(and further out as well). My son knows this and started pestering me about learning to play when he was 4 or so. I put together two decks with nothing but vanilla creatures to learn the basics of casting and combat. As he progressed we added more parts of the game. From there, he started asking me about playing in tournaments. My rule was that he had to learn to read before he could play in events. It definitely incentivized his reading. <br /><br />He is 9 now and he loves to play. Sealed, draft, constructed...whatever you got going, he wants in. Soon, he gets to play in his first GP Main Event and he couldn't be more excited.<br /><br />I am glad to have another shared interest with him. I am also glad to have tournaments to run/play in and wish that there had been something like this for me when I was young.<br /><br />DHThomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14666951706558538377noreply@blogger.com