DON’T DUMB DOWN YOUR GAME FOR FAMILIES
Family gaming doesn’t have to be at the expense of anyone’s fun, argues Ellie Dix, author of The Board Game Family: Reclaim your Children from the Screen
Words by Ellie Dix
Children are far more capable than we sometimes give them credit for. Just watch a six year old playing Minecraft and you’ll witness the capacity for experimentation, exploration, concentration, complexity and detail. It’s no different with board games. Children can master complicated processes, understand mechanics and manage multiple components. They can sit at a table, utterly absorbed in a game, for as long as most adults can. If they want to.