Questions about playing games with children. Includes balancing versus adults, how to teach children specific games (or how to alter specific games to make them easier for children to play), and other issues around how to encourage kids to have fun playing games.
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What techniques should I use to teach my 5-year old to play chess?
The other night while playing checkers with my 5 year old, he told me that he wanted to make up a game using the checkerboard which had different pieces that could do different things. I told him that ...
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What are some good games or techniques for helping kids learn to “lose gracefully”?
This is a good question asked as example on Area51.
I remember when I was a kid I did hate lose and worse I did try cheat to win. I don't remember when or how this attitude changed but I started to ...
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What is a good strategy for engaging children in playing go?
For children what is the youngest age that it makes sense to begin to teach them go? Is it best to start them on a 9x9 board? Will a child that has learned basic algebra be better suited to learn go ...
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Ideas for handicapping strong Boggle players?
My family enjoys playing Boggle. Usually it's all adults that play, but come the holidays it's not uncommon to have elementary and junior high aged cousins, nieces, and nephews interested in playing ...
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How to help kids to hold their cards in their hands ?
I'm trying to show some card games to my kids (4 and 6), but they have difficulty holding the cards in their hands. Maybe it's because their hands are too small, or not strong enough...
Does anyone ...
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Methods for handicapping chess
My four-and-a-half year old son is learning chess. He's got the moves of the pieces down and understands how to checkmate with two rooks (or rook and queen).
I've read some good suggestions in this ...
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What are some interesting starter games for a very young child? [closed]
I'm interested in playing some games with our very young (16 months) son.
I think he's a little young for most things yet - I'm familiar with Old Maid, Dominoes, and similar games that involve a ...
