So it appears that I will have a baby girl soon, and I want her to eventually learn how to play magic. Curious on what is an appropriate age to introduce them (10+?) and when should you upgrade them from casual kitchen to FNM? Anyone else with experience teaching their kids? Also do you let them go straight to meta decks or let them play with crummy Timmy cards?
I tried at 4 when they first started reading with 0 success. However at about 8 I was ableto get their attention with the art of the cards and then got them to play. They weren't happy when their creatures died so they didn't want to play anymore, but they did want to collect the cards. I'm hoping to get them into playing now that they are almost 12 but they still show almost no I interest in having their creatures fight.
If they see you playing they will want to 'play' with the cards. So give them basic lands to mess with and as they get older let them choose what cards they want and eventually they will ask you to teach them how they work.
Magic involves a lot of math. So if I was teaching kids I would wait until they could easily add and subtract, and maybe half and double, in their heads, at bare minimum.
So it appears that I will have a baby girl soon, and I want her to eventually learn how to play magic. Curious on what is an appropriate age to introduce them (10+?) and when should you upgrade them from casual kitchen to FNM? Anyone else with experience teaching their kids? Also do you let them go straight to meta decks or let them play with crummy Timmy cards?
I recall there was this girl that was 6 years old that attended a GP. I think her father was beside her the entire time for logistic (not to help with decisions). So I guess 5?
Three of my kids play and started around 6-7 years old. I've only recently let one of them start drafting at stores, and that was after he turned 12. Make sure you have a lot of patience, as they make pretty bad strategic decisions and have to be coached a lot. Honestly, playing a cooperative form of Magic is great for kids - stuff like 2HG or, even better, Horde. I have a Zombie Horde that we can all play against, and for younger kids it works really well because we win or lose together.
Three of my kids play and started around 6-7 years old. I've only recently let one of them start drafting at stores, and that was after he turned 12. Make sure you have a lot of patience, as they make pretty bad strategic decisions and have to be coached a lot. Honestly, playing a cooperative form of Magic is great for kids - stuff like 2HG or, even better, Horde. I have a Zombie Horde that we can all play against, and for younger kids it works really well because we win or lose together.
@FunkyDragon Would you mind sharing this "Horde" mode? I'm curious now!
I started my daughter when she was 6 with janky decks using simpler cards at home. My nearest LGS does a 2HG session for each pre-release, and we've been doing them as a team since Aether Revolt.
That covers it pretty well, though it's slightly different from what I heard when I built mine. My Horde has 50x 2/2 Zombie tokens, 5x 5/5 Zombie Giant tokens, and 45x other cards, all thematic, and ranging from nontoken Zombies (including a bunch of lords) to cards like Zombie Apocalypse and Plague Wind. For any abilities or choices that the Horde needs to make, we roll a die so it's random and brainless. I haven't played it in a little bit, but I did just add Vizier of the Scorpion, which may prove a little too powerful.
There's online articles and probably videos on the format. And it doesn't have to be Zombies - I've also heard of people doing Sliver, Elemental, or Squirrel Hordes. Basically, pick a creature type with some tribal support and go with it - though something with evasion (like Dragons) may be too strong.
So it appears that I will have a baby girl soon, and I want her to eventually learn how to play magic. Curious on what is an appropriate age to introduce them (10+?) and when should you upgrade them from casual kitchen to FNM? Anyone else with experience teaching their kids? Also do you let them go straight to meta decks or let them play with crummy Timmy cards?
I recall there was this girl that was 6 years old that attended a GP. I think her father was beside her the entire time for logistic (not to help with decisions). So I guess 5?
Her name is Dana Fischer and she regularly grinds GP's. She actually made her first day 2 on March 2nd of this year with Modern GB Elves. She is 8 yrs old I believe, youngest to ever advance to a day 2
For my horde, it's mostly creatures with just a handful of spells. I'd say it's probably flexible and depends on the experience you want to build. Also depends on what creature type you go with (assuming you go tribal); Squirrels would need a lot more spells than Zombies (by virtue of less power, less tribal synergy, and less options in general). Slivers, on the other hand, might need more spells to dilute their tribal synergies.
Well, Kid #1 didn't take to it. Kid #2 was around 9 when she started. Kid #3 was around 6-7. Kid #3 is the only one who ever really went to FNM. She stopped because she said the 2-hour one way trek to play in English wasn't worth it. (She used to play Modern, RG Tron primarily.)
I started them with simple 40 card decks.
Kid #4 still plays 60-card kitchen table Magic. She's tried EDH, but finds it to be too much to track. She's 12 now, and started when she was 7.
Kid #5 doesn't like it.
Kid #6 started at 6. She plays 60-card kitchen table. (She favors RB Vampires and WB Clerics.) She got the Archenemy set for Christmas and loves it.
Kid #7 is only four, but he seems to like it a bit. We'll see how it goes.
I start them with simple 40 card mostly creature-based decks, expanding into ramp, snipe, bounce, and eventually countering, as I expand the decks into 60 card.
EDH comes after that.
Kid #2 has a cube of her own. Kid #3 has five EDH decks of her own. They love it.
I taught my boys when they were about 10/11. They were already messing around with YugiOh!, and progressed from there into M:TG. They're now 22 & 18. The oldest doesn't play too much anymore (a little Commander from time to time), but the youngest still goes to FNMs and other tourneys with me. I definitely learned good and bad ways to incorporate them into the game.
I've recently started a youtube channel: Generational Magic to help others in this area and showcase how the game relates to family and friends.
I've got one video on it currently, but will be finishing up the "Top 10" soon.
(Had to take a breather with both boys graduating; one high school, one college).
I know the video is pretty basic, but hopefully some of what I have on it can be helpful.
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If they see you playing they will want to 'play' with the cards. So give them basic lands to mess with and as they get older let them choose what cards they want and eventually they will ask you to teach them how they work.
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I recall there was this girl that was 6 years old that attended a GP. I think her father was beside her the entire time for logistic (not to help with decisions). So I guess 5?
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@FunkyDragon Would you mind sharing this "Horde" mode? I'm curious now!
Sometimes I stream on twitch.tv/Game_Haus
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That covers it pretty well, though it's slightly different from what I heard when I built mine. My Horde has 50x 2/2 Zombie tokens, 5x 5/5 Zombie Giant tokens, and 45x other cards, all thematic, and ranging from nontoken Zombies (including a bunch of lords) to cards like Zombie Apocalypse and Plague Wind. For any abilities or choices that the Horde needs to make, we roll a die so it's random and brainless. I haven't played it in a little bit, but I did just add Vizier of the Scorpion, which may prove a little too powerful.
There's online articles and probably videos on the format. And it doesn't have to be Zombies - I've also heard of people doing Sliver, Elemental, or Squirrel Hordes. Basically, pick a creature type with some tribal support and go with it - though something with evasion (like Dragons) may be too strong.
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So Ive started collecting me some tokens
I think I may add a few 5/5 flyers,
Did you find for the other 40 cards, more spells were better than more creatures?
Sometimes I stream on twitch.tv/Game_Haus
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I started them with simple 40 card decks.
Kid #4 still plays 60-card kitchen table Magic. She's tried EDH, but finds it to be too much to track. She's 12 now, and started when she was 7.
Kid #5 doesn't like it.
Kid #6 started at 6. She plays 60-card kitchen table. (She favors RB Vampires and WB Clerics.) She got the Archenemy set for Christmas and loves it.
Kid #7 is only four, but he seems to like it a bit. We'll see how it goes.
I start them with simple 40 card mostly creature-based decks, expanding into ramp, snipe, bounce, and eventually countering, as I expand the decks into 60 card.
EDH comes after that.
Kid #2 has a cube of her own. Kid #3 has five EDH decks of her own. They love it.
I've recently started a youtube channel: Generational Magic to help others in this area and showcase how the game relates to family and friends.
I've got one video on it currently, but will be finishing up the "Top 10" soon.
(Had to take a breather with both boys graduating; one high school, one college).
I know the video is pretty basic, but hopefully some of what I have on it can be helpful.