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RPGA Age minimum...?

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#1
mrbutler
May 29, 2009 18:10:58 I see that on the DCI cards kids under 13 need to have that parental agreement portion signed on the card, but I don't see a minimal age. I have a player that has a 9 year old son and wants to get him involved. Personally I think that is cool, and as long as he is always at the events (and I think it wise for them to play the same mods too) I don't see a problem with this. I was just wanting to get some other advice and feedback from others on this and someone in the know on the official age requirements for RPGA.

Thanks and always good gaming,
~Matt Butler
[email]reznor00@gmail.com[/email]
Champions of the Realms Event Organizer

Champions of the Realms Yahoo Group- Indianapolis, IN
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/championsoftherealms/

Champions of the Realms Warhorn Site
http://www.warhorn.org/ChampionsOfTheRealms/
#2
KarmaInferno
May 29, 2009 18:14:48 This is entirely up to whoever is running the event.

The RPGA has no say.

As stated in another thread, it's not a bad idea to require a child to have an accompanying parent, but the minimum age is entirely up to the event coordinator.

-karma
#3
kenobi65
May 29, 2009 19:33:43 As Karma notes, the RPGA has no minimum age requirement. Individual events may choose to impose a minimum age for participation, but that's entirely up to the event organizer.

I've seen players as young as 8 or 9 at RPGA cons and game days; many of them struggle a bit with concentration during a long event, but it helps a lot if the kid has an adult playing with him or her to keep the kid on task.
#4
gc1ceo
May 29, 2009 19:36:12 I think the only factors would be relative maturity and attention span, I don't know too many children under say 11-12 that can sit and do one thing for hours on end.
#5
Dragon9
May 29, 2009 22:56:58 Yeah, a home group of us is playing Scepter Tower and one player's 7 year old daughter is playign with us. After a coulpe hours she runs off and plays in the other room until it's her turn to come in and roll dice. (and she usually rolls really well!)

Needless to say, she wouldn't be playign at a gameday or con. Not for a while yet.
#6
ibixat
May 30, 2009 2:51:12 I have played with children at cons before. The one thing I think that needs to be balanced in that situation is the DM needs to keep a close eye on things and make sure that he's not going tactical genius overload on everyone when the kid may be a handicap, but if the kid's good, throw the book at em. I don't think every GM out there is suited to run games with youngsters at the table though, it takes some extra skills =P
#7
mrbutler
May 30, 2009 11:52:52 Thanks for all the thoughts/feedback it is helping me to make some decisions about this type of situation.

--
Thanks and always good gaming,
~Matt Butler
Champions of the Realms Event Organizer

Champions of the Realms Yahoo Group- Indianapolis, IN
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/championsoftherealms/

Champions of the Realms Warhorn Site
http://www.warhorn.org/ChampionsOfTheRealms/
#8
kenobi65
May 30, 2009 12:04:57
I don't think every GM out there is suited to run games with youngsters at the table though, it takes some extra skills =P

Indeed. I'm one of the DMs in our area who's got a lot of experience DMing for kids (and I enjoy it), and so, at our local cons, I'm frequently the DM who runs the table that has a couple of kids at it. Some DMs aren't comfortable running for kids, and that's cool (and, some kids are a lot more fun to DM for than others ).

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 mrbutler May 29, 2009 18:10:58	I see that on the DCI cards kids under 13 need to have that parental agreement portion signed on the card, but I don't see a minimal age. I have a player that has a 9 year old son and wants to get him involved. Personally I think that is cool, and as long as he is always at the events (and I think it wise for them to play the same mods too) I don't see a problem with this. I was just wanting to get some other advice and feedback from others on this and someone in the know on the official age requirements for RPGA. Thanks and always good gaming, ~Matt Butler [email]reznor00@gmail.com[/email] Champions of the Realms Event Organizer Champions of the Realms Yahoo Group- Indianapolis, IN http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/championsoftherealms/ Champions of the Realms Warhorn Site http://www.warhorn.org/ChampionsOfTheRealms/
#2 KarmaInferno May 29, 2009 18:14:48	This is entirely up to whoever is running the event. The RPGA has no say. As stated in another thread, it's not a bad idea to require a child to have an accompanying parent, but the minimum age is entirely up to the event coordinator. -karma
#3 kenobi65 May 29, 2009 19:33:43	As Karma notes, the RPGA has no minimum age requirement. Individual events may choose to impose a minimum age for participation, but that's entirely up to the event organizer. I've seen players as young as 8 or 9 at RPGA cons and game days; many of them struggle a bit with concentration during a long event, but it helps a lot if the kid has an adult playing with him or her to keep the kid on task.
#4 gc1ceo May 29, 2009 19:36:12	I think the only factors would be relative maturity and attention span, I don't know too many children under say 11-12 that can sit and do one thing for hours on end.
#5 Dragon9 May 29, 2009 22:56:58	Yeah, a home group of us is playing Scepter Tower and one player's 7 year old daughter is playign with us. After a coulpe hours she runs off and plays in the other room until it's her turn to come in and roll dice. (and she usually rolls really well!) Needless to say, she wouldn't be playign at a gameday or con. Not for a while yet.
#6 ibixat May 30, 2009 2:51:12	I have played with children at cons before. The one thing I think that needs to be balanced in that situation is the DM needs to keep a close eye on things and make sure that he's not going tactical genius overload on everyone when the kid may be a handicap, but if the kid's good, throw the book at em. I don't think every GM out there is suited to run games with youngsters at the table though, it takes some extra skills =P
#7 mrbutler May 30, 2009 11:52:52	Thanks for all the thoughts/feedback it is helping me to make some decisions about this type of situation. -- Thanks and always good gaming, ~Matt Butler Champions of the Realms Event Organizer Champions of the Realms Yahoo Group- Indianapolis, IN http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/championsoftherealms/ Champions of the Realms Warhorn Site http://www.warhorn.org/ChampionsOfTheRealms/
#8 kenobi65 May 30, 2009 12:04:57	I don't think every GM out there is suited to run games with youngsters at the table though, it takes some extra skills =P Indeed. I'm one of the DMs in our area who's got a lot of experience DMing for kids (and I enjoy it), and so, at our local cons, I'm frequently the DM who runs the table that has a couple of kids at it. Some DMs aren't comfortable running for kids, and that's cool (and, some kids are a lot more fun to DM for than others ).