Okay, we had the kid's event this past week-end and it was unbelievably awesome. We had 15 kids and about a dozen full-time NPCs. The kids ranged in age from 5 (Rob/Raven's most awesomest five-year-old named Gryffin) to 12, but they all worked together in both combat and in figuring out how to defeat the evil GoblinKing.
The kids had so much energy that they ran through our first day's events by 2:30 in the afternoon (it was suppose to take them all day!), so we had to adjust on the fly to keep them busy and entertained which just added to the game. Also, the kids had a very steep learning curve. They quickly learned how to use the rules to their advantage. An example: One youngster was stuck by a Pin spell, so when a goblin spell-caster started tossing Pins at others near him, he'd stick out his shield and "eat" the spells. ("I was already Pinned, so it wasn't going to do anything to me," he told me later).
The event ended with glorious victory as the kids captured the evil GoblinKing and stuck him in the stockade where they proceeded to throw chunks of watermelon at him (yes, *real* watermelon chunks!).
I am as sore and tired as a regular HQ event, but my thanks goes out to everyone who participated, especially those who came to NPC even though they don't have kids (thank you Tim & Marissa, Mike & Maria Engler, and Tim Gailey!). We are hoping to hold one more this summer, maybe in August, so let me know if you're interested!
--- Eric Stehle / Ivan Drake
The kids had so much energy that they ran through our first day's events by 2:30 in the afternoon (it was suppose to take them all day!), so we had to adjust on the fly to keep them busy and entertained which just added to the game. Also, the kids had a very steep learning curve. They quickly learned how to use the rules to their advantage. An example: One youngster was stuck by a Pin spell, so when a goblin spell-caster started tossing Pins at others near him, he'd stick out his shield and "eat" the spells. ("I was already Pinned, so it wasn't going to do anything to me," he told me later).
The event ended with glorious victory as the kids captured the evil GoblinKing and stuck him in the stockade where they proceeded to throw chunks of watermelon at him (yes, *real* watermelon chunks!).
I am as sore and tired as a regular HQ event, but my thanks goes out to everyone who participated, especially those who came to NPC even though they don't have kids (thank you Tim & Marissa, Mike & Maria Engler, and Tim Gailey!). We are hoping to hold one more this summer, maybe in August, so let me know if you're interested!
--- Eric Stehle / Ivan Drake
SCORE!
