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My friend (who is also a RPer and gamer in general) has a 9-year old daughter who loves board games and is really smart. She has discovered the existence of RPGs and is keen to start playing; with an appropriate game I am sure my friend would help start her out.
What suggestions would anyone have for a first RPG for a pre-teen? She is very good with reading and math, and she holds her own in board games against adults. But she still had Mr Bunny looking after her cash whilst playing Powergrid so she is still a 9-year old in terms of emotional development etc. So, I wouldn’t want to promote a game that was too violent or gory, neither would I want to promote a game that is just about fighting. I feel D&D is a poor fit for a first game in these circumstances.
Any suggestions for a game with interesting enough ‘game play’ to hook someone, whilst not being solely combat focussed or too grown-up in tone or presentation? Her most likely route to becoming a life-long gamer is getting some of her friends to play too, so ‘likely to be of interest to pre-teen girls in general’ would be a plus.
My current best-guess is Mouse Guard...
What suggestions would anyone have for a first RPG for a pre-teen? She is very good with reading and math, and she holds her own in board games against adults. But she still had Mr Bunny looking after her cash whilst playing Powergrid so she is still a 9-year old in terms of emotional development etc. So, I wouldn’t want to promote a game that was too violent or gory, neither would I want to promote a game that is just about fighting. I feel D&D is a poor fit for a first game in these circumstances.
Any suggestions for a game with interesting enough ‘game play’ to hook someone, whilst not being solely combat focussed or too grown-up in tone or presentation? Her most likely route to becoming a life-long gamer is getting some of her friends to play too, so ‘likely to be of interest to pre-teen girls in general’ would be a plus.
My current best-guess is Mouse Guard...