Posted on March 19, 2011 by admin

Do you have small kids? Is Candyland and Memory getting a little tired? Your kids have a great imagination, so put it to good use and try the Kids Dungeon Adventure. My daughter is 4 and she loves it.

1. Create a dungeon (ie. maze) out of blocks or other items you already have.
2. Purchase, download, and print out our monster cards.
3. Fill your dungeon with monster cards, treasures, and more.
4. Follow the instructions included in the download and you'll have a great time.

You can even use your child's favorite figurines or action figures as the heroes.

Here are some pics of Dungeons my daughter and I have built.

 

A simple dungeon we made for our 2nd game.

A cool multi-floor dungeon we made. My daughter is 4 and she loves it. This is her first RPG and the game rules are simplified enough for her to follow along.

This was one of our larger dungeons. It held 12 monster encounters.

Us playing the multi-level dungeon (the colored blocks are steps)

Another dungeon example

Half the fun for the adults is building the dungeon. Give it a try today.

Posted on March 19, 2011 by admin | Posted in games | Tagged adventure, dungeon, games, kids, preschool, rpg

4 Responses to Why You Should Try This RPG for Kids

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   Dan Higgins says:

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   This is a brilliant idea. I play the world of warcraft BOARD game with my 5 yr old. We don’t play by the rules, we just put props on the board and use characters and dice to spin our own adventures like, climb the tower, etc..

   My son picked up Stratego quickly (a few hours) at age 4 and we slowly added in the powers but focused on the numbers being the only thing that mattered.

   Great concept!

   March 26, 2011 at 11:32 pm

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     admin says:

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     Thanks! If you guys play, definitely send me some pics of your dungeon and I’ll post them here.

     March 27, 2011 at 1:09 am

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   Karen Smith says:

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   Ben – awesome idea, just downloaded the cards and am hoping that I can put them on the iPad since we are on vacation at Nana and Granddad’s and I don’t even want to think about getting my Macbook to talk nice to their HP printer connected to their PCs. (app potential—imagine sticking the itouch down in the dungeon…press a shaker on the interface to “roll” it to randomize when you reach that spot…take a picture of your dungeon first on your phone/touch, then the app pre-selects monster spots…) I *love* this idea, but can I beg a favor? Can you add a bit more info (additional pages, perhaps?) for us total n00bs to D&D. I’ve played more than my fair share of console RPGs (from Duke Nukem in the old days to Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Halo and all that ilk) but not the WoW/D&D true geek stuff, thus I (and other parents who like to play imaginative games but are even lower on the geeky ladder than me) am afraid I might need a wee bit more direction in gameplay.

   Alternatively, if we come up with good stuff ourselves (I have a 7 year old girl and a 9 year old boy) I’ll take pics and send them to you/write ‘em up.

   But most of all, thanks for being a fun dad and coming up with cool stuff to help others of us be the fun mom/dad, too.

   March 29, 2011 at 3:22 am

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     admin says:

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     Karen,
     I’ve used some dice apps on my phone instead of real dice, but eventually switched back to real dice because I think they’re more fun.

     I need help from parents like you in building the FAQ or at least writing a better rule set. Which parts exactly were confusing? The battle system?

     It might be a good idea for me to include a video of Sasha and me playing through a battle.

     Definitely send in some pics!

     March 29, 2011 at 12:09 pm

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