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Aimhere · 29-09-2011, 16:19

My son who is eight knows about 40K and wants to play is that to young to start?what do people think?

The Skulls · 29-09-2011, 18:43

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My son who is eight knows about 40K and wants to play is that to young to start?what do people think?

Having once worked for GW I'd say no as staff used to be encouraged to get kids to ask their parents to buy buy buy. Kids of 8 have a limited attention span (generally) however any of the starter kits might be the ticket as their simple enough (with parental assistance) but they generally won't be 'allowed' to play instore for various reasons. I'm assuming that you are familiar with 40K & know about GW's sales tactics & that your sons friends probably are not into 40K, best advice I gave when working in GW for people in your position was if you get any models/kits then make sure that there painted so kids can pace themselves & not get stuff they'll never go near. And avoid overly complex kits!

grugni · 09-10-2011, 12:41

I have my nephew of 11 started on it and he seems to be enjoying it, just nice simple kits no enormous battles just yet. Just little skirmishes (Kill Team is great) to keep fast flowing games.
Just test the water to see if he enjoys it as it is a expensive long term investment if he collects an army

afrofish · 14-03-2012, 13:30

Sorry for the late reply, but I started into it all when I was 9 and I am still doing it.

My interest in the hobby has changed dramatically over the years as I no longer game but I still love painting the minis and for some reason I am still collecting and painting the ultimate Bloodbowl Human team despite having no intentions to use it

But I'm going off topic. The beauty of the hobby is that it is so vast that there are lots of new avenues to explore to keep your wee ones entertained.

Get them interested as soon as you can, but be practical. Don't go buying GW brushes or paints to start with. Just get cheap acrylics to see if they like it.

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grugni Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Letterkenny, Donegal Posts: 39 Adverts \| Friends	I have my nephew of 11 started on it and he seems to be enjoying it, just nice simple kits no enormous battles just yet. Just little skirmishes (Kill Team is great) to keep fast flowing games. Just test the water to see if he enjoys it as it is a expensive long term investment if he collects an army

14-03-2012, 13:30	#4
afrofish Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 21 Adverts \| Friends	Sorry for the late reply, but I started into it all when I was 9 and I am still doing it. My interest in the hobby has changed dramatically over the years as I no longer game but I still love painting the minis and for some reason I am still collecting and painting the ultimate Bloodbowl Human team despite having no intentions to use it But I'm going off topic. The beauty of the hobby is that it is so vast that there are lots of new avenues to explore to keep your wee ones entertained. Get them interested as soon as you can, but be practical. Don't go buying GW brushes or paints to start with. Just get cheap acrylics to see if they like it.