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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 247185" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I also was thinknig about Trouble or Checkers, because you have to make choices - will I move my first piece all the way home before I get out another one, or will I move tem all out as a team? Sometimes it's good to get onepiece almost home and then use your moves to get other pieces further along, when you're down to the last few moves and need exactly the right number.</p><p></p><p>Or there are card games - it teaches turn taking as well as some strategy, especially with gin rummy or similar games, where you have to choose which way to collect cards to form a set.</p><p></p><p>As the child gets older you can move to more challenging games - go from rummy to bridge, for example. Or mah johg.</p><p></p><p>What about chess? She's not too young. Most computers have simple chess games on them, you set it up into two-player mode and eitherplay together that way, or get her to play black AND white (that way she always is a winner!). The computer will help her know when she'd made an illegal move. When you're learning, I find it's best to have a computer help you know what your options are for the moves, because each piece moves differently.</p><p></p><p>Once you know how the pieces move, chess becomes increasingly intricate, as you can handle it. It's a handy skill to have; you don't have tobe smart (althogh it helps!) but if you can play chess, even a little, people THINK you're smart. And she's not too young - I teach chess at the local school, many of the beginners are Kindergarten kids aged 5. difficult child 3 was playing chess younger than that. He learnt by playing it on the compute.</p><p></p><p>However - don't have a beginner play against the computer, especially a basic program. The computer wins too fast, it's really demoralising. Or if you do, let the computer beat you while your child watches, so the kid doesn't feel so dumb.</p><p></p><p>Chess is good for teaching you to think ahead in the game, to plan and to have alternate plans in mind if your opponent does something you're not expecting. There are some cute tricks you can learn to help you win a game more easily. YOu can teach these to yourself as you go. Thereare some good books to help teach - look in the local library.</p><p></p><p>Another associated game, between Trouble and chess, is backgammon.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 247185, member: 1991"] I also was thinknig about Trouble or Checkers, because you have to make choices - will I move my first piece all the way home before I get out another one, or will I move tem all out as a team? Sometimes it's good to get onepiece almost home and then use your moves to get other pieces further along, when you're down to the last few moves and need exactly the right number. Or there are card games - it teaches turn taking as well as some strategy, especially with gin rummy or similar games, where you have to choose which way to collect cards to form a set. As the child gets older you can move to more challenging games - go from rummy to bridge, for example. Or mah johg. What about chess? She's not too young. Most computers have simple chess games on them, you set it up into two-player mode and eitherplay together that way, or get her to play black AND white (that way she always is a winner!). The computer will help her know when she'd made an illegal move. When you're learning, I find it's best to have a computer help you know what your options are for the moves, because each piece moves differently. Once you know how the pieces move, chess becomes increasingly intricate, as you can handle it. It's a handy skill to have; you don't have tobe smart (althogh it helps!) but if you can play chess, even a little, people THINK you're smart. And she's not too young - I teach chess at the local school, many of the beginners are Kindergarten kids aged 5. difficult child 3 was playing chess younger than that. He learnt by playing it on the compute. However - don't have a beginner play against the computer, especially a basic program. The computer wins too fast, it's really demoralising. Or if you do, let the computer beat you while your child watches, so the kid doesn't feel so dumb. Chess is good for teaching you to think ahead in the game, to plan and to have alternate plans in mind if your opponent does something you're not expecting. There are some cute tricks you can learn to help you win a game more easily. YOu can teach these to yourself as you go. Thereare some good books to help teach - look in the local library. Another associated game, between Trouble and chess, is backgammon. Marg [/QUOTE]
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