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I banned my kid from Roblox.... what next? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by WetBeardHairs@lemmy.ml to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

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As we all know, Roblox is garbage tier gameplay structured around psychological cues to get children to fill an endless pit with fake money bought with real money.

So I banned my kid from it. He used it a little bit socially with a few friends of his. What online or local multiplayer games should I help him to replace it with? (He's 10, so please don't recommend Diablo 4 or anything else that has quite that much gore)

He and his friends have an Xbox Series X|S at home.

Edit: keep your judgemental shit out of here. His whole social group (5 kids he knows from school) got banned on the same day. Me and the other parents are trying to be nice and replace it with better quality games so it isn't just a punishment.

Edit2: Thanks guys. I got him Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 47 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You could try Dungeons and dragons. It could be fun for his friend group.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wish someone had taught my friends and me how to play D&D when I was 10, but my parents were part of the "satanic panic" generation, and had zero interest in anything to do with fantasy or improv. Once you get out of highschool, finding a night that everyone can meet up for D&D gets exponentially harder, let alone finding someone who wants to put in the time to DM.

[–] GreenEnigma@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This!

My friend group would have thrived from something like that.

But our parents were always afraid of what we’d get up to in this very non-conceptual way, so instead we stayed close to home. And drank.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Let's be real, D&D is a gateway drug to alcohol. And lots of doritos 🤭.

[–] WetBeardHairs@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

DnD is fantastic. I was planning to buy some campaign materials for xmas. Might as well get that started!

[–] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dnd (and tabletop gaming in general) is really fun, but I can foresee problems when you try to replace the electronic gambling skinner box of Roblox with a game where the core features are math and imagination.

[–] WetBeardHairs@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'd say the main hangup with any tabletop game is availability. My family is already planning to do dnd sessions at home.

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you plan to DM:

For immersiveness, I recommend miniatures to use on a grid (can be just paper with 1”x1” squares drawn with a pencil). One thing I can say for doing it cheap and quick is to buy a bunch of those small game piece holders (1”x1”) and find monster art online to print, cut, and put in the holders as your minis.

[For example](LLMSIX 24 Pieces Game Card Stand Clear Card Holders Plastic Place Card Display Stand Photo Card Holder DIY Board Games Stand for Business Cards Price Tags Labels Menus Party Favor)

You can get basic rules online for free and you could probably pick up books used.

[–] WetBeardHairs@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah I'm 100% not giving WOTC money. Fuck them. I wonder how easy it is to pick up Pathfinder