My boys love super heroes and they love action figure. So I figured why not try to play something with my 3 year old that combines the two? Yeah, probably not the greatest idea, but I tried to simplify it.
As you can see, there was a lot of enthusiasm going on with our 2 players!
So I basically made it a game of counting squares based on the movement he could go and then counting the dice to see if his attack worked. I still used some of the mechanics from the game, but I may have calculated a few things in his favor.
My son contemplating how many spaces he can move and how he can crush his dad into two!
My youngest boy (2 years old) watched on as a spectator and seemed to enjoy it. Well, he enjoyed the extra figures he could pick up and look at. He didn’t really horn his way in and try to get in on the action. I think he’s finally learned not to interrupt games being played by other people.
My two year old admires the cool looking guys we purchased.
In the end, the 3 year old got tired of having to count more than he would like. He said it made him tired. So after a minor skirmish we called it quits. He already fondly remembers this little battle we had and it was the favorite part of his day. And he saw three elephants today, so that’s saying something. Of course, I think he might have accidentally forgotten about the elephants.
Our minor skirmish! An epic battle with Gorilla Grodd!
Heroclix might be our new thing. Thankfully Rainbow Sports Card and Comics on Hamilton carries it and I’m pretty sure ACME Comic on Pierce has it too. I just figured it would be a game we could grow with since the boys love comics. It has the depth, in the end, to be entertaining for Dad as well too. Isn’t that what really matters?
