What compelling reasons can I give my nephews to abandon computer games once in a while and try board games?

Question

Really, at the rate they're going, they might go blind!

Answer 1

Sneak outside, and turn off the main power.

Then go back inside and tell them, "Oh, no! The power is out! Hey, do you want to try a board game? Otherwise, I'm going to... (choose one of the following:)
read Walt Whitman poetry outloud /
learn to play the fiddle /
turn on classical music on my battery-powered boom box /
teach you how to break dance."

That should get them to try a board game.
Hopefully, you can get them hooked on board games.

Answer 2

I agree with some of the others who mentioned more "interesting" board games. The classics are great and timeless, that's why they're classics but they're not all that's out there. Also, try to find a game that fits with their interests.

Do they like CSI? Then why not try the CSI board game easily obtainable at WalMart. It's Clue but with a CSI twist. (It's also a LOT harder.)

Racing? Try Formula De like the others mentioned.

Zombies? Try ZOMBIES! It's an addictive little board game that has you fighting on an ever changing board.

Scooby Do? How about House on Haunted Hill? It's a great game that really gets players involved because eventually one of you is the traitor!

The possibilities are endless, all it takes is knowing your target audience. Just because video games are flashy and do all the work for you doesn't mean you can't get folks to play other games now and again. In the end the point is to have fun, why not play a game together?

Answer 3

In this decade, kids usually prefer computer games over board games. Well since its a lot more fun and entertaining with various different options to choose from and even some of the classical board games are now computer generated. =(

Erm, the best advice I could give you is...try to approach them when the power is cut, so they'll be willing or forced to try it out due to boredom and lack of better things to do. You'll never know they might actually enjoy it, and maybe they'll continue even if the powers back online. Make sure you're there to make sure they're really playing or playing it right and try to make the game more fun and competitive.

I suggest making it competitive in ways like whoever wins gets a prize :D to make the game more exciting.

Answer 4

Don't compel them, challenge them - "Betcha can't beat me at ____________." Though it would require some time, effort and perhaps money on your part. I'm an adult boardgamer, but there are some great games out there that I think kids would love.

Formula De (as someone mentioned above) has a car racing theme
Cthulhu 500 - racing with possessed cars
Transamerica - train racing
Fearsome Floors - try to escape a dungeon
Bang! - cowboy card game
Munchkin - funny role-playing card game where you can get cards like the "Boots of Butt-Kicking" and slaughter monsters like the "Drooling Slime"

What kid could say no? All available at online game stores like timewellspent.org, funagain.com, bouldergames.com, etc.

Answer 5

Don't reason with them, reason with their parents.

Since your nephews love video games, don't break out the games that has been sitting in the closet. ie Monopoly, Scrabble, Sorry!...

I suggest Fantasy Flight Games (a bit expensive). For Rules are Eehh... but they have cool figs. Doom ($40) World of Warcraft ($80), Descent ($80). or

Elfenland is pretty good, nice board... Formula De, is pretty good and might perk some interest.

Answer 6

Computer games are more fun and more challenging in some aspects. They may be learning values in a more complicated way.
Example: Monopoly and Roller Coaster Tycoon 3. On Monopoly you have to budget your money on just one thing basically, property. On Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 you have to budget your money on park improvement, staff wages, rides, ride upkeep, food, and much more. RCT3 proves much more challenging and is teaching them at an acellerated rate how to budget money (event though it is fake money) it is still giving them an idea on the real world at a much more difficult level than Monopoly.

But if you really want them to play a board game, give them money to get off the computer.

Answer 7

1. u stated it they might go blind/ eye cancer/migrain/future catract/ lose of eye sight
2. give up virtuality look for and with reality
3. relaxing for brain and eyes
4. relaxing the fingers and wrists from the strain of typing
5. to be in real light instead of artificial
6.increasing the skin sensitvity by touching
7. more educating less hurting for brain
8. can have a company instead of being lonely with the pc
9. making more friends
10.intelligent people never used the computers they choose normal games to increase their brain activity
11. learn to leave the pc alone
12. give them a chanllenge on the borad game and if they win award them with a small present.
13. soemtimes be a little strict and sometimes lock their pcs
rest i`m thinkin when i get new ideas i will reply

Answer 8

well, there are some awesome board games out there that are more fun than your normal pc games but the real good ones cost a bundle. i know of one you could try its based off a pc game but still is very fun, its called world of warcraft. basically get the game and let them invite some friends over and all of you could set it up beforehand(setup takes about 30 minutes but its worth it.)once their friends are there they can start playing and it will last a good couple of hours as in there is so much to do in this one game. its up to 8 players i think.

Answer 9

Get their parents to play board games with them. Kids are usually always drawn by the attraction of getting their otherwise busy-at-work parents attention and participation.

Answer 10

Introduce them to the classics-Monopoly, Clue, Life, and the ever popular Sorry. Now if they have the video game versions of the games-in which they do-then you are screwed.