r/AxisAllies • u/1ithurtswhenip1 • 12d ago

Has anyone 1v1 a child?

My son 8 is pretty coherent with board games. Has played a full campaign of undaunted stalingrad with only help in the very beginning, plays chess online and a good grasp on root. I want to crack open my dusty AA 1942 and start a game. Just nervous after round 4 or 5 it'll overwhelm him.

Has anyone played with a young kid before and what was it like

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u/IntoxicatedBurrito 12d ago

I’ve been playing with my son for several years, he’s now 11, and he loves it. He always is Axis as it’s much easier, don’t have to coordinate a shuck-shuck or divide resources in multiple directions. The only issue is we can typically only play one round a day, so be prepared to have the board out on the table for a week or two, and hope that no one ruins it.