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Blackstone Fortress is awesome for kids because it is a cooperative play game; players have to work together to defeat the bad guys.

It has novels based on, so if the kid likes it, he might read them.

I'm an educator by trade. I've taught kids both reading and math using 40k; because it is connected to a fun game, even reluctant readers might make it through a novel.

If they are concerned about the kid's sensitivity, they need to learn to play with the kid so that they can a) see the game's potential to teach and inculcate both literacy and numeracy and b) help reassure the kid enough that he learns the difference between violence associated with entertainment media and real violence.

This last is a very, very important life skill, and coddling children is as harmful or worse than letting them figure it out on their own. The most effective method is, and has always been to allow the child to experience the media in the company of a trusted, caring adult who is willing to decode, debrief and discuss before during and after based on the kid's need as opposed to the parent's internalized value system.

Just picked up WD 463 today- my store has been holding it for months.

There is an amazing letter from a grateful dad (Dad! Not Dead!).

His son has learning challenges. GW taught him to paint and gave him a way to make friends. They taught the dude's wife to paint too.

Thought of this thread right away.