(I also made this thread on The Game Box (http://thegamebox.gamesontables.com/index.php))
My mother, brother, and my brothers 2 sons just drove up here to Pennsylvania from Florida for an extended weekend visit. My wife and I hadn't seen them since we spent a week in FL in February 2014.
While here my oldest nephew, Cole, was playing a card game of his own design with his grandma (my mother). The game involved playing pairs for points, and higher numbered pairs seemed to be worth more (face value?). You could play a joker to steal a pair from your opponent. I think you could also play a pair of jokers instead, and they were probably the highest possible point value for a pair. My mom told me later that he kept adding new rules mid game to ensure that he was always in the lead and eventually the winner. When questioned on the changes, he kept saying "My game, my rules". ;D
Cole is apparently a history buff and can name most of the US state capitals. My brother and nephews stayed in our finished, walkout basement, which is basically my man cave. Most of my games are stacked on two shelving units down there so Cole definitely got a look at all the boxes. Before they left, I told him that I had some games that he might be interested in learning when he got older. He said "Yes, I might be ready to play them in maybe two years or in three years or in four years." ;D
Cole's three year old brother, Dillon, has a personality which is his polar opposite. I doubt that he'll ever be interested in any game that isn't a console video game. He may also end up being an athlete or stuntman, based on an utter fearlessness which Cole did not possess at the same age!
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Encourage him to keep with it.
In today's hand held electronics age, too many kids stop trying to be creative.
That's awesome. Good for him!