Battleship

Yesterday when I was cleaning out the game closet, I came across the game Battleship. I was surprised to find that it was rated for ages 7 and up. I thought about pulling it out and showing the twins how to play since they will be approaching 6 1/2 soon. But then I remembered how much I don't enjoy playing games with young kids. I know that is terrible to say, but it is so much more fun to play with Eric and Erin who don't require any assistance and they can play adult games. So I quickly shoved the game back into the closet and thought to myself, "I will wait until next year to teach them."

But then Zach asked me the dreaded question this morning, "Will you play a game with me?" Since my kids have become addicted to electronics lately, I felt that I should play a game with them so they don't ask to play with my ipod, the computer, or wii. So I asked what game. He responded with Life. Oh my gosh, I hate that game. It is so much more complicated than what I remember as a kid. You have to stop to pick a career, then a salary, then get married, then buy a house, etc. I have played it a few times with the kids but it is not fun with 6-year-olds. So that is when I remembered the Battleship game from yesterday. The boys were excited to try a new game...best part was that it is only a 2 player game. So I figured I could teach them and then walk away. I helped with the first game and then walked away while they started their second game. It didn't take long before Nathan tried to cheat. He decided he didn't want to play anymore so Zach asked if I would play. I admit, I wasn't excited about it. But it actually was really fun. I thought that I would destroy Zach in the game because I had a good strategy. Apparently Zach's was much better than mine, because he "killed" me. He had sunk all 5 of my ships in the time it took me to sink 2 of his. So much for my "no-fail" strategy.