Hi
I have recently started playing the game of NationStates with my children.
It takes about 5 to 10 minutes a day, and has become the springboard for some great discussions about government, government policies, ethics, environmental concerns, etc.
I have two nations on the go, the nation of Karen S, in the region of Pike Bay![[Image: lol.gif]](http://realmsbeyond.net/forums/images/smilies/lol.gif)
and the nation of Ornery Tree Huggers , in the region of TheAmazonBasin.
The outcomes are often amusing, as the game does take any decision to the extreme. But they are issues that our governments must juggle all the time. In each case, you can chose to act on one of the proposals given, or you can dismiss the issue (ignore it, like governments so often do).
I liked that it is possible to set up password protected regions in which to place your nation(s) and that you can track the activities of other nations of interest to you.
It has provided quite a number of good discussions with my sons. For the eldest, it has mitigated some of the rants he used to direct my way about how unfair taxes are, in general, now that he is deciding what he is buying with those tax dollars in the game.![[Image: rolleye.gif]](http://realmsbeyond.net/forums/images/smilies/rolleye.gif)
For the youngest, it has been an educational tool on what sorts of things governments do (and great practice at reading aloud as well as expanding his vocabulary).
Since I am not the only parent around here, I thought I would share.
Edit: I suck at posting links.
I have recently started playing the game of NationStates with my children.
It takes about 5 to 10 minutes a day, and has become the springboard for some great discussions about government, government policies, ethics, environmental concerns, etc.
I have two nations on the go, the nation of Karen S, in the region of Pike Bay
and the nation of Ornery Tree Huggers , in the region of TheAmazonBasin. The outcomes are often amusing, as the game does take any decision to the extreme. But they are issues that our governments must juggle all the time. In each case, you can chose to act on one of the proposals given, or you can dismiss the issue (ignore it, like governments so often do).
I liked that it is possible to set up password protected regions in which to place your nation(s) and that you can track the activities of other nations of interest to you.
It has provided quite a number of good discussions with my sons. For the eldest, it has mitigated some of the rants he used to direct my way about how unfair taxes are, in general, now that he is deciding what he is buying with those tax dollars in the game.
For the youngest, it has been an educational tool on what sorts of things governments do (and great practice at reading aloud as well as expanding his vocabulary).Since I am not the only parent around here, I thought I would share.
Edit: I suck at posting links.
