Children & Fortnight

[BuzzyBuzzyBea]

This is a mega multi platform game, from what I can tell it's similar to Minecraft, the killing scenes are maybe a tad more graphic.

Would you or do you let your DC play it? How old are they?

Do you always stick to age recommendations on games?

But is it more addictive than Mumsnet?

My 10 and nearly 9 year olds LOVE this game. It doesnt bother me except from when they do the dances around the house

Ds is 14 and plays the free PvP version with his friends the full version is supposed to be free sometime this year and he will probably play that too. Ours have grown up with games and screens and have always known that if they get too obsessive and angry with a game it goes away.
With fortnite I do understand that they won't want to leave in the middle of a match so I won't insist they do.
In return he won't start a new round 5 mins before his screen time is up.

My 11yo DS would quite easily spend all day, every day playing Fortnite!

I make sure we get out of the house, do different things in the house as I do worry the whole screen culture.

That said, I think we have to accept that screens/gaming are incredibly attractive as leisure activities t children and they won't be going away.

When I was a child, the TV was the big bad monster and now, I don't even consider it as a screen.

@CadyHeron ..same here. 11 year old was becoming totally addicted and his behaviour was changing. Nothing mattered except getting to play Fortnite.
We have now had enough of him not talking to us, not looking at us when we go into his room to talk , having tantrums when asked to come off it ,saying he's not hungry when it's meal time etc etc and really just letting this game rule his life.

So now we keep the lead for his PlayStation and he has to find other activities to do, especially outside, playing on his bike etc. and then he can have time on it.

Trouble is his friends don't want to come outside because they're all glued to it!

My 3 love it, it drives me mad though because we have the console in the living room and all I can hear is the kids shouting at each other through the Xbox.
We’ve had a few issues about turning it off when asked but I’m mean and will just turn it off myself if they don’t come to Dinner when called and I don’t care if they are in the middle of a match.
They aren’t allowed it on a school night though, just on the weekend, I’ve been a bit lax over the holiday and they’ve had it on every day, but only for a couple of hours then I make them play outside, today they’ve been on our street playing fortnight IRL with nerf guns with the neighbours kids

My DS is 8 and plays with his friends....I don’t know if it’s his age but he is very good about the time restrictions as I think any gaming is highly addictive. He also enjoys Minecraft, Forza, Fifa and Sonic but atm it’s all about FN.

He plays 1 hour a day, and no screen time on Mondays or Tuesdays. Any whinging will result in a ban the next day, and screen to be turned off by 7pm no matter what. Obviously these rules are lax over the holidays but normally that’s how it is in our house. Settings are for friends only, which I double check.

He throughally enjoys it. My DH and DB thinks it’s the worst game ever and cannot understand the following it has

Do I adhere to the age guides? Obviously not He is allowed to play games up to a 12 (once I’ve read the reviews)...a couple he has picked up and I’ve said no. It depends on the game really.

Anxious2017, Sorry! I don’t know how to highlight.

Reading your comment has made me smile. My DS is below average on everything at school, he tries so hard and his Teachers are always so positive about his personality and eagerness but he just can’t get to where he needs to be. On FN though, he gets through to the final 5 or 4 and is getting better each week. The confidence he is showing at finally being good at something (in his eyes!) is a welcome change.

@TenMinutesLate

Bless him! That made me smile too! I bet he feels great

We got it for free. Dd12 enjoys it but happy to stop playing when asked. It looks fun.