help with teaching my brother how to play

[Churyu]

I am going to make this short. i need help from any one mainly for poke-dads of way they teach there kid how to play. the reasoning is cause i have a 5 year old brother and i want him to learn Pokemon but all he do is like bend half of his deck. and this could be good for him cuz pokemon help lil kids to learn math and reading

pm me if u have ideas or comment

[Akane]

I'm not sure he's old enough to start playing yet, to be honest. I'd recommend holding off on the actual teaching until he's at least 6 or 7 and can understand and appreciate the game more.

[Electrode]

I'm not sure he's old enough to start playing yet, to be honest. I'd recommend holding off on the actual teaching until he's at least 6 or 7 and can understand and appreciate the game more.

It's not the easiest thing to do but it is possible. I thought my seven year old cousin how to play (very basically of course) when he was 4 or 5, and as he improved his reading and math skills improved as well. As long as the kid likes Pokemon, it helps. If the kid has no idea what Pokemon is, then I would hold off until he's older.

[Churyu]

It's not the easiest thing to do but it is possible. I thought my seven year old cousin how to play (very basically of course) when he was 4 or 5, and as he improved his reading and math skills improved as well. As long as the kid likes Pokemon, it helps. If the kid has no idea what Pokemon is, then I would hold off until he's older.

i agree but i have seen kids at the age to play like there was a kid name kindol who he won the NW regional vgc and he played the tcg the day before

[VanSim]

All 3 of my kids play and my youngest is 5 (nearly 6) and has been playing since she was 5 1/2 so i don’t think 5 is too young. If she is only just turned 5 then I guess she is younger. Every kid is different so there is no right or wrong age to start.
If the child is folding the cards then maybe they are not ready but Deck Sleeves may encourage the kids not to fold or bend the cards. If you are playing with just a Theme deck a few folds is probable not a big deal other than trying to encourage them to not do it.
If you have someone else in the family to play with you could get them to play your 5yo with your helping them and explaining as you go along. If not you play them and then you just need to help them with their turns also. Make the deck simple and not too many different or tricky trainer cards to understand.
The learn to play Trainer Kits have 60 cards split into only 2 - 30 card decks and play with 3 prize cards to keep the game quick. When you first buy them they are in a pre-set order and come with step by step instructions and diagrams of what to do with each card as the order is pre-set the instruction know what each card will be for both hands so can guide you through the whole game. I guess you could set up two 30 card decks yourself to minimise the number of cards to deal with to reduce the time the game takes to play and will help keep the attention span for the length of the game.
If you have your own built deck, you may need to get another Deck that will give a fair match for the deck the child has, as nothing will discourage them more than being whipped every game!

[Churyu]

All 3 of my kids play and my youngest is 5 (nearly 6) and has been playing since she was 5 1/2 so i don’t think 5 is too young. If she is only just turned 5 then I guess she is younger. Every kid is different so there is no right or wrong age to start.
If the child is folding the cards then maybe they are not ready but Deck Sleeves may encourage the kids not to fold or bend the cards. If you are playing with just a Theme deck a few folds is probable not a big deal other than trying to encourage them to not do it.
If you have someone else in the family to play with you could get them to play your 5yo with your helping them and explaining as you go along. If not you play them and then you just need to help them with their turns also. Make the deck simple and not too many different or tricky trainer cards to understand.
The learn to play Trainer Kits have 60 cards split into only 2 - 30 card decks and play with 3 prize cards to keep the game quick. When you first buy them they are in a pre-set order and come with step by step instructions and diagrams of what to do with each card as the order is pre-set the instruction know what each card will be for both hands so can guide you through the whole game. I guess you could set up two 30 card decks yourself to minimise the number of cards to deal with to reduce the time the game takes to play and will help keep the attention span for the length of the game.
If you have your own built deck, you may need to get another Deck that will give a fair match for the deck the child has, as nothing will discourage them more than being whipped every game!

I see but if he plays in a tier 1 tournament and he just fresh knows how to set up with there be any problem like a high chance of DQ or will there be a judge watching him