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I bought the beginner box set to play with my 3 boys (ages 6, 10, and 12)and with my wife. None of us had ever played D&D or any other RPG, so this was a totally new experience for us. I spent a day studying the handbooks, and then played the Black Fang scenario. All three of my boys loved it, and beg every week to play again. We had so much fun sitting around as a family basically telling a story together. I loved the creativity it inspired. At one point one of my boys was caught in a spider web. The boys came up with the idea of tossing the fire ruby (makes the holder impervious to fire) to the guy in the web, and then having the wizard blast him with fire. Not bad for a bunch of young boys on their first adventure. Later I created my own quest that had them stuck in a dark cave with no light and being attacked by a giant rat. They couldn't see anything. I then had different members of the party randomly roll perception checks. At first they were confused and didn't know what to do. They kept trying to swing in the dark but missed. It was my 6 year old who, without any prompting decided to throw his dagger once he "heard" something with his perception check. He skewered the rat and has been bragging about it to anyone that would listen. He tells everyone "man, I have crazy perception skills...you should have seen how I got that rat with my dagger." We play a lot of board games in my house, but all of my boys agree this is their favorite game. Days after an adventure they sit around and tell stories of their exploits. I can't think of a better family activity. The "Beginner Box" is perfect for people who have never played before and have no experience, even if they're as young as 6 years old. Amazing product.