Board Thread:Quests and Special Events/@comment-5354013-20140227142048/@comment-10090661-20140313030104

Well, I've been using DC to teach my son stuff -- how the world works, trivia about culture, math, economics, values, very basic genetics and other stuff -- anything that catches his interest. That's my main interest in DC.

It definitely helps that SP is coming up with new stuff, but he's also into adding his collection of sets. Not much space for them though. The Dragon Book is useful because once I have bred and fed them, he can always refer to the animations in the book. :)

There's also another aspect to DC that I find useful -- the gems. xD I've got a standing offer -- his mother can opt to reward him with gems for keeping her happy (chores, doing well in tests, obedience, etc), but if he's naughty either one of us can deduct his total. xD An exceptional day earns him 20 gems, the worst he's done is 3 gems. (He is still working on his behaviour.) After all, his parent's doesn't mind paying for gems if he remembers his responsibilities in the real world. =P He's advanced on to negotiating with gems for real world goods now -- e.g., we recently bought a Gundam Model for him to fix up. He also occasionally requests to trade his gems for Lego sets. I have a gem award system set up for him, with bonuses for consistency.

Anyway like I said, there's plenty he can learn from playing DC. :)