Quoted from radium:They don't have enough attention span to practice to get past that.
Quoted from SantaEatsCheese:but if you play with them, encourage them, and make it a social activity they will sure remember playing pinball WITH uncle Jimmy.
I don't think it is so much their attention span, but the choices they have to give that attention to. The amount of choices today compared to when I grew up are staggering - I had 13 tv stations, now there are hundreds; with music, you can listen to any genre at any time and any place; video games, youtube, any sport, etc, etc. Pinball is just one more type of entertainment to evaluate and, if it can't grab them quickly, for them it is time to move on to the next option.
I do think the achievements are a good way to maybe boost the value of this form of entertainment, again because they have choices. But I agree with SantaEatsCheese most of all - kids want to spend time with the parents/family (one survey said 73% of kids want to spend more time with their parents). Make it fun with family, compete, teach, etc., the same way hunting/golf/sailing/woodworking is passed down generation to generation.
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