iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Micah @rincewind.run · 31/12/2024

we got the boys starter boxes for Pokemon cards for Christmas and the four year old is seriously leveling up his subtraction ability so he can figure out how much damage is left before he can knock out a Pokemon games: they can be great learning tools!

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Bill Lummis @wblummis.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

That’s legit how our oldest learned math

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Daphne Tarabiscoté*e ("independent researcher" era) @freihanddenker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I (German) learned English with MtG Cards because the English booster packs were slightly less expensive

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Sophia @sophiafhc.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

My son finally "got" math playing 31 & cribbage

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Ghost_ @dalivelyghost.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

My wife and I did the same for her nephew! Just watch out cuz pokemon can lead to more dangerous drugs like yu gi oh, or magic the gathering

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Catherine Winters @catherinewinters.com · 31/12/2024

I mean… bsky.app/profile/pook...

Pookleblinky@pookleblinky.bsky.social

It's funny that nowadays any really serious hobby eventually leads to you using and mastering spreadsheets.

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Jeanthejust @jeanthejust.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I learned math playing Monopoly as a kid. It is a great game for memorization of number facts and for subtraction. Unfortunately, it also teaches capitalism. But I figured I taught the evils of capitalism by trouncing anybody who played against me.

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Steegs @steegs.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

they can be great motivators. walk the dog there are Pokemon cards in it for you. Practice your instrument, get good grades, take out the garbage, clean your room, write your thank you notes. I raised one of my sons on Pokemon cards a long while back.

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Possible Cabbage 🟢 @possiblecabbage.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Whole lot of people learned how to use Excel when they decided to start breeding Pokemon in the gameboy games.

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thegrumpyolddad.bsky.social @thegrumpyolddad.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I grew up playing 1st Edition Dungeons and Dragons in the 80s and my quick math skills I do in my head surprised my wife when we met. She was working towards her Bachelors in Math at the time. Math learned from gaming is the best fun.

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Lyss @savison.myatproto.social · 31/12/2024

Pokemon cards were my youngest's gateway drug into the world of art. They are almost an adult now and are still happily collecting Pokemon cards/stuffies, etc. and are an aspiring artist.

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Richard Jensen @richardjensen.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

My eldest daughter was SUPER into pokemon, like we had all the VHS tapes, cards, and by the time she hit school she was helping other kids with math. She’s still super fast with numbers in her head, unlike me.

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Will Code For Pizza @markshatraw.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I would be delighted to teach my hypothetical munchkins some card games. Reading! Math! Logic! And top-tier Pokemon decks are only like $100 as opposed to $1000 like Magic lol

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Craig Teague @cmteague.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Awesome! Currently listening to my senior in HS talk with her 12 yr old brother about Pokémon.

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BusyPeon.bsky.social @busypeon.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

My son recently upgraded from the "My First Pokemon" to the Let's GO Eevee and Pikachu Learning Decks. Gonna start modding them next year.

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100% Samfucious - with added ingredients @samfucious.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I learned a lot about statistics playing D&D.

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Tyler 🎶💫 @stairmaster.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I love games so much

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Josh Watson @joshwatson.com · 31/12/2024

I used this to teach my oldest how to do math too! It’s such a good incentive lol

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Moose booooogelow @moosebigelow.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

That was the premise of one of my fave books "Everything bad is good for you". The author loved electronic football and it developed his math skills etc.

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john @curiousjohn.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

my wife suggested this but I have a feeling my 6 year old has a genetic susceptibility to card games that I barely overcame. does it seem worth it to take the risk to try and build the immune system early?

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K.C. Clyburn, Author @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 31/12/2024

Sweet!

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Marly @marlyrocks.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Not long before they can play Thud 😊

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Feminazgûl @theanntagonist.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I am 36 and got so much better at statistics playing Baldur's Gate this year 😹

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Worried Turtle @anxioustortoise.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I wanna design games for kids. 🐢

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