points towards "buying" the game. well, it worked amazingly well. soon enough he was pestering me to do work around the house. i had him clean the play room, scrub toilets, and watch his sister. every time he'd finish a chore, he'd run up to me and say "ready for duty, sir!" when he put a star on his chart, he'd count to see how many more he needed before he could buy a game.
i tried to get a couple games that were highly rated, as well as being on the easy side. the first is animal crossing, which is completely non-violent (other than fishing) and involves making your house 