In the aftermath of the trip, I still don’t have the boyen computers operational here again, which was a matter of some distress for Corwin. He has moved on from Rise of Nations to Rise of Legends, which we picked up while in Texas.
However, when Jack came over after play practice, Mom was able to distract them with the practice swords I brought back from Texas.
Based on that experience, it’s possible that the practice weapons will remain interesting, but even if not it gives me an excellent mechanism for forbidding the fights with random sharp wood and / or metal sticks that tend to arise.