So you can pitch a tent, and tie a knot, but can you win at Super Mario?
Scouts in the US are being offered awards for mastering computer games as well as outdoor skills.
The Boy Scouts of America's new awards program gives seven-to-11-year-old Cub Scouts "belt loop and pins" for mastery of Playstation, X-Box and Wii video games.
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But they don't just have to prove they can notch up a high score at the console - the children must also prove they understand the ratings system governing games.
The US's Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings recommend video games appropriate to a child's age.
'Good balance' with sports
"Video games are in two-thirds of American homes," said Boy Scouts' spokesman Renee Fairrer.
"That's a pretty good number of people; they are in our schools, in most libraries," he said, explaining the reason behind the new awards program.
And Boy Scouts' bosses are sure encouraging youngsters to play video games will not turn them into couch potatoes.
"We have 53 programs and 28 of them are sports related like skateboard, rollers, hockey. It's a good balance," Fairrer said.
