Re: X to GZG conversions...

> >Hmmm.  Playing FT is so much simpler than playing DS or SG, in setup
> and >play.  I ought to play it more.	I wonder if my son (5 years old)
> could >play this, if I let him move directly instead of writing
orders.
>
> At a recent con, I talked two kids into playing a demo game.	They
used
> their StarWars toys (the plastic ones on clear stands) to play the
> introductory scenario in the FT book.  The younger one was maybe 9?
> They picked it up by the third turn or so.  IMHO FT is the easiest
> wargame to learn I've played.

Ogre is also a very simple game to teach.  The advantage of FT over
Ogre, however, is the use of the miniature ship figures.  A starship
combat game with miniature figs, simple rules, and rapid play is a
great combination to introduce new people to the hobby.

I also find it quite useful to balance the scenario in their favor.  It
gives
a new player much pleasure to blow up a few destroyers and light
cruisers
with their heavies or battleships.

Jon Davis