Re: New on the list

At 2001.01.04 -0600 13:56, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>	  I don't know if this is considered bad form or not, but I'm
>considering picking up Full Thrust, and I thought I'd check and see
what
>books current players recommend a new player to buy.  Since I'm the
only
>person in my area that is interested (that I know about) I'll have to
teach
>myself the rules, so any help is greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Lee

I agree with the previous statements. Get Full Thrust 2nd Edition and
then 
Fleet Book 1 (in that order).

I don't know where you live, but you may want to check out Indy's GZG
Games 
Player List at http://www.bcpl.net/~indy/full-thrust/location.html. I 
always encourage people to sign up, as it lets other players find YOU!

And keep reading this mailing list (welcome, by the way), as several
PBEM 
(play by E-mail) games are announced each year.

Oh! And if you are near Lancaster, PA, there is an EXCELENT convention
of 
Full Thrust, Dirtside II, and Stargrunt II games, the Ground Zero Games 
East Coast Convention http://www.warpfish.com/jhan/ft/gzgecc/ March 2-4,

2001. People of all experience levels welcome at most of the games.

And about teaching yourself the rules, don't worry. I taught myself the 
rules and then tried to interest my friends. The rules are easily
learned. 
Figuring out strategy and the sublties of the game is harder without an 
opponent (PBEM games are great for this).

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Brian Bell
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