Simpler space game for young uns

http://zappa.brainiac.com/spaceship/spacemini2.html#redchicken

Red Chicken Rising. 

Think cinematic FT with a looser movement system and simplified combat. 

Quite a bit of fun, but I give one warning: DO NOT BUILD YOUR OWN SHIPS.
You will quickly discover fatal flaws in the construction system. The
ships as provided are fairly fun and somewhat balanced. But you find out
that guns cost 90-95% of the cost of a ship so you can build a high
shield ship with some ludicrous number of boarding factors for a song
and it'll kill the gun toting battlewagons. But if you ignore the broken
points system, it is a fun and fast game. And has a silly title. And is
the only wargames ruleset which starts with a shower scene.... (It's a
joke you'll have to get the rules to understand). 

I give this one an 8 out of 10 for teaching younguns to play and for
throwing together a fast and easy game for them. It ain't no FT, but it
ain't too bad for what it is.