Hello fellow Starmada players! I'm just getting into this and a few other space games to experiment with rules and see what I like.

I'm curious if you had any recommendations on do's and dont's- as well as what you'd recommend getting to run games of Starmada *(such as tokens- what sort of battle mat you'd recommend, or what size of ships work best for the game vis a vie scale- 1/4000, 1/7000 etc.).
What manufacturers stand out for you as far as models appropriate for the Hex map *(notably some manufacturers make super long or large ships that can be difficult to rationalize on a hex map)

What secondary terrain or pieces would you say are essential?

Lastly- What is your experience with time scale in terms of running A) a demo game B) a standard size game C) a large scale game?
Cheers,

Kristoph09Tailz
*(Host of the everything games podcast)