• Registered: 2007-10-03
  • Posts: 19

Topic: need advice on introducing young new players

I have the Starmada Admiralty Edition and the Imperial Sourcebook. I'd like to introduce my nephews to the game. However, I don't think they'll have the patience to plot their moves, and they won't understand the semi-vector movement system in the basic rules. So, for movement, I'll probably go with the optional plotless movement system using the old movement style.

Would the ships from the Imperial Sourcebook work under these conditions? If not, is there a better source for ships that would work under these conditions?

Thanks.

  • Registered: 2006-01-17
  • Posts: 740

Re: need advice on introducing young new players

Hello,

The way I introduced my Nephew and others to Starmada was to use home built ships.  I have many Star-Trek Micromachines miniatures and have made ships for the Federation, Klingons and others.  I used the Basic Movement that is now in the optional rules.  As for movement-plotting, have only one side plot, and when they are finished writing it down, the other side free-moves.  Then the plotted movement happens.  This worked well, and now all of 'em are designing their own ships. 8)

  • Registered: 2022-11-15
  • Posts: 1,286

Re: need advice on introducing young new players

Not having tried that particular variant...but there shouldn't be any issues and will probably play fine.