New core set

By gambit1977, in X-Wing

What kind of games would yoi recomend to teach some one using the new core set

The included missions are a great place to start.

Im not real big into the missions my son wants to learn how to play i have most of the ships in the game

Just use a few ships each to start and have him learn the flying and basics first, then introduce upgrade cards, missiles, bombs and such as you go.

I'd probably start with 2-3 x-wings vs 4-6 TIEs. For the first 3 turns, don't use actions, stress, and maneuver difficulty. on turn 4 introduce actions, and on turn 6 introduce stress and maneuver difficulty.

I'd probably start with 2-3 x-wings vs 4-6 TIEs. For the first 3 turns, don't use actions, stress, and maneuver difficulty. on turn 4 introduce actions, and on turn 6 introduce stress and maneuver difficulty.

This.

The game is pretty easy to learn if you do it in steps.

I probably should say that my son is 8

I'd look around your neighborhood and see if there is a comic book/game store that sells X-Wing stuff. Usually people who play will hang around there and they're a good source to learn.

I probably should say that my son is 8

My 8 year old daughter and I started just basic ships and pilots. No upgrades. So she could get used to flying and rolling dice.

Start basic, go easy. Do the 2 TIEs vs one X-wing beginners rules game, then the same setup with different ships. (I assume your son will want to get his favorite ship on the table as soon as possible: normally I'd go with the same X-wing vs TIEs setup with full rules or just actions next and then move to different ships, but hey: cool ships!)

After he gets a hang of coordinating different ships, add the actions, and then the upgrades. If he has a favorite (Defender, YV-2400, Headhunter) suggest some strong or fun builds for it, and most importantly don't be afraid to play around.

I probably should say that my son is 8

Like LagJanson said, download the co-op game then. I've been playing it with my 9 year old son and he adores it. He's already planning on how he's going to get to PS8 to get Ten Numb's ability. We've had a blast so far. Just a warning, dismiss the AI at your own peril, we tried a mission on the hard setting, it it opened a full can of whoop-ass on us.

Really good for introducing younger players, I can't recommend it enough.

We have a ten-year old kid at our FLGS who routinely decimates the rest of us "experienced" gamers, and he's been using Fat Dash & Corran as one build, or loaded Brobots as his other. I haven't had the heart to bring out the TLTs against him yet. But I will. :D

Edited by Slugrage