Hello,

I'm somewhat new to the game and I have a question about the System Open Series.

I play with my 8 year old son. I started playing X-wing because I knew this would be something he'd be into.

When we go to play at the local store, we work as partners. I pilot and move stuff around while he rolls the dice and sometimes picks targets. We both make our own lists. Sometimes we fly his, sometimes we fly mine.

Now my question is if I was to sign up for the Hoth Open would we be able to play this way? Also if I could have him as a copilot would do you think this would be aggravating for my opponent? As much as I would like to include my son in this, I don't want to do this at the expense of someone else enjoyment.

Thanks for reading.

As a parent, I think this is an awesome way to get your kid involved. I think you'll get a much better response from people at the local or store championship level. Once you hit regional, national, or system open level, the prizes and competition start getting to the point that it may cause some contention. I have seen in the past of people with disabilities were allowed to have a helper, but the helper didn't give any strategic tips. At my first regionals a few years back, there was an 8 year old kid who's dad said "I'll let you go to the next tournament when you beat me." Of course he beat him right before regionals. The kid was a decent player for his age, but he still got stomped pretty hard and it was hard for him to take each loss. So there's the emotional aspect to consider as well.

From a TO perspective, I think you would be putting the organizer in a tough spot between wanting to include younger/newer players and giving the competitive players the 1 player vs 1 player highly competitive experience they are expecting. Unfortunately, I suspect it would land on the side of not allowing two players to control one list.

Keep an eye out for the Campaign Against Cancer tournament series that is the last week of April. Its a much more casual (but still very large) event and I would encourage any of those TOs to allow you and your son to play together.

Thanks for the answer. That is what I kind of thought, but it doesn't hurt to check. He could play by himself, he's beat me a few times. He rolls some really hot dice. It's just he doesn't have the hands yet to place things down without nudging things.

I wouldn't want to do it with out him being able to play, and like I said I don't want this to put anyone else in a bad spot. Well maybe in a year or two.

I will definitely keep an eye out for the Campaign Against Cancer tournament.

Thanks again.

It's awesome that you are including your son at a young age in something you both like to do.

I recently got engaged to a wonderful woman with a son who loves star wars and I hope we get to a point he's ready to play in tournaments with me. Last week on Thanksgiving I brought out all my Xwing stuff and my fiancee played her mother. Lets just say I'm in my mid forties so you can do the math. My future mother-in-law flew the Inquisitor pretty well... who has never played a miniatures game before.

The hope is that game nights at my house will have myself, my fiancee and my future stepson all flying ships around a table.