…which details how to introduce the rules in a story way, kind of like the intro section of a video game. Hope that helps!

I say print out the character sheets and try a duel. Then try one task. Read the Resolution chapter very carefully again and then look at Skills and Traits.

It’s okay if you forget stuff, like using a belief/trait against you to gain a check for the player turn.

I think the core concepts are Skills+traits, Conflicts and using Nature to help you when in need.

http://www.burningwheel.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7287

So what you do is simply lay ‘em out, 3 per volley, face down in order. Each team flips them over, one at a time, as you go through each action. With the info on the cards, themselves, you know exactly how those actions play out against each other.
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Attack vs Attack is an opposed check, the game’s default.

Actually… Attack vs. Attack is independent (see the “I” on the “Action Interactions” table). Both sides roll separately to reduce each other’s disposition.

(That being said – I wonder if these elements are “missing from DnD”… or if they just were part of my less self-conscious youth)
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I’ve seen more than one casual player bloom in my time and it’s a beautiful thing.

The author of the game told me that introverted shy types, once they understood how structured everything was, would tend to explode into roleplaying frenzy, getting up and jabbing fingers in people’s faces with their fighting words… this can become a very exciting game based on my seeing Crane demo it and me playing with it some.

Sounds rather challenging for the players, though.

Lovely for the creative & role players… how do you think fare the more lurker and I-just-like-to-hang-with-my-friend kind of players?
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@Brett: MG is designed to be optimal with 3-4 players. The rules allow for more PCs and are quite clear on how to deal with them. As for player type, I can assure you that the game is not all Storytelling. In fact I got it on pretty good authority that the game engine is all about fighting. Be it combat, Speeches, Debates and Chases, it’s all there… under a unified mechanic.